The Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, Tsugumichi SAIGO, took the matter seriously and mediated the arrangement between the two companies, and the competition was once cooled down, however, eventually they started breaking the agreement.
こうした事態を重く見た西郷従道農商務卿が仲介に乗り出し協定を結ばせ、一旦は競争は沈静化したものの、やがては協定破りが常態化。