The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-12
BUSINESS NOTES.
Misunderstanding Interests ana I'm.
prOvements.
FAIRBANKS SCALES.

FAIRBANKS SCALES.
These scales are rapidly taking the
lead of their competitors. Wherever
they have been tried they give entire
satisfaction, while the demand for
them is steadily increasing. In this
city and vicinity they are becoming
very popular, rs the following facts
plainly show:
Messrs. Fairbanks u Co. have just
completed for the Niagara elevator
two of their tifty,ton patent iron frame
broad gauge railroad track scales, with
platforms each tifty-three feet long.
These scales are to replace two Howe's
track scales, which have been in use
at the elevator. The new Fairbanks
scales are, We believe, the largest and
longest ever built for an elevator, and,
as they are placed end to end, they
form a continuous platform of one
hundred and six feet, making the
longest scale in this vicinity. Messrs.
Fairbanks " Co. have also lately re-.
ceived an order from the Buffalo, New
York and Philadelphia railroad com,
pany for a fOrtyAton iron frame track
scale, which is to replace a Howe's
scale built for them few years since.
They have recently built for the New
York Central stock yards at East
Buffalo, u tiity-tou suspension stock
scale, with platform fourteen by forty
five feet, the largest stock scale In
the state. They have also lately fur
nished the American Grape Sugar
company, Buffalo Fertilizer company,
Clean and Bradford Railroad company,
each with railroad track and other
scales, besides numerous large scales
for business houses in this city. A
railroad scale of the Howe manufac-
ture at the Grand Central depot in
New York Ia also about to be replaced
by one of the Fairbanks iron frame
scales.
Many other instances might be
named going to show how generally
the Fairbanks scales are coming into
use, but the above are sufficient for the
present. A reporter of the CONNER.
cial visited the Niagara elevator for the
purpose Of seeing the immense scales
constructed for use there, placed in DO.
sition. He was we'll repaid for the
journey. They are of sufficient length
to weigh four cars at once, are put in
position with the greatest care, being
laid in cement, and are so nicely bal.
anced and adjusted that they indicate
the slightest change Of weight, The
patent iron frame n new feature
upon which they rest, ia of itself mas
terpiece of workmanship. To say that
IL is peculiarly constructed and skills
fully designed is to state the case mild.
ly, -Four cars can he weighed in five
minutes.
AS already stated, large uum bers of
the Fairbanks scales are being die.
posed OF In this vicinity. The sale,
however, Is not confined to any one
locality They are to be found in prac-
tical use In every state in the union as
well az In every civilized country on
the face OF the globe. The unfailing
test Of true excellence regular use
Is demonstrating them to be among
the best, IL not the best scales offered |
In any market Buffalo Commercial
Advertiser.
Mr.. G.. Q. Nunally represents the
above company in Texas, with head.
quarters In Dallas. We know him
personally and give the above as a
merited compliment to both the excel.
lent goods and their accomplished
agent. dow.