The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21
SOAP FOR TEMPLE DEBT
HOW THE w. c. II. U. PROPOSES TO
WASH AWAY ITS BIG LOAD.
White RibbOners Must Purchase 3d.
100000 Bars of a Certain Brand of
Soap-One Cent for Each Wrapper.

CHICAGO, Jan. 20-The big debt which
hangs over the woman's Temple is to be
washed away by soap, says the Tribune.
1t viii take S00o0.0O0 bars to do it, but the
ardent members of the w. C. 7. L.. from
Maine to California. have made a VOW to
use just as much soap as possible. and all
or one kind. For the managers of the Wom-
ans Temple have entered into a broad and
comprehensive wrapper scheme Every
wrapper means cent, and if they can get
enough wrappers, the debt will be paid Off
SO circulars have been sent broadcast from
one end of the country TO the other warn
ing good members of the w. c. 4. u. not
to use any kind of soap except the 'regu-
lar brand tested, passed upon, and found
good by Mrs. Helen Barker, treasurer of
the w. c. T. T., and the other women of
the society who are moving heaven and
earth to raise the necessary amount before
the building falls into the hands of the
mortgage and bond holders. Rival soap
firms are boiling with indignation at the
sharp trick which has been played upon
them by an enterprising Chicago soap COM
pany, but the w. C. T. U. brand is a
winner and the wrapper scheme promises
to reach big proportions.
saw an opportunity to advertise its soap far
and wide at small cost. The manager
went to Mrs Barker and laid his scheme
before her We've got the best soap in the
market" said the manager. ut is light,
frothy soap, made out of the purest oils,
and it can do everything except walk and
talk. 1t swims on water like duck. and
It is the snoothest article on the market
lou Il In he
world, good for heavy family washings and
scrupplng the kitchen, but 1t is unexcelled
for toilet purposes. We are losing money
when We sell 1t at cents a bar but in
order to do charitable act we will sell the
soap TO the w. c. t. u. at cents bar
Ihat IS, for every wrapper returned to us
we VIII give rebate of ] cent to the W.
Z. L. Y. If you sell enough soap you can
pay Off your debt and establish a sinking
Iuno pig enough to start bank. What do
The scheme seemed to be a good one on
its face, and after a practical test of the
soap the women thought it good enough to
recommend. An agreement was entered into
Win the soap company. Things were con-
Quoted quietly. There was no loud blaring
or sounding of trumpets by which compet-
ing soap firms could be warned of the pit
which had been dug for them. In fact they
never learned anything about it until they
noticed changes in trade conditions. Temp
knSV1lle, Hay Kicks Crossing Seedshurg
and thousand other unheard-of towns
over the country have been sending in
frantic inquiries for the w. G. T. u soap
while the manager of the lucky company
has been waxing fat and has received a
raise in salary from the big corporation
Whi:h employs him as a recognition of his
bright stroke of business enterprise
C. l think we have a good thing" said
the soap manager yesterday. "It is true we
nave made contract with the w. c. II. u.
And It is working all right. There is no
question that we have one of the best sOan
that ever saved a housewife rs cents a
washing. We are getting orders from all
over the country and as soon as the scheme
gets into good working shape we expect to
sell a surprising amount of soap. OF course
IL is pretty heavy tax to give UP | cent
for every bar of soap sold but competi-
Ion IS Keen these days and we will have
70 be content with small margin of profit
But we do hope to make some money from
the quantity of soap which we think we
Will SELL The scheme is a perfectly legiti-
mate one. We are selling a first-class ar
tice for the money.
How much money have we turned over
to the w. G. T. Z. so far? Well, as TO that
| could not say without consulting our
books. Yet one thing can be depended upon
Every wrapper sent to us by the w. c. r.
=. VIII be exchanged for cent, and that
mounts up pretty fast.
You, see, it is figured out this way
Ihere are 10000 members of the w c. T
u. in the country, and if each one of them
will only buy one bar of SOAP each week
mas undoubtedly helped our sales. We are
getting inquiries from all over the country
as to how to get our soap. and in this way
we are making new market We believe
that we will make the W. G.. r. u. consid-
cradle money, and at the same time we
will not in the end be losers ourselves
The debt on the Temple is about $500 O0o
me last extension of time for payment
expires July / next Marshall Field has
promised to give $4,000 if the women have
$3.50 600 by that time