The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-07-01

WHO MAKE THE BEST SAFES,
NOT AN OLD poIGE.


LILIES REPLY TO nERsIso.
siLAs {. HsKkiSs, Esq.-si Sir, In yours Of June
ID, End substantiallyA reitsraion OF your former
reply and attacks my Safe, and which were
aas~ered BY ns fully in my iasf
| You say THAI any Of your safcs will stand two
to ten hours Of the hottest fres and have done so
deny that assertion distinctly and will forfeit
$1,000 II one Of your ordinary safes will stand 1
ten hours test Of wood IRE, burned publicly, and
the books come out Gas you say with only bindings
started and leaves discclored
Nov, Mr.. Herring, you know, sir, fsnd 70 do I \
that your new CHAMPION" Safe, by reason ef the
corrosive nature Of your filing, lcsrs OUT rns
sHxEr iRos in short time "a to render lac Safe
nearly worthless rs in the case Of the Thom,,
Collier safe, Porker Nail Agency, No. Is Pearl
street, New York, and many others which could
name. III
Is Safe when rusted through in many places
% that you can insert common wood pencil
through the sheet iron panels, either 6re or bur-
giar proof If it is not, the number Of your
"Champons" that would be burned up In nery
trial, yield their contents to the hand Of bur
g,ar when tested, would number In this city by
hundreds.
You say that you do make and sell Burglar
proof Safes when required, and extra price paid
Tor them, &C. Now, Mr. Herring is It not the case
that you ouly make thics, heavy door, whils the
rest Of the safe Il made u thing more han sheet
iron--as WAS +. Bsonson7 sale Ia Merchants Ex.
change, which have recently III I'd with one Of my
best Burglar proof Safes, and proved by the fol-
lowing. eer,ifs-te.;
ssDLrkeir. July Is, 1857.
"This il q certify that my oil . was entered by
burgats the night ~ Msrcl 30, and my safe, one
OF herring patent. witch wn> recomme ntrd by
MS agent 70 ne hurslafpreof being iniaid vii
hardened steel was rvtted VI bout So 0p0, by
cuf1ls0 sEARLr osE-Asif 6t oss SIDE our, APpA- |
sEsrLr " lrH An and the safs proved entirely
worthiesf ~ sgsfhst thieyes.
cian to make the only real Burglar and Fire
proof Safe in the market. This 10 an ineontro-
ver,ible fact, and be demons rated to Va sat
hiaction Of any person who will take Aktroubie
20 esii at my Factory, or at my Ageps3, No. lse
broadway, New York, and examine and apply tests |
Tor themselves. My Bank-vaal., or Firs-proof
Bank Safes, are, and always have proved, 10 be
perfectly reliable, and not dollar was ever robbed
from them.
Burglar and Burglar and Fire Proof safe son ined
dsdnitsly, unaitsrab!y, and TO the sattfassion Of
the whole community, now submit The following
proposition, viz The Mayors Of the Cities Of New
York and Troy shall select and agree upon seven
jarors, four 3 be hrst-cl.ss ulschAnics ana thr,e
of high scisntfc attachments, who shall have full
power to investigate and settle this question They
shall exanine the construction OF our respective
6afss and Locas,a ussA nd In stores test thsm By
hrs, one or moro ssthey please, in strictly pri-
vsts manner; test The Burglar prosf qualities ~
VIII best establish their merits or dement's exam
Inc the construction Of all class-s or degrees Of
Burglar and hrc-proof combined and their annual
depreciation In value and decay; make out their
report IN full, embracing every important item Of
Information, q interest % the public, and decide
distinctly and unmistakably Who makes tho best
BYglar and eombined Burglar and Tire-proof
Safe. from which decision neither party shail con-
eeevsrt % take my exception. Five thousand dol
lass shail bs placed In the hands Of said Mayors.
800 ~ eaeh pasty 10 defrsy al expenses except
~ safes tested, which each shall furnish q re-
qsircd, and the bAlahes II any left, shall be- sx-
pssded n publishing said report In the pricipai
eitisa IN the unitsd States.
~ investigation Of this character Il due 70 ths
psbtis that they may mol be deceived = u ~ |
1isiiN u Ne ssiss they purchase, and to shield
shen From ~ ratAlsss had Of bsrelan and IN
sasDslsss shsst-Ison ssls gents. This peoposI- |
M = rather aoas sids6 Der an old 49, -
~ pshiie and wit yosr ssply.
LzNxs LILLE.