Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-03-26
HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES
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FAIRBANKS SCALES.
"HONESTY us THE BEST POLICY"
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Honesty is better than any Policy.

CHICAGO, June l1tl, 1901.
DEAR SIR After the conversation we had about the
remarks made by Mr. Greeueaf of the firm OF Fairbanks
Greenleaf touching the Scale put up for NJ b. ar-
den Of Abingdon, H. wrote ~ Mr. Harden and enclose
to you his reply You viii from this letter that the
REPRESENTATIONS by Greeneaf to you were false, or he
must have been aboring under great mistake. want
You to write house here exactly what Mr. Greenleaf
stated TO you as this is not the first time that they
duced Scales, and determined place them ia
their true position before the public s4.
Respectfully yours,
vANDERvooRT DICkElss0N & co.,
.s.. ....' ... Per = g. HOOKER
" Abingdon, H., June l4th, 1861.
VANRERVOORT. DICKINSON x CO.,
DEAR slIs Yours Of the 18th inst is at hand, and
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 70 the contrary by the
Agent of Fairbanks, Scales or any other party must
have been made froma false impression made by some
Interested party or from disposition ON his part 10 jure
the reputation OF the Scales by false statement. AZ all
events, the whole thing Is fabrication as the Scales
thus TAR works TO my entire satisfaction well the
satisfaction Of all other parties who have witnessed their
working since you here. have the fifty pound
weight yet and would like keep IL some time longer
Mr. Jesse Burr has moi purchased Scales yet and proba
Oily VIII not Tor some Time on account Of the hard times
Yours respectfully, ~ ID. HARDEN
#IEgtEr HE KswMEE, June leth. 1851
Mcssrs vANDERyOoRT, nICKERsoN & CO.,
GENTLEMEN In answer 20 your letter Of June 18th,
enclosing letter toyonr houre frem ME. NJ h. Harden
OF Abingdon dated June 14h would say that after
left your store, called the establishment oil Mesrs
Fairbanks Greenleaf about the 18th Of june and
inquired OF them the lowest price they would sell me
ton Scale, and mentioned at the time that
bad been booking at the Howes Scales, thought something
Of purchasing one Of them. Mr.. Greenlcaf then gave
Their prices and spoke III Howes Scales being very
imperfect and poor Scale and that there many OF
them that would not work, and mentioned to that
scale near by where lived badly Of order and
would not work at ALL This Scale he said Abing
don, H. and had been bought by Mr.. ~ u. Harden, and
was worth nothing Tor weighing and had been abandoned
all Of which tended to discourage me from purchasing the
Howes Scale and after mentioning this matter to your
Agent Mr.. Hooker and he denied the same, and stated
10 me that Mr. Crecnleaf not OF yeracty.
he had detected him very recently in several iasehood,
began 70 doubt his veraey. Since have the let
ter from Mr. NJ ID Harden Of Abingdon dated June 18th
am inclined to think il all said by Greenleaf the
purpose of dscouraging and that il was FALSE ms
the enclosed letter of Harden is contradiction 60 Green
leaf statement 10 Inc, and think this unfair Of
competition ought 10 be diseountenanced there Is
nothing like Eiir play and truth IN trade. Hoping this
explanation Is satisfactory,
am respectfully yours, ,ga
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