Morris tribune., 1888-07-11
CORRESPONDENCE.

EDITOR TRIBUNE. AS there APP
peared in your columns Of last issue q
letter purporting to come from "OtneE
Dealers" but which IN fact emanated
from the pen Of one competitor, whom
1t is Unnecessary to name, since like
Balaam's Companion lie is readily
recognized by his bray" permit us
us to say In self vindication and to
reassurs our patrons, that the Me-
Cornick Company Is the only firm
in the u. 8. that makes BLUE jay"
Irvine or can at present manufacture
the true article. AS they own not
only the patents upon the Irvine, but
also upon the machine for spinning
1t. Allow us to say further that "Blue
Jay" Is no longer an experiment, but
has passed through the severest test;
viz. a harvest of badly tangled and
down grain, such az has just been
harvested in the south, and has In
every instance come of more than
conqueror, as n few testimonials
from farmers which We print below
sufficiently prove.
Allow us to remark further that
every ball of this Irvine bears Mo
Cormick's guarantee to run more
even in size, more pliable. less liable
to cut in the twlne holder, or to
"kink" In the Irvine box than any
other Irvine In the market and par
ticularly meritorius on old machines
where the knotter has become some
what worn.
= Now it is evident upon the face of
T.. Waterbury & Co.'S letter that they
have a large amount of some other
kind of Irvine on hand unsold, and
they expect by creating a suspicion
of the "Blue JAY" which is meeting
with such universal favor where 1t
has been and is III the field, to enduce
some Mccormick Agts. to counter
mand their orders, and thus, as this
suspicion had been created by them
under apparently philanthropic MO-
tives, in the event of such action they
could, perhaps. get an order for some
of their now unsold Irvine.
The following letter of H. L. Daniels
Genu Agent for McCormicks at Min
neapolis, fully exposes their purpose.
Minneapolis, July 2, 'sS'
MEssRs STONE & Co., Morris
GENTLEMAN:-Replying to your
letter of the 30th ult. regarding Wa
terbury's circular on twine, wish to
say that this is one of the finest
moves which 1 have ever known OF
Waterbury & Co., and they are re-
nowned for all smart tricks known to
the trade.
First and foremost, they do not and
cannot make an article of Irvine
which in any way compares favora-
bly, with Blue Jay, and there Is no
Irvine mandatory in the United
States provided with the proper ma
chinery for making a double spun
Irvine, except the one where our
Blue Jay Irvine is made. Waterbury
does not expect to sell pound Of
Irvine in consequence Of writing these
letters and their object in writing
them is simply this: They have a
large quantity of Irvine unsold, and
our Blue Jay Irvine is taking the lead
In every place harvest has COM
mencsd, and they have good reason
to expect that 1t will be difficult to
sell any other kind OF Irvine In this
country, after machines are once in
the grain. They cannot successfully
use the argument which they at
tempted to use earlier In the season.
that the Irvine is of inferior quality
so they turn their attention now to
try and make our agents believe that
they paid too high price for
the Blue Jay Irvine, thinking, I sup
pose, if they can work up that sort Of
sentiment, they will be able to get
some orders countermanded,i In which
case they would stand their show
with the rest of Irvine dealers to sell
Irvine to take the place ofsuch orders.
Now, az regards price, I wish to say
that while the inside material of B iue
Jay Irvine is cheaper than Manila,
there is not enough difference to much
more than pay for the extra expense
Of double spinning, and unless this
cost of double aplnning can be re-
duced, there will never be any extra
profit made on this style of Irvine.
So far as profits arc concerned, we
had just as soon sell you pure Manil'
la or pure Sisal, ut prices quoted, as
to sell you Blue Jay twine, but 1t ia
a fact, Us we have said all along, that
Blue Jay Irvine works better than
any other, and we expect to make
very many friends among the farmers
| in consequence Of or having put thi,
Irvine upon the market.
Yours truly,
III. l.. DANIELS.
Previous to receiving the above
mentioned letter l.. Waterbury &
| Co. we had soma corresnondence with