Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-06-24
The StaVe Machine A gaia
with the
Star.SpansHed Banner
Muscqtinc, March 30. USE:

and maintained, SO also II is the best means that
Cnn be used for correcting erroneous impression.
Therefore small space in your eSceilcn, paper Is
carneeily solicited, ior the purpose Of placing Ger
lain matters and characters in their true light-as
there has been much said in certain quarters with
10 he past few weeks to prevent merchants and
others from shipping -four packed in machine
made barrels, in consequence OF their being subject
10 deduction Of 20 to 25 cents per bbl on flour
shipped. aud that -four has been shipped from z.
Washburn & Sous Mill apd treated in lUse man
ner, cpei ating 2s serious injury 10 the barrel
mandatory. That This false impression mighf
ne corrected few certificates have been obtained
from perGons whose ruthfuiness will not be cues
toned, showing to exten, al least the nature,
origin and truth ofthls report:
Masculine, March "a, 1853
hear that there is report il ejaculation 10 the
effect that we have shipped ionr to 81 Louis this
Spring in barrels made at G w Hunts Slave and
Basrel Factory. in this city, and that The -four waa
scratched and 20 cents deducted from the barrel in
consequence ofthe -four being packed in machine
made barrels. This report is exceedingly upjusi
towards me and Mr. Hunt, aud is raised in oner
TO nurt US both, as il is wholly without founda-
ton aud basely false. have not shipped, nor has
ANY one else one barrel Of flour made at the Neya-
da Mill since il FIRST started further state that
r.ls made by different coopers in this region OF
country, many of which have been good barrcls
bn, hava never seen any that bore any companion
with the barrels that Mr. Hunt is now making
For strength, perfection and neatness they excel
any thing in the shape OF -four barrels have ever
seen. u. WasHBURy.
Muscatine, March "a 1853
hereby certify that Samuel Bamford informed
me this day that flour shipped from u Washbum
& Sons Mill, this Spring, was scratched in st
Louis and 90 cents deducted from the price, in
consequence Of is being packed in machine bar
res. JOHN BUKER.
Muscatine, February |. 1853.
have used the machue-stuve -four barrels made
at Quincy ILL.,, of which, In regard to shipping and
souring -four, there was no complaint.
q. r. MILLER.
We have shipped no. -four up 10 this date,
March "a, 1851 OGILvIS ST.. JoHS.
lMuscatine, August II, 1852
Messrs. Burro,os + Prettyma,', (Dayenpor:)-i
We, the undersigned do certify tina, we have beer,
Masking -four barrels of the nachine.dressed slaves
of Messrs Hunt & Bevard, and The slaves were as
4 good fnot better than the split slaves. Joseph
! Bennett, has been using the barrels for year anu
better. and he states US that he would her have
them than the split staye barrels. The reason he
does not like them now is because be cannot pay
for wha, he has already got, and he cannot get
any more until he pays up. That's all the trouble
with the barrels that Know Of We never
neard of it until we wanted our pay on them. be.
fore which he did not find any fault with them
He senta man to engage 10000, at 40 cents per
Dbl. Yours, &c s. BlMFoRD,
JAS. BuKER,
STAVE MACHINE AHEAD!-RAISE THE
FLAG!
1ffM In addition 10 the above, wish yon tc
, lN{apublish the following certificates, obtained in
) S4YSt Louis. which will place this matter be.
yond question forever after, and put 10 sienG c
and shame The perfdious deiraciors Of honest in
dustry. Notwithstanding the barrels have sourcd
-four and cut up sundry other curious antics. thes
certificates sh that there is. 10 say the least
''' WIN. BEvARD
, 81 Louis, April IL, 1853
! Messrs .Ogilrie q So John-Gents: The 81:
barrels containing -four received from you on tn
9th instant, per Wisconsin, were made from ms
y chine slaves, and we consider Them fully as goo,
as any barrels we have been in the habit Of receiv
ing from the upper rivers. No objection wa
: made TO the -four in consequence of being in barrel
of he kind named above.
RnopKs, PrGnAx g. Co.
. 50 Louis, March 81, 1853.
e Messrs Farmer & Doohte-- Gents: In answt
to yours of 23d nltimo, in relotion 10 the Musca,in
machine -four barrels, we would say that they al
decidedly the best packages for flour that hay
received this year. in every respect.
Yours, respectfully, w l. EwING 4 Co.
81 Louis. April 4. 1853.
This is 10 certify that !. I.edjen Davis. Flour I,
specior for the city or St Louis did, on Match 3
1853. inspect (56) fify-six barrels Of flour Il
WI. Ewing & Go, branded Nevada Mills. Mn
catine, Iowa :" and on April 6, 1853, (2l2) ~
hundred an d twelve barrels. of the same brand a,
place, with The exception Of (24l twenty four ba
rels Of the lot. which wer1 brsnded Family Flour
: To the best of my recollection. both lots were
or the order Of any lot Of barrels ,lai had e,
come under my notice, hom above the Rapids
: And would further say, that the barrels bran
. ed albion Mills" from Burrows s. Preuyrna
are generally in good merchantable order. Alt
barrels spoken Of above are the machine barre
l. DAVIS, Flour IsBscfQr