The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-12
WHO'S FALsIFYING

WHO'S FALSIFYING?
We have always been strongly adverse
70 newspaper controversies, it usual
~ meets with disfavor by the reading
public, besides 1t Is paying for advertising
the other fellow but this time It is
Forced upon us. Our reputation for
ruth and veracity has been assailed, and
me quality of the soap we. sell has
been termed as loaded and of inferior
quality. 1t is unnecessary TO defend our
selves from this attack for the purpose
Of convincing all our CUSTOMERS OF the
1alsity of this accusation, as all Of
them are familiar with the fact that
under no circumstances would we per-
NIT single item of inferior merchandise
% debase our well established reputation
Tor handling fiTst-class merchandise Of
ell kinds only; but as there are some
people in this section who are still I'M
familiar with our strictly honorable and
reliable method of conducting our bust
hess for their benefit, it is essential that
We set ourselves Alright In their estima-
hon OF US.
Some One Has FaIsifed.
Either We have falsi1ed when we
advertise SCHOCHS BEST SOAP 10
BARS FOR Is CENTS, and so our.
reputation for honesty and verac;ty rec
smmended 1t to be the best soap In this
country, or those who denounce it as
Being loaded and poor quality falsify
History of This Soap Business.
Peet Bros, of Kansas City, one of the
largest and most reliable soapmakers of
This country. contracted with the Andrew
schoch Grocery company to deliver item
LWV boxes OF soap during the year 1900
agreeing TO stamp Scnochs name on said
soap and after Schoch disposed q -
boxes of sand eoaD 10
. mis- city without any protest or com
PAINT Whatsoever as to the quality of
said soap, We have been informed by Peet
Bros, whose reputation for truth and
Neracity is undoubted, that Schoch tried
70 have concession made on said soap.
claiming the shape TO be slightly at varI-
Ance with that agreed upon. This so in
eensed Peet Bros that they refused to
deliver to Schoch another bar of this soap
and, knowing our great outlet for all
Kinds Of merchandise on account of our
wholesale department and our great retail.
business, enabling US to handle any
quantity Of merchandise, however great
and being in position to pay spot. cash for
al our purchases, they Immediately ne
gotiated with US for the purchase OF this
enur: ut OF soap. We HAD Ii thoroughly
tested before concentrating the deal
and found it the best soap on the market
In addition we received a guarantee from
as any made. That this soap IS man0fac
fured by Peet Bros. IS however, sufficient
guarantee of It's fine quality as thew
make none bat the best goods, a fact well
known by every dealer throughout The
country.
In addition we viii say that we had the
most phenomenal soap selling ever known
IN the history of the soap business in this
country, having disposed of as much as
BlNtN-fOur boxes (e 4O1 10 rel 40. dow
regular manufacturers Wholesale price Is
VIC per box of 100 bars 1t retaiIs seven
hars for p cents. but on account of hay
Hg Schools name on IL we were enabled
10 buy it a t such great concession that
We are now enabled to sell ii at ten bars
for % cents.
Our PraOf, Of Innocence
Of the charge made against rs by schoch
has been established by the thousands
Who have bought some of this soap. as
enc and all declared it the best soan thaz
ever used, and have since repeatedly
bought more of it. In some instances
where a sample bar has first been mr.
chased we have sold since as much -
four boxes 400 bars TO the one so sam
ping ii.
Proved Guilty.
We have hundreds of expressions bv
" customers who have used some of this
soap that Schools have wroagfuIly as
sailed the quality of the soap.
We are now more anxious than ever to
have every one not vet familiar with the
quality Of the soap, try it and Judge Tor
themselves who is guilty of lnisrepresen-
tatlon. Buy one bar, and if YOU do not
ina it the best soap in the market we
VII refund the money for said SOAP. even
though the bar so bought has been used
Up.
Ia addition we will state that we derive
our support from the public 1t is. there
lore, our duty, and is our. constant aim. "a
supply IN m with reliable merchandise ar
me lowest pos sibla p-ice. If, in Gu. esg=r-
ness. to deal out bargains we displease
some Individual by offer g goods at much
lower prices than he is able to offer, we
are perfectly justified in doing so ana
the displeased individual must grin and
bear IL, as he has no other legitimate re-
C~(fsH BY showing his dispieasare and
announcing same in the press. under tba
Euise OF loaded soap, etc, he fails to SEQ
mat he advertises his inability to com
pete with US in prices
H. Stein & Co.
Seventh and Minnesota.