The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-05
SOAP TRUST SHARES FOR ALL.
OFFERED BY STRIPE, JR.; RECON-
MENDED BY STRIPE, ST.
Banker and INVESTOR tho Fathers
Paper. Has Only Praise for the U. o.
Soap Cooperation. which His Son 10
Running-Same Plant and Print Shop.

Running-Same Plant and Print Shop.
The Bonku and Inrestor, which Prints
things about finance. is devoting great
deal Of space these days to a concern called
the United States Soap Corporation. The
,iankr and Tarestor is run by Horace q.
stripe. who, according to the directory
s a journalist Of 81 Park row and dealer
in % let articles at ll35 Broadway. Mr.
Stripe was recently sued by DR.. Marion
n Clarke Of Wilkee-Blrre, Pa, who sought
to recover 5000 for breach OF contract
DR.. Clarke alleged in her complaint that
/, tripe had got f.om her her rights in . oer-
tain invention.
The only officer OF the United States
Soap Corporation that the public has eN'r
heard anything about is Frank Z. stripe
the treasurer. He is a son Of the other
s ripe, and, according TO the directory,
~ a lawyer at 81 Park row and dealer IN
toilet articles at 1888 Broadway.
At present the United States Soap Cor
poration il devoting part OF its energies
10 selling it's own stock. II offers shar,s
OF a par value Of 81 for 90 cents. In the
Bank r and Inrestor OF Feb there was IA
page advertisement OF the soap concern.
According TO the advertisement the COM
pany il "a popular cooperative manu-
featuring corporation" which offer for
public subscription limited amount OF its
capital stock.
The advertisement asserts that the pur-
chase OF the stock is "a safe investment
no risk of loss absolutely certain OF large
returns And there can be no possible
risk In the investment, because, earnings
from the present capacity OF the new plant,
when 1t is In complete working order. nave
been estimated, by conservative experts
familiar with every branch Of this industry,
at from IS per cent. to 30 per cent per an
num-"
The advertisement goes on to state that
the United States Soap Corporation was
| formed to take over stocks, the properties
and other rights of the various soap com
paniea, to control monopoly Of the worlds
leading industry More than that, the great
corporation. which purposes 20 provide the
soap that shall lather the world, has al
ready absorbed the o. c. Soap Company
of New York. which controls the best soap
and processes Of manufacture Of the pres
| ent day Moreover. 'grocers and con-
sImers holding stock In this corporation
will cell and use it's products In preference
| to all others
| YOU must pay down 10 per cent. OF the
| subscription price in order TO reserve the
| stock Balance Of payment may be made
ut the rate Of Is per cent. month II de-
sired third Of the spare taken up by
the advertisement is devoted to picture
! ~ Eastern Plant No. !. Lodi. y. D. which
"a. apparently. the first plant 10 be operate
! bv the corporation. Front he picture, one
might get the notion that the plant IL
| about aOox?0o feet.
nj rh, To find out about the plant Of theC nited
! States Soap Corporation. The man a. the
! other end Of the telephone. one OF the Lead
! ing merchants OF the town. said
"A company called the United States
! Soap CORPORATION has q two-story brick
I building here ia Main street The building.
I formerly used A. q woslIen mill II about
/ 1910 The property waS bought about
! eight months ago 10y man named William
! Stripe ! believe they're making h'tle
soap there but ] don't know how much.
The building seems to be us q mostly NJ q
printing Office A psp~f called ia. Marker
Gnd InrssfOf H. published there and guess
moe, 81 th. mon employed al the factory
are printefs
Unfortunately no record 81 the 20 g
Rlap COMPANY. which the monopoly
tu-h. has absorbed, can H. found Ia any
e tho roTI1raiiuu al Uupai tnrfship dltec.
'1flss nor " ts . any reoofd ~ faiins ~
iis lultsd state soap i"Jl"fatiou
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lpv-slop ash ~ lls lssus ~ cd ihs
,aI-.i. edited lay tho -.nloT s'uI-. 'hus
Tsfsfs Ca the soap ooinI.iy
Amans thus 40 a-ftGls shicL have tssh
49, niihs ilHifs Ice 4" "ai ~ hiioh A.
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s.sir o. - a. nlti hittrs hnsl - ~
5000 go mako D. uasihk' ~ OIL hat
.ts.sb and tin hats an ugpnu aniti hiusf 4
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