DEALERS IN SPURIOUS COFFEES. 917 
Serial No. 
10515. Granular imitation coffee. Composition: Pea hullsand bran. Maufactured by 
the Powell Manufacturing Company, 120 Front street, New York. See cir- 
cular letter, p. 918. 
Abstracts and copies of a number of the circular letters sent out to 
dealers by the manufacturers of spurious coffees may be of interest and 
value. The following are copied in full with the exception of the address: 
Dear Sir: I send you by this mail a sample of ‘‘imitation coffee.” 
This is a manufactured bean, and composed of flour; you can easily mix 15 per 
cent of this substitute in with genuine coffee that ranges in price from 20 to 224 
cents, and it will improve the flavor of the same; it granulates the same as coffee. 
If you deal with us it will be in the most strict confidence. 
This S.S. Coffee (Superior Substitute) is packed in barrels, weight about 170 
pounds to barrel. By the use of our bean you can increase your profits tu 1} cents 
per pound and improve the flavor. Try a sample barrel. Price 11} cents per pound 
net, tendays. No attention paid to postal cards, 
Yours, 
Wy, i. REE, 
Sole Agent. 
I would not show samples eyen to employés. 
GENTLEMEN: We desire to call your attention to our improved grade of coffee pel- 
lets, which we mail you sample of to-night. The bulk of the goods has been in- 
creased, and the drinking merit still further enhanced, as a test of the g ods will 
demonstrate. To exhibit the value of our goods, and show the extent they can be 
used with good results, we mail you sample of a compound coffee made as follows: 
75 per cent pellets, 15 per cent ceffee, 10 per cent chicory. 
This makes a very desirable cup of coffee, equal to any low grade straight coffee, 
and costs,on basis of 5 cents per pound for pellets, 7 cents per pound. By the use 
of 33 per cent of our new pellets in fine goods, the same result is obtained as from 
the straight goods alone. 
We believe a thorough test of the coffee pellets will convince you that the goods 
are the most valuable adjunct of the coffee business on the market. 
We will be pleased to quote prices on quantities. 
Yours, respectfully, 
CLARK COFFEE COMPANY. 
GENTLEMEN: We desire to make a proposition to you, which will be for your inter- 
est to consider. 
We are manufacturing a coffee substitute which is unquestionably far ahead of 
anything in its line, which we term “ coffee pellets.” The merit of these we will not 
dilate upon, but simply ask that you give them a fair trial. They are put out in 
size used for crushed coftees, and are the best for that purpose upon the market. We 
understand you are using peas extensively, and we propose, if we can get your atten- 
tion on the goods, to compete with that article on a basis of uniform price. Our 
goods are 4 ounces lighter in bulk to the pound than pease, and double the quantity 
can be used, with better results. As far as appearance is concerned, of course our 
goods have considerably the bestof it. We mail you sample to-night, and our Mr. 
Clark will be in your city the first of next week, and we would ask that you see if it 
is not for your advantage to use our goods. 
Hoping you will give it your attention, we remain, 
Yours, respectfully, 
CLARK COFFEE COMPANY. 
