Salt Lake Tribune | 1896-08-30 | Page 5 | War on the Match Trust

WAR ON THE MATCH HATCH TRUST local retailers Bet allers knock the bottom out 0 oz arices quito a belsk war la Is bolanz belli waged between wholesale anil and retail grocers men of salt calce the trao ible Is life due to the independent spirit ot of borne of 0 the retailers reta ilera who are making an earnest endeavor to down the match trust known as aa the diamond match bateh 2 company ot of detroit this concert they aver has Virtu virtually lilly controlled this thia particular line of trade for years and litt pit put prices up whenever it ceased clr W b henderson Is one of 0 the head men iu itt the new sc hency to et around oro ind tho the trust yes tea we are planning to lower the prices in mat marchei chei said mr alend arpon in answer to a my imy acif and several other have parched ii a carload of 0 mal clice which are the same as the re ular bartor hatchw and wo we havi have ob them at sud quell aw a low deuro that wo we pro p ose to knock kneels the bottom out of if prices here tho the wholesalers ot of this city or a large number of them cam out recently with will a folder lit in v u aich they announced a big cut in match prices they oil all patronize the trust euid consequently cannot sell aall their roods goods me as cheaply as alcy could wore were they aliey independent in view ot of eXISt InIC we re ie i e tal leis resolved to undersell them or rather rat iier buy matchus 9 cheaper in tile tho laba baht chaix thaix wo we could from frolic the w bole balers sit lets here that la Is all there Is about it IL As the matter now stands a owr twelve lve box caddy of oc matches ran can be bought for ous dime a price that has never boort readied reached before lie