Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-11-17
STATEMENT OF MRS. CULVER.

ol tho superiority OF tue Singer.
STATEMENT OF MRS. CULVER.
Cobb, Iowa Co, Wis, Oct. a5, 1870.
Ar. Daris--Dsar SIR In reply to your favor
NJ reference to Mr. Walkers use OF my nam iu h 10
bia, rin state that never gave him any aut
- to use my name; nor did kno" that he had done
so In reference to my having used the Howe and
Singer Machines on trial, must reply thnt ~ erer
did Further. would say, that had known as
much about the Singer before bought the howe xs
! do now, 1t 10 very questionable whether / would
have b. ought the howe or not.
Mas. f. ". Crlvxx.
At the Platteville fair, where had ''fair
play and the judges could not be appoint
ed by the agent of the Howe; after a long
and patient examination, first premiums
were awarded to the Singer Machine, and
the E.tey Organ.
In regard to Organ trial, he SAYS that,
but four Of the persons belonging to the
Bloc mngton Band signed my paper. This
is essentially false. Every member of the
band who was there at the time of the
trial signed the paper. Two of the band
were not present ut the trial, aud of course
could not sign. He further says tho band
were not Judges of musical Instruments |
DO not know what constitutes a good Judge
OF musical instruments in Mr.. Walkers
opinion, but 1t is little singular that the
judges OF organs at Platteville, where had
on exhibition $500 Estey, and Mr. Wal.
ker had S400 Prince, coincided with the
opinion OF the Bloomington Band, and tied
the blue ribbon on the Estey, in preference
to both the Prince and Boston Organs IL
Is also Qf Mr.. Walkers opinion rs to who
are good judges is correct) still more sim
gular that the committees in Mineral Point
and Dodgeville, awarded the rst premium
to the Estey
Walker says there is no such person as l.
Osborn. know HIM we'll, but his name is
not on my certificates, and consequently |.
Osborn has nothing to do with this contro-
versy.
Now, in regard as he says, "to the Or.
gaDs themselves" There was no trial of
Organs in the N. f. Church in this city.
The facts are simply these: The Estey
was loaned to the Church one Sunday, on
some special occasion, as the instrumc MT
they had Il believe it was Prince, but am
not certain,) did not have volume enough,
and they wanted something nicer than or
binary for that occasion. 1t is true the N.
+. Church now has Prince as he states,
but how was the sale effectedY The
Church offered me two worn-out instru.
ments for an Estey, which offer could not
accept; but Mr.. Walker took the two old
instruments for Prince. lie forgot (?) TO
state these facts in his account of the test
in the NJ. +. Church. IF the sale of this
Prince to the Church is any test Of the two
Organs, it may be summed up on my part
thus: Vaustion of the Estey Organ $500:
valuation of the old Instruments, 900. On
Mr.. Walkers part it may be summed np
thus: Valuation of the Prince, $3.50; val
uation Of the old instruments, $3.50 Or,
IN other words, Mr. Walker considered the
old instruments worth rs much as the
Prince, while considered the Estev worth
more than the old Instruments and the
Prince combined. Persons wanting organs
will do we'll, in view Of the above wonder.
full "test sale" of Nj. Walkers, to look ou.
for old instruments, and have them var.
nished ready for sale to him.
inclose certificate from members Of the
N. E. Church choir, which speaks for itself.
am willing to submit this whole matter to
an impartial public, knowing that justice
will be fully meted 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
seeing clearly to take the mote from my
eye, it will be necessary that he remove
the beam from his own optic organ.
have. out of courtesy to Mr. Walker, kept
out of Lancaster. but now that he has shown
his cloven foot, ! shall sell machines right
in his own town. will also take this op.
portunity to SAY to parties wanting Howe
machines, that have them for sale ut 81 0
less than Mr. Walker can soil th.m
Very Respectfully,
ALEX. DAVIS, Geu'l. Agt for
Singer Sewing Machines, and