The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-07
on SOAP, by YOUNG MIR. STRIPE.
His Budding Trust Il Emphaticaliy AL
Ri0ht, and He Wants That known.

Frank Z. Stripe, secretary and treasurer
OF the United States Soap Corporation .
which, according to it's letterheads, Is in
corporated under the laws of Maine, AID
according to one Of its advertisements
vas organized ito control the monopoly
Of the worlds leading industry wrote
to The sun yesterday TO the effect that he
didn't liks an article relating 70 the cor
poration which The Sun printed on Thurs
day morning. A reporter was sent to Mr..
Stripe to find out what was the matter with
the article.
in the first place. said young Nr. Strip,
that article states that. my father, Horace
G. Stripe, was once partner Of Alfred X.
Goslin in bucketshop. That is absoluto y
false. Ny father was never a partner
with Goslin in anything. Furthermore
got a telephone message from Goslin
this morning that he would he willing TO
make On affidavit that NV father had never
been in business with him. but ] don't
suppose that Goeln's affidavit would coun;
| for much"
'Then you know Goelin'' Mr.. Stripe
was asked.
Il only know him by reputation.
don't know that ever saw him and l never
| had any dealings With him.
Mr.. Stripe was asked what else in the
| article he objected to and he said he OBJ
| jccted to all of it.
TO be particular said he. THE Sun
| SAYS / am the only officer Of tho company
known to the public. Now our letter
heads bear the names q all our officers
| Tney are Clarence j. Lawson, president
Louis r. Britton, vice-prcsident: ard Frank
| l.. Stripe. secretary and treasurer. Mr
Lawson is proprietor OF the henesa"
| APARTMENT hotel at 2t2 Weet l03d street
| board there and IL was from Mr.. Lawson
and a Mr.. Bauer that our company bought
the o. c: Soap Company end the fonnul.
! prominent citizen Of Newark. 1hese three
I ofhcers and Richard J. Berdan tf Paterson
| are the directors Of tho company. -.
That statement by merchant OF Lodi
| n. j., where our factory Is. that we nave
there only one two-story brick building
| 50 by TO- and that the building In used chiefiy
| for printing Office, isn't true. We have
there, altogether. eight buildings and we
| are turning out about 1000 cakes OF soap
| a dav. To be sure my fathers paper
the Banker and Investor Is printed there
| but that Is because he made a contract
| with our soap company TO print his paper
| The company has a printing plant to Irini
| tie wrappers AID labels for the soap Only
| one man Of those we employ WORKS Oh the
Tour company is all right and its doing
| a reputable business, asseyerated your!
Mr.. STRIPE, .and I'd ike The SrN to say 30.
Has your company any rating any
| where?- was asked.
| Dun's and Brads,reets, ii hasn't. I've
| refused 10 give them any Information
| but | don't think that's anything agai nr'
u. We don't have TO give -dcH hliorh'a'
ton II We don't want To
| IT zen il there any public record any
| where Of your oompanv owning any real
estate-the property, Tor instance where
IL makes soapf'
sWell. no. I don't lnow that there Is
The property e. l-odi stands IN ny name
| bought Il, but ! have transferred " 70 'he
company. The transfer ~ not record'd
but the company's tile To the property u
lust as good And there " public record
| Of the compsnys ownership OF peIsoiisi
property. II has an equity OF abou, si2DI
p1in al yn IN the facsofy There Is chaiiel
mort gage on II. given ty The coniahy
and thar NOR gage is ON file Ia the County
| Clerks Office a. Hackens-ick. be.ide,. We
own the soap formula. and other iliihgs
and ] don't know tina, 'herr gre any 80 s,l
hllitios. because we pay cesh Tor OF al
| We buy
| A icsure az the soap factory 81 Lodi hung
| on the wsu of MIR. stnpcs ono lie "a-
| a.Aed II the plant looked like iie irtuf"'
which indicated a nouf1,hing ooaoeie' -,
| N lOuks sllhi.lt's ] lat tnt, taid
he -ne Iic, are may h. liiti' hotter
looking than tho rar, but tLI1 "as sN W
Tor sn adyt ItissH,it
'bu, la your iathort p,Ier' y1u .,...h
| thai tbs p,lrrliLss ~ stock "a q A.ie 10 ,'s'
mend 40 raj " loss, absolutely orsih ~
isrpa re,urns' How can sou n-Ahs any
such suAIAInus'' .,,.
sTsn tlsre H. aLy los % sioskholos /.
IN ths upIiod stsass sissl t.LJ"isiiH
~ hsNs AIy losst'