Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
COUNTER STATEMENT.
BosroN, March p, 1868.

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
misIead the public mind in reference to my Super
Phosphate of Lime, and you even lnslnuate tnat
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 give farmer IN the nelgh |
borhood half oft for throwing it back into heaps
/ use my half in the place of straw as bedding TOR
my horses, and the farmer carts his half away |
and does what he peases with It. have never
watched him to see what use he made OF 1t, but |
have no idea he uses it to make Super-Phospnate.
| 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 Super-Phosphate? |
should quite soon think of using lumber, |
brick or granite, as should sea weed or muck, |
in making Super-PhOsphate
Now about g humus surely you know that
it is mouG-that it is organic matter, either
animal 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
ask any chemist. Do you suppose DR.. Hays
would write thumus /" 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 hui
mus as you found it in Webster's dictionary
He tells you that humus is a pulyerent 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 DR.. Hayes re-
ported in his analysis, and which you refer TO in
your letter We are told that certain large
portion of your Super-Phosphate will dissolve in
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 true chem
ica analysis. If you have such wonderful
Phosphate why oyou not publish a full analysis
l have a correct analysis OF your Phosphate, and
will publish it II you desire me 10, ana Will pc
responsible tor the correctness OF the same. ShGD
do It,?
You say that you regret that any misunder-
standing has existed, but feel confident VIII ac-
cept your apology.
believe YOU do regret it, but fail to see your
apology and I 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 as the one you are trying to destroy, by
Misrepresentation.
You know, and the agricultural community
throughout New England know that my Phos-
phate has gained j unprecedented reputation, as
Q the STANDARD PHOSPHATE Of the country.
and you might well undertake TO run the Fair
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
use muck in my Phosphate. ONE WOULD BE
AS TRUE AS THE OTHER. Fairbanks scales
hold the same position a scale, that my Phos-
phate does a Phosphate, and 1t Is for this rea-
son that unprncipled men try to run both down,
TO introduce their own inferior manufacture.
| give below such proof as deem necessary to
convince disinterested, and should cOncince inter-
ested 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 BRADLEYs PATENT SUPER
PHOSPHATE of LIME, IN aohich no muck eUer 'ea'
or ever aclH be used.
20 STATE STREET. BosToN, March %, 1868
VIM L. BRADLEY, ESQ. DEAR SIR In reply
TO your inquiry of yesterday have been famii
ar with your fertilizer for several years, and have
analyzed il in its different stages Of manufacture
when finished, when sold, and frequently for 9th
er parties who are purchasers.
There has never been g muck or peat il
it, nor has any such constituent ever been found
q IT in this laboratory "Humus" is present but tina
y it is derived from ''muck" is an erroneous belle
and without foundation. Respectfully,
S. DANA HAYES, Site Assayer Of Boston
Mass.
Al SOMERSET STREET, BOSTON, March 20, 1865
To acltona IL may concern This is to certlt
that have frequently visited VIM. L. Bradley
Super-PbOsphate 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
plate, and have never discovered muck in the an
ticle, but the anays es have always proved th7
articles which composed his Super-Phosphate {
Lime.
CHAs. T. JACKSON, NJ. D., State Assayer. Mas,
Ipresume Drs Hayes, both father and son, an
Dr. Jackson, do not require any endorsement I
satisfy you of their ability to anayze fertilizers,
To tchom At may concern: This is TO certif
that have for seven years past been with Wn
L. Bradley since he co mmenccd his present bus
mess, as agent and Genera. Superintendent
his Supher-Phosphate of Lime mandatory, an
do hereby testify that no muck has ever bee
used in his establishment, in any way, shape
manner
CHAS. COE.
BosToN, March q, 1865
To aehOn 1t may concern This is to certif
that have been in the employment of VIM
= Bradley for more than four years, and most
y that time have been at said Bradleys Super Pho
phate OF Lime mandatory, at ROXbury, Mass
and am able to testify from positive knowledg
that no muck has been used by said Bradley
any shape manner, in the manufacture of ST
per-GnOSplate OF Lime.
WALTER NJ. ROGERS.
BosToN, March y, 1868.
10 aChOm 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 constantly mixed and weighed the nj
terias myself, and have never mixed or weighG
or seen mixed or weighed, single pound
muck, and know positively thar no muck b;
been nsed by said Bradley IN his Super-PhO
phate of Lime. GUST. GLOVER,
NORTH WEYMOUTH, Mass, March y, 1867;
To 1ohOnl 1t may concern This is TO certit
that have been with Bradley for neatly thrt
years, as superintendent of his Phosphate and A
id works, at Weymouth, Mass, and am at pre-
ent there No muck IS ever used by said Bradlt
i'll manufacturing Super-PhUsphate or Lime
LEVI B. CURTIS.
To BENJAMIN F. EATON, N. D.-DEAR SIR.
notice your certificate dated Barnet Feb /
1858, and published in sundry newspaper
wherein you state that Bradley's Super Phospha
is one-third muck.
In reply would say will give you one thou
and dollars ISL ,000) if you will show any SUI
results and prove the same true.
You say that you find at least twenty five .
cent. more soluble matter in Paddock, Dean
Co.'s Phosphate than you do in BradIevs,
10 In reply to this | will give you one thousaI
no, dollars ($l 000) you will show me 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.
will give you one thousand dollars ISL 90
more If cannot prove by scientific analysis th