Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-10-02
HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES
VS..
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
HONESTY is THE BEST POLICY,
OR:
Honesty is better than any Policy.

- NhiCAGc, June l'th, 1851
DEAR SIR After the conversation we had about the
remarks made by Mr. Greeneaf Of the firm OF Fairbanks
Greenleaf, touching the Scale put up NJ b. Har.
den OF Abingdon, H. wrote to Mr. Harden and enclose
to you his reply You will from this letter that the
representations by Greenaf you were false or he
must have been aborng under great mistake | want
you 10 write our house here exactly what Mr. Greeneaf
stated 10 YOU As this Is not the first time that they
duce our Scales, and determined to place them In
their true position before the public.
Respectfully yours,
VANDERVOORT DlCkERsON 4 CO.,
Per ;. q. HookER.
AmSGpoS, H., June 18th, 1861.
VANRERVOORT MCkERSON CO.,
DEAR SiEs Yours IT the 18th inst j. hand and con
tents noted and in reply would say that the Howe's
Scales YOU put up for me works like charm since you
were here and any statement To the contrary by the
Agent of Fairbanks Scales, or any other party must
have been made from false impression made by some
the reputation OF the Scales by false statement Al all
events, the whole thing Is fabrication, the Scales
thus TAR, works to my entire satisfaction well the
satisfaction OF all other parties who have witnessed their
working since you were here have the finy pound
weight yet and would like 10 keep some time longer
Mr.. Jesse Burr has purchased Scales vet and pr,ba
Oily viii hot for some time account Of the hard
Yours respectfully, NJ. b. HARDEN.
KEwAxEE, June 18th, 1861
| Messrs. VANDEIvOOET, DICKEIsON co,
GENTLEMEN In answer your letter Of June 18th
enclosing letter to your house from MIR. NJ d. Harden,
Of Abingdon, dated June llth would that after
let your store called at the establishment Of Messrs.
Fairbanks Greencaf about the llth o June and
inquired Of them the lowest price they would sell me
four ton Scale and mentioned the same time that
had been looking at the Howes Scales thought something
m purchasing one OF them. Mr.. Greeneaf then gave
their prices and spoke OF Howes Scales being very
imperfect and poor Scale and that there many
Them that would not work and mentioned me that
Scale near by where lived was badly out Of order and
would not work at ALL This Scale he said was a, Abing.
don, H., and had been bought by Mr. NJ b. Harden and
was worth nothing for weighing and had been abandoned
all of which tended discourage me from the
Howes scale and after mentioning this matter your
Agent, Mr. Hooker and he denied the same stated
TO me that Mr.. Grecnleaf not OF veracty as
he had detected him very recently several faIsehoods
began to doubt his veracy. Since have the let
ter from Mr. ~ b. Harden Of Abingdon dated June lsth
am inclined % think all SAID b. Greenleaf the
purpose OF discouraging me- and that Il FALSE
the enclosed letter Of Harden i contradiction Green.
leaf statement to me, and think this unfair of
competition ought To be dscountenanced there Is
nothing like fair play and truth trade. Hoping this
explanation Is satisfactory,
i am respectfully yours,
U. T. GRAVES.