Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-01-15
HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES
VS..
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
"HONESTY is THE BEST POLICY"
OR:
Honesty is better than any Policy.
CYucAeo June l7th 1891

o. 7. GRAVES, ESQ,
DEAR SIR :-Ancr the conversation we had about the
remarks made by Mr. Greeneaf the rn Of Fairbanks
Greeneaf touching the Scale put up for NJ b. Iar-
den OF Abingdon IN, wrote TO Mr. Harden and enclose
10 you his reply You viii from this letter that the
representations by 6reeEcaf 10 you were false e
must have been aborng under great mistake wan,
Won TO write our house here exactly what Mr. Greenleaf
stated yea this Is not the first time that they ira
duced Scales and are determined 10 place them i'm
their true position before the public.
Respectfully yours,
YANDERYooRT pCkEssoN & CO.,
Per s. q. HOOKER.
NonoS, IrI~, June 14th, 1861.
DEAR SKIS Yours of the 12th inst Il al hand, and con-
tents noted and In reply would say that the Howes
Scales you put up for works like a charm since you
were here and any statement t. the contrary by the
Agent Of Fairbanks Scales any other party must
have been made froma false impression made By some
interested party or from disposition his part ire
the reputation Of the Scales by false statement Al all
events the whole thing Is fabrication the Scales
thus FAR works T. my entire satisfaction well the
satisfaction OF all other parties who have witnessed their
working since you were here. have the fifty pound
weight yet and would like 10 keep il some time longer
Mr. Jesse Burr has purchased Scales vet and proba
Oily VIII dot for some tne on account Of the hard times
Yours respectfully, n. b. HARDEN.
KxwASRx June lsth 1861.
| Messrs. vANDETyOORT, DICKINSON CO.,
GENTLEMEN ;--ln answer ~ your letter of June 18th,
enclosing letter 10 your house from Mr.. H. b. Harden
Abingdon, dated June l4th would say that after
LEFT your store, called at the establishment Of Mcssrs.
Fairbanks Greenleaf about the 18th OF June and
inquired Of them the lowest price they would sell
four ton scale, and mentioned the time that
had been looking ri the Howes Scales thought something
OF purchasing OF them. Mr. Greenieaf then gave
their prices and spoke Of Howes Scales being very
imperfect and poor Scale and thai there many Of
them thai 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, Ill., and had been bought by Mr. NJ b. Harden and
was worth nothing for weighing and had been abandoned
all u which tended discourage me from purchasing the
Howes Scale and after mentioning this matter your
Agent, MI Hooker and he denied the same, and stated
70 me that Mr. Greenleaf was not of yeracty,
he had detected him very recently several fsehoos
began n doubt s-veracy. Since have the let
ter from MIR. NJ H. Harden Of Abingdon dated June l4th
am inclined to think all said by Greenleaf for the
purpose OF discouraging me- and that il FALSE as
the enclosed letter II Harden Is in contradiction Green
eafs statement me, and think this unfair course OF
competition ought to be discountenanced, there Is
nothing like fair play and truth IN trade Hoping this
explanation Is satisfactory,
am respectfully yours,
o. T. GRAVES.