Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-19
HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES
VS.. FsFEa b.
s. FAIRBANKS SCALES,
"HONESTYIS THE BEST POLICY"
OR:
Honesty is better than any Policy.
OF. GRAVES. ESQ.

- tHiCstoy june 1901.
DEAR SIR After the conversation we had abou, the
remarks made by Mr.. Greenca Of the firm Of Fairbanks
Greenea touching the Scale put up for NJ H. Har-
den II Abingdon m, wrote Mr. Harden and enclose
TO you his reply You will see from this letter that the
rreseiiaiions by Greencaf 10 you were false, or he
must have been laborng under great mistake. want
You to write our house here exactly what Mr. Greenicaf
stated to you as this snot the first time that they
duced our scales, and determined place them
their true position before the public -
Respectfully yonrs,
Es g NANDERN0ORT DiCkEltSON& CO., %
-@ss ~ Per :. q. HooKER.
ABINGDON, In, June 18th, 1861.
VANRERV0ORT, DfcKERSON x Co,
DEAR Sss Yours Of the 18th inst Ia hand and con-
tents noted ami in reply would say that the Howes
Scales You put up for me works like charm since you
w@e hers and any statement u the contrary, by the
Agent Of fairbanks Scales or any other party must
have been made from false impression made by some
Interested party or from disposition on his part to nure
The reputation of the Scales by false statement At all
events the whole thing Is tabrication Abe Scales
thN tar works tony entire satisfaction wellas 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 time longer
sh Jesse Burr has not purchased Scales We, and proba
bly, Will MT for some time on account of the hard times.
l9fT Yours respectfully, NJ b. HARDEN.
- - KKwAxrr, June 10Th, 1861.
Mcssrs. vANDERvOoRT DICKTI,soN 4 CO.,
GESIIkNEN :-ln answer 10 your letter ef juno IIth
enclosing letter 70 your house Mr. NJ H. Harden
Of Abingdon dated June lith, would say that after
Fairbanks Greeneaf about the 1lth of june and
inquired OF them the lowest price they would sell me
ton Scale and mentioned az the time thai l
had been looking the Howcs Scales thought something
Of purchasing OF them Mr. Greeneaf then gave me
their prices and spoke OF Iowe's Scales being
si'eiect aAd rer scae, ana that there many Of
hcn that WOULD not work, and menti0ned to thai
SAFE near by where lived badly out of order and
would not work at all This Scale he said Abng-
don, H., and had been bought by Mr.. NJ b. Harden ami
was worth nothing for weighing and had been abandoned.
all oil which tended " discourage mefro purchasing the
lowes sale. and amer mentioning this your
Agent Mr. Hooker, and he denied the same, and lated
TO me that Mr.. Greeuleaf Of yeracity
he had detected him very recently IN several sehoods
began 10 doubt his veraciy Since have seen the let
ter from Mr. NJ D. Harden, o Abingdon, dated June l+t
am, hont 70 think IL was all said By 6reenaf fof the
purpose 81 dscoarsging me, and that II was FALSE
The enclosed letter Of Harden j. in contradiction
eai's statement ~ me, and think this unfair
competition ought to be dscountenanced as there l.
nothing like fair play and truth trade. Hoping this
explanation Is satisfactory, a. sae #e*#
sAs y Wy lam respectfully yours,
an