The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-10-28

On the oath inst. the following card ap- 7"
peared In the columns Of the DAILY Ex-
PRES:
sCaution To- white Lead Dealers
To the Public.-
"For fifteen years there has been sold in ,
this market an article Of White Lead known
As the Eagle brand. manufactured b. the
well knswn and reliable VIM. Wood & Co.. !
and now by Wood 4 Mccoy, of Cincinnati. ,
Ohio. This brand Of White Lead has be-
come so well established for its Uniform {
good quality and superior wilderness that
Painters and others wanting . good and reli-
able White Lead have acquired the habit
and custom of enquiring-Have you got
Woods Eagle brand Of Lcadf IL has been
sold uniformly by dealers at . very snail
profit II is but recently that one House In
this city (Messrs. A. c. Potwin & Son) not
satisfied with a small profit on this brand Of
Lead, sent TO st. Louis. procured at their
own prices BRAID OF similar style, pur-
chased a lot Of lead Of only second or third
quality (thc writer believes of third quality |
and had il branded Eagle Pure White |
Lead" They are nov selling it in this |
market as best quality. aud as equal TO
Woods Eagle" Pure White Lead any
other lead manufactured From this state
ment, dealers and consumers can judge Of
tho transaction" Signed,
s.n. POTTER.
, la tho above Caution" nc are accused OF
the double crime Of eoaaterfrfing aud fraud.
! IL would be unnecessary 10 mako an, dsniai
I OF the above charges. or any explanation OF
: their cause, to those who are we'll acquainted
0 with accussr, and accused. but fearing lest
those who are acquainted with the character
o ofboih parties, might think the charges jusi.
It unless denied, we have thought best to give
: n complete history of the whole affair. and
!, leave an enlightened public to pronounce
10 the verdict
10 On Saturday tho 18th Of October. gen.
~ tieman called upon Us. stating that he
wished 10 purchase bill Of goods, among
Or which were ten kegs Of White Lead. Infer
IN ring from the coGvcrlaiion that he bought
G to sell again. we offered tho goods at the
4 lowest prices. Ito asked the qualities of the
r different articles, and VIC assured him they
Il =, were the bcst--which was the fact W.
-, also stated to him that the lead was branded
m. Eagle Pure White Lead" was manufac
OF tured in ST. Louis. and WIS warranted 10y th'
=" manufacturers 10 be tho beat article. an'
I, equal 20 any in the market. We did not Mt
a tempt 70 convey to him tho impression. MOI
have va ever 10 any one. that it was tho
~ Cincinnati Lead, or that il was made b,
ru. Vim. Wood q Co.: but plainly and unequy'
pm ocally told him that IL was the st. Loui
an Lead And here We may state that manu-
80 facturers In different parts Of the countr
pm are in the habit of branding sarioas quail
on ties Of lead Eagle. and many offer, as d
the ST. Louis Company, to brand lead whe
o1 may DO purchased Of them. in any mann'
rec their customers may desire. These facts NJ
vii well known 20 dealers IN the article. III
ou' following are descriptions of the st. Lou
her and Cincinnati brands. The former. Gag
ere Pure White Lead-Warranted'' branded
black letters on the wooden head OF u
a., key. The latter is photographic print up'
so, paper, and pasted on the kcg. IL is as 70
hat lows, "wm Wood & Co. Eagle Work
IN Pure, Cincinnati" with tho picture of !
nd. Eagle ia the centre. by this Il will be sec
met tho brands are altogether dis similar, al
acts could not be mistaken for the sane.
, Ia The original order for this vesy lead m
ida. ~ seen upon our copy book by any one vi
Is may take tho trouble to call upon US. and
ovi- this order we expressly tell the Factory
, send us their "bea lead" and quote The pri
that there might be no mistake aboutit.
y Of Wednesday Of the week following the sA
ne Mr.. Potter called upon Us at our store. q
The had an interview with one Of the firm.
sure s. Potwin. AZ this interview be asked
ate We werc selling an Eagle brand Of lead
"s,s what quality IL was. aud at what price
but replied that NO were selling an article bra
how ded Eagle pure White Lead, that il was
!. DC the best quality and pure: but the price
sh,s declined nameing. that wac an affair Of {
enly own. lie then declared IN very post
that manner. that 'he should put stop to {
W. selling tins article IN competitions rih I
me soAiei Ne had" at the same time requesting
very to cali upon him al his store the follow
Ihich morning aud settle this matter" This
w ques, We refused to comply with, saying Z
,oe had nothing 70 settle with him. bot {
- n A. had settlement 10 make with a.
: the store was the proper place 90 DO "a. and
,ond yrsssnf the proper time: adding however {
~, Ne mightfx future time. iff was then
4 the eosvsnisut This closed the intervio~
= the We here give entire. peTbafHm q literal
ie. : letter received BY w ). retsia from
''-'' Potter. the following morning IL '
l,on. treated With the silence and eomismTi q ~
the lied
ions NJ " Psfrss.-esan ss. Fe4uss
sne.. you 70 call ,h,. morning aud sec NE IN rel
hieh. ersnoe 20 the ten kegs shite lead. yoa =
''sn' necane.. a. tho tsa sssl'ss Of white 10
.,o.s slso IN reference 10 the brand. waieh ,
usion call TIE "Essls~ bsssd. You may no, b
have reflected 90 the principle Involved. n y
a.. procuring a, "a Ions the brand. and
have assusssos which yer gave 10 your custom
with hat a = thu best brad. che be-i article
e N Y.s nav scs. OF roe sni ycur father q
= no, have considered TIA, In procuring
low brad fshe motives and ohjcrs constifnte
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