The age-herald., 1898-01-01
FACTS ON TIE OTHER SIDE
Advertising Journal Company
 Makes a Reply.
FIGHT IN THE CITY COUNCIL
A Petition Now in Circulation Which Will Be Filed in Rebuttal to the commer-
 cial Clubs Action.

The action of the Commercial club in condemning periodical tickets,'' in the resolution adopted at called meeting to take action in regard to the trading stamp" scheme, was the topic of conversa- tion among the business men yesterday.
 A petition was in circulation among the merchants using periodical tickets severely condemning the action of the club in the matter. The petition has been signed by many of the merchants using the tick cts, some of whom are members of the Commercial club.
 The manager of the Advertising Journal company, the promoters of the periodical ticket scheme yesterday gave out the fol- lowing:
 We beg leave to state our position in regard to the action of the Commercial club in joining the name of the Advertising Journal company with the trading stamp scheme.
 "Out of membership of 250 there were in attendance at the meeting less than twenty-five, some of those new members, and this after extraordinary efforts to ob- tain large meeting.
 '"rhe injustice of their action is plainly apparent, in the acknowledgement of the majority of those present that they did not understand our plan, and then, without the courtesy of an examination, unfairly put us under the ban.
 ''The meanest criminal at the bar is given the chance to defend himself before being condemned, but it was not thought necessary to accord us that privilege.
 ''We thing that the nasty and ill-advised action cannot rebound to the credit of 41... condemn us they condemn the firms who subscribe to the plan.
 ''We have been established here over three years, and in that time have distrib uted hundreds of standard magazines and other articles, encouraging the cash sys- tenn of trading to the entire satisfaction of the customers and merchants, advertis- ing the latter and showing them direct re- suits.
 'It is plain that both must be satisfied. otherwise we could net exist, therefore why those who do not or cannot subscribe should feel so badly and act so feelingly on behalf of the subscribers we cannot comprehend.
 ''We invite an inspection of our manner of doing business and also a close scrutiny of the list of leading merchants subscrib CTS and the list of prominent and responsi- ble citizens using the plan, from which it occurs to us that it is merely a plan of the outs to oust the ins.
 '"rhe club in joining our name to that of the other concern has gone out O. it's legiti- mate course and been made use of to fur ther private aims.
 'The concern is purely local, conducting it's transactions On business principles of fairness and justice to all, and it was not in the province of the club to attack home concern aus small as ours, especially when there are matters of vital importance to all our citizens that should be more en- crossing.
 'As l. g as those most interested, the merchant and those adopting our plan are satisfie as to the fairness and legality of the plan and are properly treatedb we must protest against the unfair action of the club in attacking us; private local concern as legitimate as the business of any of those condemnfng us.'
 It is understood that a great fight will take place before the city council on this question Those who are opposed to the scheme appointed a committee who will present the protest to the council and the promoters of the scheme wiM also take a hand.