The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-25
FACIS THAT PROVE
NOTHING But OUR POSITION.

Our North Main Street friends have taken up consider
able newspaper space endeavor excate themselves
from their position and the most important statement con-
taned in their declaration letter from the Manufacturers
under date Of Nov 4h in which they admit having apollo
gzed to for shipping them blankets under brand To
quote from their letter pubished 1--WE the firm named
(meanng ourselves explanation apology for hav-
ing shipped you blankets Their Ticket which, 50 far
as goods of manufacture concerned is Their
Ticket. Does this not confirm position? This letter
further states eve do not remember to have put Tar Heel
ticket goods orany else and the matter evidently
escaped your attention at the time YOU ORDERED the
blankets under THEIR TICKET Does the reading public
believe it escaped our friends attention?
Oh, no! there motive in their getting the Tar
Heel and that attempt to deprecate by pacingit
on sale side by side with blanket of inferior quality
representing them be of equal value their ADVERTISE
ment indicates, which they know is Misrepresentation
Can they denythis9
While we are regarded by great many manufacturers
as Jobbers. attempt to msrepresen position
and refer readers to the Wachan and Southron and
Herald of last year special advertisement about Oct ls
Tar Heel Blankets in which stated that the manu-
acurers had declined to sell because obbers
and when reminded that the second house in the
State that had sold their blankets and had spent many dollars
advertising them they recognized the justice of claim
and put the Jobbing list with all the advantages enjoy
ed by their largest they stated and we believe
them. We doubted that friends selling the
genuine Tar Heel we knew al about it, and advised
patrons to buy hem if there any nducement price,
they good property. Our friends to think they
are he only pebbles the beach, and ought have the
exclusive right to sell the Dixie brand, and in reply
their query what purpose blankets ordered last
tcketed Dixie and adv rtsed for sale by the only
orgnaors of the Tar Heel brand permit remind you
frer that sold Dixie blankets before you heard
Of the brand except through and there people in
Sumter County sleeping comfortably under them that
boughthem from hana dozen years ago. but they
were the GENUINE ARTICLE, sameas now selling
under the Tar Heel Brand and not the third grade such
is being sold under the Dixie ticket to-day
Yes. we have had trademark registered, be-
eve in protecting rights and wardng off ntruders and
action encouraged and approved by the manufac
turers.
We know all about the Is pairs you returned, and if
agreeable you may get pairs in exchange but really
don't think you any consideration and may recall
consent.
In regard to the statement of friends that all the
Tar Heels bought by them received congratulate
them have several pairs still due but adhere to
original statement that only 25 pairs shipped he
and challenge them to produce invoices in excess Of this
There another statement Of our friends which
not allow pass unnoced and that that M their blankets
were bought from the Mills direct selling agent We
reliably informed that the Dixie blanket bought through
merchant in eghboring town, former employee. Is
he the mills direct selling agent?
Consi istency, Thou Art A Jewel!
A Rose NAV smell lust as sweet by other but