The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-05

AS stated in The Herald would be
the cease. the three soap companies of
thi9Acity have combined on a schedule
of PRIZES for their product, which is to
be uniform in its nature, but it is
denied by the arrangements of the
companies that there is any intention
of carrying the combination any fur
Their. What the future may bring forth
in this line is, of course, a matter for
conjecture only, but several well post
ed people have declared that there will
ultimately be q consolidation effected,
Snd the soap business of the territory
will more than likely pass under one
mana cement. Such an agreement is
looked upon as being extremely neces-
sary, by reason of the great struggle
for business which is being carried on
between the Utah companies and those
OF the east and west For the present at
any rate, the three factories viii con-
tinue operations as before, say the
arrangements of the companies, and
the same old brands Of soaps will pass
upon the markets. the most popular to
take the persimmOns. as the matter Of
prices has received adjustment at the
hands of the several companies.
This agreement will put a stop to the
frutting which has been INDUCED in by
the soap companies Of this city since
the third local concern and several for
eign Institutions commenced to drive
straight from the shoulder for business.
AS a result OF this undue competition
the prices on ali classes of soaps had
declined to a point where there was no
profit in the manufacture, and, in con-
sequence, something had to give, rs a
matter Of course. The people of the
territory and those oil other states and
territories which hav7 declared in IA
Tor of the Utah made soaps have re-
ceived an article second to none in
the world and at prices which have
RStOunGed the outside concerns. Their
bre@zs CT soaps were we'll known and
thu &e9ghly established before the local
facaF19ss really got down to business. !
bu< the persistence with which the |
arrangements of the Salt Lake COM !
panies met the cuts and advances OF |
(he outsiders won for the local soaps /
splendid names, and, as a result, the I
orders of the home institutions Nave /
doubled up untold times, while on the |
other hand, those of the eastern and |
western factories have dwindled down |
to such an extent that where carload I
lots were at one time purchased by the /
trade, now box lots are received. With /
the agreement between the local COM /
panies in force and the local compe /
tition in a measure reduced to the legi-
innate, there Will be less fear of the
outsiders freezing out the home indus
tries.
Members of the Grant Soap company
take exception TO the statement in The
Herald that the majority of their stock
jseteld in the east and an invesdga ton
mas revealed the fact that their COM
plant is a just one. Several of the
heavy stockholders named in the arti-
cles of Incorporation were eastern peo-
pie. but they are now residents. of the
territory and in business here.
Just what are the terms of the
a greement under which the three COM
panies are TO operate, the interested
parties refuse to make public, but, at
any rate, a uniform schedule is TO be
maintained and there will be no
of the cutting which has
marked the business of the industry
for the past year or two. Each of the
declares its intention to
turn out he best grades of soaps skill
full work IN can manufacture from
SupeIfine materials, and, as before
era ted their mangements disclaim any
intention Of further consolidation.