Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-15
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MI. MANN: is the press is means ~ whhh
good m rails, law and order, DC, ARE established
aud maintained 20 also II is The best means that
can he used for correcting erroneous impressions.
Therefore small spncein your excellent paper is
earneely solicited for the purpose of placing ceI-
tain matters and characters in their true iight--ss
there has been much said in certain Quarters with
IN he pas, few weeks TO prevent merchants ard
others from shipping -four packed in machine
made barrels in consequence of their being subject
to dedurlon of 20 10 rs cents per bbl on -four So
sh pprd aud that -four has been shipped from T.
Washhurn & Sons Mil and treated in like man
uer, ope a'ing serious injury TO the barrel
mauuiaclory. That his false impression nigh,
ne corrected, fsw certificates have been obi aincd
from perrons whose truihfulness will not be qucs-
toned showing TO soue extent al least the nature
origin end ruth Of this report:
Nm. BEVARD.
NuscaiiRe, March "a, 1858
hear that there is d report in circulation TO The
effect lha, we have shipped -four To 81 Louis This
Spring in barrels made al G w Hunts Slave and
Basrel Fac CRY, in this city, AMI that lie lour was
scratched and 20 cents deducted from the barrel IN
consequence ofthe flour being packed in machine
made barrels. This report is exceedingly unius
towards me and Mr. Hunt, aud is raised in orOer
10 injur, us both as il is wholly without founda
ton aud hasely false ! have not shipped, nor has
any one else one barrel OF -four made ut the Nrva-
ia Mill since il first stared. further state lha
for The last eight years | have bern using -four bar.
r,s made by different coopers IN this region at
country; many of which have been good barr. Il
hni hava never seen any that bore any eonparion
with the barrels 'ha, Mr. Hunt is now making -
For strength, perfection and neainess tscy excel
any thing III The share Of -four barrels have ever
seen. Il &AsasUan.
hzscatine March "a 1853.
hereby certify thai Samuel Bamfnrd informed
me this day that hour sh pped from Washburn
q Sons Mill tins Spring, was scratched in s,
Louis and 20 eenIs deducted from tie price. in
conscquenee OF 1 being packed in machine ban
res. JoHN BUEgR.
Wustafihe, elruary | 1853.
have used the machine-stave -four bari els malo
al Quihcy H.. OF which, in regard to shipping anj
souring -four, there was no complaint.
OF. MILt1R.
We have shipped no -four up 10 this date.
lMarch "a 1889 OaiLyIE & ST.. Joav.
NuScafine, August II 1862.
Nessrs. Burrows y Pretfyman, LDavenport:)-
We, the under gHed, DO certify we have hcep
nlskng flour barrels OF he nae hine. dressed slaves
of Messrs Hunt & Bevard, and the slaves we're as
good il not better than The split slaves Joseph
Bennett has been using the barrels for year aud
better. and he states that he would m her have
does not like them now is because he cnnnci pas
for what he has already GOT. and he cauro, pct
any more until re pays up. That's sill the trouble
with The barrels that know Of. We never
neard of II until wanted our nav on them he.
fore which b. did not find any fsul; with them.--
tie sent man TO engags 10000, at 40 cents pcs
Dbl. Yours, SC :. BA.roRn.
Jas. BrksH.
STAVE MACHINE AHEAD RAISE THE
FLAG!
I'm In addition 10 the above, wish YOU 10
gttfHpubiish the following certificates, obtained in
STSSt Louis. which will place this matter he
,ond question forever after aud put To silence
and shame tie peIfdious dei5sctors of honest in.
dusiry. notwithstanding the barrels have soursd
flour an! cut up sundry other curious antics. these
certificates sh W that there is. TO say The least.
ketis "rolienness in Denmark"
WIN BEvARD.
81 Louis, April IL, 1853.
Messrs Ogilcie q 81 Joh,a-Ge, The al.
hanels, containing -four, received from YOU on lie
9th instant. per Wisconsin, were mace from mn.
chine slaves, and we consider hem fully as coed
As any barrels we have been in the habit of reces
los from the upper rivers. No objection was
made 10 he Hour in consequence of being in barrel.
Of he kind named above
RHopEs. PKsRAM & Co.
81 Louis, March 81, 1853.
Messrs Farmer i Loolitle-- Gents: Ia answet
20 yours OF z3d utimo in relation to the Muscaiine
machine -four barrels, we would say that they are
decidedly The best packages for -four that wo have
received this year, in every respect.
Yours. respectfully, w l. EWING 4 Co.
81 Louis, April II 1853.
This 10 to certify that !. Ledien Davis. Flour In
speeIor Tor the city or 81 Louis did, OH March 81.
1883, inspect (56) fifty-six barrels of flour 10.
l. Ewing q 20. branded Nevada Mills. 80
ea'Ine, Iowa" and on April 6. 1858. (aI2I
hundred and twelve barrels, of the same brand ~
place. with the exception of 24) twenty -four bar
aeis OF the loi. which wera banded Family Flour.
10 the best OF my recollection, both lots were ia
The best order OF any LOT of barrels lai had eve,
come under my notice, Gom above the Repids.
And ! would further say, that The barrels brand.
cd "Aibion Mills" from Burrows s. Prerymau.
are generally in good merchandise order. All the
naiieiS SPOKEN oil above are the machine barrels
l. DAVIS. Flour Inspector.