Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-06-14

In the trial of mowers between the Sprague
and the Excelsior Mowers TO como off on Tues
on the farm of a. Caldwell, Esq, we
mutually agree TO adopt the rules and rcgu-
lations of the Minnesota State Agricultural
Society for ISL, governing such trials and we
Each party Is to select one Judge who is not an
owner of either machine. The two judges thus
chosen shall select the third judge, who is also
not to be an owner of either machine. The
three judges 10 have full control OF the trial,
and ere hereby agree 10 accept Hrir decision.
MCCoRKLE & CO.,
..f . On behalf Of the Excelsior.
-.. HoUGH q CHURCH,
For tho Spraguc.
The time and the place Of trial tcns chosen BY
hsssrs. Ne Corkie + Co., and, it will DO noticed,
they bound themselves to accept tire decision of
the judges selected at TINT trial
The contest came off on Tuesday, June 9th,
in the presence Of very large number Of farm
crs, indeed, the residents Of Strawberry Plains
and vicinity turned out en- mdSse to witness the
trial. The three judges, only one of ,chom ,eds
selected BY ourselves, were wcll-known farmers
and gentlemen of unimpeachable integrity.
The decision given by the judges, after a
m ost careful and impartial trial, lasting nearly
four hours, and that decision was satisfactory to
us and binding on Messrs. McCorkle & Co.,
according to the terms Of the agreement ms pub
lished above. That it was in favor Of the supe-
riority of the Sprague Mower over its competi-
| tor was not surprising to u.s. or to any farmer
present who noted the working of the two ma
chimes. ... $3.50
Imagine our surprise few days since to find
in the city papers a correspondence between
| Messrs. McCorkle IS Co. and the officers of the
East Tennessee Agricultural Society, in which
| a new contest between the Spraguc Mower and
the machine represented by Messrs. McCorkle
Il Co. was all arranged, the time set and the
judges chosen, and all ,rithout our being in any
| manner nhaterer consulted with regard to the
matter. OF course, self-rcspect forbade us to
agree to any such arbitrary and discourteous
proceedings. |''
| In the city papers of Tuesday 18th, we find
| another correspondence in which Messrs.
McCorkle &c Co, publish letter received by
us from them, on the previous day, challeng-
ing us to n new contest, but do not publish our
answer to their letter. Instead of this they pub
lish Il statement that we refuse to enter into
new contest with than, thus showing, as they
say, 1--WE do not want fair and Impartial
| trial.
Tho answer We gave in writing, but which
they dare not publish sas follows:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June 18th, 1871.
Messrs. MeCorktc : Co., KnorriHe:
| GENTLEMEN: w are in receipt of your note
of this date, and contents noted. In reply would
| respectfully say that we can grounds for
| dissent from the decision of the judges at the
Strawberry Plains trial Nor is there any APP
peal from that decision unless it can be i'm
peached. To adopt your course this thing
| would continue all summer and.wo are perfectly
satisfied, rs are the farmers generally, which of
the. two machines is best, Ifyou have any
| grievances to offer, make them known publicly,
we will then take it into consideration. --t
o.. O.. '.-..rH 'f HUUGH Il CHURCH
Now the facts simply are that zee do regard the
Strawberry Plains contest rs a far and impair
taL 5'iqt and until the ability Of the Judges ito
smanagea mower and their integrity to give an
| honest decision about the machines is successes
fully imPcached -and their high character for.
bids even the presumption of such thing-we
/ ,cW continue to regard itlfetStrawberfy Plains
trial as fair and impartial contest between the
two inachines,s Messrs, 4DIcCorkle & ca, now
4 fgd out they want 'erp erts md ,nqeAiFistsp
to decide the relative merits.of the machines.
! An; indeed ? sex pGrts md machiniSts, eh /?
How will Messrs. 1IcCorkle. & CO., reconcile
4 this. want with their published statement on
4 Sunday, June 4th, regarding a trial of the ''Ex-
icesior,'s in Knox county, 10 which over their
. d.
Mr.. Fox. a practical farmer, kindly took
charge of the Excelsior, and needed no instrue-
I tons rs to how to use it, the Excelsior being so
simple of construction and easy to operate
that any niRnsof tgood sense ieanf' en- qfResrs II
I without difficulty LStt M f"g ..s-TTfEH
And hotc they will only be satisfied with Sex
4 ports and machinists." The Strawberry Plains
trial has opened their eyes somewhat, We Judge.
We have no objections to a decision by far
mers, who.certainly ought to be the best judges,
or by experts and niachipsts' but MS Messrs.
McCorkle * Co. selected the time and place. OF
the Strawberry Plains trial, and agreed to
abide by the decision of the Judges,
4 Wei cannot consent to go into another trial
simply because Messrs. MoCorkle & Co. do not
like the result of the former one, without in any
manner impeaching the entire Fairness of the
contest and the ability and integrity of the
judges. Respectfully,
| rr#'', ,ii' 2 W HouGu 4 CHURcH.
kSONvILLE, June 18th, 1871.
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