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Show SALT LAKER "STUNG" 8! C011SI COMPANY Concern Soils Oranges Cheaply, but Pox Contains Only One Dozen. "You can Jopl some of the people all of tho lime and all of 'the people soiuo of tho timo; but you can't fool all of I ho people all of tho time," applies today to-day as much as when Abraham Lincoln made tho stalome.nt years ago. The Dexter Supply company of Long Beach, Cal., might have adopted this as its slogan in their nttempt to get-rieh-quick. The concern advertised in two of the morniug papers of this city that tn-,V would ship vipo, .iuicy, luscious Cnli-forniti Cnli-forniti oranges, express prepaid, for $2.G0 per box to anybody in this cily or any other place, and guaranteed the fruit to be "choice," in every particular. particu-lar. Tho companv proposod to advertise adver-tise its wares extensively, and was about lo enter into advertising contracts con-tracts with other local papers, when their bluff was called. How manv Salt Lake pe.oplo "bit' at the advertisement is not known, but it is certain that when the postal authorities au-thorities finish with tho matter in baud, it will have been brought to light that, pioro than ono was" "stung" by the alleged California concern. J. E. Galighcr, manager of the Utah Mining Machinory and bupply company, fell a victim to tho art of the California parties. Noting tho advertisement, he forwarded the money anil calmly awaited his box of "ripe .juicy, luscious lusci-ous California oranges." They came in the courso of time, in a little wooden box. each orango carefully wrapped and packed, and tho address was perfectly plain. Mr. Galighcr hnd expected a box containing several dozen of the "ripe, iuicy. luscious" fruit, but iustead, tho box contained just an even dozen oranges of the variety one would bo ! asked about -10 cents" for at a local store, Mr. Galighcr counted out tho oranges, reckoned tho cost, and found littlo to wonder at: regarding tho "express "ex-press prepaid," for ho had given up just 21 2-'. cents for each orange. Tho matter was immediately brought lo the attention of Postoffice Inspector ('. D. Lowe of this city, and in turn. Mr. Lowe will refer it to the chief of this district, who is located in Denver. Den-ver. Mr. Galigher is naturally somewhat some-what worked up over tho matter and proposos to liavo the company pushed to tho full limit of tho law. It is pointed out that, the company has dono nothing wrong iir one way, as tho advertisement read: "California Oranges. Ilipo, Juicy, Luscious. Wo ship only choice fruits. We will ship vou, by express, prepaid, ono box of !NTavcl Oranges for $2.G0." In an ordinary or-dinary box of this fruit, there are generally gen-erally fifteen do7.cn oranges, but the company makes no claim to send this number, and docs not sav how much fruit will be contained in a "box or what the size of tlio box will be. Imjted Slates District Attorney H. F. Booth will take charge of the 'matter and will bo assisted by the post offico inspectors of Denver and this eit3 U is proposod to put u stop to tho gel-rich-quick idea of tho firin in this city and state, and forco it, if it desires to do business here, to advertise its goods properly and not with intent to deceive, as the advertisement seems to indicate. |