The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-02

of the United States to and through
the town of Davenport. State of Iowa,
and therefrom to and through other
States and Territories of the United
States, the District OF Columbia, and
foreign countries.
Paragraph Three: That there ex-
lists certain commercial establish
ments in all or most of the States in
the United States which now are. and
for several years last past have been
engaged in selling lumber and build
ing materials in interstate commerce
through the medium and mean Of
yards located in different cities Of the
various States and are usually re-
ferred TO in the lumber industry as
regular dealers" as distinguished
from so-called catalog or mail order
houses; that such establishments usu-
ally sell lumber and building mater
ials in the community wherein they
are located and that such establish
ments purchase lumber and building
materials In large quantities in inter
state from manufacturers
and wholesalers.
Paragraph Four: That the respond
ent, within the year last past, with
the intent, purpose and egect Of sti-
fling and s~uppressing competition In
the sale of lumber and building ma
terials in interstate commerce, has
published and circulated In various
periodicals, magazines, trade journals,
and catalogs, an advertisement which
plrports "a be an order and decision
OF the Federal Trade Commission in
certain proceedings instituted and car
ried on by the Federal Trade Commits
sion against certain regular dealers"
OF lumber wherein such dealers were
charged with unfair methods Of COM
petition in interstate commerce.; such
publication being as follows:
Federal Trade Commission Says:
'Marauding Tactics of Unfair Compe-
tition Must Cease
A victory has been won for you and
for us.
Through coercion, threats, misrep-
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Der dealers have for years attempted
to prevent us from selling to you and
to keep you from buying from us.
Now. the Federal Trade Commission
has stepped in. and said: No inter,
ference! A square deal for every
body From now on. you can buy
wherever you please without being
bothered, boycotted or bluffed.
There Is only one reason, of course.
why the concerns against whom this
Government Order has been issued.
followed these unfair methods. They
knew that GOrdon-Van Tines immense
buying resources. systematized oper,
atoms and big volume Of business en-
abled us to undersell them In their
own market and give better value!'
And when thoy 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 situa.
ton which occasioned this federal rul'
ing"
Following which Is set II 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
Commission in the aforementioned
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 curse
of its business of selling lumber and
building materials in interstate com
merce. the respondent GordOn-Van
Tine Company. for more than two
years last past has secretly, and with
or onsume offered and paid to 10
cal contractors, builders and carpen
tiers, a bonus or so-called commission
as an inducement to influence such
contractors and builders to push or ia
vor the sale of respondents lumber
and building materials over those o.
it's competitors.
Paragraph Six: That the respond
ent, Gordon-Van Tine Company. will
the intent. purpose and effect Of in
Turing and embarrassing and discred
iting it's competitors, for more thar
two years last past has circulated cat
alloys and published statement
through the various States and Tern
tories of the United States, the Dis
trict of Columbia, and in foreign coun
tries among customers ard prospec
tive customers of competitors, con
tanning certain advertisements where
in il is represented that:
(a) The United States Government
vouches for and guarantees the relia
bility, honesty and business method
of the respondent, and that such state
ments carry the impression that tn
Post Office Department censors tn
respondents advertising matter.
.(b) Respondent sells its product