| Show ABOUT TIN WHAT AN AMERICAN HAS TO SAY they are making equality of roofing tin in philadelphia that cannot bo excelled in the world the following letter from an american firm making tinplate tin plate to the salt laka times will be read with inte reet nia aug editor of tho times salt lake city utah dear sir we bay just been handed a cottine said to have been taken from your issue of the ath headed tho spirit of the press home made tin plate we beg to thank you for the kind remarks contained therein and feeling that some information in regard to our position would be of in I 1 terest to you wo beg to say first ef all that politics do not enter into our busi nesa in any way chape or form we I 1 lava no bill or party to bolster our business has been for many years tho importation and jobbing of tin plates of all kinds our housa was established in 1810 we therefore feel that we have had considerable experience an i should have a fair knowledge of our business our position is somewhat bome what different from most importers in place of selling only makers brands we own a number of brands which we have had mada ac cording to our own formulas these formulas ware gotten up by us in philadelphia many years ago the plates were made here at that time and the teat of their wearing qualities was ande here some of these plates are imitated and their reputation traded upon to such an extent by interior plates that we to stamp every sheet of the genuine taylor old style brand of roofing tin with tho brand thickness registered trade mark and our full name aid ad dreas the guarantee a copy of which ia on the enclosed card ia gifun with every of this brand we are therefore in a position of guaranteeing to give double llie value for every sliest could bs found the slightest imperfection As plato was made over three thousand miles away and made direct from eng land to me boinis in in stalest we of course were unable to personally ally superintend tho manufacture of avery sheet and just ai eoon as we felt that the goods could be made in america we at once arranged to do naturally preferred and which we think you will agree with us ia business judgment to have the article madah cra under our own par adonil in place of three thousand miles away according to our instructions especially when we hold oura elyes this action on our part made ug ut ones the object of the wrath of quite a number whether they be jealous competitors peti tors or newspaper writers we of course have nothing to say wo paid no attention to these articles as we did not propose ta waste our time in idle new controversy and afflit is purely business with us we felt that e be better oft in attending atte to our own business and using our ahola tima in to improve the nooks that we are makins aa tar ay the article blitch stated that we were re dipping low grade imported platea w we would cay it ia false which was well cnown to the ori sinator yi and the emotive is not far to sees nor hard to find we take pleasure in advising you that we are more than pleased with th results of ourvor band sa we have succeeded in putting on a quantity of coaties than we have cvar seon cr heard of being plate wo now offer in addition to the regular guarantee to ship the genuine taylor OLD STYLE brand of roofing tin mado here in philadelphia to auy part of the united and if t is not found eu to every othor roofing tin made we will remove it at oar expense we do not manufacture steal that ia an industry established in this country many years ago and wa feel quite sure that atie reputation of the american steel manufacturers standa equal to any in the world the process we use is exactly the same as used fifty years ago we take the black sheets passing them through ach process to the finished article in the most careful manner each sheet receiving four distinct immersions in the metal tho abiva are the simple facts of what we are doing and wa sincerely hope that it there aie any among your readers who doubt our ability to produce american roofing tin that they will favor with orders as it is by butine aa we make our lining and in receiving orders hare business and liva very respectfully W G TALOK co |
