, 1879-03-22

Nearly half century ias einpscl since tho
invention Of thu Fairha!,ks sralcst Alll they tnRy
vet. b. proud Of teir record.
: They hare rcrolusonzrtl thc methods Of do
In. business throughout The civilized world
10 properly estimate tic enormous yA1ue tint
tle[r luycntiGl has pruycn to lhc universe, let
us slpposo for un instnnt sllat nll scales were
bp,tr.l utIt Of existence, a,,d VIC readily see the
rons,.s,o,. aad uucsrtatuty IN wttcA I'LL business
would bo involved.
Whut lIno Of business could bc properly eou.
tltlcteh without t,rmf Il
They etAntl rs ile Impartial anil ju+t nrb!tsa-
tors bctweon the buyers nnd scilcrs In tue great
minority Of commercial transactions.
IL is interesting to,qbscrye how repeatedly
tl,cas s.a.utn.ds nrc fnllcA into rrqnlstlo1 IN
ile everyday matters Of life, rs u' Illustration
let liz trAcc hlshel 6tAw1ent from the producer
10 t!le consumer: Yhe pF"luscr sells II hy
weight to thu corntFyit bnyrs, who. w|Ieil he
SLIPS it to market, ni1st. pay iFriIht charges
,p1n The weight recorded BY The scacs ol tile
transportation compAny, II 1t next goes to tlle
storuhol,se OF elevator, It Is wrlglIe,l when re'
rtyv.l uni agan wlleu delivered; II ,nany times
passes through 'hr ataB VI several storase MsMl
transportation c9'npgps' n' J., eaen tfns1Sr a,'s1i,
1t Is purchased W tu!nll!rF, VINO buys I by
weight, grin!s It, a1,dtlien Ectls It by weight.
TnuB III s!In!lar nEaner nay pc t1ascl tug
nsnErssa sf att 5 It, ex d aGss e 81 rcnxa e @ in,
por,u,lcs Of tho benuilts conferred III the tnvell
E''.,' Ana it IL these muis unyountca millions oil
transactions II scenls s*snfc to say that III iIIsio
cl,sus ut every leu FAiepanks' scalcs aro aceept.
I'd by al parties AR tug instrument WHICH RIalL
determine tue true ydlue OF tslc article trails
| terrud.
The railway companies. the great elevators,
tho wkolrsalb denlrrs, manufacturers. iilt' o,heF
lratiing Interests, sn ttnlytrshly 1lse the FUR.
hunks scales, That The exceptions do hut provo
| lii. rule. 49,.
We find tlsenl upou ,ho farm, In Inc public
aluares Ut tho towns, til nll'l afn'ut tl!u w'lre
ll.llscs, III tho sleputs MD alul. t,n lcs ul
RAILWAYS. In tlle stores nj slc wholesale dealer,
ind upon ttu cu,ntrr Of the retail DEALERS, al'ts
| thus 1t IN thHt thu HnUo oE Fa1rbafiks " Is u
household word nt homo Alld abroad.
. BcgftusEus with II determination that none but
tho bext goos snuul hrar their name, al strrn.
ly rrlusis,b al temptations to lower t1lt qualtty
uf tier Hvates tu rct tho many calls f0r cheap
! ur sGcuiNl-rlass goodr, their Ereat reputation
aurnls wutl nl justly earscl atl!1 deserved.
] SHccvsa upoti their part tlGrtlopGtl many tmi'
tatsrs, MS some of our rcaslrrs per!iuEs khoT tu
itlesr v0st, fnr tic argument of Thu many tu!l'
| tators bulng 10 o!fer "l0wcs prlco thnn tair'
| banks" i,as perhaps tempted so'nc.
But Mrssrs, ktuirtuuks Il 20. owned facilities
Tn the argcst Atnl snost complete SCALE thct1res
In the worltl) for the production oT the bt'
| And as slIrir su11llg pricrs wcro futrly basci
upon the quality Of Epnds IL naturally folsnwcd
that competitors coll,d not prat!Acr US Eood at
arttco for t!le Balne money, anti must flHkn 4
much Inferior article wt!eM they sell 1t Ut lowel
Tho intrinsic yaun OF Inferior articles Il
soonrs w later llsroscrc'a by tie public, M
this generations Ut manufacturers Of Tint elasf
! vi EOus hHYe insSutt away, lpnyi1iE 1ohlnu tlGfs
only an unplGasant remembrance In tlu nlnh
at tllnso wlio hail "weigtcl IN tt,rir baisuec!
ulll fnurl lllcm wnAting,"
And manufacturers who honestly tTfcl t
InAkn guul scaIc int, brluE without etsun
facilities, tayu found tlls business unuroIltablc
u,ld uIon their Withdrawal from business TIN
purchasers Vi suc!I scales haso trGInetltty fouslt
tllat tllcrc was no ms to look to wilen thet
Rcales needed adjustment or Repairs, nlu! wl'4
WIS ollrn II seals WIS hut 50 much iron for TIL
tunk-lualer.
Iivsu simple facts solve tho prohlcm o! tll'
s,tecess Of Falrhanka Il Go.. nnl elfcctuaI'!
silnw tlns !nIlacy nf tie argument s1ltetime'
used t,y councillors 10 Grcatu MI nBtMgunist
IccIfuE By telling purchasers sllat tic Farbauk
were eluleayurnE to fHaku monopoly OF 'l'
seule business. fur i inllet bo plum ttlnt, 'm'
tl.u Fairbanks asked nrythiIg nIore tltan Jai
}rlccs fur lhctr qualify of Euutls cohprtitor
might layo prospcrcd whero lhey hasu bec'l Ut
aDlu to.
It must ha horno In rn'ml that, un1ko OILERS
tsr fairbanks Iu Hut ,lruD tlrlr conNerL0n VII
GlH,Is bearllg taoir llaEuc ~ sao,t us thry r.
cuyu tlu purchase ,nons fur stlvt! goMs, hut
upon the c',rnry. their wl,olo tuI,ttai "n'l rapu
tat1 Is plese.l TO- i'rnaSF!y y tlai1,an . @ tl!9 I'll
sfncliHcs will need adjusting or repairing. aH
year alter yeur, skilled men i, tile etnoloy Ut til
! FlirhauLs Cnnpany pass through nj! section
% .s s9n,ry s!yns :, ftstign To oil 'sue
1t il thus care IN the arsL lhnntltncturo Of III
, | Eoa.ls, thts Unlimited guarantee, Nt tlss cari
llti attention, whrtt lra il thuac cx."r(sIcctl Il
i lays l.as ~ "FatrlaI.lss' st.Iaias,l." ~ '
Their atllplu capita! llLs t,ia!lcll t!1ttn to 81