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    "ocrText": "Waltham Match Co. - 2\nregular production for various comparisons, but as you are apparently\nnot interested to do this, and whereas the amount of value involved is\nconsiderable - about $100. - WE think you will not misunderstand our\naccepting your offer to return the material.\nThe continued indication of doubt and the persistent\nrefusal of the Waltham Watch Company to at least make a trial of the\nRadium Luminous Moterial granufactured by this Corporation, is very hard\nto understand. This company was the first to produce Aadium Luminous\nmaterial in this country, and hs had by far the longest experience,\nlasting over 5 period of approximately nine yeurs. In our reduction\nplants for refining Radium from the ore which is taken from our mining\nproperties in Colorado and Otah, also in our chemical and physical\nlaboratories, are men whose records of accomplishmentsand whose abilities\nare unquestioned, and are leaders in their subject both in Europe and\nthis country.\nWe offer you Asdium Luminous asterial which will apply\nmore smoothly and which we guerantee will exceed the luminosity of the\nmaterial you are using at present, and we offer you this at a price\nsufficiently lower than you are paying at present, 80 that the amount\nsaved would be well worth considering.\nit would be easier to understand why you continue to hold\nout against our proposition, even under the above conditions, if it were\nnot for the fact that the Elgin National Watch Company, and every other\nmanufacturer of watches of all grades, and also clocks, excepting only\ntwo, are using \"UNDARK\" in considerable quantities. , In some cases these\nmanufacturers are using \"UNDARK\" and our competitore oaterial, and wher-\never this is true, our product is now used in much the greater volume.\nAt lar. Tyler's request, we have already submitted to\nyou original orders from the Eigin National Watch Company, also & letter\nto you from ar. Hatch of that organization in regard to their use of \"UN-\nDARK\". We would bo very glad indeed to do this in 8.8 many cases as you\nmight be interested to have us do it.\nIt is very difficult for the writer to conceive how and\nwhy\nthe\nWaltham Watch Company can continue to be influenced by competi-\ntive methods which are so clearly anfair as those which have been applied\nand which we have discussed together; also, in the face of every possible\nfavorable argument and indication it seems almost incredible.\nThe writer is sure that you must realize how intensely we\nfeel, if all the circumstances are considered and especially as our de-\nsire\nfor patronage by the Waltham Wateh Company is naturally very great.\nVery truly yours,\nÚNITED STATES RADIUM CORPORATION\nCHD/.\nSales Manager."
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