Show T TRADING STAMPS NOT RESPONSIBlE fOR SHORT WEIGHT That at the tho trading st stamp business s as 5 practiced in Utah is a 0 legitimate advertising advertising adver adver- l. l plan an and is in no way to blame for au any short weight practices is the thc statement made by O. O A. A manager man man- ager i in Utah for the tho Sperry t. t son sn company one of tho the biggest trading stamp concerns Ho He criticised comments com corn moats ments made on the trading stamp tamp business bust busi nets ness in the biennial report of ot C. C E E. Condie Condie Con Con- die state sealer scaler of of weights and meas meas- mos ures Mr Ir Pau Paules es e's statement follows s II Naturally I was surprised at the attitude of ot the state tate sealer ler Mr Jr Condie Condio towards trading stamps It is very ovi ei dent that ho bo has been beon misinformed or orho orho ho he certainly would not havo placed tao tiie blame blamo for tho pernicious practice of short weighting upon trading stamps Every fair minded person must agron that the merchant who h J short weights his customers is simply dishonest and it would be ridiculous for or him to attempt to justify his action cither on account aunt of the tho cost of trading stamps advertis- advertis ing lag rent delivery cry or any of ot the tho other factors which bieh enter into the cost of I soiling selling merchandise 4 I I am om a firm advocate of stringent I laWs law which will protect the tho public against short weighting The Tho Sperry Hutchinson company will 1 its enthusiastic enthusiastic en- en support to a a. measure which purposes to stamp out this evil Wo Vo would welcome the closest Investigation on on the part of ot Mr r. r Condie and his big deputies and would bo be the tho first to con can clema whether tho the merchant sa o avo trading trad trad- ing lug stamps or notI not I I I fall to see Co whore where tho trading stamp or any ant similar de device Ie 0 for lating trade can bo used a as a. a L cloak under un un- un der which Thich a merchant could d dodge any weights weicht and aud measures law In my humble humble hum hum- ble opinion the methods which a I. I merchant mer chant Inn may pursue to increase o his vol vol- I mao urno of tra trade e docs does no not como come under tho I jurisdiction of ot Mr Nr Condie's office offic and I yet yot if there is any question in in the minds of ot the tho officials i or the public that tho trading stamp method of ot drawing trade trado is a a I drain on anybody we will wm be pleased to answer an any queries on the I subject i a Utah 4 Utah I foremost amongst the tho progressive states in tho W West t I and w feel fecI quit confident that every loyal Joyal citizen who conscientiously lm says fays I I am for Utah will Trill in the tho same ume breath sav say aay Fair play Jl I 1 might say for tor the benefit of or thousands thou sands e. of ot collectors of S. S H. H green trading stamps stamp in the tho slate of ot Utah that the tile Sperry on company is a n lt legitimate advertising nd concern that on- on op crates in practically IJ- IJ every state tato in the tho union and that there need neeJ be bo no fear in the tho mind of that anyone we wc will ever t cease to opera operate to in this state J 1 |