Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-07-24
HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES
VS..
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
HONESTY is THE BEST POLICY"
Honesty is better than any Policy.

o. 7. GRAVES ESQ,
DsaR Sm After the conversation we had about the
remarks made by Mr. Greenlcaf of the firm OF Fairbanks
Il Greeneaf touching the Scale put UP for NJ. h. Har
den Of Abingdon, H. wrote 10 Mr. Harden and enclose
representations by Greenleaf 10 you were false, he
must have been labcring under great mistake. want
you 10 write house here exactly what Mr. Greenleai
stated to you, this j. not the first time that they
duced our Scales and determined TO place them in
their true position before the public, -..
t..-T# Respectfully yours q.
NANDERNOORT DlCkERSoN CO.,
..a # .-~ Per q. HooKER.
AmNGpos, ILL.,, June llth, 1861.
yANRERvOORT, DICKEgSoN x co.
DEAR siis Yours Of the l2th inst is at hand, and con.
tents noted, and in reply would say that the we's
Scales You put up for me works like charm since you
were here, and any statement 81 the contrary, by the
Agent Of Fairbanks Scales, other party, must
have been made from false impression made by
interested party, or from disposition his part 10 nlurc
the reputation OF the Scales by false statement. Al all
events, the whole thing j. fabrication the Scales
thus far, works Ia my entire satisfaction well as to the
satisfaction Of all other parties who have Witnessed their
| working since YOU were here. have the fifty pound
weight yet and would like 10 keep time longer.
Mr. Jesse Burr has not purchased Scales YET and proba
bly, Will not for some time account Of the hard times
| Yours respectfully, NJ b, HAfpEN.
KEw,xrr June 10th, 1861.
| Nessrs yANDERyOORT, DICkEIsSoN & o.. .....
GENTLEMEN in answer 10 your letter Of June 18th,
enclosing letter % your house from Mr. NJ. B. Harden,
Of Abingdon, dated June 14th would say that after
left your store, called at the establishment uf Messrs.
Fairbanks 6rcencaf about the 18th 1T June, and
inquired Of them the lowest price they would sell
fOurton Scale, and mentioned al the time tEu ]
had been hooking at the Howes Scales thought something
of purchasing OF them. Mr.. Grecnes then gave
their prices and spoke Of Howes Scales being very
Imperfect and poor scale and that there many OF
Them that weud not work and mentioned 10 me that a
Sale by where lived badly OF order and
would not work at all. This Scale he said at Abing
doD H. and had been bought by Mr. NJ. b. Harden, aud
was worth nothing FOR weighing and had been abandoned
all Of which tended 10 discourage FROM purchasing the
liowe's scale, and after mentioning this matter 10 your
AGENT MI Hooker, and he denied the and stated
u me that Mr.. Grceneaf not Of yeraety, a.
he had det"is HIM very Recently ia several iasehuods,
began IN doubt his vcracity Since have the let
ter from Dir NJ 10 Harden. oi Abingdon, dated June It
am Inclined 10 think II all said by Greenleaf for the
purpose Of dISoouragng mc, and that it Was FALSE a.
the enclosed letter Of Harden Is in contradiction Ia Green
f : statement 10 me- and think this unfair of
competition ought 10 De dIsoouneuaneed, there Is
nothing ike fair play and truth trade. Hoping this
| explanation Is satisfactory, .Es#=a=E #e#a
| am respectfully yours,
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