, 1874-10-10

It Will Positively Close To.
Night.
Display Of Tho Improved Howe
Scales.
Card from A. M. Gilbert g. Co.

Tho Exposition of 1874 will oloso for good TO-
night. It haa boen trroyocab1y decided by the
Directors TINT thcfo Yhnl be no "roaitively last
Appearances" Therefore thoao who want to 300
what Tho vnst building contnins must use this
last ilyiug opportunity, aud 60 today Ut mover.
THE IMPROVED HOWE sUA1Es.
Ono Of tho cantral Bootions Of tho Exposition
buiiliug ia muat elegantly fitted up md occupied
With I'LL assortment OF tho Howo Hcales, whose
elegant finish aud 1no workmanship render
them among tho most attractive OF the articles
upon exhibition.
A. great dca1 has hoen said about tho fiuc-art
exhibition at the Exposition this yenr, and, al-
though tllo Howe sca1ea arc not entered In tho
Art lalety Of tho Exposition, their display il
surely q charming picture.
And they arc not only worthy Of capeoia1 mon-
tt9n hocauso Of their superior fnlal aud tasteful
colorlng. but because Of tho1r many ponts Of
! improvement. Progress md Improvement la
tllo motto OF these goods. and it Ia not only
faithfully oxemplitiel In them, but 1t is iustrat-
cd by two hnc orayons wltcl, arc placed above
tlletn.
In ore. which may bo termed tho eathoto illus-
ttation Of Progross, tho dIstaEt past with its
age Widncss, the days Of Htase. coaches, flat
boats, and Ct ancient aud primitive modes Of
Weighing aro portrayed nt,pon, tho LOFT Of tho
uro tho contrasts Of tho peoaont dav,-railroaaa
mud steamboats, und in tho foreground ali illus
| tration Of the most improved woighiug-machlne
uotv k1lown,-the Howo scalo. which receives
tho wreath Of 1aurca from tho hand Of tho figure
OF progres8.
Tho other cshyon may ba termed practical
illustration of progress IN tho line Of Weighing,
and IL eutitled :" Tho ThreaWclghs." Frat. tho
spendcd from ono of tue old bosm aoalea.
Viii, this hs woghs caunot bo detor-
mined any roarcr than within IL pounds.
I1e IL ovidontly nor at Hll aatipael with this.
orilg TO get l,is weight upon ono Of tho original
patterns Of platform scalcs. lIo can got 1t With
in pounds upon this style, but Ia not vet sat
isaed, md PASSES on to tho noxe, wllore he finds
".perloction on ono Of tho improved Howe
platform scales, which gives him his weight OK
actly, to tho quarter Of pound.
lie ID now not only satisAeA, but pleased, and
Lis qualification beamB from every foature
Abovo lheso no SEQ tho bold challenge aud TO
Hpecsful Invitation. which is made prominent
upoa signs bearing tho words, Il uoWe's Scales
Chaltenyo Competition" " aud "Howe's Scaled ILL.,
yite ComplrBon."
And just hero no wish to remark That, aslt ia a
matter Of common occurrence to have strong
statements mado BY dealara In various kinds Of
goo,s, and Those statements found upon analSxa-
,lon to proye untru8tworthy, TINT hessrs. i. 81.
Gilhort Il Co., the Western agents OF those
goods, do no not belong to any such class Ut
men. They havo made these plain statements,
mud they have issued In detail challenges to all
scale manufacturers or dealers to meet tho
Uo~a scale IN competition.
Although no ono has had tho confidence requis-
ito to accept theHo challenges here, it would
seem that at other points there have becn those
who had the to1nertty 10 meet tho Howe acalo as
will bo seen by tho following reporss just re-
ceiyed hy Aiessrs. Gilbert l. Co.:
Firat, = telegram from San Francisco shyiug:
First premium awarded to Howe,s acalcs by cal,or-
MIA stat0 Agricultural Society,"
Fairbanka' scales exhibited.
{Sfgnvd} N. S. ". FAnKnunRr,
40nnt Hbp.cR sEhlrR Par i.c,at
Next, from tho indianapolis Exposition:
1lowcs sca1ca rocelvc Ill three premiums. Two
other makes Of scales exhibited.
Such results as tnese have attended the prog
resa OF tho Howe scale for several years. aud
seem to accoNnt Tor the non.aceeptarce by other
dealers bore Of Aessrs. Gibott d Co.'s chnl~
iongea. Nut ats manufacturers (the Brandon
Manufacturing Company, Of Brandon, W. ono
or tho strongest corporations IN this country,
hare not been satisfied to remain stationary,
oven II they did hnye tho bost acalo at the
start, but, with enterprise ard energy, hare been
constantly aldtlig new improvements and now
toaturen, ana wo now lind tic Howe scaie. not
only tho most reliable md durable, but with
such finish that 1t ia an ornament to any place
OF b1lsiness.
Tho most prominent feature Of tho Howe In
contrast with all otlcrs ia that, In every elzo
una style, Tue bearings or Anife~edges arc pro-
tectou, which. it Seems Glves tho Howe prao-
tlcal advantage, asmilnr to TINT which ia poB-
soRsod by waluh with good caBe in compai.
BOIL With QUO whero tho works are open mud e1-
poued.
beside this pervading feature the Howe util-
!1cs aomo t"enty-three other pat tentod improve
mants in tho 6cales ot various HixeH.
Amt tue progress aud Improvement" In tue
Howo scale have not been couilned to ITS manu-
faeturers, for their Western agents. Measr5 4.
II. Gilbert l. CO.. IS Stato atreot f,hicaco. hnyo
used sucl, arargv an1 iuiTnnn+ n ac;,91 +iaae
ooo1s natsH" H. "uu uioat ~ P4aeiu6 tueas
Hooaa neiole ~ pa1llo, VINO ha9o appl ecintod
II - auca an extent tlat the sale Of the Howe
Bcalea is now over ton times What it was bofore
the great lire; and. notwithstanding tho prevail
ahg guinness Or tue present year, their sa1os arc
about treble those OF 1873:
Ihln 1s progress ard improvement worthy
o1 nota.
conREc11oN:
For the interest Of tile public, and In Justice
to Messfs' A. d. Gilbert & Co., we attach the fol-
lo"lng:
~ TIE Edttor Or 7Ae CA'eagu Tr,on,e:
=, w.: w. Notieng thas hs agents Of airbsnka' scales
oeaan at scaes receised It o t prs
sont o foownu tcrrnn r. ,n aoa ~ sh oss w.
Hcalo at SUI Ffancisco: w >''' ~S0' NV 1N'"'
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