Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-08
STATEMENT
BosroN, March q, 1858.
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MEssRs, PADDOCK, DEAN q Co.
Manufacturers of Vermont Raw Bone Su- |
per- Phosphate of Lime, ut. Johnsbury.
GENTLEMEN.-Your letter addressed TO me
through several Vermont papers OF re ; aa.e,
misIead 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
my half in the place of straw as bedding tor
| my horses, and the farmer carts his hall away
and does what be pleases with it. have never
watched him to see what use he made OF 1t, but
have no idea he uses it to make Super-Phosphate
| You probably noticed at this visit to my Fac
tory, a 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 Superb Phosphate!
should quite as soon think of using lumber,
brick or granite, as / should sea weed or muck,
| in making Phosphate
Now about " humus "-surely you know that
| it is moulG-that it is organic matter, either
animal vegetable, in state of decay fermen
| 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 DIR. Hays
would write "humus " when he meant muck
Just ask him. l really think you would make a
better fertilizer if you knew more about humus.
Why do you not give the actual definition of hu.
mus as you found it in WebSter's dictionary
| He tells you that humus is pulverent brown
substance formed by the action of the air on solid
| animal or vegetable matter. 1t is valuable con-
Stituent of soils. You carefully avoid saying
anything about animal matter for fear as sup
pose, the farmers might see where the humus in
my Phosphate came from, which DR.. Hayes re-
ported in his analysis, and which you refer to in
your letter. We are told that certain large
portion Of your wi Ii jifSs9llye ip
valuable substances will dissolve in rain water.
| Why not tell us
All the virtue in a super-Phosphate, is hidden
| like the copper i'll an Nothing will prove
its presence but practical trial, a true chem
zeal analysis. If you have such wonderful
Phosphate why do you notp publish a full analysis.
| 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. Shall
/ do 1T?
You say that you regret that any misunder-
standing has existed, but feel confident Will &C
cept your apology.
i believe you do regret it, but fail to see your
apology, and would advise you hereafter not to
undertake to introduce your manufacture, by
trying to run down your neighbOrs. This is bad
policy, even # you have an article of equal mer-
it; and doubly so when you have an article,
worth less than half and costing less than half as
much 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 u Unprecedented reputation, as
the STANDARD PHOSPHATE of the country.
and you might as well undertake to run the Falr-
banks scale out of the market by representa-
that all the bearings to their scales were lead, as
10 drive me out of the Market by saying that |
use muck in my Phosphate. ONE WOULD BE
AS TRUE AS THE OTHER. Fairbanks scales
hold the same position as a scale, that my Phos-
phate does as Phosphate, and it is for this rea-
son that unprncipled men try to run both down,
to introduce their own inferior manufacture.
l give below such proof as deem necessary to
convince dsinterested, and should conUt'ace inter
csted parties, that do not use muck in my Super
Phosphate
Should this not be satisfactory can give more
than one hundred additional names of men in my
employment that these certificates are true,
WIN. L. BRADLEY,
Manufacturer of BRADLEY's PATENT SUPER
PHOSPHATE of LIME, an aohich no muck eUer aCG
or eUer sciH be used.
20 STATE STREET Boston, March 25, 1868
VIM. L. BRADLEY, ESQ, DEAR SIR In reply
to your inquiry of yesterday, have been tamil
ar with your fertilizer for several years. and have
anayzed 1t in its different stages OF manufacture
when finished, when sold, and frequently for 9th
er parties who are purchasers.
There has never been any "muck or peat IL
il, nor has any such constituent ever been found Il
y 1t in this laboratory "Humus" is present but tina
) it is derived from muck" is an erroneous belle
and without foundation. Respectfully,
S. DANA HAYES, State Assayer of Boston
Mass.
Al SOMERSET STREET, Boston, March 20, 1866
TO tchoBl 1t may concern This is to certf
that have frequently visited Vim. L. Bradley
Super-Phosphate of Lime Mandatory, and hav
seen the materials used, and have never see
muck about his establishment.
| have made many ANALYSIS of his Super PhOS
phate, and have never discovered muck in the al
The materials have Seen az his faeSoS r" we're re- 81
articles which composed his Super-Phosphate {
Lime
CHAS t JACKSON, NJ D., State Assayer. Mas.
presume Drs. Hayes, both father and son, an
DR.. jackson, do not require any endorsement
atisy you of their ability to analyze fertilizers
To ,chonl II may concern: This is to certif
shat | have for seven years past been with Wn
l.. Bradley since he co mmenced his present bus
mess, as agent and General Superintendent
his Supher-Phosphate of Lime mandatory an
10 hereby testify that no muck has ever bee
used III his establishment, in any way, shape
manner.
CHAS. COE.
BosToN, March "a, 1868.
To tChom It may concern: This is to certif
that have been in the employment of VIM. ]
Bradley for more than four years, and most
that time have been at said Bradley's Super Pho
plate Of Lime mandatory, at ROxbury, Mass
and am able to testify from positive knowlede
that no muck has been used by said Bradley
any shape manner, in the manufacture of 81
per-Phosphate of Lime.
WALTER NJ ROGERS.
BosroN, March p, 1865
To aoh0n 1t may concern This is TO certit
that have been with VIM. L. Bradley as for
man. for nearly five years, both at his Sup
Phosphate of Lime Mandatory, at Roxbur
and at Weymouth.
have rniy cd Il +bo
terlals myself, and have never mixed or weighC
or seen mixed or weighed, a single pound
muck, and know positively that no muck b.
been nSed by said Bradley his Super-Pho
phate OF Lime GUST. GLOVER.
NORTH WEYMOUTH, Mass, March q, 1867;
To s0hOnl 1t may concern: This is TO cert
that l have been with Bradley for nearly thr
years, as superintendent ofhis Phosphate and A
id works, at Weymouth, Mass, and am at pre-
ent there Nomuck is ever used by said Bradlt
IN manufacturing Super-PhoSphate or Lime.
LEVI B. CURTIS.
To BENJAMIN F. EATON, NJ. D.-DEAR SIR.
notice your certificate dated Barnet, Feb,
1868, and published in sundry newspaper
wherein you state that Bradley's Super Phospha
is one-thrd muck.
In reply would say l will give you one thou
and dollars ($l ,000) if you will show any su,
results and prove the same true.
You say that you find at least twenty five p
cent. more soluble matter in Paddock, Dean
Co.'s Phosphate than you do in Bradley's,
~ In reply to this will give you one thousal
-, dollars ($l ,000) If you will show an analys
of Paddock, Dean & Co.'s Phosphate that W
show twenty five per cent. more soluble matt
than Bradley's Patent, or Bradley's XII Sup
Phosphate, that has been made within the Ia
two years.
l will give you one thousand dollars Isl GO
more if cannot prove by scientific analysis til
either of the above brands of my Super-Ph(
plate (Which has been made within the last ty
years. contains mole than twenty-five per Gel
more valuable soluble matter than PaddoC
,S Dean & Co.'s Vermont Raw Bone Super-Pht
- plate of Lime $50 called) contains.
l do not make these offers with the understan
ing that water is soluble matter, but with the L
derstanding that water must be reckoned as WI
er, and soluble matter must be valuable soluf
matter, as this is the usual and only correct W
of dealing with the agricultural community
/ make these offers based upon the grou
that Paddock. Dean & Co.'s statement as to