Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08
DECISION ENDORSED
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| the stamp case does not AFFECT our firm
| one way or the other said Mr. Edwin
| Harris OF the firm Of Harris & Shafer lew
| eiers. 1T was a small way of doing bust
| ne ss-a method We did not approve Of and
scneme we would not lend ourselves TO.
It's good thing. however that the courts
nave stepped in and put stop to the mat
| ter
There is justice. good. plain. straight
pea1s. which knocked out the trading
stamp, said Mr.. Charles r. Edmonston,
the Weli-known avenue merchant. 1T was
| a cheap way of doing business and in
| my opinion, did not rebound to the good
| either OF the customer or the dealer If
merchant wants to give discount let
| n,m a. 90 IT sauarely, and give the customer
Mr. Harry Jacobs of the firm of Jacobs
Bros said:
| Good! good! That is my comment on
| the tradlng stamp decision. The scheme
was bad. but it took microscope to dis
Germ 1t. The Star made a good fight and
won ire decision is in the interest of
good honest trade. We mark our goods
! as low as possible. and believe in giving
the customer all the benefit of a discount"
| me Star has done number of good
| lalnes. out none so popular as the fight it
| made and won against the trading stamns :.
| said MIR. James S. Topham The decision
as handed down by the Court of Appeals
| was exactly right. l saw through the whole
lhlnG at once, and although 1 was ap-
| preached not less than five times to ioin
| their forces, I never dreamed of doing so
| 1t was bad thing from beginning to end
and the only thing I regret is the Judge of
| me Ponce Court did not fine the stamp
people the limit of s1U0O Keen such
| schemes out Of the city and The Star will
continue to earn our heartfelt thanks"
Il am heartily glad the Court of Appeals
| scheme" said Mr.. S. w. Stinemetz of the
| firm of B. H. Stinemetz & Son. 1T was
| cieVerly cobcocted plan and promised to
| IeorganiZe trade in certain lines here in
mo
| fight and stood nobly by the merchants who
We're striving to do q legitimate business
| NOW that the stamps are knocked out the
merchants Should join in Thanksgiving and
| give discounts In the future as we do di-
| rectly to the customer, and not second
| hand until the discount is lost sight Of
Mr. L. +. Ogram. the druggist said
| The decision of the Court of Appeals
| Which forbids the issuance of trading
| stamps is one of the best decisions I ever
| read The learned judges studied the ques-
| ton far more than those merchants who
went into the scheme. The decision lays
| the entire plan bare. and L doubt If You
| could get any merchant now to go into IT,
even if it were permissible. Whatever dis
counts merchant gives to a customer
should he direct and not by way of pseudo
establishment which fattens off of an I'M
| suspecting public And to The Star more
than any other factor this decision was
! made possible"
| Il glory III the decision of the Court of
Appeals which knocked out the trading
stamps. They were fraud pure and sim
| pie, and Washington is we'll off to be rid
| of them These were the sentiments of
| Mr.. George W. Cochran, the t2baccoris7
Mr.. VIM. H. McKnew said: THE de-
| csion delights me. You know / one
of the merchants VINO fought this thing
| from its inception. l would never entertain
| the proposition of the trading stamp peo-
pie one instant. 1t was combination de-
signed to live by the merchants and the
public. AS bad way of doing business as
l know. Yes say for me l am heartily in
favor of the decision of the court which
denounces as Illegal this very questionable
business"
81 have always been opposed to trading
| stamps said Mr. Al. S. Hess of the firm
o. N. Hess * Sons We never used them
IN any OF our numerous stores, because we
did business on the goods sold, not relying
upon any gift enterprise to advertise or sell
them. The trading stamp scheme was dis
appointing to the people and reflected in
measure upon the merchants who ham
died them. and | am glad to see the mat
ter judcialy settled
Mr.. NJ. Dyrenforth of Dyrenforth & Co.
said: MY sentiments are with The Star and
with the people. 1 am heartily glad that
the Court Of Appeals has determined this
matter, since it puts the stamp of disap-
lroval upon the scheme. l think the mer-
chants should adopt vote of thanks to
The Star for the excellent fight it made IN
behalf of the merchants. Something for
nothing is not good business: We don't
believe In it, preferring to give our Gus
toners an horest dollar in value for hum
bred cents.
The New York Clothing House, repre-
sented by 8. Fre6ander & Co., said:
I'm our judgment, the opinion rendered
by the Court CT Appeals was eminently
right, proper and just 1t will protect
honest merchants who sell their goods on
their own merit against fairy dreams of
something for nothing"
Mr.. Seaton Perry said:
AS l disapproved of the trading stamp
heartily approve the decision and indorse
the course of The Star in it's fight against
the scheme"
mo one doubts the wisdom of the decis-
ion of the Court of Appeals in the trading
stamp case" said Mr.. S. kann of S. Kann
Sons & Co. mo merchant, in these pro-
gressive times. when competition is SO
great. can afford to give away per cent
of his profits. We owe this victory to the
magnificent fight The Star made. 1t did
yeoman service in the interest of the mer-
chants and the people. A scheme which
has for its motto something for nothing
must be bad. We Thought the trading
stamp scheme bad and would have nothing
to do with it. With large number of