The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-04-01
Agricultural.

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ssom saos Eeelessaaand hostieulsurai niends any
Sesnrmasson which will contribute - It's value.
Editors Times - Please publish the fol,
lowing in reply to card Of E. S. Pike, in
your issue Of the 18th inst: t.~. .-I
E. S. Pie, Esq. Chicago III. LIN the
card replied to above you sly, ~ presume
Mr.. Corlett misunderstood my agent" did
DOT misunderstood him, Mr.. Pike. lie said
you had bought their (Overman & Mann's)
cuttings, and that there was contract be-
twsen you and them that they should not
want any competition in the business. He
said. also Mr.. Pike. that you had bought
ell the white willow cuttings in the west.
and that genuine cuttings could only be
had Of you or your agents, anil any one
purporting to sell them at McGregor or
elsew here were swindlers and imposters.
Again you say. from the fact Of my buying
all, or nearly so. Of tho vigorous cuttings
Of the white willow in the West &c. The
following throws some light on the subject:
1.-THE undersigned with few others, hav.
ing cultivated this tree (white willow for
number Of years on the prairie, and fairly
demonstrated it's value did, with the re
commentator Of the State Horticultural
Society, lat the last three Annual meetings
Of which its merits have been freely dis
cussed, y set It before the farmers Of the
prairies on its ow merits disseminating
the hsst Of any considerable amount tn,
past season. Its value was so apparent to
the public. that an immense demand sud.
denly sprungup
Certain shrewd sharpers, (thc principal
one. All Ohio Banker.) seeing at once the
magnitude this enterprise would assume.
with cunning design cndeavo'ing to pur-
chase or control the entire crop in the Wcs',
forcing the farmers to pay them their own
prices. re- -ss -sse s
In this, they so far succeeded as to Sc.
cure, OH various false pretenses, la'g,
quantity Of the cuttings, at prices merely
nominal. before the "game" was under.
stood; so far as they could, laying under
restriction, in regard to retailing, the par.
ties from whom they purchased.
BY thus reducing the number of dealers
and traducing the balance, they have al.
ready coolly pocketed tens Of thousands
Of dollars, at their extortionate prices. But
we, the undersigned, still have on hand a
few millions Of cuttings Of the genuine ca
Sisty, and because we sell them at some
q ,liars thousand less through their ~.
ing agents they are constantly asserting
that they have purchased all the genuine
white willow in the West; consequently, il
any others offer it for sale, it must be spur.
Gus.
Having bt en- established as Nurserymen
on the prairies, and dealing with the public
respectively from ten to twenty-five years,
we are willing to leave it with them to
Judge, which would be most likely to i'm
pose on the community or itn.
Grant spectators.
"WHTTE WlLLow-DoN'r BE Deceived
we learnthat tract Of swamp land in
Dekaib county, has been cleaned Of its
growth of common willow by spectators
in the cuttings which will undoubtedly b.
offered a. genuine. Again we say, be care.
full Of whom you buy-don't buy Of timer,
ant and irresponsible men,. Prairie Far,
Haer, Jan. 10Th, 1868.
If the farmers Of the Northwest are not
in too much haste to be hunbuggcd by the
worthless and lying guerrllas employed by
these sharks" to Scour the whole praires,
they can all be supplied by regular Nurse
:y,ncn and Farmers among them, who cul
sivated what they sell, and vibrant it gen.
uine. @
We also have supply Of nursery pro.
ducts, adapted to the West, for sale at rca.
sonable prices" Orders may be addressed
to either Of us, as follows:
OvERMANN & MANN. Bloomington, Ill.
SAMUEL EDWARDS, LaMoil.e, III.
Il. N. BLISS, Buda, Ill. a-
am also informed Mr. Pike, that j. S.
Sherman, Of Rockford and F. X. Phoenix
Bloomington, Nursery, Ill.,, cultivate and
have white willow cuttings for sale. Again
you say II am informed that Mr. Cor
!ett is the owner Ct a patent for fence and
therefore has personal interest in oppos
ton to the white willow" Mistake Mr.
Pike, ! am not the owner Of patent for
fence, nor do Ioppose the white willow
for intend to set about two miles of tn,
article. What am opposed to Mr. Pike
is paying you your price OF forty dollar
per mile. Wsea lean get genuine, rigorou
cuttings from young vigorous trees far les
tia" ha!t the price you sell for, from par
ties who cultivate them and can furnish
large amount Of the article. "Can you Sc
the poi'.t," Mr.. Pike? Again you say ("
trust that he would not int ti,naIly or ig
norantly misrepresent others in simil.
pursuits to enhance his personal gain 0
crafty any sordid or merccnary desire,
not at all Mr.. Pike Where was the mis-
representation in the article you refer to
! was ignorant as regards the white willow
and not being satisfied with the informa
ton taught by your agents I have sougt
knowledge elsewhere, and have foun
considerable and am still seeking for NOR.
Mr.. Pike, on correct principles as regard
the cultivation OF the white willow.
The words "misrepresent," "person.
gain," "sordld and mercenary desire,
:s sa @o1 ins szRaP19SP1assy aPpy to yo"
white willow business think, Mr.. Pix
have none of the above desires to graft
by misrepresenting you or anv one else.
Respectfully, j. Z CoRlErr.
Farmcrsburg, Iowa, March Goth, 1868.