Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-08-28

Editor American

II IL well known that Union Engine Co, had
challenged L. II. Counoe Engine Co, OF Thomas.
ton for trial. and also well known that Com
mitiee from our Company have met one from theirs
and have failed 10 agree and that there will De
trial
We would ike 10 print in fuE The doinss OF the
meeting OF said Committees, but just At this time
We know your column. crowded and we will
not uespass, only giving the public the points Of
dinerenoe and the concessions made, In order 10
lst. Their acceptance reads like this: 1--WE &C.
eept your challenge providing the Committees
agree"
The Committees met IN Roekland Wednesday
Aug eoth. -. and The following propositions sub
miited IN writing BY each Committee will show
wherein differed
Prop No. !. from Counee 10 Union
Trial % take place at koekiand. Wednesday,
sap once r. a. oeaes e asa shA Be a: s
teen minutes after she IL set 70 make her best play
The other machine shall then be set and shall have
nftesn minutes 70 make her best play af,er she 10
set"
Prop. No. !. from Union 70 Ceunoe
Trial TO take place al Rockland. Wednesday,
lst Trial 70 begin at ' A. N. Each engine 70
sci three times Alternately. and have fifteen min
u.es 10 -et and play. Union 70 set nr-t"
Now at . glance one could see wherein the point
Of difference would be-
In behalf Of our Company our Committee ad
yccated the setling of three times alternately. on
the following ground viz
We wished this 70 be fair tsst. and In order to
have IL 20, without playing under Canvass. the
mAEnl0er 0ONlu nave 70 Df SCI more man once, t0I
| there il always Tor nearly sol more less wind
| blowing at al times and by having but setting
they might have adv AntAge over or vice versa
whereas II 90 happened, We would 10th stand
another chance OF reeainin2 our loss. Also com
leg as we should have TO sixty miles NJ q heavy
expense, and they only four miles. At q small ex
pense, thought they should accept our proposi
on if they considered IL fair. and 10 the question
asked them they answered they did. and personally
they would accept il, but their Company would
T,srs wers propo.itions No. 2. from Couuce 4
L Mon and Union 70 Gounce, but they did not
tsrially di9er from No J. only each COMMITTEES re
oesiinS from time of beginning Of Trial
We now concluded TO try them once more 70 SET
il they wished 70 play So asking ussm II they had
auy more propositions TO make and they answer
ing none, we made them proposition No ,, frou
Union 10 Counce.
sent 3D. ~ one hundred dollars . side
Zach engine 70 Get twice alternately and have nf
teen or twenty minutes 70 set and play, 70 draw
lots for positions; Arss eagiss 70 haul on q
n. or / - r. n"
in nakipw The above. our last proposition
We urefnced with remarks like this Now. Gentle
men this seems . small thing 70 diner on, but how
ever the differences are there, and We viii zee VIVA
We can do in order 70 dispose Of them
We wish 70 play three times Alternately, ."lci
| YOU admit 70 be kir) but your Company wishes 4
| 81 but once now in behaif Of our COMPANY, v,
viii recelie one setting Of machines u you va
come up one, bearing in mind We DO 90 IN oruer =
| bring about Q 1iAl. Nov Genoemens co0e "A
way on the disputed point and We VII Pus - oe
money and aien he articles ny a0mioon y
hirnGan q our propositioa1, and pefsoenny woui'
accept sane but their Company had ins1uctes
them % agree 70 but 90 sseeng. n aoevesse %