Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-03-27
PARISH OF TERREBONNE THURSDAY MARCH 81, 1856

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The arsat Ceen anA Css nan Csneest-l
TAe 31o aollaR 0alver Service awarded
. ths Ialale 0iaaa.
The Committee appointed to preside ut
this contest convened at the Spencer
House on Friday morning, when il was
found that but four Of the originally ap-
pointed Committee were present, namely
Gov. Wright and Hon. H. L. Ellsworth,
Of Indiana VIM. Duane Wilson, of the
Iora Farmer and Colonel 8. D. Harris,
Of the Ohio Culticator. They were met
by four contestants for the prize and Capt.
Grin Smith, Of Galena. Illinois, was unan.
imously added to the Committeeman by
agreement among the parties, Mr.. Moore,
Of Kentucky, and Mr.. Barwise, of Mis-
souri,, were added to complete the quorum
Of seven. The preliminary agreement and
order Of arrangements being completed
and signed by the contestants, the Com.
mittee adjourned to meet upon the Public
Landing, 1t twelve o'clock and soon af:
ter three o'clock commenced one Of the
most business like and thorough contests
that has ever taken place in this city, up
on any like occasion. Tho Committee
avowing to the competitors that their duty
to the country required that nothing short
ofthe most scrutinizing tests should suffice.
The contest commenced between the
Excelsior Mill and the Little Giant for the
silver cup offered by Charles Leavitt, Esq,
to the Little Giant or any other mill that
should grind faster and finer than the Ex.
celsior mill Of the same size.
Each party had corn selected for the oc.
casion and urged the parcels to be ground
should be taken from their own heap, but
Committee promptly ruled that one bushel
of 70 lbs. should be taken from each lot,
and ground separately upon each mill.
The Exelcior mill then led of. and the
Committee carefully noted the revolutions
Of the mill, as well as tho scale Of the di.
ameter testing the power. Tho quality Of
the meal was then tested BY the seive.
| The Little Giant Of the same size was
then required to grind its two parcels Of
corn under precisely the same circum-
stances, and BY tho time It was completed
and oil the tests made it was near night,
and the Committee adjourned the contest
until eight o'clock, Saturday morning.
In consequences Of the rain It was then
adjourned to the Black Bear stables, on
Ninth, and was resumed at twelve o'clock.
Each Of the four contestants were found
to Be ready, each having provided corn fol
themselves. The committee ruled, how.
sver, that ono bushsl Of 20 lbs. each should
be taken from the pile Of each party. and
one bushel Of each ground upon each mill
Thus lot Of four bushels was assigned t
each, and tho contest now fairly opened
!, for the $3.50 silver service offered b!
Messrs. Scott & Hedges to the mill tha
should excel the Little Giant. u $3.50 NJ
j At this moment three of the competitor
protested against competing with the i'm
proved Little Giant, contending the Littl'
Giant improved was not tho Little Giant
The committee, however, after question
ing the parties, and moments delibera
!, tion, ruled that they must compete with th'
! Improved Little Giant then on the ground
or nothing. aas ~ I :.
Tho Littls Giant No. 1. Of "a inch di
ameter; wss then put 70 work with tw
! horses, and at this moment commeace
!, probably litale the tallsst grinding, 4
!, kine quality ard quantity into considera
Itise,. evsr witaessed in this eoaatrys BY
tw0 hneno mill. ass sasl sss - sef