The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-02-20
LETTER THAT BROUGHT the ANSWER
A Well Known Hartford County Gamer
Has Some Fun With New York
Firm and Twins in q Walk"


Mr.. Elmer j. Cook, of the Towson bar. attend
ed the annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Smith, Rouse & Webster Company of Belair ON
last Monday and brought back two letters that
are interesting. 1t seems that about a year ago
the Smith, Rouse g. Webster Company, canned
goods brokers of Belair. sold to Messrs r. C. w.
& Co., of New York. 500 cases of canned apples.
with a guarantee against 'swells" for six months
from date of sale. About the first of the present
year Messrs. R. c. W. s. Co. took an inventory of
their stock and found that they had not disposed
of any of the canned apples and that about $50
cases were damaged so as to be unmarketable.
r. @. W. g. Co. then communicated with the
canned goods brokers in Belair, but said brokers
properly claimed that the New York firm had
kept the goods beyond the time of the guarantee
and that the acid in the apple would naturally
have the effect complained of. The New York
firm then admitted to the Belair brokers that
they had no legal claim against them, but re-
Quested that the brokers furnish the name of the
man who packed the apples as they desired to
communicate with him. The brokers sent the
name and the New York firm sent a copy of the
correspondence and also letter to the packer.
who resides in Hartford county. We give below
the subsequent correspondence between the
packer and the New York firm, using the name
of John Brown instead of the real name of the
packer:
-, Nd, January 25th 1909
Aessrs. r. c. W. d Co., NsaO York-Dear Sirs:-
Yours of the 2lst received and had my careful
consideration, as also the correspondence you
enclose with the Smith, Rouse & Webster Co.,
and can assure you the goods were properly
canned and the cans that contained them were
the best obtainable, and l can further say that
the spoilage you speak of should not be either
charged to the packer, the can, or the apple, for
Deneve either one Of the three left separate and
distinct isas God made them, but when the packer
caused the tin to be receptacle for the apple
itappears that after the lapse of time that some
monte with the tin in the &c can. believe it is
the acid IN the apple that causes the trouble.
but doubtless DR.. Wiley, that eminent scientist
products, could give valuable information on the
subject. feel sure, however, the apple should
not De censqred, for l have often wandered
through the orchard and seen the trees laden
with the lucious fruit and they were so innocent
they generally had blush, at least on one side.
The apple grew under the canopy of heaven in
Gods free sunshine, watered by the rain from
heaven. the soil TILED by the man who was made
mined from the bowels of the earth as it was
placed there ages ago by the Almighty, and be-
lieve it is also pure and harmless in itself, so it
would appear that man, in his innocence, or
ignorance, or his greed for gain, has brought
two of Gods products together that do not har-
ject further but pressure Of other matters for
bids. 1 beg to remain, JOHN Brown.
NEW YORK. February LIST, 1909.
Mr. John Br0aDn-Ay Dear Mr.. BrOwB Your
letter of the 25th ult. received and it is such
bright ray of sunshine that we are going to
charge Off this account and endeavor to collect
it from the peTs0nGge to whom you refer 80 fire.
quently in your correspondence.
Please keep us in mind in the future and give
us any offerings of goods you have for sale. We
would like to do more business with you.
Yours truly, r. w. & Co.