Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-31
NASHVILLE UNION AND AMERICAN, FRIDAY. NAY 81 l8a

CRATES doors, skimmers, stampers,
and all the paraphernalia belonging to sugar
making.
SCALES.
In this department the firm of Fairbanks,
Morse q Co., of Cincinnati, through their enter
prising agent. A. W. Cady, of NASHVILLE, make
an imposing and attractive display-one COM
mensurate with the magnitude Of their business
and the standing OF a house so well known, not
only in America, but in Europe. samples OF
nearly all the leading scales made by them are
arranged in the most systematic order, the group
ing of scales, weights and measures being as per-
feet as anything could be in this line, and being
the subject of remark from the more intelligent
class OF observers.
here, but we learn that the manutactory turns
out no less than two hundred and fifty varieties,
or different patterns of scales. Many OF these
are peculiarly their own exclusive manufacture,
while ali are distinguished for their perfect
workmanship and unapprcachable finish.
The Messrs. Fairbanks have done more to
revolutionize the scale business, and bring 1t
from its primitive inconvenience to its present
wonderful and almost amazing state of perfec-
ton than any other house in the world. No mo-
dern improvement or invention has done more
for facilitating and expediting the transaction OF
all kinds of business than has the recent i'm
prOYements in the platform balance. Previous
to 1880, platform scales, although not entirely uH-
known, were very little used. Transactions by
weight were confined essentially to the use Of the
even balance, the DearbOn beam, and the Ro-
man steelyards.
The introduction of platform scales has
wrought revolution in almost every department
of business, where measurement OF quantities is
required, whether relating to the sale or ex-
change of commodities, or the transportation OF
heavy bodies, SO that this instrument Of compar-
atiYely recent Invention is absolutely indispen-
sable in the commercial and business transac-
tons of the country.
The invention of these scales, and the improve
ments that have been from time to time adopted,
are the result of many years close observation
oola and fba Fairbanks have
brought them to such degree OF accuracy that
they may be safely relied upon in every Tansac-
ton by weight Their CONSTRUCTION Is upon the
most correct mathematical principles all defects
SO commonly met with in compound balances
have been overcome by practical skill and faith
full workmanship, and hence their operation is
delicate and IN every case unerringiy correct;
The reputation which these scales have acquired
has been of steady growth from the commence
ment Of the operations of the factory to the pres
ent time, and is based upon the principle adopted
by the firm and never deviated from-that Is, OF
allowing none but perfect weighing machines to
be sent out of their establishment
To this care exercised SO strictly over the quail
ity of every weighing machine sent out OF their
mandatory they are no doubt indebted for the
immense popularity they enjoy and to the world
wide celebrity their goods have attained 90. The
traveller along the railroads of Great Britain and
many of the countries OF continental Europe
can read the familiar legend Fairbanks
Scales on the weighing machines lin use along
these roads now almost as extensively used there
as on the railroads Of Canada and the United
States.
By strict adherence to the principle
lust named, the confidence of the public in the
accuracy of these weighing machines has stead
lly increased, and is increasing every year, While
the high standard attained years ago IS sun Kept
M and if possible even more strictly maintained,
as is evidenced by the datterlng testimonials
awarded TO the company,
They have received many awards or premiums
of gold and silver medals from nearly all tie sci
entifc associations and institutes in the United
States; also, numerous first premiums from State
and county agricultural societies at their annual
fairs; but the most satisfactory testimonials
which they have received are from the thousands
of business manufacturing the managers OF rail-
roads, the ffscers Of government and other pup
lie works, merchants, manufacturers, me IOI-
warders of merchandise, and others who have,
during the last thirty years, subjected these
scales daily to severe usage, and to the most Wig
Orous tests.
Every one is conversant with the ordinary
styles of scales used for mercantile purposes, but
as there are some speclaltes in this collection, such
| as areOnly manufactured by this firm, and the
uses OF which many visitors may not understand,
will describe only few of the latest novelties
| in weighing machines. First in Importance
is the DOrwent warehouse scale with double
beam and index counter pOise, the counter polse
| is so arranged that the weights can be used
| without any regard TO the amounts they lndlcaIe
and above each and any number of weights used
you have in plain figures the number OF hundreu
pounds on tie scale: by the use of these scales
| there is no possible chance OF making any mis-
takes in weighing.
Another valuable scale, ana great novelty, is
the cloth scale, by means of which bolt Ct cotl
of 40 yards can be weighed and the weight OF one
| yard of the cloth accurately asceItalned. ihere
is also a paper beam, another ingenious ana use
tul scale, by means of which one single sheet Oh
! paper can be weighed to ascertain the exact
I weight of ream. This scale is in use in many
houses in this city, end its performance highi!
praised.
