384 OLEOMARGARINE. 



papers : The Chicago Record, the Chicago Daily News, the Inter Ocean, 

 Chicago; the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Journal, the Illinois 

 Staats-Zeitung, Chicago; the Chicago Times-Herald, the Chicago 

 Evening Post, and the Chicago Chronicle. It might be well for me to 

 read one of these. 



The ACTING CHAIRMAN. You might make a brief statement as to 

 what they contain. 



Mr. JELKE. These statements all go to show that Braun & Fitts 

 advertise their goods as oleomargarine under their brand. They want 

 the goods sold as oleomargarine with their name on them. We believe 

 that by presenting our goods to the consumer we can not only increase 

 our business, but by our superior knowledge and by our attention to 

 detail of manufacture in every way we believe we can remain what we 

 are now, the largest manufacturers of oleomargarine in the United 

 States. 



The above statements are as follows : 



DECEMBER 19, 1900. 



GENTLEMEN: Referring to your communication of recent date, we 

 would say that during the past two years we have published a number 

 of advertisements of your oleomargarine in the Chicago Record and 

 Daily News. These advertisements have stated plainly that your prod- 

 uct Holstein oleomargarine is put up in packages and every pack- 

 age is plainly marked. 



Very truly, yours, VICTOR F. LAWSON. 



Messrs. BRAUN & FITTS, 



187 No. Union St., Chicago. 



THE INTER-OCEAN, 

 Chicago, December 18, 1900. 



GENTLEMEN: In reply to your letter of inquiry would say tliat you 

 have advertised with us quite a little your " oleomargarine." The pack- 

 ages have been plainly marked and the advertisement so specified. 

 Tours, respectfully, 



FREDK. C. PIERCE, 



Advertising Manager. 

 Messrs. BRAUN & FITTS, City. 



THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 



Chicago, December 18, 1900. 



To whom it may concern: This is to certify that Messrs. Braun & 

 Fitts, 187 j^orth Union street, Chicago, have during the past three or 

 four years extensively advertised their Holstein brand of oleomargarine 

 in the Chicago Tribune, in which the statement was made that every 

 package is plainly marked. 



Respectfully, TRIBUNE COMPANY, 



HUGH W. MONTGOMERY, 



Business Manager. 



