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For ths free subscription to die News name this men: born in S. Carolina; received military train* ing at West Point; served in the Mexican War, reached the rank of major. Resigned from the U. S. Army and became a Confederate brig.-gen. Served throughout the war in Virginia and Tennessee. After the war he became United States minister to Turkey,
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Several weeks ago we received a report from Thomas C. Harris, Jr., Supervisor of the Weights and Measures Section of the Division of Markets. It was requested that we withhold this information for a stated period. The period ended, we believe the following will be of interest to you. A test has recently been completed by J. H. Pierce, inspector, of the commercial weighing and measuring devices in the county. (This testing is in cooperation with similar teste in the other counties and in* the smaller cities in the State not already having this Service.) A report of the results appears below.
Kind: Computing Scales; Total Tested: 32; Correct: 21; Incorrect, 11; Percentage Incorrect:34.
Kind: Counter Scales; Total Tested: 4; Correct: 3; Incorrect: 1; Percentage Incorrect: 25. ! Kind: Hanging Scales; Total Tested: 4; Correct: 4; Incorrect: 0; Percentage Incorrect: 0.
Kind: Livestock Scales; Total Tested: 6; Correct: 6; Incorrect: 0; Percentage Incorrect: 0. • . i
Kind: Platform Scales; Total Tested: 18;* Correct: 18; Incorrect: 0; Percentage Incorrect: 0. !' ■
Kind: Hoppe} Scales; Total Tested: 1; Correct: 1; Incorrect: 0; Percentage Incorrect: 0.
Weights Tested: 85; Correct: 84; Incorrect: I; Percentage Incorrect: 1. 1
Kind: Kerosene Pumps: Total Tested: 42; Correct: 37; Incorrect: S; Percentage Incorrect: 12. ^ Kind: Gasoline Pumps: Total
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