Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-03-12
HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
"HONESTY is THE BEST POLICY
r.. r.. OR:
Honesty is better than any Policy.

CHICAGO, June l5tl 1861.
DEAR SIR After the conversation we had about the
remarks made by Mr. Greeneaf Of the firm Fairbanks
6reenlca, touching the Scale put up for NJ B. Har
Gen OF Abingdon, H. wrote 10 Mr.. Harden AMI enclose
to you his reply You will from this letter that the
representations d. Greenleaf to you were false or h,
must have been laboring under great mistake wan
you 10 write our hdisc here exactly what Mr. Greene
stated 10 you, as this Is not the first time that they
duccd Scales and determined place them in
their true position before the public.
. Respectfully yours,
NANDLliNOORr DlCkERSUN * CO.,
Per & q. HOOKER
Abingdon, Ill.,, June 1Ith, 1851.
VANRERvo0RT, nICKEliSON 4 CO.,
DEAR SIRs YOURS OF the 18th inst is at hand and
tents noted, and IN reply would say that the Howe'-
Scales you put up for works like charm since you
were here and any statement ~ the contrary by the
Agent OF Fairbanks Scales, or any other party, mus
have been made froma false impression made by some
interested fiy, or from disposition his part to injur,
the reputation of The Scales by false statement. At al
events, the whole thing Is fabrication, the scaie
thus far, WORKS 10 my entire satisfaction, well 10 TIN
satisfaction of all other parties who have witnessed tei
working since YOU were here. lave the fity pount
weight yet and would like 10 keep il some time longer
Mr.. jesse Burr has purchased Scales yet and ruba
bly, viii not for time, Of the hara times
| Yours respectfully, NJ. b. HARDEN.
| KrwANEF June 10Th 1851
Messrs. yANDERvoORT DICkERsON 4 co,
'9EsTLEhEN In answer 10 Your letter OF June 18th
enclosing letter to yodr house from Mr.. NJ. H. Harden
81 Abingdon, dated June l4ib, would say that after
len yonr store. called the establishment Of Messrr
Fairbanks Grecnlcaf about the 18th of June,
inquired Of hcm the lowest price they would sell me
four ton Scale, and mentioned at the time that
had been looking at the Howes Scales, thought somethn
Of purchasing one 81 them Mr. Greenleaf then gave m
their prices and spoke OF Howe's Scales being YER
imperfect and poor Scale and thai there many
them that would not work and mentioned TO me that
Scale near by where lived badly out Of order
would not work AT ALL This Scale he said at Abing
don Ill, and had been bought by Mr. NJ. b. Harden an,
was worth nothing FOR weighing and had beenabandoed
all Of which tended % discourage from purchasing tn
iioSes SCALE and after mentioning this matter To you
Agent, Mr.. Hooker and he denied the same, aud state,
10 me that Mr.. Greenleaf not man OF veracty, a
lac had detected him very recently in several fasehoods
lbegan u doubt his yracy Sincel have seen the let
ter from Mr. VI. Il Harden of Abingdon, dated June 18th
am inclined to think was all said BY Greenleaf for TIA
purpose Of dlscouraging me, and that IL FALSE, "A
the enclosed letter oi Harden is in contradiction To Green
leaf statement 10 me, and think this unfair
4 competition ought 10 be discountenanced, there
nothing hike fair play aud truth In trade. Hoping thi
explanation Is satisfactory,
4 - r am respectfully yours
/ u. 7, GRAVES