Uncle Sam and Columbia in search of pure food in their domain . 26 CHEAPNESS w. PURITY. latcbein a\ibrhiiiem. GtlAPTBR XI. What of the Future ? That is the problem of the hour and we, fellow citizens and busi-ness men. are here to solve it. With the firm of Fraud, Cheat & Co.,on one side, and Catchem & Skinem on the other, it is indeed a prob-lem. We have already proven to you, in chapter seven, that vile andunwholesome goods are for sale in almost every city and state in UncleSams domain, and in most cases without restraint. But our foodexhibit clearly shows that the brand, or label, on goods
Uncle Sam and Columbia in search of pure food in their domain . 26 CHEAPNESS w. PURITY. latcbein a\ibrhiiiem. GtlAPTBR XI. What of the Future ? That is the problem of the hour and we, fellow citizens and busi-ness men. are here to solve it. With the firm of Fraud, Cheat & Co.,on one side, and Catchem & Skinem on the other, it is indeed a prob-lem. We have already proven to you, in chapter seven, that vile andunwholesome goods are for sale in almost every city and state in UncleSams domain, and in most cases without restraint. But our foodexhibit clearly shows that the brand, or label, on goods which shouldconvey the truth to the purchaser, means practically nothing, and inthousands of cases is a monstrous fraud. Any retailer who is so dis-posed can find multitudes of manufacturerswho will put up a iroods for him and label orbrand themto 11} A PLEA FOR WHOLESOME FOOD. 27 many manufacturers are daily tempting him in every way they can.(hoping-thereby to secure a liberal order) to buy adulterated or infe-rior goods, telling him they will send them to him under a genuinebrand, or label. and the people will never know the difference, and hecan make a larger profit. It is a strong temptation in these dayswhen eompetition is so keen, and the people themselves, not knowingthe facts, constantly demanding Lower Prices ! Lower Prices ! until it is simply impossible to produce an honest article at the price
Size: 1715px × 1456px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidunclesamcolumbia00gale
