Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-29
STATEMENT
f4a Boston, Marcn II, 1905.
MEssRs, PADDOCK, DEAN Co.

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~ aaa BosroN, March q, 1868.
MEssRs, PADDOCK, DEAN Co.
Manufacturers of Vermont Raw Bone Su-
per- Phosphate of Lime, st. Johnsbury.
GENTLEMEN-Your letter addressed to me
through several Vermont papers of recent date,
needs my attention. You still seem disposed to
mislead the public mind in reference to my Super
Phosphate of Lime, and you even inslnuate that
| grass, weeds &C., washed upon my grounds Dy
the tide, are eventually worked INTO my super
! Phosphate, as you have seen such materials near
my factory, which had the appearance OF being
moved back and thrown into heaps to heat.
If you have been to my Factory at Weymouth
you have seen such stuff as you describe. 1t was
sea weed. | have many tons every year washed
upon my beach, and give farmer IN the neigh
borhood half oft for throwing it back INTO heaps
use my half in the place of straw as bedding for
my horses, and the farmer carts his half away
and does what be pleases with It. have never
watched him to see what use he made OF it., but
have no idea he uses it to make Super-Phosphate.
You probably noticed at this visit to my FAC
tory, large pile of lumber, many thousands OF
brick, granite, and other building material. Why
did you not conclude that all these materials
were to be worked into my Super Phosphate? L
should quite as soon think of using lumber,
| brick or granite, as | should sea weed or muck,
in making Super-Phosphate.
| Now about "humus "-surely you know that
it is mouG-that it is organic matter, either
tation, and one of the most valuable nitrogen
GUS substances it is possible to put into the soil.
1t is not muck or peat. If you do not know
ask any chemist. Do you suppose DR.. Hays
would write II" humus - when he meant muck
Just ask ham. l really think you would make
better fertilizer if you knew more about humus.
Why do you not give the actual definition of hu-
mus as you found it in Websters dictionary !?
| He tells you that humus is pulverent brown
substance formed by the action of the air solid
animal or vegetable matter. 1t is valuable con-
Stituent of soils. You carefully avoid saying
anything about animal matter for fear as l sup
pose, the farmers might see where the humus in
my Phosphate came from, which DIR. Hayes re-
ported in his analysis, and which you refer to in
your letter. We are told that a certain large
portion of your Super-Phosphate will dissolve in
valuable substances will dissolve j" rain water water
Why not tell us?
All the virtue in Super-Phosphate, is hidden
| like the copper IN an ore. Nothing Will prove
| its presence but practical trial, true chem
/ cal analysis. If you have such a wonderful
| Phosphate why do you not publish full analysis.
l have a correct analysis of your Phosphate. and
will publish it if you desire me to, and will be
responsible tor the correctness ofthe same. Shat
l do it?
You say that you regret that any misunder-
standing has existed, but feel confident Y III ae-
cept your apology.
/ believe Won do regret it, but fail TO your
apology, and l would advise you hereafter not to
undertake to introduce your manufacture, by
trying to run down your neighbors. This IS Dad
policy, even # you have an article of equal mer-
it; and dOubly so when you have al article,
worth less than half and costing less than half as
much as the one you are trying to destroy, by
misrepresentation.
You know, and the agricultural community
throughout New England know that my PhoS-
plate has gained i unprecedented reputation, as
the STANDARD PHOSPHATE of the country,
and you might well undertake to run the Far
banks scale out OF the market by representing
that all the bearings to their scales were lead, as
to drive me out of the market, by saying that l
use muck in my Phosphate ONE WOULD BE
AS TRUE AS THE OTHER. Fairbanks scales
hold the same position as scale that my Phos-
phate does as Phosphate and it is for this rea-
son that unprincped men try to run both down
TO introduce their own inferior manufacture.
give below such proof as deem necessary tC
convince disinterested and should conUaIace inter
csted parties, that do not use muck in my Super
Phosphate.
Should this not be satisfactory 1 can give NOR
than one hundred additional names OF men IN IN,
employment that these certificates are true,
VIM L. BRADLEY,
Manufacturer of BRADLEY's PATENT SUPER
PHOSPHATE of LIME, an tcblcb no muck eCef fcd
or eUeT tCiU be used.
20 STATE STREET, BosToN. March %, 1868
VIM. L. BRADLEY, ESQ, DEAR SIR: In repl
20 your inquiry Of yesterday, have been FAM
ar with your fertilizer for several years, and hay
aualvized it in its different stages ofmanufactuI
when finished, when sold, and frequently for OIL
er parties who are purchasers.
There has never been any muck OF peat
il, nor has any such constituent ever be IN found
~ tin this laboratory. "HumuS" is present but tn
y it is derived from . muck" is an erroneous bell
~ and without foundation. Respectfully,
S DANA HAYES, State Assayer of Bosto
Mass.
IL SOMERSET STREET, BosTON, March 70, lot
To sohOns It may concern This IS to certl
that l have frequently visited VIM. L. Bradley
Super-Phosphate of Lime Mandatory, and ha
seen the materials used, and have never Sc
muck about his establishment.
have made many analysis Of his Super PM
phate, and have never discovered muck in the
isis tbs QAalys IS have always proved Il
articles which composed his Super-Phosphate
Lime.
CHAS. 7. JACKSON, NJ. D., State Assayer. Ma
presume Drs. Hayes, both father and son, a
DR.. Jackson, do not require any endorsement
satisfy you Of their ability to analyze fertilizer
10 rohom It may concern: This is to cert
that l have for seven years past been with w
l.. Bradley since he co mmenced his present bl
mess as agent and General Superintendent
his Supher-Phosphate Of Lime mandatory, a
90 hereby testify that no muck has ever be
used in his establishment, in any way, shape
manner.
CHAS. COE
BosToN, March "a, 1865
To trhODl IL nlaV concern: This is TO cert