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

The which have already been published concerning the
means by Wilson gents pre-
MUM briefly as follows
The President of the Committee Machinery the Jackson
Fair Mr. H. b. Evans who also agent for the Wheeler
Wilson Sewing Machine.
few hours the closed Mr.. Evans the head
his Committee awarded the FIRST premium for engine tod
Stevens whose card appears below Mr. Evans then put Mr.
j. o. his pace she Sewing Machine Committee.
and might be expected Mr. Stevens returned the favor and
gave premium the Wheeler Wilson Machine Al
though Mr. premium taken from him after the Fair
had closed shown his card his at the time he
Sewing Machines. H. s. Peck, the Wheeler Will
Agent in New Orleans denied that Mr. Stevens took
MUM, for which reason publish Mr. Stevens card
The official report of the Sc wing Machine Committee in jack
that the speed of the Wheeler Wilson Machine
three times that of all Shuttle Machines exhibition
Committee counted the speed Of the Machines aud found that
Singers Machine every
of the driving wheel and Wheeler Wilson'S Machine only four
and half stitches revolution their report evidence that
\ the whole affair humbug
The vicksbuig Wing instant contains the following
| editorial.
1.-THE Mississippi State Fair and the Premium Committees
The New Orleans True Delta calls
its issue Of Sunday in which the committees OF late State
Fair are handled without gloves The True Delta then adds
From the lights before have hesitation in saying
that the late Fair held Jackson far the awarding
mnms is concerned of the greatest hunbug OF the
| year of our Lord ls59
I'VE that have nothing say the COM
ees In our opinion disgusting system OF fayoriisn
never characterized such exhibition
"a CARD-Auhougi disageeaLle task nevertheless think
my privilege 10 make known to the public facts
ed with the late Mississippi State Fair which simply
was, by the consent Of the Directory, willingly permitted
enter Stationary Steam Engine that be the
ground which fact they all knew and altogether agreed
aside the law which requires everything the ground
and permit in this instance my engine could
not possibly have II there. did considerable trouble and
expense and finally succeeded in getting the Committee together,
and carried them examine it, which they did, unes
atngy pronounced the simple durable and best station
dry the list for plantation purposes and consequently awarded
me the first premium.
but after the list Of premiums read 70 the public, and
the Fair closed the Directory had meeting and against their
former decision ruled the report of the Committee engine
ont and awarded the first premium to engine om-whcre do
suppose: WE'LL from away upin Yankeedon
Connecticut nothing about the PREMIUM did honey
around the Committee Directory get IT, and had BEEN
by anything else but Yankee trick probably would
have said nothing All wish the public know is that
permitted my engine and according to the decision of
the Committee Machinery entitled to the first PREMIUM
all others hope the above may be lesson the
Of the Fair permit anything
again that the ground unless they abide by
decision Of the Committee If the above facts
| willing stand corrected. u. O. STEVENS,
jackson, Nov. 30, 1882
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