The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-18
DEALERS APPROVE
SEALER'S WORK
Enthusiastic For Universal En-
fOrCement of Ordinances.
SCORE DISHONEST PEDDLERs
WISH SPEEDY AND THOROUGH
INVESTIGATION.

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See that every merchant and >
= peddler with whom YOU trade use .
. only weights and measures bear ?
= ing the city stamp. All others are =
= Illegal ana may be fraudulent
If you see the city seal is absent ,
= help protect the public ley notify 2
Q ing The Herald of the violation of =
2 the ordinance The information .
VIII be transmitted to the proper =
. authorities. =
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City merchants interviewed yester-
day were enthusiastic over the work
that the city seaIer is accomplishing.
Almost without exception the large
dealers commend the crusade that is
being made against the dishonest or
Indifferent peddleTs and merchants
who fail 60 observe the ordinance re-
curing them to have standard weights
and measures and to have them prop
erly sealed.
Milan and Lees said yesterday:
we are surprised that this question
has not been agitated before. We have
no protection against INSCRIPTIONS
peddIers unless this ordinance is sys-
tematiCally and thoroughly enforced.
We viii give Mr.. Richards our hearty
support In every possible way. We
are strongly IN favor of his having at
least one competent assistant. We have
gone so far as to talk with some of
our brother merchants as to whether it
would not be advisable to draw up
petition to the city council asking them
to grant Mr. Richards an assistant until
he shall have thoroughly canvassed the
city. The increased revenue that would
accrue to the city would pay for any
expense that this would incur. We feel
that as taxpayers and licensed mer-
chants we have right to demand ev-
cry possible protection against dishOn-
esty and unfair competition that it is
I'M the city's power to give US
Says Oppositions Means Dishonesty.
j. NJ Marriott said:
ANY merchant that is not I'm favor
Of Obeying this law you can set down
as crooked. No honest man should fear
TO have his scales or measures investi-
gated. / have never failed to have my
scales examined twice a year and prop
erly sealed, since I have been in bust
ness in this city. I feel that I have the
right to demand that others should do
the same. Women who viii question
our weights viii cheerfully buy with
out question of some peddleT, whose
measures are OutrageOusiy out of line
simply because they offer goods a few
cents less than reputable dealers. BY
all means have this thing pushed and
pushed strong. Don't do IL half way
but compel everyone. big or little. ped
der or merchant, without exception
and without favor, to strict compli-
ance with the law"
J. w. Hanes said.
The work already done IS showing
good effect, 7 find far fewer women
coming into my store saying that they
can buy cheaper from peddlers than
from me- I hope that the ordinance
VIII be Tigidly enforced throughout the
city. I realize that the work has not
yet been fairly started. but 7 appreciate
the effort that is being made and hope
that as soon as possible all viii be
made to conform strictly with the law.
Good For Both Sides.
A. Booth & Co.'S manager said:
we are strongly in favor of this
movement 1t protects the consumer
ana the merchant equally; the cOnsum-
er against unjust and fraudulent
weights and the merchant against un-
fair competition. Tt helps us i'm an
other way When farmer comes into /
our store 10 sell poultry he very often
is suspicious OF our weights Wien I
shown the seal placed upon our scales
he is Immediately satisfied. This alone
saves us much time and useless Wran-
Cling"
w. L. Price said:
IF Mr.. Richards does the work thor
Oughly it viii be a good thing We
have I'm tie past and are now obliged /
to compete with dishonest dealers of |
one kind or another, and / believe this |
win do much TO help Us out"
William Wood said.
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Get after the peddleTs. they are the /
ones that hurt honest merchants /
most
T. j. NiDper, manager of the Palace /
market, said;
eve are and always have been in |
favor of honest scales and measures. /
Anything that can be done TO make /
this universal viii secure our hear-y 1
support
The Success market manager said: /
We are always i'm favor of any
measure which promotes honest deal
ing. we mean 10 he bOnest ourselves, /
ana we expect our competitors to be /
tie same. Any law that tends 60 pro
mote Ialr competition viii meet our ap- /
prevail"
II. Gansen, proprietor Of the CaiiC0r- /
MIA Fish 81 Poultry company. said.
II do not believe that this agitation I
VIII do any good on prevent dishonesty !
ON the part of amy one who is disposed 1
to be crooked. IL is foolish ide@ 4
from beginning to end I'm the .irst
place, the standard measures are of 4
such a size and shape that it would be (
very easy TO sell q half peck for a peek. (
or peck for "a half bUsheI. I would 4
wager that L could go out with stand /
ard measures and sell to nine out of 4
ten women "a kali peck of produce fCT
peck without receiving a word OF 4
complaint. Even If the measures were /
of d different shape / stiu fail TO see 4
where it would do any good. ass YOU /
cannot make an honest man out cf a I
dishonest one with any law you can
make"
The scales i'm this establishment did /
not bear the city official stamp mark
Ing them as honest
Many merchants emphasized the idea /
that the work must be thoroughly done
TO accomplish the end desired Any z
halfway investigation would be worse .
than useless, they commended and the
quicker &c was done the better
ONLY SLIGHT DELAY.
Lcadville. Colo, June 1T-Denver &
Rio Graude limited passenger train No. (
9. Westbouud was brought back to
Lhls city on account of rocksiide
which blocked the road near Minturn