Another, and one of the most useful and popu'
lar of scales is the grain tester. This Is portable
| takes up but little space, is in the shape OF
| measure and by filling it with grain of any kline
| il will tell with the greatest accuracy the Welgh
| per busheI of the grain thus tested. This Yalu'
able invention is now in use, and Is the stanuar'
! of several of the Boards OF Trade throughout TIT
| country.
Aiming the finest specimens of scales are thu
gold scales, for lhe use OF banks suD-treaSurles
] etc. These are finished to such wonderful per
! lection that they are guaranteed to weigh nan
| grain-that ia, the 960th part OF an ounce INT
| prescription scales are of the same fine workman
ship, and viii weigh from half grain to tire
| hundred ounces.
| = a more interesting or valuable display can no
! be found in the Exposition than these scales
| whether we wonder at the accuracy attained a
l weighing large or small quantities. On the on
1 handwe have 2 scale weighing the 96Oth part o
! an ounce, aaROn the other we have scales turne
| out from the same manIifaGtsTy capable OF weigh
| ing 500 tons, and this mandatory, on one larg
| order they received from China, marks on IN
| ounces and pounds, while on another order the
| mark them in spanish or Russian, or Egyptian
| as the case NAV be, Tor they are Continually NIL
ing orders for these and other remote coufuIe'
Tfey are also now filling orders for the POstOfhc
| and Treasury Departments of the United states
Space will not allow Us to enumerate any NOR
of the novelties in weighing machines dlsplaye
by those exhibitors. We must, therefore,, reIe
those who are interested TO their agent, Mr.. a
W. Cadv. IS South College street, Nashville, Tenn
THE AFTERNOON ATTENDANCE
I fsaNr
perceptibie additions were made TO the alread
| large crOE ! that thronged the Exposition, ana 0
O'Clock the number Of VISITORS was fully
. TIN THOUSAND.
Why this grand attendance in the day time car
not be well accounted for, unless 1t was the grea
attTactiOnOt
At an early hour entries OF intantile humanlt
| began TO be made, q fact attested by the pres
enee of so many fine and pOrtly matrons, to sd
/ nothing of the general crying heard at interval
| Babies with blue ribbons and entry cards tie
TO them were seen all over the building. Anon
the entries in this ring were the twin CRANE
children of C9l, ThGs. Royers OF the Galla .
| Examiner. They were spTightly, beautiful Eoun
! specimens OF humanity, and seemed 10 De chli
of the old block. Query: Were they boylSTl!
The following named children were entered I
| their parent or parents;
No ]. Katie Kane, daughter OF D. B. MorIls
No. >. Emma ana 1.i1la, TWIN children o. p
VIM. Morrow, State Treasurer; age thT
| months. d."
No. 8. Charles B. son of VIM. C. Dodd; 5
months Of age.
Nos 4iEFy F.QreEce, Slaughter of 7. W. We
Ter; age three years 's'
No. s. Duncan X. Doris, jr. son OF u. K. Do
ris Of the Nashville Banner; age five months
No. 6. Philip Fall, entered by b. +. Shield
; age three years.
. No I. Lucien Brown, entered by B. F.Shield
| age eleven months,
( No. g. Fannie May, entered by Mrs. H. Pit
Brown; age seven months.
No. 9. Paul Henry and Patrick Henry, tw
9 children of =. H. WestbTOOk; age three years.
I No. 10. James Andrews, entered by VIM Alye1
ten months.
a / No. II. Grace, daughter of Capt j. W. Thatc
1 er; age between two and three years.
, No. II. Minnie NJ, entered by NJ. ). Cont
f | age seven months.
e No -. Milia, entered by Z. Wolf; age b
K tween two and three years.
T No H. Lizzie, entered by j. P Hugginsi a
f | between two and three years.
S No. 10. .Clernmie, enter ed by j. z. Hug gil
e age six months.
e | No. l6. Willie Stroud, entered by George
n Stroud; age ten months.
a No. II. Thomas, entered by Joseph H. Clar
= son; age ten months.
IS No. IS Thomas and Robert, twins, entered
d Mrs Virginia Payne; age eleven months.
d No. l9. Daughter Of W. L. Beatty; age :
J. No. 20. Harry Holmes, entered by A.
II Hughes; age three years.
n No q. John, entered by John Reese age III
:, years TIL. -
e nine months. =,
y No. %. Justin Morgan; entered by Chas' M
| MOI