Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-04-24
COUNTER STAT E MI N L
= BosToN, March p, 1868
Mrce1e D.DDorv DEAN e. Co

needs nv attention You still seem disposed to |
misIead the public mind in reference to my Super
Phosphate of Lime, and you even lnsinuaIe tnaI
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 neat
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 1t back INTO heaps
use my half in the place of straw as bedding tor
nv horses and the farmer carts his half away
and does what he pleases with It. have never
watched him to see what use he made OF IL, 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 Super-Phosphate?
should quite as soon think of using lumber,
brick or granite, as l should sea weed or muck,
in making Super-Phosphate.
Now about humus '-surey you know that
it is moulG-that it is organic matter, either
animal vegetable in a 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 "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 a 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 DIR. Hayes re-
ported in his analysis, and which you refer to in
your letter. We are told that certain large
portion Of vQgE SqRGrr will dissolve in
valuable substances will dissolve in rain water.
Why not tell us
All the virtue in a 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 wonderful
Phosphate why do you not publish a full analysis.
| have correct analysis OF your Phosphate, and
will publish it if you desire me to, andI will be
responsible tor the correctness Ofthe same. Shall
do it?
You say that you regret that any misunder
standing has existed, but feel confident Will &C
cept your apology.
| believe you do regret it, but fail to sec 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 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 al Unprecedented reputation, as
. the STANDARD PHOSPHATE of the country.
and you might well undertake TO run the FAIR
banks scale out of the market 10y representa- z
that all the bearings 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 a scale, that my PhOs-
phate does a Phosphate, and it IS for this rea-
son that unprncipled men try to run both down,
to introduce their own inferior manufacture.
1 give below such proof rs deem necessary to
convince DISTINGUISHED and SbOUIn inter-
ested parties, that donot use muck in my Super
Phosphate
Should this not be satisfactory l can give more
than one hundred additional names ofmen in my
employment that these certificates are true.
MN L. BRADLEY,
Manufacturer of BRADLEY PATENT SUPER
PHOSPHATE of LINE, IN aotjch no muck eUer acG
or erer 10iHb be used.
20 STATE STREET, BosToN, March %, 1868
WIN. l.. BRADLEY, ESQ, DEAR SIR In reply
to your inquiry of yesterday, have been tamiI
ar with your fertilizer for several ears, and have
anayzed it in its different stages Of manutactur
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 constituent ever BEEN found in
=, in this laboratory. 'Humus" is present but tina
i it is derived from "muCk is an erroneous belle
and without foundation. Respectfully,
S. DANA HAYES, Site Assayer Of Boston
Mass.
IL SOMERSET STREET, BosToN, March %, 1865
To achOnl IL may concern This Is to certlt
that have frequently visited VIM. l.. bradley
Super-PboSphate OfLime Mandatory, and hay
seen the materials used, aT.A have never see
muck about his establishment
have made many analysis Of his Super Pho.
phate, and have never discovered muck in the al
the materials I.have seen mis- factory were tn
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
satisfy yOu OF their ability to analyze fertilizers
To ,chom 1t may concern: This is to ceriif
that l have for seven years past been with Wn
l.. Bradley since he co mmmced his present bu
mess as agent and General Superintendent
his Supher-PhOSphate of Lime mandatory, an
90 hereby testify that muck has ever bee
used in his establishment, in any way, shape
CHAS. COE.
BosToN, March p, 1865
To 1ChOm 1t may concern This is to ccrtit
that have been i'll the employment OF VIM
Bradley for more than four years, and most
- that time have been at said Bradey'S Super Pho
plate of Lime mandatory, at RONbury Mas.
and am able to testify from positive knowleds
that muck has been used by said Bradley
any shape or manner, in the manufacture Of 5
per-Phosphate of Lime.
WALTER NJ. ROGERS.
BosToN, March q, 1865.
o C/tONI ~ may concern. Ills Is 10 CIIil
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 m
terials myself, and have never mixed or weigh
or seen mixed or weighed, a single pound
muck, and know positively that no muck b
been nsed by said Bradley III his Super-PhC
plate of Lime. GUST. GLOVER.
NORTH WEYMOUTH, Mass, March p, 1867,
To t0hOm 1t may concern: This is to certi
that have been with Bradley for neatly thT
years, as superintendent fhs Phosphate and A
id works, at Weymouth, Mass, aud am at pr,
ent there No muck IS ever used by said Bradl
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 newspape
wherein you state that Bradley's Super Phospha
is Onethird muck.
In reply would say will give you one thol
and dollars (Sl ,O00) if you will show any su
results and prove the same true.
You say that you find 1t least twenty-five |
cent. more soluble matter in Paddock, Dean
Co.'s Phosphate than you do in Bradlevs,
In reply to this | will give you one thousa
RS, dollars ($l ,000) If you will show analy
of Paddock, Dean & Co.'s Phosphate that v
show twenty-five per cent. more soluble mat
than Bradleys Patent, or BradIey's XII SUI
Phosphate, that has been made within the /
two years.
will give you one thousand dollars ($I, O.
more if L cannot prove by scientific analysis q
either of the above brands of my Super-Ph
phate (Which has been made within the last t
years. contains mole than twenty-five per ce
more valuable soluble matter than Paddo
TIC Dean Co.'S Vermont Raw Bone Super-Ph
~ plate of Lime $50 called contains
do not make these offers with the understa
ing that water is soluble matter, but with the
derstanding that water must be reckOned as
er, and soluble matter must be valuable solu
matter, as this is the usual and only correct
of dealing with the agricultural community.
l make these offers based upon the groI
that Paddock. Dean g. Co.'s statement as to
quality of their Supher-Phosphate being
quality, is true
l regret to feel obliged to meet you. a scient
gentleman, so decidedly, and have to offer al
apology that the great wrong you have done
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