Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-01
The BiSCUU AND BREAD TRUSTS.

From all parts Of the country comes
the demand that the Bread Trust shall
he broken M.
The people are determined that there
shall he no corner In food. and II IL MS
certain us anything within the range of
human probability can he that the
Bread and Biscuit Trusts will h. I'M
issue before the people of Illinois at
the next legislative election IN this
state.
This election will occur next fall. and
II will bc the cndcavor and aim of the
Chicago Eagle to give full publicity to
all the facts involved between now and
then.
Since its last issue additional facts
In regard to the Bread Trust have
reached The Eagle, most ol.which are
embodied In the following circular.
gotten out 10y IN independent company
that Is fighting the trust. speaks for It.
self:
AS you buy crackers, permit us to
| call your attention to the present condi
ton of the trade.
"rhis company began manufacturing
high.gradc crackers and biscuits five
months ago. since which time we have
been running night and day to supply
the demand for our goods. We have
added two more stories TO our building
and erected an additional oven. All Of
our goods are made under personal III.
rcctiOn Of u man who for more than
twenty years was superintendent Of
the greatest biscuit plant of this city.
IL Is admitted that he Is the peer Of any
baker In the country, and the goods
which he II now making are the hest on
the market.
| "Slncc we began business we have
had the determined opposition of the
Trust bakeries, as well ny the nuncr.
Gus concerns In Chicago and elsewhere
which masquerade as independent
bakeries. These dummy companies
have followed our goods wherever We
secured u foOthold, and cut prices to
any extent In order to dlslodgc Us.
Where these bakeries. on account of
the superior quality Of our goods. have
been unable to substitute their goods
for ours. the Trust bakeries are trying
to regain their trade by Offering dis.
counts In proportion to the amount OF
goods which our customers Use. These
discounts run from > per cent to ~ per
| cent.
I'VE wish to call the attention of the
grOcers to the fact that were we to br
driven from the field these liberal in
duccmcnts offered by the Trust would
shortly be discontinued.
1--WE propose to remain IN indcpcnd-
cnt concern ana to sell our goods AZ
prices which will net us u small profit
AMI give the grocer opportunity to
sell good goods ut u fair profit to them
selves and ut reasonable prices to tho
consumer. We hope and expect that
| the groccrs will give us all the cncour-
| agcmcnt possible, AMI we pledge our.
selves 10 deal fairly and honestly with
them. We were the first concern in
Chicago to cut the price of high grade
goods to where they were previous to
! the organization of the Trust. As YOU
| are aware. when we came into the field
we cut prices much below those of the
Trust. These prices are ns low rs we
can make them. considering the quail.
| ity of the goods which we manufacture.
I'VE believe the groccrs will not per-
nit the Trust to work the same game
| upon them ana us that 1t has worked
successfully throughout the country.
You know that II has been its policy
to call or the fighting companies ami
discontinue It's rebate system Just as
soon as II succeeded In DISCRIMINATING
an independent company.