Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-12-26
HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES
VS..
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
+" HONESTY is THE BEST POLICY"
OR.
Honesty is better than any Policy.

L.. CHICAGO, June 18th, 1901
DEAR SIR After the conversation we had about the
remarks made by Mr. Grecnleaf Of the firm OF Fairbanks
NGreenleaf, touching the Scale put up for NJ b. Har
den m Abingdon, H. wrote to Mr.. Harden and enclose
TO you his reply You viii from this letter that the
representations by Grccnleaf 10 you false or he
must have been laboring under great mistake want
You TO write our house here exactly what Mr. Greeneaf
stated 10 you this il not the first time that they
duced Scales and determined place them in
Their true position before the public. ...fsts
8E 'AsE Respectfully yours, FL
fANDERf0ORf DfCKFRSON CO.,
Per s. g. HooKE.
Abingdon, H., June l4th, 1861.
vANRERNoORT, DICKERSON 4 CO.,
DEAR S,Rs Yours ofthc 18th inst Is at hand and
tents noted and in reply would say that the Howe's
Scales you put up for works like charm since You
were here and any statement 10 the contrary by the
Agent Of Fairbanks Scales. any other party, must
have been made from false impression made by some
Interested party or from disposition ON his part 10 urc
the reputation of the Scales by lse statement Al all
events, the whole thing is fabrication, as the Scales
thus far works entire satisfaction we'll the
satisfaction Of all other parties who witnessed their
working since you were here have the fifty pound
weight yet and would Ike to Keep il some time longer
Mr. Jesse Burr has not purchased Scales yet and roba
bly, will not for some time account Of the hard times
Yours respectfully, - N. b. HARDEN
KEw,yrK June 18th, 1861
Messrs. VANDERy0ORT, DlCkEisS0N 4 co,
GESILEAEN In answer to your letter Of June l7h
enclosing letter % yoar house from Mr. NJ b. Harden
of Abingdon, dated June 18th would say that after
left your store called at the establishment OF Mcssrs
Fairbanks Greeneaf about the th OF June, and
inquired Of them the lowest price they would sell me
four ton Scale, and mentioned at the same time that
had been looking at the fowes Scales thought something
Of purchasing of them Mr.. Grcenieaf then gave
their prices and spoke Of Howes Scales being very
imperfect and Scale and that there many Of
them that would not work, and mentioned TO me that
Scale near by where lived badly out Of order and
would not work at ALL This Scale he said at Abing
don, ILL., and had been bought by MIR. NJ b. Harden and
was worth nothing for weighing and had been abandoned
al OF which tended % discourage me from purchasing the
Howes Scale, and after mentioning this matter to your
Agent Mr. Hooker, and he denied the same and stated
10 me that Mr. Greeneaf not man of yeracity Us
he had detected him very recently in several sehoods
began Ia doubt his vcracity Since have the let
ter from Mr.. NJ 3D. Harden, III Abingdon, dated June l4h
am inclined To think was all said by Greenlcaf for the
purpose Of discouragng me, and that was FALSE,
the enclosed letter OF Harden is IN contradiction to Green
leafs statement To me- and think this unfair Of
competition ought Ia be discountenanccd, as there Is
nothing like fair play and truth In trade. Hoping this
explanation Is satisfactory,
lam respectfully yours,
d. I, GRAVES