New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22

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The flood of queries suggestions Complaints anu
nroes far power the staff then organized
to satisfactorily evident at once that II the work was
permanncy, special nVesogatory ana ay To-
must he devised and That institution of which Mr. T. La
Vgne formerly with the United States
Commerce has formulated its system and us
shortly be in shape operating When 1t gets gong WI" De
the eyes investigating mechanism Of any tribune reader VINO
wishes put question regarding advertised goods or
The purpose Tribune Bureau of Investigations as may be Oh
the reader may be generally eSpeSSeu " w e
will investigate and report upon local merchandise
anv advertisement merchandise where reasonable basis LOT
such investigation afforded the question or complaint submitted
T. will advise as to the reliability advertisement public
offer Of merchandise submitted it.
at will publish through The Advisors Department conducted
bv myself such queries bring out Information
general the purchasing public holding cOnnoena w
identity of its correspondents, if desired
It will pay particular heed question: criticism or com
% regarding in The Tribune; the fundamental
nnrpose Of the Bureau is protection for Tribune readers
Free not only to subscribers to
The Tribune reader though he has than picked
nm somebody ses copy paper from streetcar seat
All this without prejudice The rbune guarantee Of money back
n anv purchaser Of goods advertised IN The Tribune The
Ruu is merely supplementary this the offers
the ounce of complete prevention those who prefer the pound Of
martial cure For money back be than partial
tho acgravaton of the mised
What Investigations and its mouthpe The Advisor
win do is: .,,.
dealer or advertiser and another.
2- will regard anonymous communications except as way
farers TO the waebasket confidence will be respected
write us in but must make known who you are
I.; opro Rono Publco" and "Stung" please
in advice Tribune equally honest advertisers who
do notp atronze The Tribune
II will not make any statement Of fact either publicly
av which cannot supported by the actual evidence gathered
bv our Investigators available call from our files
queries In which the determination
s If necessity such questions relating to
theatrical productions stocks bonds question in
which pub morals ethics, from the specific business morals
or ethics of the transaction under discussion involved
Let me state all due emphasis that there will be
though they may come within
the Bureau No authoritative Hall OF Fame Board
has ever presented with diploma for omnscence
have been elected of present writing president of the
KnowA Club many things that don't know right
chr chosen field Of merchandise Of them probably shall
find out be for lack Of endeavorng to employ
command And whatever do
find out absolutely of The Trbunereading public
One more points, important Our first interest is n and
r first duty toward purchasing public But this does not
that we shall acting counse for the complainant
Frooenty complaints this office in which pur
chaser and not the fault Sometimes the purchaser
has nassed out fold Tribune readers deeply by
a 10 support and firmly convinced that
hcLiro the advertiser unworthy motives In
ont Of ten however lay with the defendant the
contention has proved sounder basis than msapprehenon