Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-08-14

Eds. Empire.--Our attention his been call
ed TO a communication in on Urbana paper,
from committee, appointed by the Young
America Fire Company Of that place, TO con!
fer with a committee from the Pacific Com
pnny Of Dayton, for the purpose Of arranging
the prelminaries TO contest Of the respec-
tive powers Of their engines; and so at vari-
ance is that communication with the facts in
the case that we cannot lot it pass unnoticed.
We quote.
Thar CHAfiENoE- II has been pretty
generally mnde known through the Press that
the Young Americas, believing themselves en-
titled 10 the prize awarded to the Pacific Of
Dayton Mt the late tournament at Sandusky,
sent them challenge to throw under the
same regulations as at SOudusky, for one hun
dred dollars a side.
Now, during our conference with that com
mittee, they disavowed that challenge, and de-
clared it the work ofan irresponsible person,
and that it was not sanctioned by the Com
pany They continue:
This proposition, the PaciGcs so far consid-
ered as TO appoint committee TO meet n
committee from the Young Americas IN o
committees met in Dayton August !, 1860
We so far considered the proposition as to
accept the challenge and claim the right to
name the place and manner on which the con-
test should be made This is right always
conceded tc the challenged party, no matter
if Il is the duello, it is principle and ifjustly
applicable to one code II is 10 another. If the
editors of the Springfield Republic, and the
Urbana Organ of the Young America, who
have been making themselves so busy about
this matter, win take the trouble 10 look over
the Firemen slJournals they:will fndit a rule
universally observed by Fireman. The cbal-
lenge of the Cedarville Company to the Xenia
3s was simply no challenge at all. The Cedar
vile Company put up $50 as prize and in
vited tthe 3s over to throw for IL Young
America rejected our TERMS and notified our
Company to appoint a committee to meet and
confer with committee which they had ap-
bointed. The undersigned were appointed by
the Pacifcs and on invitation of the Young
Americ committee met two of their number at
the Phillips House ON the LIST inst
They say
"The Paeiics, through their committee not
only refused to be governed by the rules of the
first contest, but also refused to play ut any
| other place than Dayton. The committee on
the part ofthe Young Americas were willing
to yield to almost appropriations the Pacifcs
might suggest, but we're not willing to accept
Dayton as the place of contest. They offered
to 60 to Piqna, Springfield, or any neighbor-
ing place except Dayton; but the Paciiics per
sistently refusing TO go to any other place,
the conierenceiwas broken off
Messrs. Wallace and Hitchburn know very
well that there is not one word of truth in their
statement They know that the only question
discussed by the Committees, was the length
of hose through which we should throw. They
wanted three hundred feet and we one hun
dred; we proposed to compromise on two hun
dred; they declined, saying their best throw
had been made through three hundred feet;
we then proposed that either Company throw
through any length that might seem best
adapted to their Engine they then stated that
they were instructed, and VIC must take three
hundred feet of hose, or they could not throw,
and so the conference ended After the close
of the conference we incidentally remarked
that if we went from Dayton, we would go to
Urbana, to which they replied eff you come to
Urbana you will be well treated.
To the truth of the above statement we are
willing to testify before any Court in the land.
They close thus;
We have no comments to make. We are
content with n simple statement of the facts
showing as it does our willingness to accede
TO everything that could reasonably be asked
This, we have no doubt, discriminating pub
lie will award to us.
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