Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-23
rnMnoMIr NAY CONCERN.

CUusi lerstlo elltion hsviag been shown BY the
agents AMI bIowers for the Grover Baker Sewing
Machine Co., over the late awards Of the VI. state
Fslr. and ,Ae Cai,tenten County Fir, Il is well
snouzhthtt the Public should uulsrs,au { hat the
Grover To- cr machine took the premiums at these
Fair-, tbs yeaf, oaly because the Wheeler Wilson
slsehias was ugi IA c,mpeti,ion with It, Having
time and u.-ia taken the First premium at the YER
tn u stpte Pair. no agent Of the Wheeler Wilson
Sla,ae eoasidersiit any obee; toexhib again this
GEAR Thew a ". ia hines we're accordingly
entered at Rutland, and other machines, Of course
took the awards
How the ease stood At tie Chit;enden County
Fair NAY he learned from the following noe, sd-
dressed TO the agents OF the Wheeler & wilson Co.,
without the slightest solicitation thelr part, by
one In the lest position to kn Of what he airms
Burlington. Sept. 2sth 1853.
GeHfisE1e. Il see the Burlington Es-Hts OF oatuT-
dag claims a ''tsinmPh- for Gryver bakers sew
10 : machines. as exhibited at the Chittendsn o.
Fiif last week. The are some iscts conn c'e1
with the cs,.l, which the Tines does NOT state
several 7f the Grover Z Baker machines we're on
exhibition, having a. many persous present TO SCI
forth tibet merits, one uf NhOm Is local agent iol
then. aut previous g. the chcisl exsminat, n used
Lis influence st the Far IN their favor, and az inst
the v. 4 ". machines. By some means, d"uOtlsss
~ithout this being known 70 the oihcers who 80 s-
pointed him. he was selected as one Of the exsmiA-
ilg commit 90 On SEWN. machines Ihers were
some ii the n heller Wilson machines on exhiSi-
ton which stood 10 their beauty alone with 10
t.ypt O. sh9v .,sr work inS o. exp ain their meTtts
uue OF the members Of the Committee however, hav-
In sume auuwledze ~ them, clsimet for them an
advantage over tbs other MACHINES but the other
two mem ers Of the Committee being the majority,
the triumph mentioned ny the Tfnlss was secured.
and nav 30 valued AZ what It Is worth but II the
e. cumstauc,s had been reversed, aTd Joa as aents
for the W ". machine he been pre- sent 10 rtprs-
and Iuu been appointed the iultMNtco n
the place Of the gent Of the other knd the triumph
nj n es well have been O tho other eide. As II "a
Tie excellence Of the u. a W Machine is JUST -
apparent as before
The " --'er & Wilson Machines, ysere u IS true.
ia ,l- Hall bsving heea brought taere at the earn
,st request o. one % the Managers Of the County
Agricultural society, rrt they were NJ, oPensd. or
r.. d.. -,rel The Agents Of the Wheeler
& vision Machine, 90 c5use would not go be-
fore . committee Sc constituted. They
iit not 20 near the Committee or call their stien-
tou is any way 20 the ". 3 ". Machines. In fact
no attempt va. made. under the circumstances, 10
compete with the Gr5ver Baker Machines. and
they are welcome 10 the iaurels thus won.
But The Wheeler Wilson Machines hHe com
peted with the Grover &. Baker Machines, at EXhi-
Iii n- where the awards were lr7rth s2HlsthiHJ a.
practical inl cations OF merit. Such were the great
EarI'. I.i.- ef Psri, On 1851. and London IN 1856,
where Che Wheeler s. W.l-,n Machines bore % thu
ss,5 r.. fi. tt. hi hest awards given. such VS.
the es, Emitted stat. Fair AT Chiras1, where after
te. t-ss.' tha-.g-ii examination AMI trial y an
/ .uila..,.s. g. minl,tee, the Wheeler Wilson vss
AWARDED ,a- .-Hez- premium, a. the best Machine
I sa.l..e .le Fsirs or the American Institute in
S.,. Y.... at.re the eX1iuin t.ous are conducted
DO, -.t.. ,i,..l aric. aud impartial Exp'rts, aut