Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-01-22
HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES
VS..
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
HONESTY is THE BEST POLICY"
OR:
Honesty is better than any Policy.
4-a...e Cu,c,s.o Iupe 1-t. 1871

ShCAso, June ltti, 1901.
O. T. GRAVES, ESQ,
DEAR SIR After the conversation we had about the
remarks made by Mr. Greenea Of the firm of Fairbanks
Greenca touching the Scale put up for NJ H. fiar-
den Of Abingdon H., wrote to Mr. Harden and enclose
TO you his reply You will from this letter that the
rel resolutions by Grceneaf to you false, he
must have been laborng under great mistake. want
you to write our house here exactly what Mr. Greenlcai
stated to you, this Is not the first time that they
uced scales. and determined to place them IN
their tree position before the public #Gt
Respectfully yours,
vANDERy0oRT DiCkETsoN & CO., 81
Per s. q. HooKER.
AmscpoS, H., June iath, 1861.
vANRERvOORT, DIrKEIssON CO., "a
DEAR SiRs YOURS Of the 18th INST il at hand and con
tents noted, and in reply would say that the Howe,
Scales you put up for works like charm yot
were here and any statement b the contrary, by the
Agent OF Fairbanks Scales, any other party. mus
have been made from false impression made by some
Interested party, from disposition his part jur,
the reputation Of the Scales by false statement Al al
events, the whole thing Is fabrication, the Scale.
thus far, works To my satisfaction well Oh,
satisfaction OF all other parties who have Witnessed Their
working since you We're here. have the fifty pound
weight yet and would like To keep time longer
Mr. jesse Burr has not purchased Scales yet and pob
bly, will not for mc OF the hard times
Yours respectfully, d. b HARDEN.
| KEwAxrE, June 10Th, 1861
Messrs vANDERvOORT, DaCKERsoN 4 CO.,
GENTLEMEN In answer to your letter OF juno 18th
enclosing letter toyoar house from Mr.. M B Harden
Of Abingdon, dated June 18th would say that after
lett your store, called at the establishment OF Messrs
Fairbanks Greenicaf about the 18th Of June and
inquired Of them the lowest price they would sell
four Ton Scale, and mentioned at the time that
had been looking al the Howcs Scales thought something
OF purchasing Of them Mr.. Greenlcaf then gave
their prices and spoke of Howcs Scales being very
imperfect and poor Scale and that there were
them that 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 ami
was worth nothing for weighing ana had been abandoned
all OF which tended ~ discourage from purchasing the
Howes scale, and after mentioning this matter yoa,
Agent, Mr. IoaAer and he denied The same and stated
to me that Mr. Greeneaf was mot u veraci,y a.
e mad detected him very recently Ia several lsehoods
began "a doubt his vcaeity Since have the ls
ter from Mr. NJ ID Harden, of Abingdon, dated June l4ib
am inclined 10 think all laid b. Greeneaf for tho
purpose Of discouragng me, and that IL FALSE,
The enclosed letter 81 Harden IN contradiction Green
leaf : statement to me- and think this unfair course
competition ought TO be discountenanced, there il
nothing like fair play and truth In trade. Hoping this
explanation Is satisfactory,
am respectfully yours,
r. CIR AyES