The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-25
Agricultural.
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Elitosy 1Smss :--In your issue sc Janu.

Ett1tOs5 ztmes In your issue OF Janu.
ey2l, 1862, you published extracts from
chicago Tribune and Times, also articles
..gned by II. L. Dunlap, and Z. S. Pike,
::luding 70 the white willow for fencing
arposes. &C., &c As your paper has a
larger circulation than any other published
sn our county, ! propose with your con-
sent, to lay before your readers some facts
IA connection with the white willow bust.
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On the 81 Of January last one Of Mr..
L. S. Pixies agents called At my place and
requested me to give my order for sup.
''y Of while willow cuttings. I had prior
- this lead all advertisement in your pa.
p4r by J. L. Page, to the effect that he bad
'.iadc arrangements with Overman & Mann,
ii Bloomington Illinois. for supplying
cuttings Of the white willow, and was pre-
Jared to receive orders for tie same at Nc
.;fegor. ,Itol1 Mr.. @P.ke's agent that
had intended to call and see q resident
a5ent at McGregor, who had an advertise
."cnt in the NoEru Iowa TINES about white
willow cuttings; ''hc said there was n
.sent at McGregor selling cuttings" be-
cause Mr.. Pike had bought the entire sup
;,'y Of cuttings in the west and as he had
s-nt him TO Iowa to sell cuttings, it was
'sot likely he would have an agent at Nc.
Gregor, and as The genuine cuttings could
oily be had-of Mr.. Pike or his agents, any
sse there pu'porting to sell white willow
cuttings was swndlcr and impostcr.
hen gave him the TINS containing Mr..
Pages advertisement he read it, and
said there was some mistake as Mr.. Pike
has bought his cuttings Of Overman &
s!arn, and there was contract between
sle,n, that they, Overman & Mann, should
'.qt sell cuttings to any one else, as Mr..
Pike did not want any competition in the
olsiness, that there were men in Jail in
''aicago at that time waiting their trial for
;:'ss such means, trying to i'm pose upon
s..e public spurious cuttings for genuine.
That he would be obliged to me for the
E..per containing Pages advertisement, as
q: was going to McGregor that afternoon,
al would attend to his case. sr~ ~.
10 satisfy myself in the matter wrote
u Messrs. Overman & Mann, enclosing
llses advertisement, below is their reply.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Jan. 10, '63.
3 CoRLErr, Farmersburg Iowa.
Dear Sir Yours Of the 7th is at hand,
enclosing slips of Pages advertisement. In,
oily | would remark that nothing can
I'll exceed the brazen faced impudence of
F.Ae's lying agents who are overrunning
''' State of Iowa, as they have,of Illinois,
IL they have made use of the same means
; sell right around me. When on being
"a by my customers that they could buy
:. of me for little more than half the price
10y asked, they would swear they had
Ought me out and that had none to sell,
~nen the simple fact is, I never sold a
stick to Z. 5. Pike, in my life and besides
snow Of severa! millions more besides what
Ne raise, that Pike did not nor could not
'ny, and these are genuine if any are such.
got my cutting off of trees twenty three
; ars old, the first that was ever brought
= the west, besides started the enterprise
Il the willow trade-only year ago last
til, and sold the first lot that were ever
ID at wholesale to Pixies brother last
.,2ring. Whereupon this E. S. Pike, an
ssl;o banker snatched it out Of our hands
>''s by just such lying means is making an
dependent fortune. shall! set the mat
svr as it is before the people through your
I Der and then they can judge whether I,
Hho have cultivated this tree for many
lars or Mr.. Pike, who rakes up his stock
Wherever he can catch it, is most likely to
iave the genuine article.
We can supply yonr whole region if the
ls''p.e are not in too much haste to.be hum.
aged. Mr.. Page has an agency for North.
"a Illinois and Iowa, and will .guarran.
ID the genuineness Of all my regular
":sents sell. ! am established in business
lave been dealing with the people Of Iowa
a:!a Illinois for over 20 years, and farmers
''an judge if my warrantes is worth more
Ian that of transient Spectator, who flee.
5 the people out Of all he can get and then
ayes Tor unknown parts. Mr.. Page will
'orm you in regard to the price, am
1t sure what is the price he has establish.
! in that part of the country but We
'.ilail have him to sell for some dollars less
'''an Pike sells for, win at once report to
p.se and have him confer with you. |
Very resp'y your obedient servant
c. r. OvERNANN.
for OvEEMAs & MANN.
A few days after receiving the above.
got the following from Mr.. Page:
- ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Jan. 18th, '63.
.IR. j. E. CoRLRrT,
Dear Sir II have Just received letter
i. ON Messrs. Overman & Mann, saying YOU
Ia written to them enquiring about will
rs. y. have been selling for them in North.
srp Iowa and am intending to go back again
- soon as am able. Ihave been home
+ick Tor two weeks. As to Mr. Pike own.
s's all Of the willows, there is some mi.
'Se' and he never bought any Of Overman.
/ enclose you some blank orders. If Won
ash any cuttings and genuine ones will
sd nlsh at 81, 90 per thousand less than
-.ss present prices. Fill out order and leave
Il the Flanders House McGregor, or send
% me by mail here. l shall be at McGre-
sor this month delivering cuttings if moth.
ins unforeseen prevents. e