The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28
SOAP PRICES WERE OK.
CLARKIN BROS. SAY CHARGES TO
CITY WE'RE PERFECTLY
LEGITIMATE
RICE's LETTER EXPLAINED
If Manufacturers Desires to Sell
Goods Below List Prices
That Is His Own
'Funera1."


ClarlIin Bros, wholesale grocers, re-
Gently sold the city hall and court house
comission bill of soap, the purchase be-
ing made by Custodian Frank Battley.
The bill amounted to 1886, and when it
reached Comptroller McCardy for his Of
fetal 80. k it was denied until the
corporation attorney was consulted, Mr..
McCardy resting under the impression
that as T. j. Clarl1in, a member of the
firm, was also connected with the fire
board, he was by charter provision de-
barred from doing business with the
city
AS the city hall and court house commits
sion is body created by special legisla-
tive enactment and in no way governed
by the city charter, the corporation at
torney promptly Informed Mr.. McCardy
that Mr.. Clarkin was clearly acting with
in his rights, and the required gnature
was reluctantly given
The soap sold the board was the prod
uct of the Minnesota Soap company, ana
Mr.. McCardy promptly placed himself in
correspondence with that firm, the
comptroller's letter. dated April II, only
being made public yesterday, and follow
ing his signature to the warrant Whlch
was also issued yesterday.
The letter is from A. G. Rice, the pres
dent of the company, and is as fol-
lows:
..In relation to our conversation of a
few days since I would say: We charged
a certain party for this 100 boxes OF soap
$l75 per box. They charged the city $S10
per box, thus making $1.35 a box on each
box of soap sold you and $l35. We
charged White Lily soap 50; they seem
to have charged $3.50 We charged for the
securing soap $3.50, and they seem to have
charged 81.
Il may not be right in regard to this
matter, but one of our city statesmen
made copy of the bill from this firm to
the court house and city hall commits
sion, and. by looking in the county au-
'ditor's office, you will easily see what
was charged by this firm.
1t seems very nice way to do busi-
ness for firms in the city of ST Paul,
VINO are willing to sell the court house
and city hall commission at a reasonable
price at all times, to pay any such price
as this for soap"
Said Mr.. Clarkin, of the firm last even
ing, when asked concerning the transac-
ton:
The sale was perfectly legitimate
one and at prices that are In line with
the Minnesota company's net price list
to jobbers. The White Lily soap, of
which we delivered four BOXES. is quoted
at $3.25 box and we asked 81. The
securing soap, the. price list shows. is
marked $1.75, and our bill was So So The
biggest order of the lot was the 100
boxes of Como or wash soap, for which
we were paid 1910 a box. 1t is quoted
here on the list at $3.50 box, and that
is what we paid for it,, TESS the slight
reduction for cash ms his lettersMr. Rice
quotes figures at which, he has sold his
goods considerably lower than his print
ed price listsSsaIf she wants TO. give his
goods away that is not our. business We
sold the Minnesota company s goods, and
it is odd that they should attack their
customers in this manner. think I I'M
derstand his animosity to this firm The
price lists of firms with which we deal.
are our guidance, and such is the case
with any other wholesale house In st:
Paul" e0gt