The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-06-25

WHO 1AKn 11nn nEsr SAFES.
Nots N OLD DoDoE!
LILLrs's nxpIY 70 Hslslxo.
6sLAs o Hsaszss, BEG --str, I. yours Of Jane
"a. n stantiAlys seitssaticn Of yoar former
rsply ~ atsseks on my Safe. mi which we're
asss~ss ~ NJ tsiiy IA - ssa
foa say that any CT your ssSss will stand two
70 ten 49, Of the hottest Ares, cad have dose 10,
I deny assertion distinctly, and viii forfeit
tteoe II one OF your ordinary safes VAN staad .
ten hosrs test Of wood Ere, bsrnsd pubIioiy. and
he sssks sDns out lu you say) with oaiy blsaines
STARRED ssd leaves dissciossd.
Nov, MI. Herring, yss know, cir, lad % 70 L,
that yesr nov ''CnAnr son" SAFE, y rssssa Il ~
eerroaivs ssssrs Of year asw aaIse, nusss our ,rs
sHsss sou u - short time = 70 rssasr - safe
nearly vorthlsss-as in the go u ~ Thomas
oeiiiss safe. Psrk~ Naai Asnq. No. - Pearl
street. New York, sad many - vAisA sosll
nAae.
h Safe whsn rusted through IL nAny p,ass,.
% that you can insert . ssnnea vosd psneil
through the sheet iron panels. either Afs o. bar
glar proof! II 1t 10 NOT, the number IL your
'champions" that would BE- burned up In . asYy
trial, ryish their contents to the hand Of bar
giaR when tested, would number in this city By
hundreds.
You say that you do make and sell Burglar
proof Safes vhss rsquired, and An extra price paia
tor then, -. New, Mr.. Herring Is It not The ease
that you osiy make thick, heavy door, while the
rsss of tAs safe & nsde Of nothing more than shee,
lfon-n vas =. Broassn's safe in Mcruhants' Ex-
change, which I hvs rssensiy alled With one Of my
bsst BsrsiaspsOef Bafss, and A. psovsd By the fol-
lo~iss certificate,
"Dssaoir, July Is, 1857.
"This b 70 certify that my ofioc Vas estsssi b.
sM4An ths night Of March 80, aud ~ ssfe, -
g hsfftngs patent, which was ssso1nsals1 s.
nn agent 70 me q burglar proof bsins inlaia With
asfosnse aset va robbed Of about 0eAss, y
sxAflS isa A. AZ. anA the safe pesvsd entirely
wosshlsss - against thieves.
"Youn, As., J.B. wuses."
claim to make the only real Burglar and Fire
proof Safe In the market. This 10 an ineontro-
vertible fact, end be demonstrated to the sat-
isfsetion Of any person Who will take the trouble
70 call - my Factory, or at my Agency, No. lsp
Broadway, New York, and exanius nd apply tests
Tor tAs.ssiv~. Ny, BANK vasi., o. firs-proof
Bank sa1ss, are, and always have proved, 70 be
perfectly reliable, and mott dollar vas ever robbed
from than.
To settle the question Is 10 who makes the hest
Burglar and Burglar and Fire Proof safe com bined
ds6niteIy, unsltersb!y, and to the satitfaeiou Of
~ whoIs community, / now submit the feliowing
prsposition. viz The Mayors Il the Cities Of New
~ and Troy shali select and agrec upon ssvsn
eess, four TO b 6nt-clAAs mechanics And tAres
q high scientific attainmeuu, Who thaii have fell
power TO Investigate and settle this question: Thsy
shall examine the construction Of our respective
Safes and Locks, 10 and In stores test them BY
hrs, one or more a. they please, 10 . strictly pri-
vate manner; test tho burgiar-procf qualities ~
will best sstabli,h their merits or dsmeris exam
Inc the construction Of ali classes or degrees Of
burglar and hre-proof combined. and their annual
depreciation in value and decay, make out their
report In full embracing every inpostsat iler, Of
OF interest to the public, and decide
distinctly and unmistakAbly Who makes the best
Burglar and combined Burglar and Fire Prod
Safe from which decision neither party shall eoa-
troyert or take any exception. Five thossund dol
lars shall be placed in the hands Of said Mayors.
500 BY sseh party TO defrsy all expenses except
the Safes tested, which each shah furnish a. re-
qaired, and the balance, IL any left, shail b e.
pended in publishing said report in the prisipai
sitisa in the united States.
An Investigation Of this chasaotsr ID dus 10 The
public that they may not bs deceived ~ 10 the
utility Of the Safes they purchase. and 10 shield
than from the rnthisss hand Of burglars and UNI
ssrupaloss shsst-Iron safe Agents. This PROPOSE
lion h neither zone sided nor An oil dodee.. ana
W psslis aad ! wait your reply.
LKwIs LILLE.
Troy, Jsne ., 1853.
full aasoYtmAnt Of
LlLLrE5 cHILLRD-IRox
Fire and Burglar Proof safss and Locks are CO..,
stantly on hand d the
IOWA srArE A0skcY,
No. 13s Main Street. Keohuk, Iowa,
TILLTN0HAST. LANE 1 BUEL.
je22du Sign Of the Bresdaxc.
q q. =. OXFORD,