Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-04-17
COUNTER STATEMENT
BosToN, March q, 1858.
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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 insinuate that
grass, weeds &C., washed upon my grounds by
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 l 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 mater als
were to be worked into my Super-Phosphate? l
should quite soon think of using lumber,
brick or granite, as 1 should sea weed or muck,
in making Super-Phosphate.
Now about humus "-surely you know that
it is moulG-that it is organic matter, either
animal or vegetable, in state of decay or 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
y
would write "humus when he meant muck ?
Just ask him 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 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 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 certain large
portion of your Phosphate will dissolve in
water Int we are told how much of the really
valuable substances will dissolve in rain 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. or a true chem
ical analysis. If you have such a wonderful
Phosphate why do you not publish full analysis.
have correct analysis of your Phosphate. and
will publish it if you desire me to, and will be
responsible tor the correctness ofthe same. Shall
! l do 1t?
| You say that you regret that any misunder-
standing has existed, but feel confident will ac-
| cept your apology.
l believe you do regret it. but fail to see your
| apology, and l 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 when you have 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 Il unprecedented reputation, as
| the STANDARD PHOSPHATE of the country.
and you might as well undertake to run the Fair
banks scale out of the market by representing
that all the bearings to their scales lead,
to 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 cOnUtfece inter-
ested parties, that do not use muck in my Super
Phosphate
Should this not be satisfactory 1 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 aolsich muck eUer acas
or eUer ToiU be used.
20 STATE STREET BosToN, March %, 1868.
WIN. l.. BRADLEY, ESQ, DEAR SIR: In reply
to your inquiry of yesterday, have been famil-
ar with your fertilizer for several years. and have
analyized it 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 IN
it, nor has any constituent ever been found in it
r in this laboratory. "Humus" is present but that
it is derived from " muck Is an erroneous Oenef
and without foundation. Respectfully,
s. DANA HAYES, State Assayer of Boston,
Mass.
Al SOMERSET STREET, Boston, March rs, 1868.
: To tuh0n. it may concern This is to certify
that have frequently visited VIM. l.. Bradley
e Super Phosphate of Lime Mandatory, and have
b seen the materials used, and have never seen
y muck about his establishment.
n have made many analysis of his Super Phos-
/ phate and have never discovered muck in the ar,
tiGIeA but the analYs IS have always proved that
articles which composed his Super-Phosphate o
; Lime.
CHAS. T. JACKSON, NJ. D., State Assayer. Mass
n presume Drs. Hayes, both father and son. anC
n DIR. Jackson, do not require any endorsement Il
IS satisfy You of their ability to anayze fertilizers
To tohonl at may concern: This is to certify
that have for seven years past been with VIM
- l.. Bradley since he co mmenced his present bus
mess, as agent and General Superintendent O
his Supher-Phosphate of Lime mandatory and
do hereby testify that muck has ever beer
used in his establishment, in any way, shape Oh
manner
CHAS. COE.
\ Boston, March "a, 1868.
10 acItO0s At may concern This is to certify
!, that have been in the employment of WIN L
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