, 1879-04-12
A PUT-UP JOB.

CHICAGO, April I.-Somo time ago m artlcle
appeared In tic Chicago 13tts on the sub joct Of
aflulteratcd confectionery, which represented
tint au examination had besn made by skill
fu1 chomiat, selections being procured from the
dtffcreut manufacturers In Chicago, testing the
article OF 1ozenecs, said to havc been obtninca
from all tho principal houses engaged In tho
trade, with results IS published, pronounctng
tic goods Ut but four manufacturers pure,
willie all The otlers were more or
less adultoratcd, mud among the latter the
namo Of Trauk Field & Co. was mentioned
us compromising starch With sugar In tho spccl-
mon Of lozenges examined, which will not 10
luntc1, and tho stntcnlent was true rs regards
similar gratlo Of goods with all manufactnrers,
not excepting tho names Of those whose goods
were pronounced .luro by this analycst. Tho
house Of Frnuk Field g. Co: Will CHALLENGE Q
excellence, not only with those aclf-styled hou.
cat manufacturers il Ch!cago, but with my Gu
gagged in the tradr IN tlo United States
1t is well known TO the trade that all grades OF
any article Is offered for sale nt less price tnn
tho cost Of sugar MD It's manufacture, 1t cannot
be made OF puro sugar alone nu my man1-
facturer who clnt,ns to do 1t practices deception,
ntld should bc listrustcd.
Willie We would prefer never to produce auY
but goods OF tho highest grade mndo from purc
sugar alonc, we orc compelled to uso the llarn-
loss mixture OF pure, rotnsd starch or rcc-f!our
Y tle nanufacture Of low-pr!eed geods ,, e eaa.
manufacturers who would lave 1t understood
by crcdulous community they arc tho only
honest men ongagcd ia tho trade.
1t IL we'll known tllat tic use Of pure starch or
ricc-tlour mixed with sugar makes no poisonous
compound, but. OIL tho contrary, Is heu!tAful
md nutritious, md will do 10 llnrm even to
acbool-cbtldren, as intrnatcd by Tho 1T'nea artt.
Gle, and, II our honest competitors" do not
use any mixture in their 1nnnutactura more OBJ
jccttonable, parties consuming their goods
need not apprchend any serious damage
froul their uae. In our manufacture VIC
employ tho tnost skiflfus ana experienced opera
tors, spatlns no maans or money ia purchasing
the purest aud most costly materials Ut every
description to insure purity nnd flavor of our
goods, md. from tho duly testimonials received,
wo arc Efatttlcd to know that our numeroua
patrons appreciate our efforts. The article re:
fcrred to III tho Chicago 3T"'es was libelous md
malicious In spirit nnd !uteut, pusposely deccly-
Ing tho public, nntl FOR tho purpoaa Of tn}urinE the
trade Of certain hotlacs and bonctltlhg ot,lerB.
llnd tl!e pretended fair analysis been nude from
the same uniform grado of goods produced BY
all tic Chicago oua1afacturcEa the relative
parntivo results would have been very different
| II honestly reported. but this would not nnsWur
the purposo OF tic persons who paid for the
| report. The whole thing was pnt-up job By q
| ring, and paid for, they thinking thereby to RaIn
| sonc materlal advantage over Others engaged
in tll1 tradc, all which is we'll known, 1t huy'
ing leaked out that an offer was made to party
not III the circle to join them II llo would con
tribute $500 towards the exDensc OF the scheme
nnd at,ara itB benefits, which Invitation was re-
spectfuily declined, for which Ao WAS made
u victim md advertised as alnong tho trans
| Ereas0rs
This ring, not fully satisfied with their efforts
FOR the mpll8AMant OF their purpose by the
medium Of n newspaper article, found It necos
sary to publish Circulars BY thc million Rnh cir
lair f1tIk{r