The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-03-07
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prrtsE rHK DuRYrE & FoHsyrH NJ .sur'sCo.}
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Fss1N are compelled, contrary 10 their custom, 10
lay before the public 3 few facts, Statements cal
eaisEed 10 instead the public, aud ihersb bare the
tnmpahs Ia its business Of ing Scales, have
beea indGsirously circulated through the 10 spa
Per. b, parties Interested, and self defense ana the
cause oiI1lh. demand from corr cli0a and de
NAL OF such statements.
isi statement, purporttng TO be t editorial no
nee, contained in recent uanber OF Tie Pennss-
sanisa, and has been copied by Interested parties u
10 other papers, efa testris Scales the ~ .ta
Pal co, IA New YORK. IL the allegations the
statement were uae, We should pass Them .! uuBo-
ueedi but they wide OF The facts 10 need
correction Ia speaking fine trial, (as liscailed
tho language Of the notice Tor rather
FOR II !. nothing else under the very Thin guizs. VIZ
h.t OF The EDITORS colunin) -: 'ihe test then
applied 10 Fairbanks Scale, and when the weight
Was placed corner of the platform, the beam
indsaied the true weight Of .3S h and the second
aud ihirs eoraer. were the same; the fourth cor
her slight variation was Pc plibe 30 extremely
ietsale was the op. ration 81 Fairbanks Scale. fca
pAcity SIX tonsl tbata qusrtev OF pound placed
any part OF tue platform raised the BEAM We are
compelled 10 state that this autrUe ss The eor.sr
called the foArth DID vary Two POUNDS variation
not VERY slight, considering the fact Mat tAr Scale
vas prepared and adjusted carefully with reference
TO the trial. and intended TO be model SeiIe that
purpose. I'd. Iireqared Two pounds, either less
or more instead OF fou a pound, a difference
otelght lines the alleged weight to raise the beam
- lhe variation was two pounds, Several days were
spent before The trial IN proving that Scale prerars
gain; The 40,O0l n Scale ofthe Durye e Fora. IN
hhnu'aelaring Company, Sientioned IN theApvKE-
TisrsEsT 10 ihsPennss eanian varying pounds
had u platform twenty feet long. and MAS purchases
Of us by the '-seser iron Works . New York several
months previous, and had lain loosely and IL separate
parisih their bollerhouse The several sections
gathered and earted to the Crystal Palace and
ther. sell up, Ia the process of transportation
of.he shdes anqucstonabiy became moved from their
righi position, and thai caused the variation in the
me!Kat upon The platform of the ncae. test,
amer ue cause Of the variation known, would
have shown different result: but much expense
attends sueh trials ana Tho Anne rIusn Institute had
not made u a practice 10 Test scales with dead
weights no second Test was made. Yet, under the
circumstances. the aratoD betweeu the two Scales
Was small. fairbanks Scale was prepared and al
astet for lhe tral-oufs not, his six toni,
power--oar was Of 40 COO y power than thrice
the power.
In fact this Scale 0f surs subsequently al.
Iusied and proves itself accurate with 'the standard
OF weights In every PARTICULAR material fact IS
omitted In The PsaHsyisantsais" article, viz: q
100 n. "DornIant Scale sfOurs also tested and
proved accurate IN every particular, and awarded
silver medal, Win special cotnnendat ion by the
ommitise.n
The Company are manufacturing aud furnishing,
upon order; The best quality OF Scales, such a. Rail.
article OF FIRE BuRsLaR PEooF SAKE. Ware.
house Tracks, Manifest Presses, DC. Prompt Stt.n-
ton given 10 all orders.
Respectfully
Feb. %, 1856 CHACACEY DURYEE. sup't.
For further information call upon our agents IN
.his city 4 CLOSE * -,
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