The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-11-04
That Fidelity Brand

SlgnteO, ana as 5rounuleSs charge oi 4
fraud as was ever raised by trade
journal against one of the leading
firms in a line of business whose IN
terests it pretends to espouse.
In regard to the label its first
section reads: Columbia River |
Salmon" The contents Of the cans
bear ont that part of it, as we will
show farther on. The second section |
is as follows. Packed by the Union |
Salmon Company, Fidelity Brand,
Anderson x Sons, Agents. Astoria,
Oregon" Anderson s. Sons, Agent s
w's placed upon the label as c"mph-
ment to Mr.. Anderson and his sons,
who have been in the employ of Mr.
Booth for years, and ~ho have charge
Of branch of bis business.
The charge of "short weight" is
false. We saw a case opened; We saw
each can placed upon scales and
weighed; they were full weight and
some Of the cans IN the case were
found Ia run over weight.
During the past season Mr. Booth
packed at hIs caDnery in Astoria, Ore
gon, $4,000 cases OF salmon. Out Of
this-29, 900 cases he aid, what every
reputable packer on the Columbia
river ought to do, he selected those
salmon that are of shade lighter
color than he cared to put in his ''Oval
Brand" lin which brand he uses only
those of dark red color), and put
them aside. In the process If her.
meticalIy sealing, in what il known as
the "Grst process." cans that are in
dented, or those that require repairing,
are also set aside. These selections
are then used by the best Columbia
river packers in such brands as the
"FIdelity." All this has been verified
to us by the contents of the cans of
the Fidelity" brand as shown us by
the dealers in this city. Instead of
their being a fraud the Fidelity"
brand is a pack of the best of fish, the
only thing about them TO prevent
their being packed under the "0val
Brand, as Mr.. Booth declares, being
that they are little lighter in color
than his regular standard. They are
in no way intended to deceive and
defraud the public" but are good,
straight Columbia river salmon.
The act of selecting these fish from
the general pack has the effect which
all reputable packers are desirous of
bringing about, viz: to enhance the
value of all the best packs of salmon
from the Columbia river. As we
stated before, we saw a number Of
cans selected promiscuously and
opened. They were rich in oil, delic-
ions in favor, and of fine color, and
the only wonder is that Dir. Booth
was so careful as not to place the fish
on the market under his "0val
Brand" Mr.. Booth is an old and
honorable packer (the Lord grant us
more ike him), and his "0val Brand"
OF canned goods has got a reputation
at home and abroad that is one of the
most enviable in the trade, aud places
his pack on the top shelf of table lux
uries wherever the goods are sold.
Why Because he is jealous of the
reputation of all the goods that 90 out
from his canneries. The charge,
therefore, that A. Booth q Son "does
not hesitate to realize through the
worst Of trade frauds" is a most seri.
Gus libel on an old and honored
name.
Everybody who has been connected
with the deal in the Fidelity" brand
are perfectly satisfied. for the goods
were sold and bought for precisely
what they are in fact.
Messrs. J. X. Armsby & Co. tell ii
that they have never refused to nam,
the brand, ard that the goods are no
worthless We have, and will furthel
show, but ON the contrary are straigh
goods, and as honorable an article o
merchandise as was ever placed upOl
the market. We agree that no repu
table house will lead its aid to tn
fraudulent manipulation" of fooC
supplies as charged against Messrs. A
J. Booth e. Sons. Let us not forget
:. also, that every reputable paper, hav
ing the best interests Of the trade a
heart, will guard the reputation of al
honorable Trims against maliciou
charges of fraudulent transactions.
In conclusion, We regret that on
valuable exchange has been so unfol
tunate as to make such an attack. w
believe in exposing all impositiOns 0
the trade TO which our journal is d.
voted. bu. charges that are IN the
-, essential points untrue, are in th
same category of wrongs as are goot
that are falsely packed and falsel
'e labeled, and may prove far more il
m furious to all concerned. NOrthtceS
'e eTn Grocer.