Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-16
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fl5 DIT ?. BALL, Clerk

CARD-BosToN, Feb 5, lS59.-Messrs
- NouRsI, MASON Co., Gents.-on my return to
the 25th n enclosing the following card recently pub
lished in the Boston Poughan and the Worcester pa
the Exhibition Of s5S, at Worcester w.
A CARD see from Circular handed me dav
or two since my name as one Of the Committee that
awarded gratuty of twenty dollars to Messrs Nourse
Mason Co., for Ketchums Moving Machine exhibited
at the Show of the Worcester Agricultural Society the
Fall Of 1858. never signed report awarding such
grauity neither do believe such gratuity was award
ed by the Committee.
tried Ketchum's Machine for two years. and could
not make it work to my satisfaction; took it back and
exchanged it for roller worth about s45 co. seven
tyfve or eighty dollars in and seasons work
Since then have bought a Nanny Machine and work
ed two years to my entire satisfaction think it is
men JOHN BROOKS. JR., Princeton, Mass.
You ask for the facts relating to the award of that
7 lows
Extract from the Report of the Committee on Agrcutu
raj Implements, Sc made to the Worcester Agricultural
Society, and signed by Messrs Joab Hapgood, John
Brooks Jr. and j. NJ G. Armsby
"Nourse, Mason 4 Co exhibited one of Ketchum's
Moving Machines, for horses and machine for
one horse which were of the following description
cut, 1T price of machine slOO; weight Of one horse
machine, $50 lbs. width of swath cut it.; price of
.Alzrus Brown of Worcester exhibited one Manny's
Mower and Reaper combined, with the castor Wheel
Improvement to facilitate turning machine round and
the lever Improvements to stop the action of the cutters
The weight of the NANNY machine is $50 TBS; width of
sw r,6 cut feet inches price Of machine, SIP
these several machines and were much interested in
their management and performances Taking into
sderation the weight the width of swath cut and the
price the several machines and also the important fact
that the work performed by the ketchum this
trial superior in the shortness evenness of its cut
the Committee award to Messrs Nourse Mason, q Co.,
gratuty of 500
The facts concerning the above award and the manner
i'll which 1t was made, follows:
After examining very large number of articles eXhb
tied meeting Of the Committee was appointed to de-
termne the Premiums and Awards, which Mr. Brooks
not present On the subject of Moving Machines it
agreed ut this meeting by Mr. Armsby the chair
man. that for the considerations named M the report
award should be made to MesSrs. NoFrse Mason & Co.,
for the Two Ketchum machines exhibited by them.
There were no premiums offered on Agricultural Impe
ments and the amount appropriated for gratuities
limited
In discussing this subject Mr.. Armsby stated that it
was not the custom of the firm, with which he
mery connected, to clari gratutes awarded them and
the amount was fixed at S20-Mr Armsby having first
Committee, Mr. Armsby absent. At this meeting Mr.
Brooks objected to the decision of the previous meeting
and expressed preference for the Nanny machine
the report being called for by President. and
NM Br00fs, and read before the Society. This
now haze in my possession BY request this report
was handed back to me- by member of the Committee
of Announcements for the purpose making more care
zen copy for the records of the Society to which
= the Chairman and Mr., Brooks affixed.
r'afds received hs bona fde signature of
Society. From that time had neither heard or known
OF any objection dissatisfaction with the report what
ever till the receipt Of the papers containing Mr. Brooks
card. Yours truly, JOAB HAPGOOD
Chairman on Field Crops.
~ Agricultural Implements, &c.
These facts allow every reader to Judge for himself
whether this report made whether the Worcester
Agricultural Society do not think Kechums Machine the
best and whether its propretors are not "honorabe
men; NouRSE, MASON, d co.
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