East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-12
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Offered for Pendleton City Park by
Standard Grocery Company.

Pendleton, Or, Jan, Ia. 1905.
To the Commemorative are some
what amused by the intimation that
we were selling imitation Gold Medal
Creamery Butter" which appeared in
an advertisement in the E. o. of the
11th inst.
1t is lucky for the party responsible
for the advertisement that it was an
intimation, and not a statement, as
he would be reading a summons for
damages from our attorneys, instead
of this challenge.
We will give to a committee of
three, selected by Mr.. Younger, and
accepted by ourselves, a certified
check on any of the Pendleton
banks for one thousand dollars, to be
used for a city park. or any charita-
BILE purpose, if they will prove that
the Gold Medal Butter handled by us
is an imitation,
We have always fought high prices
and always endeavored to fill our
customers wants. That is the reason
we are selling Gold Medal at a rea-
sonable price, and we now suppose it
must have been below our esteemed
competitors price. or there wouldn't
have been a kick. Don't it look that
way to you?
The article we have reference to
goes on to intimate. that because
you bought the butter from us it is
stale and secondhand"
The idea, to intimate that because
sion house merchant, the merchant
sells it to the grocer, and the grocer
sells ii to your cook, 1t is stale when
1t reaches your plate.
Well, well. we wouldn't insult your
intelligence by trying to make you
believe such "rot." We trust that
you will kindly pardon the use of the
word rot" but it is the only one
appropriate in such a case.
We would like to ask the party re-
sponsible for the advertisement. if he
buys his sugar from the refinery or
from second-hands? Does he buy
his canned goods and many other ar
ticles, which are too numerous to
mention, direct from the Gamers or
from second parties hands?
We will tell the public frankly that
sugar, canned goods, and nearly
everything handled by a retail grocer
comes through second hands. called
jobbers or commission men.
His intimation that goods pur-
chased through second hands are
stale, would, undoubtedly, make the
sugar sour. We wish you would taste
it and see. The amount of free ad-
vertising we are receiving from our
competitors advertisement is great
ly appreciated by us, and we do not
think that 1t would be necessary for
us to do any advertising for several
months, as the people now see that
we are the smashers of high prices.
We also note that they are going
to sell you Gold Medal for 80 cents
per roll, and as we think that is what
II is worth, we advise you to buy. but
at the same time don't forget that we
are the smashers of high prices, and
should get the credit for our efforts.
The party further charges us with
using unbusiness like methods, be-
cause we undersell him. Well, to the
charge of being satisfied with a small
profit, and underselling him, we must
plead guilty, and await the just SEN
tence of the suffering public.
We thank you for the patience with
which you have read the defense we
have made against our prosecutors,
and If you will pardon us for taking
up so much of your valuable time, we
promise you that we will not rush
into print again.
Your Grocers,
STANDARD GROCERY co.