Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-07-14

Brackman, Helena; A. I. Reeves
Helena; Charles Gallagher, Butte.
Resolutions Adopted.
Resolutions which took up the ques.
tion of misapprehension as to retail
process, credits, taxation. unjust dis.
elimination in prices of steel products
and indorsing the employment of a tax
expert by the state, were adopted as
follows:
Resolved. that we deplore the fact
that in some instances the public is
laboring under the misapprehension
that the retail merchant has not ad-
justed his retail prices to conform to
present or current manufacturers
values-while we have positive know
ledge that the merchant has consist
emily, in an effort to cause a return to
normally, taken his losses and marked
his goods down, thus giving the con-
turers' and wholesalers declines.
Whereas, during the period Of de-
preston in our state, caused largely
by drouths and crop failures, the bur-
den Of assistance or extending aid and
credit to our people has been equally
born by the bankers and our Montana
retail merchants,-and now that a
liquidation period approaches. we be-
lieve that the returns from the field,
the herds, flocks, mines and other in
dustries should be equitably and fairly
between merchants, bank
ers and other creditors.
More Than His Share.
merchant has borne more than his
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method of exhibiting inventories and
displaying ledgers, resulting in a bur
den of ineqnitable taxation.
"Therefore: We indorse the en-
ployment by the state of an expert.
non-political tax commits
sioner, to the end that all taxable
property in the state may bear its
just burden of taxation.
Resolved: A vote of thanks be cy-
tended to the merchants of Helena for
their gracious. courteous treatment
and their entertainment of the dele
gates of this annual convention.
"Resolved: That the methods now
by the manufacturers of
nails, wire, wire fencing and other
steel products. in basing their prices
IN Pittsburgh plus freight from Pitts
ourgh is unjust and economically
wrong insofar that service is charged
or that has never been performed,
Is much of these wire products are
in the central. northern
md western states.
DepIore Extra Charge.
"That the extra charge for freight
md transportation charges that has
lever been performed places an un-
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lpon the dealer which must be ulti- |
aately borne by the consumer. That |
We commend the Minneapolis Civic
nd Commerce ASSOCIATION for the |
tand they have taken in protesting
gainst this unjust, unsound and un-
custom and practice; and
''Be it further resolved: That a
opy of this resolution be given wide
ublicity through the press and trade
ournals, and a copy be sent to our
representatives. in congress-; and also
hat copy be sent to the interstate
ommerce commission: and that every
onorable means be employed to the
nd that the present unjust practice
e remedied
Respectfully submitted.
&c. w. MERKLE,
"F. s. SANDEN.
"B. J. BOORMAN,
Resolutions Committee"
During the afternoon. when +. c..
illweg of Minneapolis was conducting
question box" the matter of insur- {
ice rates came up through a ques-
on, "Should merchants patronize local
surance agents for policys sake?"
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