The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-12

that Il IL violation OF the sherman
antitrust act.
There Is an understanding between
the Master Horseshoers' National Pro
tectiye association and the manufact.
urers OF horseshoes and caIks rat
the manufacturers shall sell only
through the regular channels OF trade,
said ]. c. Buckley. editor of the Horse
snoers Journal, and one OF the de-
PENDANTS, TO The Times.
III there is any violation OF inter-
state commerce laws In that under
standing. we stand convicted" he con-
tinued. 'BGt there IL nothing wrong
IN II. You have the same kind OF an
understanding in other lines of trade.
We do not have q written agree
ment With the manufacturers, but
their pledge, or promise. that they will
recognize only horseshoers In selling
their goods, and that the goods will
not be retailed. II ls an old deal and
no effor. has been made to conceal
II, that | am aware OF. Personally,
welcome the fullest investigation.
Our books are oIen TO the govern.
ment o. any one else who wishes to
know how we do business. believe
know the person who gave the In.
formation TO the government on which
this suit was started"
is IL true that this understanding
with the manufacturers extends to
the wholesalers so that the latter get
80 1.S per cent more In selling their
goods to individuals who wish to do
their own horseshoeing?" he was
aEked.
The wholesalers are not in 1t at
ALL" he replied. II believe there was
m agreement at one time between
the manufacturers and wholesalers TO
this effect, but they found that II was
not worth the paper II was written on
and II fell through"
What, then. requires the whole
salers TO sell only to the norseshoGSs o.
he was asked.
Just this" he replied. "If you
were a horseshoer and bought your
goods from a certain wholesaler you
would not want that wholesaler to
sell to individuals. II would cut into
your business. II the wholesaler per-
sisted In selling TO individuals at the
same figure he quoted you. you prob
ably would not patronize him. And
the wholesalers get most OF their
trade from the horseshoers so 1t is to
their interests TO protect the horse
shoers"
lis there any written agreement be
tween the shorseshoers and the manu-
facturers7'
None whatever" he said. The
horseshoers got together and asked
the manufacturers TO protect them and
the manufacturers have pledged them
selves 10 do so. The manufacturers In
turn have said TO the wholesalers:
You must not sell except In the regu-
lar channels OF trade that is, to the
And the wholesalers
have found II 10 their interest to
this protective agreement"
Mr.. Buckley said the officers named
In the governments bill are former
officers and that some OF the defend
ants named In the bill have gone out
OF business. He believed the govern
ment had acted too hastily on the in
formation of one person and was not
in possession of the full facts. The
present officers OF the association
are; John +. Cumminsg. of Philadel-
phia. president; Frank d. Mcdonald,
of st. Louis, first vice-president; NJ.
B. Ring, OF Norwich, Conn, second
md director or appren-
ticeships; L. j. hc6iinnis. Of .Brookyn.t
n. T.. secretary, and FEE. Percy, OF
Fort Wayne. Ind treasurer. The as
ISOLATION includes SIC horseshoers.
some of them being In Cuba and Can
ade. Mr.. Buckley estimates the num-
Der of professional horseshoers In the
country at 100000.