The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-22
The great Corn and Cob Mill contes,

The great Corn and Cob Mill Contest
The $3.50 SILVER SERVICE AWARDED
TO THE LITTLB GIANT.-The committee
appointed to preside at this contest, con
vened at the Spencer House on Frida,
morning, when it was found that but foul
of the originally appointed committes
were present, namely: Gov. Wright and
Hon. H. L. Ellsworth, of Indiana; VIM
Duane Wilson, of the Iowa Farmer, and
Col. S. Harris, Of the Ohio Cultivator
They were met by four contestants fol
tie prize; and Captain Orion Smith, ol
Galena, was added to the committee and
by agreement among the parties, Mr.
Moore, of Kentucky, and Mr.. Barwise,
of Missouri, were added to complete the
quorum of seven. The preliminary
agreement and order of arrangements
being completed and signed by the con-
testants, the committee adjourned tomeet
upon the public landing at 2 O'Clock
and soon after 3 O'Clock commenced one
of the most business like and thorough
contests that has ever taken place in this
city, upon any like occasion. The COM
mittee avowed to the competitors that
their duty to the country required THAI
nothing short of the most scrutinizing
tosts should suffice.
The contest commenced between the
Excelsior Mill and the Little Giant, fol
the silver cup offered by Charles Leayitt,
Esq. to the Little Giant or to any other
mill that should grind finer and faster
than the Excelsior mill of the same size.
Each party had corn selected for the
occasion, and desired that the parcels to be
ground should be taken from their own
heap, but the committee ruled thai
one bushel of 10 lbs. should be taken
from each lot and ground separately upon
each mill.
The Excelsior mill then led of, and
the committee carefully noted the revo.
lutions of the mill, as well as the scale
of diameter testing the power. The
quality of the meal was then tested by
the seive.
The Little Giant, of the same size,
was then required to grind its two par
GELS of corn under precisely the same Cir
cumstances, and By the time it was COM
pleted and all the tests made, it was near
night, and the committee djourned the
contest until 8lo'elock Saturday morning.
In consequence of the rain, it was then
adjourned to the Black Bear stables, on
Ninth Street, and was resumed at IL o.
clock. z, l.esl
Each of the four contestants were
found to be ready, each having provided
corn for themselves. The committee
ruled, however, that one bushel, of 10
lbs. each, should be taken from the pile
of each party, and one bushep of each
ground upon each mill. Thus lot of
four bushels was assigned to each, and
the contest now fairly opened for the
$3.50 silver service offered by Messrs.
Scott d Hodges to the mill that should
exec. the Little Giant.
At this moment three of the competi-
tors protested against competing with the
Little Giant, eontending the
Little Giant improved was not the Little
Giant. The committee, however, sfter
questioning the parties, and moments
deliberation, ruled that they must COM
pete with the improved Little Giant then
On the ground, or nothing.
The Little Giant No. 4, of "a inch di-
ameter. was then put to work with two
horses, and at this moment commenced
some of the tallest grinding, taking guam
ity and quality into consideration, that
vas ever Witnessed in this country by a
;wo- horse mill. ~ FGa
The committee was exceedingly yigi-
ant, as on Friday, in noticing the revo-
utions and power required, as each mill
vent through the contest.
The committee required that two
elves should be used on the occasion, in
esting the relative degrees Of fineness of
ach parcel ground BY the various con-
estants, and, wheh through, each mill
Fas taken apart, and its merits explained
nd argued by each competitor. stiength. |
efore the Committee. Thus terminated |
bout. dusk. quietly, this truly spirited |
ontest. and the Committee adjourned 10 |
heir room at the Spencer House, and,
fter due deliberations awarded the silver
sryice to the Little Giant. as the best
ill upon the ground CFneisnasi Ga-
etse. ~ |