Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-19
STANDARD SOAP COMPANY.

KGenn. in his Advancement Of Learning says
cleanliness Of body was ever esteemed to proceed
from due reverence to God" The Standard Soap
Company organized in 1850 and has since become
a household word on the Pacific coast The Standard
Soap com anys factory is of the largest and most
conspicuous OF any kind on the coast 1t is needless
to that is the largest and leading soap factory
1t is located at West Berkeley, Alameda county, on
the line of the Central Pacific Railroad occupying one
entire block OF land, and is connected with San Fran
cisco by steamer owned and run by the company
Their business office is at 204 Sacramento street, San
Francisco, and their retail store is at 63' Market St
in the Palace Hotel At their works is complete
printing department. consisting OF four steam presses
worked exclusively on printing used in their bust
ness Here they print the Standard Soap Herald,
monthly publication dey oted exclusively to the soap
interests. This is in its fifth volume and IL be.
;eved to be still the only journal in the world printed
by like industry The company have, this year.
placed samples Of their printing in the State Fair
Pavilion, in competitor for premium. This exhibit
is independent of the soap display, and can be seen at
the south end of the east hall The Standard Com
any has berone notorious during the past fifteen
years for making fine displays at the various State
and county fairs and at the Mechanics Institute in
has become sc ial feature OF the fairs Their ex
hiblt in the Pavilion is the most conspicuous and At
tractive display tbs year, ami although it is the
centre of the main hall it is the first to attract the
attention OF the visitor The design Of the stand is
Oriental, being that Of an Arabian PagodA The can
opy is of bright beautiful and attractive coors, sur
mounted with ina lie 'ar,ei from soap, and sup
porting crescen; AMI an American flag There
side is ornamcntci with an elaborate lambrequin Of
unique design, and heavily fringed, and bearing in
gilt letters the words, Standard Soap Company"
Surrounding this pogoda and mounted on iron pedes
tails are four ornamental show cases. containing
Piles OF their goods in all the varieties that
sary to meet the requirements of domestic and for
eign traic In one OF the cases is elaborate and
attractive display Of the various gold, silver and
bronze medals which have been awarded to this
pany at different expositons. Last year at the Me-
chanics Institute in San Francisco this company made
an elaborate and snowy exhibit that was the admra-
ton Of all visitors The exhibit entered accord
ing to the premium list the best display Of soap.
The Committee Awards at their first meeting agreed
TO privately mark the exhibits, and then compare
notes, when it found that the STANDARD Soap Com
pany was unanimously awarded the gold medal. The
Secretary then took it upon himself to instruct the
committee that they NEST dvest the exhibit Of oil its
decorations and paraphernala and make the award
only on the goods This not in accordance with
their understa ling entering the goods as It was
explicitly stated that the gold medal should be award
ed for the best dis lay Of SOAP and getting up their
exhibit they did in accordance with the printed
premium list After receiving the Secretary's in
sructons, portion Of the committee refused to sign
the report, and the person who drafted it has since
acknowledged that in the first instance he
marked the gold medal to the Standard Soap Com
pany. premium Of bronze medal for the best dis
play and assortment Of laundry soaps not award
cd, the committee having made report Accord
ingy, this year, the company arranged their exhibit
1t the institute in such 10 leave the mat
ter Of dc ,oratons and display entirely out Of tho
question. They simply put down plain neat white
canvas, surrounded by railing supported with turned
posts all neatly vanished In the centre Of the can
vass was placed two miniature black walnut show.
cases. containing 100 samples Of toilet SOAPS and
the other line of laundry soapa This exhibition, It
would seem from telegram received yesterday, 10
not in accordance with the ideas OF the Directors and
they intimate that 1t will be removed by their order,
and street display made Of the same This II 10 un.
derstood has been left optional with them. II they
decide to let it remain the worthy Secretary will un.
doubleday have no occasion to interfere with the
Committee on Awards on this line OF goods What
the outcome Of this affair will be remains to be de-
ternined; but many will this year miss the magnn-
cent display Of the Standard Soaps at the San Fran
cisco exhibition, and will deny that one Of the
features Of the fair will be missing Further devsl
opments in this difficulty will b anxousy awaited