Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-22
HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES
vs..
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
HONESTY is THE BEST POLICY"
OR:
Honesty is better than any Policy.

- CHICAGO, June l,th, 1851
o. T. GRAVES, ESQ,
DEAR SIR After the conversation We had about the
remarks made by Mr. Greenlcaf Of the firm Of Fairbanks
Grecnleaf, touching the Scale for NJ ID Iar
den Of Abingdon, H. wrote a. Mr. Harden and enclose
to you his reply You will from this letter that the
representations by Greenlcaf to you were false or he
must have been Aboring under q great mistake wan,
to write house here exactly what Mr. Greenea
stated 10 YOU as this Is not the first time that they
duced our Scales and determined place them in
their true position before the public
Respectfully yours,
VANDEIvOORT DICkERsON 4 CO.,
Per :, q. HOOKER.
- ABINGDON H., June l4th, 1861.
VANRERVOORT, D1CKElsSON Il co,
DEAR ss Yours the 18th inst is at hand and con.
tents noted and in reply would say that the liowe's
scales you mt up for me works like charm since you
were here, and any statement u the contrary by the
Agent Of Fairbanks Scales any other party must
have been made froma false impression made BY some
Interested party OF from disposition his part inure
the reputation Of the Scales by false statement At all
events the whole thing Is fabrication as the Scales
thus far, works TO my entire satisfaction well 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 IL some time longer
mr. Jesse Burr has not purchased Scales yet and proba
Oily VIII not Tor some time, on account IL the hard times.
Yours respectfully, NJ. b. HARDEN.
KEwAyEE June 18th 1861
Messrs. vANDERvOORT, DiCKERSON 4 60,
GENILEsES in answer 10 your letter of June 18th
enclosing letter 10 house from Mr. NJ r. Harden
u Abingdon dated June l4th would say that after
Fairbanks Grcenleaf about the 18th Of June and
inquired oil them the lowest price they would sell
io'r ton Scale, and mentioned the time that
had been looking at the Howe Scales thought something
Of purchasing Of them. Mr. Greeneaf then gave me
their prices and spoke OF Howes Scales being very
imperfect and poor Scale, and that there many oi
tien that would not work, and mentioned that
Saie near ny where lived was badly out Of order and
would not work at all This Scale he said at Abng.
Don ILL., and had he N bought by MIR. NJ II. Harden. and
was worth nothing for weighing had been abandoned,
a ~ WHICH tended 70 discourage me from purchasing the
Howes Scale, and after menting this matter your
Agent Mr. llooker, and he denied the same and stated
20 me that Mr. Greenleaf was not man IL veraciiy,
ne had detected HIM very recently In several alsehoods
began Ia doubt his vcraeity. Since have the let
ter nom Mr. NJ b. Harden, II Abingdon, dated June l4th
am inclined to think was all said by Grccneaf for the
purpose OF Encouraging me, and that IL FALSE,
the enclosed letter Of Harden j. in contradiction Green
leafs statement to me- and think this unfair of
competition ought Ia he discouHteBanecd, rs there Is
nothing like fair play and truth IN trade. Hoping this
explanation Is satisfactory,
j am respectfully yours,
q. T. GRAVES.