Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-01-21

| AcIt, ail Teauy I'D dulnit, nut ina
any arrangement which was to bay,
a tendency to free him from the Rub
Der Tax was made, or that the term
compensation" in connection with
any agreement to do his jobs of work
was used, i deny, and do not think
that he, upon reflection, will contra.
diet my statement. The converse.
ton above mentioned took place In
my Office, aud / have q tolerably dis.
tinct recollection of what was said al
the time. DIR. Adams asked me IL IL
was my purpose to settle with the
agent, and If so, upon what terms.
I replied that / thought should set.
tie, and In the easiest way possible.
That I would pay the $50 (which was
the least amount received from any
dentist, per annum, as we learned
from circular by mail prior to the
advent of the agent,) If / could not
prevail upon him .to take less, and
advised DIR. Adams, for whom en-.
tertained the kindest feelings, to ac-
cept the situation also. Take out a
license, and thus place himself I'm o
position to do the work for all who
might apply to him for it, and con-
cluded with words to the effect, that a
settlement between himself and the
Rubber Company, would bring about
q perfect understanding between us
on all questions relating to Rubber,
and enable us to establish uniform
prices for the different kinds Of plates
made from that material. He left
my office apparently with the same
views expressed by me, but undecided
i'm the matter of making application
for a license, as his business would
not warrant It," and the next heard
was through the.agent, who Informed
me that DIR. Adams had settled for
the past, Ito Aug. 4th,) and signed
an agreement to quit Rubber work.
A few days later, about Aug. 10th,
think, / met the doctor on the street,
when the Rubber question YVES again
introduced, and he then expressed a
willingness to recommend TO me all
who applied to him for the work he
had agreed not to do. None came to
me by his recommendation however,
but now and then, one i'm search oil
the cheapest place, who on learning
my figures, thought they would re-
turn to DIR. Adams, as he had said
che would do the work for little
less than any dentist in town."
which he could well afford to do, be.
ing incumbered by no heavy Rubber
tax. This sort OF information, and
from sources so reliable, satisfied me
beyond doubt, that he was doing,
or would do Rubber work on the sly
In violation of his promise to abstain.
L thereupon wrote to Mr.. Ashley, the
General Western Agent of the vul.
canite Company, letter of inquiry
as to whether DR.. Adams had made
application through him to Mr.. Ba.
con, the Treasurer for license, and
was told in reply, that he had nc
authority to use Rubber. This letter
of mine to Mr.. Ashley (which, / be.
lieve, is the only one ever addressed
to the Western agency could not
have occasioned the writing of tho
letter by him to DIR. Adams relating
to injunction, as mine was merely
one of inquiry, and contained moth
ing approaching complaint. If DIR
Adams will tax his memory to the
smallest extent, he will admit thai
that he and myself were not the only
dental practitioners then i'm the place
and will further admit that Their,
were two licenses of the Rubbe
Company here, either of whom has
right 10 confer by letter with til,
Treasurer or his agents as to tn,
maneuvers of delinquents in thei
neighborhood, and as far as the re
port to "injure his business is con
cerned, DIR. Adams knows perfect,
well, that shortly after the agent left
our citizens generally knew who hat
and who had not applied for license
and he also knows, that the repor
was that lie had no authority to as
Rubber, and not that he twas no
using it," and where his "contradic
tory reports" are, 1 think it woul,
trouble the best lawyer i'm existenc,
to determine. will venture the as
sertion that DIR. Adams, at the tim,
he was engaged in writing that por
ton of his lecture, had not the leas
idea that there had ever been any
conflicting reports or letters put IL
circulation to injure his business, ant
his attempt to escape from SO small
hole, shows plainly that he enter
tanned doubts as to whether his 5!
receipt would prove all the defens,
necessary should proceedings be com
menced against him for infringe
ment: and thinks it prudent to lay
low till the arrival of the last weel
of the year, when all licenses wouIC
expire, and when he might will
safety, publish q notice to "disabus,
the public mind Of erroneous impress
sions," and tend to favorably efiec
his practice at the commencement O
the new year. professional i'm
trigue." Who has employed 1t I,
accomplish his designs?" In tn
month of September or October, DIR
Adams called at my Office, and wishes
to know what would charge per re
for yulcanizing his work, Though h
said nothing about "small job O
work he had to do) Uniformed hin
that to do his work under any sucl
arrangement, would We q violation Q
one clause i'm my license, when h
asked to see the document, aud afte
agreeing with me that 1t would be
violation, thought it could be safel,
done, and had the assurance to offe
me the petty sum Of 50 for each plat
| would vulcanize for him. Thi
offer, l would not for the world think
was intended as bait to trap me-
If 1T was, the doctor has not forgot
ten IL. That he informed me of tn
receipt of his authority for usinI
Rubber, I deny. Had he, as an,
honorable competitor would after hi
failure to settle with the agent ii
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