Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1905 — Letter to Mr. A. Leopold, Rensselaer, Ind. [ARTICLE]

Letter to Mr. A. Leopold, Rensselaer, Ind.

Dear Sir: A big mill-owner, Spartanburg, S. C., wanted 5000 gallons of paint, and bought by price; paid 5 cents less than ours; got a “lead and-zinc” paint; but the lead was sulphate of lead, not carbonate. Sulphate costs about half: and covers about half. That paint was adulterated about six times as much as the 5 cents paid for. He “saved” 5 cents; and it cost him 30. Oh no; it cost more than that; we forgot the labor. Can’t work it out exactly, don’t know how long it’ll wear. Short measure besides, that alone was twice as much as his “saving” 5 cents. It was thin too, some loss there, don’t know how much. There was too much dryer in it The maker makes something on that; he didn’t. Taking it altogether, he didn’t make much by that 5 cents. Go by the name: and the name is Devoe lead aud zinc. F. w. Devoe & Co., New York and Chicago. P. S. B. F, Fendig sells our paint.