The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-03-08
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CIRCULAR NO. I.
.sso,r,,s o, 4nr DcRyKs i foR.yrn MAss',s CO..,
20 kofuksrkR N. Y,

81 otri,E OF tHR DcRrKe 4 EoRsyIn MANY = Cod
',rae puelsa X Foass vnsMANuFAcrukiNe Coa
rAAN" are compelled, eoatrar. 20 their custom 70
lay h.larc ta, bills few facts. statenepts cal
cJ 1t "a 10 !. She paOiie, aud thereby injare the
G.npaay a. as basiaess Of making scales, NAYS
hts1 uniaslriousl, circulated through the newspa +
pers parties nteresIed, and selfdefunse ana the
eaase ofiruth, demand from as corr ecti"h and 'e
Nal Of such statsmcnts. s
LIST. sisem ont, pnrportng 10 be an ediioriai no
dee ,is contained IN recent number 81 The fehhsst
sanian aud pied BY Interested rAfiiesl IA
to other papers test Trial Of Scales at the trsai
Pal CO, Ia New YORK. II the allegations oil the
state neat were trus, should pass than ~ nhhe.
Heed; but they Hids Of the facts as 10 need
correction, IN speaking ofthe Ira (as II sealltdl
language OF tae notice TOR u er
for itis notain eis anter Inc very thu guns, VIZ.
that Of the eiit rs con an, . fhe test was men
applied 10 Fairbanks Scale, and when The ~cixh'
placed Oh corner eth platform, the beam
Indicated The irda weight OF ,3e aud the second
and Third eoraefs were the same; on the ioarth COT
ner slight variation waspsrceptibie. 80 extremely
eilcate Was III operation OF Fairbanks scale yea
paeity siA Ions, hsta quarter oil pound PLACED on
aay part of the platform raised tile beam "eafe
compelled to stat that this untrue LIST The eor.sr
called The fourth DID VARY TWO roCsDs--a VARIATION
no, vary slight, considering the fact that the Scale
prepared and adjusted carefully with reference
l" Inc trial and intended % be model Scale Tor thal
purpose. -. iireQuitea two Ponaas, eiihet iss'
or more, instead OF one fourth pound, "a difference
ofeisht lines the alleged weight 10 raise the LEAN
rs The Variation was ~ pounds! Several days were
spent before The iIsl In proving Thai Scale prefaa
tory 10 the tesI.
Again: the 40,O0J ID Seaie OF the puTy y f"rs,th
Manufacturing Company, mentioned IA theApshs-
risEaKSr nIhspennsy tvanian US varying Ten pounds
had platform twenty feet long, ani was purchased
OF MS ~ the ..Se,or ifou Works New York, several
lonihs pre- ios aud had ain loosely aud In separate
arts la their heilo rhouse. The several sections were
gathered and carried TO Nlhc Crystal Palace, aud
there eel up, In the process vi transportation some
he slides PROFESSIONALLY became moved Rom Their
right position, and that caused the variation ia The
/ wcigbt upon The platform OF The Scale. A hew test,
after he cause OF The variation was known, would
| have shown different result but as much expense
attends such trials and The American Institute hal
( not made Ii practice to test Scales Win deal
Z weights" no second test made, Act, under me
circumstances the variation between III" two scales
Was small. Fairbanks Scale was prepared sDd ad
jns,ed for the tral-ours pot his ~asot sN tons
peHer-onr was OF 10000 h power--inore than three
\ TIE power
In fact this Scale ol ours subsequently al
asisd and PROV itself accurate with She standard
ofweghts Ia even particdlHr.' material fael y.
omitted in .'rhe Peansslyaniansf article, VIZ; a
no Il. "Dormani scale afours mas also tested and
accurate in every particular, and sas awarded
| 8 silver medal, with special commentator by lie
tonmiIlee.n
/ The Company are Misunderstanding aud diminishing.
upon order: the best quality of Scales, sneh IS Rs-
road Warehouse, and Store Scales: also, sup nor
article Of FiRg AND BuRaLAK Poor sArEs, Ware.
house Trucks, Manifest Presses, dc, Prompt atteh
lion given 10 all orders.
Respectfully
Eeh. 50, l-J6. CHAUSCEY DERf EE, sup't
For further Information call npon our agents IN
this city Z. CLOSE Go.
ruh.s d-3t Wilt.