Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-26
HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES
VS..
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
"HONESTY is THE BEST POLICY"
OR:
Honesty is better than any Policy.

- - - - CHICAGO, June lIth, 1861.
DEAR SIR AFTER the conversation we had about the
remarks made by Mr. Grecncaf of the firm of Fairbanks
Greenca touching the Scale put up for NJ. b. Har-
den Of Abingdon, H., 10 Mr. Harden and enclose
to you his reply You will from this letter that the
representations by Grccneaf to you were false or he
must have been laborng under great mistake / want
you to write house here exactly what Mr. Grecnleaf
stated to YOU as this is not the first time that they
duced our Scales, and we determined To place them
their true position before the public.
Respectfully yours,
VANDERVoOlT DlCkERsoN & CO.,
Per ), q. HOOKER.
ABINGDON, Ill, June l4th, 1861.
FANRERNOORT, DlCkEIStN Il CO,
DEAR SIRs Yours Of the 18th inst is at hand and con
tents noted and In reply would say that the lowe's
Scales yon put up for works like a charm since you
were here, and any statement b. 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 his part nure
the reputation OF the scales by false statement AT al
events, the whole thing is fabrication, as the Scales
thus iar works 10 my entire satisfaction well to the
satisfaction of all other parties who have witnessed then
working since you were here / have the ifty pound
weight yet and would like keep some time longer
Mr. Jesse Burr has not purchased Scales yet and prob
Dy VIII not Tor some time account Of the hard times
Yours respectfully, NJ. b. HARDEN.
KrwlSEE June 10th, 1861
Mcssrs. vANDERvOORT. DICkERSON a co,
GESItiMEy In answer 10 your letter Of June 18th
enclosing letter 10 your house from Mr. NJ h. Harden
ol Abingdon, dated June 18th, wOuld say that after
len your store called at the establishment Of Messrs
Fairbanks Grceneaf about the llth of June and
inquired OF them the lowest price they would sell
our-ton SCALE and mentioned al the same time that
had been looking at the owes Scales thought something
OF purchasing of them. Mr.. Greeneaf then gave me
thslr prices and spoke of Howcs Scales being very
imperfect aud poor Scale and that there were many Of
them That would not WORK, and mentioned o that a
Scale near by where lived badly Of order aud
would not work at all This scale he said Abng-
con, ILL.,, and had been bought by Mr. ~ d. Harden and
was worth nothing for weighing and had abandoned
all OF which tended 10 DISCOURAGE me from tba
iowcs Scale and after mentioning this matter 10 your
Agent, Mr. Hooker and he denied the same and stated
10 me mat Mr. Greenleaf was no, man Of veracty,
ne had detected HIM very recently in several tasehoods
began 10 doubt his vcraety. Since have the let
ter from Mr. NJ H. Harden ol Abingdon dated June llth
am inclined 10 think all said By Greenleaf the
purpose Of dscouraging me, and that IL FALSE
the enclosed letter Of Harden u in contradiction Green
Teal statement 10 me, and think this Unfair of
competition ought Ia be dscoun,enanced as there l.
nothing Ike fair play and truth IN trade Hoping this
explanation l. satisfactory,
lam respectfully yours,
u. r. GRAVES.