The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-14
$4,000 CHALLENGE.

This challenge was published In the New Or
leans Tirnss ono week In April last. but Up to-
this date has not been accepted, and ID now re-
newed with tho additional assertion that there
H. not Mt this date amy atenm Band Fuller and
rysr in use or before the public that has proved
to be Of any value In saving storage Of cotton
or that can show any cleary defined authentic
record OF such value except the GILMAN
STEAM FULLER AND TYER, at the Or
LEANS. PELICAN and CHAMPION PRESSES
although there are some that have been on trial
more than one year before my first ono. It has
bsen dsmonstrateh beyond aua {, lion by me use
OF 90, 900 Bnles Of Cotton Mt the Cham Dion
Orleans and Pelican Presses. that is CONNER
eiai value TO tho cotton trade. considering only
the inereaaed capacity Of .yessals. Is % cents
of about ~. oon 900 t. NJ tho average New Or
leans annual receipts. The saving In cost Of
eto wage and the decreased loss LII weight due
the delivery Of cotton Ia botter order ut the port
of destination Md ut least as much more TO Ito
ali Interested parties want aor1e clearly de-
fined proof which machine will give them the
reduction Of the size Of bales: and. at their
suggestion, ] offer tbs solution. which is uni.
versnl at The N nth mud West, to indicate the
relative merits Of nil imnrevsments In machines
The undspnted Indispensable vital points of
merit Ii the machines IL question are: /. Speed
of operation. 2. Automatic equaIiza Ion Oh and
fixed limit to the strain on each band, 10 the de-
gree p which the machine may be adjusted.
and entirely independent OF the will OF the
operator. insurng the most perfect uniformity
Of work 3, Such automatic texiblltty Of adapta-
ton as Will enable the operator TO pull and ue
band In any channel, with any one OF the pulers,
and on the face Of bnles OF any variation of
width. whether three inches back from the front
Of the piatens or six tnches out from their
fronts.
All engineers agree that any machine design.
cd for the work In question hat does not pos
~, ,t,tr 49,
/. I will bet FIVE HUNDRED DoLLARg
that. with the use 81 my Steam Band Fuller and
Fastener. ut the Champion Press 80 per cent
more cotton In number OF bales can be com.
pressed In 9 given time than With the use Of
ting equal strain with mine on the bands. Or
any other Press. the trtalto be made on not less
than ilya hund 81 baea aysrage round 2ts
possesses The second Indispensable point Oil
merit a. above stated aud that no other ono
). | Will viii bet FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
that my Steam Band Puler. on the Champion
Press possesses the third Indispensable point
of merit as above stated. and that no other one
do. POSSESS Ii,
the fret bet may be taken without either OF
the othefs: the second can only be taken with
the first and The third With the first and second.
(. will bot FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS on
al 81 the three previous points. my ono OF the
throe winning. nil being taken.
Two OF tho Judges must be civil engineers Oh
known reputation AZ such. and bs chosen one
by each respective party.
A third Judge shall bs chosen BY the agents of
the Now York and Liverpool steamship lines.
The Judges shall also report upon the reiative
economic value OF the different machines to the
presses that use them ard to the ships that pay
for their use.
This challenge la not made In captfous en
vious or boastful spirit but simply In tho inter-
est Of the commercial interests involved. mas
much us all phrttes Interested want q clear and
true expoett III Of the return they are to receive
for the money paid
The money bet slrall be deposited with the
Judges. who are TO pay 1t in accordance with
their award s. H. GILMAN,
For tho Louisiana Cotton Tie Com pany.
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