Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-11-22
The Sewing Machine Embroglio.
Mineral Point, Nov. 10, 1877

| reply 10 an article signed by Geo.
L. Walker, on the Sewing Machine
and Musical Embroglo."
In the first place would saw that have
nothing TO say against the judges, though t6ev
were virtually appointed by Mr.. Walker him.
| self. The Judges themselves said that thew
| did not feel competent TO Judge that they did
not wish to serve, but wanted 10 Withdraw
and one lady actually DID WITHDRAW, leaving
! her verdict, however, in favor Of the Singer
| Mr.. Walker says the committee occupied near
| ly double the time examining the Singer that
| they did or the Howe Perhaps they did
but wha: was tina use of their occupying ANY
| time examining machine, when ii was vr-
tually determined beforehand that il should re-
celve the blue ribbon? The examination of
the other machines was, of course, mere
| farce For this ] do not blame the Judges
for Mr.. Walker, when they wished to with
| draw, insisted upon their serving, and talked
with, and stuck TO them with persistencv
worthy of better causes" until the blue rib
bon was fastened on the Howe
IL the Howe is the machine he claims il to
| De, why dld he not this year as heretofore.
meet me IN competition at Dodgeville, Mineral
FONT and Darlington? Ii the Howe IS such
| a superior machine, why is he obliged to res
OFT 10 such despicabe tricks as to obtain Ger
| tihcates from those who are, or have been. nix
agents, instead Of from disinterested parties >
| 1t the Howe is the machine he claims. why is
| II that parties Gas Mrs. Culver, Of Linden. and
| Mrs: Kennedy, OF Mineral Point, and others y
| on seeing their names attached to certificates
which they never gave or authorized, immedi-
| ately disown them and that publicly? | can
Imagine no other reason that could induce Mr.,
Walker to adopt such a course than this, viz
That a SECOND CLASS MACHINE NEEDS SIC
oND CLASS, UNDERMINED ENDEAvoRs TO
KEEP 1T on ITS LEGS. TO prove thai | am
right regarding the course taken by Mr. Walk
err inclose the following certificates from
Mrs. Culver and Mrs. Kennedy:
MINERAL POINT, WIS, ooL Is, 1870.
Mrs. j. Kennedy, before witnesses, says: Il never
gave statement TO Mr.. Waller, OF any other person
70 publish. have Singer Machine and have had
for the last 10 years and to day il is doing inst as
good work aS il ever lid though it has been in con
been agent for the Howe, but now I have given up
the agency and the machine too
Mrs. Kennedy is lady who has had more
practice than any other in this city or county,
having carried on large dress making bns-
ness for several years. She first bought
Wheeler & Wilson, and tried to do her work
with IT, but could not. Then she tried the
Florence, and then the Howe, with the same
result. Next she bought a Singer, and has
had no trouble to do her work since. This
should convince anyone Of the superiority of
the Singer.
Conn, Iowa CO., Wis, oct. Is, 1870
M Davis-Dear Sir; In reply to your favor with
reference to Mr.. Walkers OF my name in his bills
wall state that never gave him any authority 10 use
| my name; nor did know that he had done So la
reference to my having used the Howe and Sinner
f fi on ttla' must reply that Rerer did
hnrther would say, that had known as much
about the Singer before l bought the Howe as 10
now, It Is very questionable whether would have
bought the Howe or not. Mas. E. w. CULVER
~ nla44o.:ll-
play" and the judges could not be appointed
by the agent of the Howe; after a long and
patient examination, first premiums were
awarded TO the Singer Machine, and the Es-
tey Organ.
In regard % The Organ trial, he says that, but
four OF the persons belonging to the Blooming
ton Band signed my paper. This is essen
| tally false. Every member of the band who
was there az the time Of the trial, signed the
| paper. Two of the band were not present at
the trial, and of course could not sign. He
| further says the band were not Judges of mus
ical instruments. do not know what con-
sttutes good judge Of musical instruments in
| Mr.. Walkers opinion, but it is a little sing
ular that the judges of organs at Plattevilie,
where had on exhibition a $500 Estev, and
| Mr.. Walker had $500 Prince conceded with
the opinion OF the Bloomington Band, and
tied the blue ribbon on the Estey. in pref
erence TO both the Prince and Boston
| Organs 1t is also (if Mr. Walkers opinion
| as to who are good judges is correct) still
more singular that the committees in Minera
| Point and Dodgevie, awarded the first prem
| ium to the Estey.
Walker says there is such person as /.
Osborn. l know him WELL but his name is
not on my certificates, and consequently |. Os.
born has nothing to do with this controversy.
Now, in regard. as he says, ''to the Organs
| ai.t.- 4 -
the NJ +. Church III this city. The facts are
simply these: The Estey was loaned to the
Church one Sunday, on some special occasion,
as the instrument they had Ct believe il was
| Prince, but am not certain,) did not have
volume enough, aud they wanted something
nicer than ordinary for that occasion II Is
true the NJ +. Church now has a Prince as
he states, but how was the sale effected p
The Church offered me two WORKOUT instru-
ments for an EStey, which offer | could not
accept but Mr.. Walker took the two old IN
struments for a Prince. He forgot C?) TO
state these facts in his account of the test in
the Nj. T.. Church. Ii the sale of this Prince
TO The Churah is any test of the two Organs,
II may be summed up on my part thus Valu-
alton of the Estey Organ, 5000 valuation OF
| the old Instruments, 900 Mr. Walkers
part It may be summed up thus Valuation
OF the Prince, $3.50 valuation Of the old in
stIuHleu-Ss S@OU. Or IN otHer words. Mr.
Walker considered the old instruments worth
as much as the Prince, while considered the
Estey worth more than the old instruments
| and the Prince combined. Persons wanting
organs will do well, in view of the above
wonderful "test sale'' Of Mr.. Walkers, 10 look
! out for old instruments, and have them var
nished, ready for sale to him.
| inclose certificates from members OF the
NJ. +. Church choir, which speakes for itself.
| am willing to submit this whole matter TO an
impartial public knowing that justice viii be
fully melted out by it, whether Mr. Walker
appoints his own judges or not.
Mr.. Walker deigns TO give me advice /
thank him, but would suggest that before see
ing clearly 10 take the mote from my eve, il
Will be necessary that he remove the beam
from his own optic organ. have, out of
courtesy to Mr.. Walker, kept ous of lancas
ter, but now that he has shown his cloven
loot, shall sell machines right in his own
town. will also take this opportunity TO say
to parties wanting Howe machines, that | have
them for sale at $40 less than Mr.. Walker
can sell them.
Very Respectfully,
IA