Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-14
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CARD.-BosroS. Feb 5. 1S59.-Messr,

4 ARD.-BosToN, Feb. 5, 1S59.-Messrs.
~ NouRsE MASON, 81 Co., Gents.-0n my return to
my store after absence of days find yours of
the 25th u enclosing the following card recently pub
lshed in the Boston Poughman and in the Worcester pa
pers by NJ J2hn Brooks, n member of the Commit
the Exhibition of 1853 at Worcester
A CARD.-I see from a Circular handed me day
awarded grat1ity of twenty dollars to Messrs Nourse
Mason y Co, for Ketchums Moving Machine, exhibited
at the Show Of the Worcester Agricultural Society in the
Fall of 1858. never signed report awarding such a
gratuity, neither do believe such gratuy was award
tried Ketchgm,s Machine for two years, and could
not make It work r to my sasa actor toSk it back and
tyve eighty dollars in money and two seasons work.
Since then have bought Nanny Machine and work
ed it two years to entire satisfaction think is
JOHN BROOKS, JR., Princeton, Mass
You ask for the facts relating to the award that
Committee on Moving Machines, which award is as fol-
lows
Extract from the Report of the Committee on Agrcultu-
raj Implements, &C. made the Worcester Agricultural
Society, and signed by Messrs Joab Hapgood, John
Brooks Jr., and. NJ. c. Annsby
''NOurse, Mason e. Co. exhibited of Ketchum's
Moving Machines, for two horses and one machine for
one horse, which were of the following description
cut, it,; price of machine slOO weight of one horse
machine $50 lbs; width of swath cut, fiji price of
Alzirus brown of worcester exhibited one Manny's
Improvement to facilitate turning the machne round and
the lever Improvement to stop the action OF the cutters
The weight of the Nanny machine is $50 lbs; width
swath cut, feet inches; price Of machine sll5
The Committee were invited to trial exhibition of
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 of the several machines and also the important
that the work performed by the Kechum machine in this
trial superior in the hortness and evenness of its cut
the Committee award Messrs Nourse, Mason, Co.,
gratuity of $40"
The concerning the above award and the manner
In which 1t was made, are as follows
After examining large number of articles eXhb-
ied meeting of the Committee was appointed to de-
termine the Premiums and Awards at which Mr. Brooks
not present On the subject of Moving Machines, II
agreed this meeting by Mr. Armsby and the chair
that for the considerations named In the report the
award should be made TO Messrs Nourse, Mason q Co.
for the two Ketchum machines exhibited by them.
There premiums offered on Agricultural Impe-
ments and the amount appropriated for gratuties was
limited.
In discussing this subject Mr. Armsby stated that 1t
not the custom OF the firm with which he was for
mery connected to claim gratutes awarded them, and
proposed higher sum. At the second meeting of the
Committee Mr. Amsby was absent, At this meeting MIR
Brooks objected the decision of the previous meeting
and expressed preference for the Nanny machine but
Armsby being ABSENT 1t wds signed Jy the Chairman and
Mr. Brooks and read before the Society. This report
have in my possession. by my request this report
was handed back to me, by member of the Committee
fully written copy the the Society to which
the names of the Chairman and Mr. Brooks were Affixed
This copy afterwards received the bona de signature of
Mr. Arnsby and deposited with the Secretary of the
of any objection or dissatisfaction with the report what
ever till the receipt of the papers containing Mr. Brooks
card. Yours truly, J0AB HAPGOOD,
Chairman on Field Crops,
Agricultural Implements, &c.
These facts allow every reader TO Judge for himself