, 1863-09-26

The Sewing machIne Controversy.
Justicc 10 ourfelyes, to The osaec,s and the Com.
mattce OF the Iowa ard Michigan State fairs. lust
e!oeed, deraa1ds few facts which are made nee.
cssa5 by feposts and dispatches cmanatsne from
mtersstcd parties.
At the lows St1le Fai7 four machines were on
SE1;nlbtiion: E;dAt Grove1 & Baker, Wilcox & 0ib5s,
appointed TO investigate and decide upoa the 1rl.-
tivc merits Of each nacLinc. Tcre not In attend,
a,:ec: n;c AEo'asr , was appointed BY the Board of
Ditettoie- They were questioned bY The Prrai.
dert, who now has Wheeler & Wilson, aui who
is tmfnc1t!y fair and impartial. reepectics thsir
hrs5nd@tcss @ II any, 80 to tie Machines on exLi5i-
ficn. The aasw els wefe eatlafactpry fmpsrtinlitv
Was p'edsed, sud the committee served. Onc
o%neu f!ofe1ce. one OWED Ta:gard & Far,
81 not Seea o. siI;ibtttos
approved by al iSe e4bsSt%.a ~s1c assepssd and
ssatine t6e claims f'l of tht1s Eho' MsshR|nes ey Re-
nps.tsfy Mn tass asa eaaefs ,nsss ytnay endorsed the
Maes ~ lex r. {, Wilson received the lret attention,
ane On "Wednesday, after an able and nIuute de-
1Eesalon q eHsry deel5abe charaeterlstie the
60 Office acting as operator ard the Chicago Acent
az orator, the Committee finished The exa1insiion
o1 THE machine early il the afternoon on Wednes-
dsy " Thassds al the commtes completed
nea1ea card ut the Wheeler & Wilson stand. Sd
ing that 'th.e machine Was withdrawn from com.
petition" This was the day aftetthe machine had
were AZ aided as published Grover q Baker and
the Wilcox Gibbs receiving an Of the dist nre-
mtums. Upon learning Of the card OF Withdrawal
o aoOye rsetsea TO- fhs Marshal vas ordered to take
chimes were not allowed to be removed. The chi.
cseo Agent Of the Wheeler & Wilson presented q
Plan tor the formation Of the Committee, and iu.
e,s.ea aaa. tae Board sho1ld adopt and uss his
shed The Board refus cd to be dictated to or dis.
noEofaoiy approached By any exhibitor, aud took
care 70 adopt their oHn successful plan 10 secure
ape,fsctly nnp5ejudiced and impartial Committee.
Az authorized rttutation Of the following In.
p1tatio1s and statements Of the Chicago agent Of
Ine Wheeler Wilson is already ordered by the
t;oas ~ a9d T sa9fy appear These tmput.
graph and ltttefs by the Chicago agent Of the
Wheeler & Wilson, nnmistakably conSey the well
studied impression that t. he Withdrew from com.
bis machine before the relative merits were pass.
ed upon by the committee, aud bccauae ha object
ed to The formation Of the committee. The iact,
Of his assertions. AL other competitors agreed
that the question proposed and published were en-
tSs ED but h0n t. 1s ne,a icy yof fhopd ays
tend to their ON business. Tse insteuasions IN IN
dIEtrioue,y circulated and pablished regardless
PIT eented machine to one of the Board, are
equally false and 6ishonorable, and were proven
By the gentleman himself, and upon tie ground, to
W Qt1lOEihiE Ia!te4UtQ1 CulHeu icI CnLelQE e1-
feet. The Chicago Agent OF the Wheeler Il vii
eon knew that the President and Board OF the
Michiean State Fair had ignored his dtctationand
e e. fap aSR M pet bs95s sSns
iot competition, after objecting to the committee
and bis OBJECTIONS oyersuled?
This committee as originally formed stood thus,
ard one had Grover & Baker, and Immediately
Withdrew upon learning Of dissatisfaction among
exhibitions Other changes were made, and after
@ Lad tha He Wheeer @ u 1Ws Wssn and thtes
Wheeler i Wilson asent Contract this faet with in
the stesEent tesgraPhed and published In
Grover s Baker. (We ali know at whose instiga-
tlon and expense} And ne have another exhibi-
tson Of thegencra1ship which called meeting Of
committee, control other exhibitors, and deceive
the public, as at the IONA State Fair.
The communication puIporting. to be from a
day'e report, was returned to the gentleman who
originated It as disreepectful and inaultinsf' By
the Board to whom It IVES addressed. Since 1t Is
19at 1ne M the
influential business men in Michigan aud Adies
Of the highest position, It ie not strange
ifom Eusli aon1ce as they did. '' ''''s
The effort to control and dictate to the officers
ola State Fair. so elgnaIly tailure In lows and
boaated al ability and intention to "sweep away
al competition and the peculiar power 10 wind
men around HE finger" -
cheap advertising, and In general management
W. are sozry to sec him seek to heal the deep
wounds of utter defeat in perfectly fafr compe-
tition by pslmtrg upon the pnblic the impression
that his card Of withdrawal was honosably played,
and before the Committee had commenced exam
nations, and By getting the newspaper name Of
being The first TO demand tmpartiallty, while the
most subtle selfehness characterized every move
mc1t, the comparatively uninterested cub agents
and lcseer lights who were weak enough to Yield
to the opportunities Of the Chicago Agent OF the
Wheeler l. Wilton and sign the Communications
rc1e11ed to arc to be c0mmiseratcd, inasmuch as
there was Eothfng for them to gain By It, and much
to loose, and the d,st premium for manufacturing
machines within easy gratp ef one Of them had hs
not been 20 unfortunate rs to get wound around
the 1inger' ofthe man 'from Paris.'' While ne
dislike TO acknowledge tEat any such unIairness
and Htticuess attaches ftselfto any of our sewing
machine fraternity We are Prepared with the most
convincing proof of the shove facts, aud can, II
necessary: let much more light upon many more
Of the designs Of the unsuccessful and unfortunate
Agent Of a defeated machine.
{Stgncd) F. ". LrDtow, Chicago,
WV. WuIrLAnK, Detroit,
Agents OF the Grover s. Baker s. II. Co.
L. CORNELL j. Co.
General Agents Wilcox 4 Gibbs.