The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-12-19

Government Order has been issued
followed these unfair methods. The.
knew that Gordon-van Tines i'm
mense buying resources, systematizet
operations and big volume Of business
enabled us to undersell them in theil
own market and give better value
And when they couldn't compete
fairly, they attempted to do it unfair
ly.
We could ask no better evidence Of
our ability to furnish you the highest
grade building material at less-than'
local dealers prices than the situation
which oc~casioned this federal ruling
Following which is set out a list Of
the regular dealers" against whom
the said order issued. That the above
advertisement SO published and circu-
lated is false, misleading and a gross
Misrepresentation Of the terms Of the
said order and decision issued by the
/ OOIIIlllObloh III thO oAci
proceedings and it does not fairly and
truthfully represent to the public and
the Commissions order and decision
in the said proceedings.
PARAGRAPH FIVE: That in the
course of it's business of selling lum-
Der and building materials in inter-
state commerce., the respondent Cor
don-Van Tine Company, for more than
two years last past has secretly, and
without the knowledge of the purchas-
err or consumer, offered and paid to
local contractors. builders and car
penters, a bonus or so-called commits
sion as an inducement to influence
such contractors and builders to push
or favor the sale of respondents lum-
Der and building materials over those
of it's competitors.
PARAGRAPH SIX: That the re-
spondent, Gordon-Van Tine Company,
with the intent, purpose and effect OF
injuring and embarrassing and dis
crediting it's competitors, for more
than two years last past has circulated
catalogs and published statements
through the various States and Terri
tories of the United States, the Dis
trict of Columbia, and in foreign
tries among customers and prospec-
tive customers of competitors, con-
tanning certain advertisements where
in it is represented that:
(a) The United States Government
vouches for and guarantees the relia-
bility, honesty and business methods
of the respondent, and that such state
ments carry the impression that the
Post Office Department censors the
respondents advertising matter
OBJ Respondent sells its products
from the mill direct to the customer,
imputing it manufacturers all the
lumber products which it sells, there
by giving the customers the benefit OF
mill or manufacturers prices.
(e) Certain competitors of respon-
dent are members of the Lumber
Trust by means of which excessive
and unreasonable prices for lumber
and building materials are fixed and
maintained, thus wrongfully and fall
sely charging that such competitors
do not deal justly and fairly.
I'D Respondent is the only firm
that makes prices both ways on lum-
Der materials, i. e. ready-cut-to-fit, and
not-ready-cut.
&c, Respondent does a much larger
volume of business, buying lumber
and building materials in larger guam
titles than do such regular dealers"
and that this enables them to buy at q
lower price and obtain greater dis
counts and keep On hand a bigger
stock from which the purchaser may
select such materials as he desires
than do such regular dealers" and
that the purchaser is given the benefit
of all such sales and that respondent
saves for the consume from rs to so
per CEN or in amount from 5000 to
$500 per building of what such pur-
chaser or consumer would be compell-
ed to pay for the same materials II
purchased from a regular dealer"
That such statements and ad-ertis-
ments are in truth false, deceptive and
misleading and do unfairly tend to,
and do, deceive and mislead such pur-
chaseTs. and further do injure, dam
age and discredit the so-called "regu-
lar dealers and create and foster a
suspicion in the minds of prospective
purchasers of lumber and building
materials that such regular dealers
a class do not deal fairly and that
such advertisements are calculated
and designed to deceive the trade and
general public.
THEREFORE,. NOTICE is HERE
GIVEN YOU, Gcrdon-Van Tine
kAot The cbarnao IF this