New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-13
Closing the argument.

The which have already been published concerning the
by which the Wheeler Wilson obtained the pre-
MUM are briefly as follows:
The Of the Committee Machinery the Jackson
Fair Mr. H. b. Evans, who is also agent for the W heller
Wilson Sewing Machine.
few hours before the Fair closed Mr. Evans 1.-THE head Of
his Committee awarded the FIRST premium for engine TOD
Stevens whose card appears below Dir Evans then put Mr..
j. o. Stevens in his place ,he Sewing Machine Committee,
and might expected Stevens rytned the favor and
gave the first premium TO the Wheeler Wilson Machine AL
though Mr. Stevens premium taken from him after the Fair
closed shown by his card WAS his the time he
amined the Sewing Machines II s. Peek, the Wheeler VIII
Agent New Orleans denied that Mr. Stevens took
MUM for which publish Mr. Stevens card
The official report of the Sewing Machine Committee in Jack
that the speed of the Wheeler Wilson Machine is
that all Shuttle Machines exhibition As tho
speed of the Muehnes and found Aax
Singers Machine made FIVE stitches every revolution
the driving wheel and Wheeler Wilson'S Machine only four
stitches revolution, report evidence that
the whole affair humbug.
The yickbug Wing Of the 9th instant contains the following
editorial
1.-THE Mississippi the Premium Committees
The Orleans True Delta calls various cards
it's Issue Of Sunday in which the committees Of late State
Fair handled without gloves The True Delta then adds
From the lights before have hesitation in saying
that the late Fair held at Jackson far the awarding
mums is concerned Of the greatest humbug Of the
year of Lord 1859.
we regret have nothing ay defense Of the
ntees In opinion disgusting system Of fayoritisn
characterized such an exhibion.p
"a CARDAihoug disagreeabe task, nevertheless think
1t my privilege make The public facts
ed with the late Mississippi State Fair which simply these
by the Of the Directory willingly permitted to
Stationary Steam Engine that be the
ground which fact they all knew and altogether agreed
aside the law, which requires everything 10 be the ground
and permit in this instance engine conld
possibly have there did considerable trouble and
EXPENSE finally succeeded In getting the Committee together
them examine it, Which they did and hesi
tangly the simple durable and best station
dry list plantation purposes consequently awarded
me the first premium
the list of premiums read the public and
the the Directory had meeting and against their
decision the report of The Committee engine
and awarded The first premium engine ftogwhere do
you suppose Well from in
Connecticut nothing tho premium, did honey
around Committee Directory get it, and had been
by anything else Yankee trick probably would
nothing. All wish the public to know is, that was
engine and according The decision OF
the Committee Machinery, entitled to the first premium.
over all others. hope the above may be lesson the
gers Fair permit any person anything
again the ground unless they intend to abide by
the Committee If tile above facts am
| willing to stand corrected 81. o. STEVENS.
Jackson Nov. 30 1882