. Canadian forest industries January-June 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 40 CAN A D A LUMBER MAN sale firms which are selling to contractors or farmers, will be noti- fied that they are engaging in an unfair practice and not living up to the tenets of legitimate trade. Selling to Consumers in Other Towns Another question, which arose was whether it was justifiable or good ethics for a retail lumber dealer in one town to sell a customer of a retailer in another town or village. It was pointed out that there might be exceptional
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 40 CAN A D A LUMBER MAN sale firms which are selling to contractors or farmers, will be noti- fied that they are engaging in an unfair practice and not living up to the tenets of legitimate trade. Selling to Consumers in Other Towns Another question, which arose was whether it was justifiable or good ethics for a retail lumber dealer in one town to sell a customer of a retailer in another town or village. It was pointed out that there might be exceptional cases where a resident was a friend or patron of a certain dealer, would ibe carrying on building operations in a community some miles away, and naturally would prefer to get his stock from the dealer that he knew and have it delivered at the place where the contract is being carried on, rather than buy from a local dealer. Other exceptions might also arise whereiby a customer had an alleged grievance or prejudice against the local man and take an Irishman's delight in being "agin him'' and so went out of town to secure his material. Some outside concerns who do a wholesale and retail lumber business, have in the past been selling customers of local dealers in their own town and this has caused some feeling in a few instances. It has been charged that the retail branch of the wholesale firm will nominally conduct such a transaction and give the customer the benefit of the wholesale price; otherwise it was contended the busi- ness could not be obtained from a consumer (with the freight added) against a local dealer's quotations. ' This matter was thrashed out for some time and it was felt that it was perfectly legitimate for a firm conducting a wholesale and retail business to sell a customer of a lumberman in another town, providing the firm making the sale showed by its invoke or order book that the prices quoted were retail and not wholesale. Everyone present agreed tha
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