The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-13
$1,000 CHALLENGE.

This challenge WIS published In 9he Naw Or
leans Times ono week In April last. but up 10
this date has not been accepted, and IL now re1
newed with the additional assertion TINT thsfH
ID. not Mt this date any Steam Band PallsF assd
Tyer ID use or before the public that has proved
to be Of my value In saving storage Of cotton.
| or that can show any clearly defined authentic
| record of such value, except tho GILMAN
| sTRAM FULLER AND TYEH. DIT the Or
| LEANS, PEI loan aud CHAMPION PRESSES
| although there are some that have been On trial
| more III sn one year before my first one ID has
| bean demonstrated, beyond que ttun M tue use
Of nv & eAn Band Pulier and Iy , "a "a, UPWARDS
a"ea s pas o ppg gsasa Thai lus ia onnsr
elul value TO The cotton trada, epnsfdsfsl,ng only
tie Increased capacity q vesssls ~ ss cents
gfr sb Is n s.,a e .s oo 70 he avstsss Nov
lenns annual ree-tpta. The sayiug m cosy gf
tie deiiysr of cotton In better order at The port
| ii tleatinainn. Md at least AZ mitch nore 70 lis
| commercial val us. ",
hned proof witch maehus Will give them the
argeAt, return FIR the money they pay tyr the
anesestlon, | oifar tia solution. winch IL tinl4
vsraal ut hs N 'th9 aud West y lndleate the
relative morris q NJ lnnt y.n1nts ~ machines
4 The nndispntei Indispensable vital pofnts OF
merit In the nnehihaa tn question nrs: |. Speed
/ I'll operation; D. Automatic sGnnf'za Ion ul Rnd
| nsed limit to the strain On eaeh band To- the de-
gree to which TIP ~ aehlne, may bs Adjusted.
and entirely ndspsndsnt mt z, a the WI, o. ns
4 of work B. Such autaumtlc xbility. 81 atlaptn-
ton as will euahie tie operator 70 pull and Pc
haud III ans channei, with any one OF the pullsrsg
and on the, luce Of bales ct any ya ihtig ~, ct
width whether three inches baek from the front
| II the piatens or sis ihehes ont from their
/ fronts. ,,3,g.
| All engineers agree that any machine designs
| Ell for the work In question hat does not pos
eeas these points nt merit must prove abor+
]. will bet FIVE HUNDRED poLLAns
TINT With the use u my Steam Band P1liar and
Fastener al the Ohamppn Press, 50 per cent
more COTTON Ii number of bates can be eosn~
es4 sne and aud NV fasene p
ting equal strain with mine on the bands. or
any OTTER Press tho trial 10 be made On. not lass
ha1 VII " Bff7 eTiRsifbs bf apna
my steam Band Pnller ths oham,plon press
The second indl1ps . PANT z.
" j. [ viii bst FIVE nv sDREp DOLLARS
| Press passeases the third in1ispensable point
Of merit as above stated. and that no other one
| dcHs pqasees II.
| the lrst Lei may be taken Without either of
the gtherst the second enn only BE- taken WITH
IT, n1a ID ~ Fvs VIII M hf tf b6 SEC s9nssga ID
| hll OF the three previous points, any Que Of the
three winnlns, FL being tat a. -, .,.sa. j,
| Two of the Judges must be cfytl engineers OF
known reputation as such, and hs chosen ons
BY eanb respective party. ,..zs.,..s.az,as
| A third Judge shall rs chosen bv the agents OF
| The New York and Liverpool steamship inea
| The Judges ahall also reporf ueun tho relat1ye
economic value III the different machines 90 the
presses that use them md To the ships that pav
| for their use.
| This challenge is not made III captious. sn-
vous or bpasfful spirit, but simply Ia the inter~
Cat Of the commercial In erests Involved. tna9s
| much ne a parties inter 4stsa want clear and
true exposii N of the return they are To receive
| for the money paid.
| The money bet shall be- deposited With the
Judges. VIII? are to pay 1t Ia asceor1dlanc.e. with
| their award. 8. H. GILMAN,
| For the Louisiana Cotton Tie Com panys
| noIs w al s b Or sthp