Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-12-05
"a CARD

10 September OF last year.; throaah mad
vcrtence and without knowing any Nof the
parties or any Of the facts we published
card signed by Mr.. e. G. Belt, of this county,
charging fraud on the part.ot the Atlantic &
Virginia Fertilizing Company and Mr.. w. G!
Crenshaw, the president; Mr.. Joshua Walk
er, the general agent Mr.. D. Sands Pleas
ants, the local agent for this county, and Mr.
R. 7. Wilson, of New York city. This card
was published By US as an advertisement
without rejecting upon the injury that might
be done by such publication to the said
Company and the gentleman named. With
out knowing anything as to the result Of the
use OF Euraka on any crop or any land, and
without saying anything as to the value Of
that fertilizer, we have taken the pains to in
quire into the course of business pursued by
this Company and the gentlemen named in
connection with it and take pleasure in stat
ing that we are satisfied that no just impu,a-
ton rests on their good name as manufacture
ers and dealers.
Among other circumstances showing this
and evincing their good faith we may mention
an incident thar has come to our knowledge
farmer, of Prince Georges, who was not
satisfied with the result of application of Eu-
reka applied through his brother to the Com
pany's agent 10 Baltimore for an abatement
Of the price, proposing to pay one half of
bis note. The president of the Company,
Mr.. Crenshaw, happened to be in the office at
the time and overheard the proposition and
entered into the conversation, in the course of
which II appeared that the farmer in question
had bag OF Eureka left over, which he was
willing to return in addition to the payment
of one half OF the note. Mr.. Crenshaw i'm
mediately said that If the bag was in the
same condition as when delivered the matter
could be settled very easily, and directed one
OF his travellers to 60 with the gentleman
home and draw sample from the bag, seal it
up in his presence in glass bottle and take
IL to Professor Leibig and Mr.. Leslie Robin
son, two well-known chemists, and have it
separately analysed BY them. Mr.. Crenshaw
then stated that he would pay the costs of
these analys under any circumstances, and
II it was found that the sample was not fully
equal 10 the analysis published BY his Com
pany, the note should be surrendered without
the payment OF cent, but il It should be
found equally as good as thus represented,
then payment in full would be expected The
result was that both chemists reported after
separate analysis that the sample was fully mp
to the standard claimed for it.
We further learn that after the publication
OF Mr.. Belts card Mr.. Crenshaw, MS presi-
ueht VI tue company, requested DR.. Leibig
10 go to the two warehouses where their en-
tire stock OF Eureka in Baltimore was stored
and himself draw as many samples as in his
judgment would fully and fairly represent the
whole stock and analyze them. This was
done and DR.. Liebig founl by his analyses
that 1t was fully equal to the standard as rep
resented by the Company.
II affords us pleasure TO be able to make
this amende and to express our regret at hav-
ing done anything that might be calculated
to do injustice 10 parties who seem to have
pursued 30 fair and open a course.