Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-31
The magnolia Victorious.

A rather novel and most amusing and
entertaining exhibition came or yester-
day morning u the lausdry of the Pea
body Hotel, being no less than a race
bstween two rival washing ma
chimes, known as the king OF the
West" and the Magnolia" Friday
afternoon the following challenge APP
peared In the Evening Ledger:
king CT THE WEST. This cele-
brated washing machine is nov on exhi-
bition at II. Wetter & Co.'s, Nos. 13 and
Is Monroe street. 1t Will be exhibited
in the Peabody Wssh-rooms from ten
O'Clock to twelve O'Clock, and chslleOg-
es all machines now offered to the public.
The public are respectfully invited to 1T.
tend and see its merits."
The glove thus thrown down was i'm
mediately picked up, and replied to as
follows, in yesterdays AUaLGache
In reply to Il. Wetter IL Co.'s King
Of the West Washing Machine ehal-
lenge, 1 have to say 1 most chesrfully &C.
cept it, as a trial Of this kind is exactly
what l have been seeking. l would
be pleased to see Messrs. Wheeler &
Pickens present with their Doty Ma
chine also Harrison & Co. with their
invention. l hope all will be present
WIZ AdfG AAg COAANGAGS II bASh WdSAN
FRS.
"ALEX. MCCULLOUGH,
For Magnolia Washing Machine"
Accordingly, yesterday morning, at
eleven O'clock, the two machines (the
others not having come TO time) were
placed in position in the laundry, and the
trial commenced. Three gentlemen were
chosen-twO by the contestants, and g
third by these two-WbO were to be the
ump;res and judges. These gentlemen
were Messrs. w. NJ. Hutton, z. Gsrforth
and MI. McKeogh, of the Peabody Bill
lard Saloon, The King of the West''
was tried fret. Six tablecl0ths, two
sheets and six shirts, fourteen "a pieces,
all pretty dirty, were given to be washed.
They were put through two suds, rinsed
and wrung in tbirty-eight and a quarter
(3S4) minutes, consuming sixteen ounces
of soap.
The wet clothes were set to one side,
and the Magnolia was brought cut.
The water intended to be used, was ex-
amined and found to be free from chem
icals, Ia ~precsution not insisted upon by
them in the case of the liking OF the
West"), ard work was commenced on
another pile of dirty clothes. Ia thirty
three and a quarter 1871 minutes they
were declared washed, aBd the tub con-
tanning them brought out along side Of
those washed by the "King Of the
West" The amount OF soap used was
thirte en- (13} ounces. The chief lsun-
dress of the Peabody was made umpire
by the judges, of the merits Of the wash
ing. On counting the pieces washed by
the " Magnolia " il WAS found thst there
we're nine table cloths, six shirts and
two sheets-iD all seventeen an pieces.
The lsundress declared every piece clean,
Except One shirt which was objected
to st the time, but afterwards found
TO be stained.) The table cloths
aud sheets washed by the King " were
found to be clean, but The shirts we're
every one objected to.
The Committee, after due considers-
ton and careful examination, therefore,
reported as follows Z" Our decision is that
the Magnolia Machine washed a greater
number of pieces, better, and ina less
period of time that the King OF the
West" This settled the matter, and the
MAGNOLIA 10 therefore declared the VIC
tor.
MI. Alex Mccullough will be glad to
show the champion Magnolia to any
who will call at Atwood & Anderson
who are the sole agents, st Nc. $50 Main
street, where Meesrs. Rsdmau & Wheeler,
the owners, are also located, prepared to
dispose Of btate and county rights.