Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-10-09
HOWES STANDARD SCALES
vs..
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
" HONESTY is THE BEST POLICY. y
OR:
Honesty is better than any Policy.
CHICAGO, June 18th, 1861.

CHICAGO, June 18th, 1861.
DEAR SIR After the conversation we had about the
remarks made by Mr. Greeneaf of the firm OF Fairbanks
Grecnleaf touching the Scale we put up for NJ b. Har.
den Of Abingdon, H. wrote 10 Mr. Harden and enclose
to you his reply You will from this letter that the
representations by Greenleaf TO you false, he
To write our house here exactly what Mr. Greenleaf
stated to YOU as this isno the first time that they ira
duced Scales and determined place them IN
their true position before the public.
Respectfully yours
yANDERvooRT DICkER-0N & CO.,
Per ), c. HOOKER
ABINGDON H., June l4th 1851
YANRERy00RT, DICKEhSoN a CO., ....
DEAR SiRs Yours Of the 18th IL at hand and con
tents noted, and in reply would say that the Howe's
calcs you put up for me works like charm since you
were here, and any statement 10 the contrary by the
Agent Of Fairbanks Scales or any other party must
have been made froma false impression made by
Interested party OF from disposition on his part TO njure
the reputation oil the Scales by false statement AT all
events the whole thing is fabrication, the Scales
thus far works 10 my entire satisfaction well the
satisfaction Of all other parties who witnessed then
working since you were here. have the fly pound
weight yet and would like keep II 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 Is HARDEN
KEwayEE June 10Th, 1851
Messrs. VANDERv0ORT, DlCkERsON & 60,
GENTLEMEN In answer To your letter Of June l7th
enclosing letter to yonr house from Sir. NJ b. Harden
~ Abingdon dated June 18th would say that after
eft your store called at the establishment OF Messrs
Fairbanks Greenleaf about the 1lth OF 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 Howcs Scales thought something
ol purchasing one OF them MIR. Greenleat then gave
their prices and spoke OF Howe's Scales being very
imperfect and poor Scale and that there many
them that would not work and mentioned to me that a
scale near by where lived badly Of order and
would not work at all This Scale he said at Abing
!on ILL.,, aud had been bought by Mr.. NJ. b. Harden and
was worth nothing for weighing and had been abandoned
all OF which tended to discourage from the
Howe's scale, aud after mentioning this matter your
Agent Mr. Hooker, and lac denied the same aud stated
10 me that Mr. Gr.eHeai not "a Of vcracty a
he had detected him very recently in several fasehood
began 10 doubt his yeracity Since have the let
ter from MIR. NJ b. Harden, OF Abingdon dated June l4th
am inclined to think il was all said b.. Greenleaf for the
purpose OF discouragng me, and that il FALSE
the enclosed letter Of Harden Is in contradiction
leaf statement 10 me- and think this unfair course
competition ought 10 be discountenanced, as there Is
nothing like fair play and truth trade. Hoping this
explanation Is satisfactory,
j am respectfully yours,
u. T. GRAVES.