Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-04-24
HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES
VS..
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
"HONESTY is THE BEST POLICY"
OR:
Honesty is better than any Policy.

CHICAGO, June 18th, 1851.
DEAR SIR Alter the conversation we had about the
remarks made by Mr. GreenIeaf of the Arm Of Fairbanks
Grccnleaf touching the Scale put up for NJ D. Har
den of Abingdon, H., wrote 10 Mr. Harden and enclose
To you his reply. You will from this ktter that the
Representations by Greenlcaf TO you false, or he
must have been laboring under great mistake. want
you 10 write house here exactly what Mr. Greenlcaf
stated to you, this the first time that they ira
duccd Scales, and determined place them in
their true position before the public
Respectfully yours,
yANDERroORT DlCkERsoN 4 co.,
Per 5, g. HOOKER
ABINGDON ILL.,, June l4th 1861.
| yANRERyOORT, DICKERSON a CO.,
DEAR Slss Yours Of the 18th is hand and
tents noted and in reply would say that the Howcs
Scales YOU put up for me works like charm since you
Agent OF Fairbanks Scales, any other party,
have been made from false impression made BY some
interested party or from disposition his part nurc
the reputation Of the Scales by false statement Al all
events, the whole thing h. fabrication the Scales
thus far, works o entire satisfaction well the
satisfaction of all other parties who have witnessed their
working since you We're here. have the fifty pound
weight yet and would like to keep some time longer.
Mr. Jesse Burr has not purchased Scales yet and proba
Oily will not for some time, ON account Of the hard times
| Yours respectfully, NJ ID HARDEN
| KEwAxEy June 10Th 1851
Messrs. vANDERvOORT, DICKERs0N CO.,
GENTLEMEN In answer 10 your letter Of June 18th
enclosing letter u your house from Mr.. NJ Harden
Of Abingdon dated June 18th, would say thai after
len your store, called at the establishment II Messrs
Fairbanks GrcenIeaf about the 18th Of June and
inquired Of them the lowest price they would sell me
four ton Scale, and mentioned at the time that
had been looking nj the Howes Scales thought something
of purchasing Of them. Mr. Grccnlcaf then gave
their prices and spke OF Howe's Scales being very
imperfect and poor Scale, and that there many u
diem that would not work, and mentioned to that
Scale near by where lived Was badly out Of order and
would not work at all This Scale he said at Abing
don, ILL.,, and had been bought by Mr.. NJ ID Harden and
was worth nothing for weighing and had been abandoned
all VI which tended discourage me from the
Howcs scale, and alter mentioning this matter your
Agent slr. Hooker and he denied the same and stated
TO H. that MIR. Greenieai of veraciy "a
lac had detected him very recently in several falschoos
began doubt has vcracity. Since have seen the bet
ter from Mr. NJ T. Harden, Of Abbaon, dated June 18th
am inclined TO think IL all said by CIR, Hnieaf tor the
purpose of dlscouragng me, and that was FALL. az
the enclosed letter Of Harden ia contradiction to Green
leat 5 statement to and think this unfair Of
conn eiltn ought To be- discount there h.
nothing like fair play and truth trade. Hoping this
equalization i satisfactory,
am respectfully yours,
U. I. GRAVES.