, 1860-02-10

fuii. Ny articles sud unauthorized statements |
III til: various t..pcrs last I'LL. :he Executive t
J: 'ar;' Of the S1a:c Agricultural! Society were |
;lacc: i'll la1sc and unfavorabIe light in |
s:4at !, :haif lh;s -cpprt will place the matter
correctly kesore the public.
Lewis ELlswoarn, prcs't.
EErnEr cJ Tie E4erutinte Can,n;tt<t Of Tire Ill
"oi. stat. lg5icu!t"rut !s"cirty ~. M< Siam
Fyom :ri4i. 4: F:+~psrt cad CAic,yo: dad
t!.:ir Hc:ipM as -iEar,fin9 t.au.it..r 0f' III
trsn.::uoss cgt rtd 1y tie !S!a:e Ssci!y:
4 rece,t resolution Of the Executive hoard
Of the Illinois s;s:e Agricultural S"c;c.y, rem
tcrs it the duty oi the undersigned to make the
following. sta,rincE's to I'll: public:
lst. \ - isarcia= ol the Executive Board
following resolution YVES adopted:
K-.ale>d. That tho Executive Committee Of
the State Agricultural Sac.c:y, offer threctl'ou
sand .alra It's iir-t I'll ts1l.unl. aud two tnu-
srnd dollars us Il second premium Tor sie first
ANA secoud best steam e,stnea suitable Tor
piowit1. and other lirn, work; the simplicity
and .c,no,ny Of their construction, and the
pcac.icab:1itv of application 10 iarsn uses, shall
b. such tia. they can successfully compete with
auiu,1l J''"er Tor fnrm purposes The award to
be made ,y the Exrca'lve 1uLrd in connection
viii, t'srrc scicutitic ,hachnis:s to he selected
by TIC IIon'1.
1saac \. II ,t1xcs. Of Cincinnali: r. r. Gates,
Of ChicaSu, and b. Allen, Of st. Louie, we're up.
rontcd ii. thus Committee; the absence Of
Mr.. .al'ca 1t Frccpc1t. 4. i. Latla, Of C;ucin-
natl, wu" appointed to It'll s!e v2caney.
ed. At Fftfport hnt one engine WIS entered
and offered for ,rial in competition for the pre-
,niu,ns ai1rrcd ly the Executive Board in the
ab9vr resolution. This WAS tue Invention Of J.
W, Fawkcs. Of rennsyivan'a; tue engine
"l.aueastrr.'
-.
to hare witnessed i thorough trial Of steam
I,lows ON tue Eaulc day Of tile fair, on the fair
grounds. such trial was attempted Thurs
day, the sih Of September, but tllc crowd was
10 great. it vas found Impossible to proceed,
au,l Mr. Fuwke> was notified tlat :Ae Executive
Colnuittc.. would witness further trial, ssasur
day. the 10th of September. Meantime, The
Committee of Scientific Gachinists ubove
named, Ind instituted :ests, aud !.ad seen the
machine draw r1ows lrola day t. day, 4 few mt
,en,s nj the tiue: and prior 10 the trial on Sat
urday. had made report to the toard, which
j. nIrca'y bcto.c the public. tefs proper to
state ,hat the trials made before the Committee
Of Scientific Machinis,s prior To Saturday, were
made under fayerablp conditions Of suil and
surface.
Thu Executive tomn'it'ce and Nr. Hedges, Of
the Scientific Committee, remained at Free
port 10 witncks .he trui uf lie I.tiI-astr, Sat
urlas thu 1u:h of September. Til. ,aarhine
was j,ut to work in prairie se'i-psuceededa about
forty feet when tile Connections between tue
plo~s aud the engine gave way-ascakinS tue
wnoten pins and some Of the chains. 1t was
found tue ;l3ws were running about six and 4
half inches lccp-tpo deep for ordinary prairie
breaking, although no deeper 1hau psalrie is
sometimes broken when in 1 similar cundiaion,
or very dry. 1t would have btcn hc.Ey work
fur two horses. Int very light work fer four Ia
have drawna single plow. An hous Was spent
in readjusting The r3ows; they were set to run
twe ard half inches deer. Meantime show.
cr ol twenty or thirty minutes had wet the
Ene moved but very sl'or. distance beforctht
driving wheel or drum 1tvolvcI without mor.
ing forward; its tractirc power was gone
Strips Of lence palius three inches wide wert
uailrd Oil tic surface Of the drum TO Prevent it,
slipping. After thirty minutes delay it statet
a:ain-I'roceedcdu over partly sod aud stubb!,
ground. few rods; the strips Of pating wer
torn of; the driviu;. ain slipped aroun,
in its bed. The strips were nailed IN II sscon'
tinsc n,orc frnlly-slar:ed a:aiu, passing ovc
s:ubhlc grunnd; Lie machine WAS 1hcn III
twenty rods. turned about, and proceeded /
s::iLc ont i iaad 10 pillow; passing ftusu stuob}
On 10 prairie sod, wien the ground caused tn
machine 10 incline slightly enc side. End slid
sideways three or more icct: 1t was iound ths
some of the st'irs we're oil mud the drum ha
slipped on them. The p!o~s We taken off au
adjusted Ill iine-Etartc1 agaiu; had procec.}e
but IL few feet wl,cll tic u,arhsnr 4. ain slid sid
ways as before, bu: without the strips comir
of, showing co,ciusirely, that in its pEcse'
condition at ieas', it could aot maintain its r
sition, on eveu IN easy side grade which is ii,
with on all rolling praries which give charact
.oa great portion of the sur(acc Of our Stale,
sMr. Fawkcs stated that Lc could Go no more u
Ger sic circumstances The committee retir,
to confer. The sympataies Of every ,nemb
were with A.. Fuwkes; each regretted lis Sa
uro. But there was public responsible
rsstin. OF their shoulders. 4 resolution "
passed. loznlug 3lr. Faukes 81 ,0lo on his o.
paper. in order to cunb;c him to meet his j
mediate pressing necessities. 1T tho sat
time he WIS advised that tho Committee VOL
meet him at Chicago, OF on the line Of the
nois Central Ruilroad. and continue the trial
his machine, giving him tlIr privilege Of Gxi
time and place. lie was then undecided.
committee uaLtrstood, whether l,e would rem
in Chicago the next week during the Uni
States Fai:. or p'acecd to New Yorl. City wb
Ae Lad IN engagement with thc American
sti,ute, to exhibit bis machine, after which
...z to return 10 compete for the premium
ftred by tile Illinois Central Railroad.
cause Of this indccision on the part Of