Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-09-11

! EDITOR OF AMERICAN In your issae OF Aux
sSth. you published card from Union Engine Co.
which pHrportesi to give an account of the doings
| OF a committee from their Co.. and one from r. II.
tounee Co, of Thomaston, In regari 10 trial OF
engines IL their account had BEN a fair aud true
one We would have remained silent and let the
case stand upon it own merits: but a. the card
contained several misrepresentation as well a.
! Affair
/ In order TO &c; clear understanding Of said
/ committee meeting. 1t will be necessary 10 show
/ just how 1t was conduriesi. which was entirely
different from the way their carl stated be
/ plainly seen- The Union commstce had a copy Of
some rules usgsi by them in former trial and
l began proceedings by considering them. making
I what changes We considered Necessary Having
| sctilei ouo OF two minor points in this way, We
took up the article which appointed the ume Of
{ day ier the trial Here was first real differ.
enoe The Unions wanic'i the PLAY 70 come "a at
Z O'Clock 4 NJ. and many and eighty were the
arguments which they presented show the i'm.
possibility. almost Of playing In the afternoon.
~ the other hand wishci 10 play at ? 4. NJ
| and hruught Argument. 10 prove tie great inoon-
Ncnlcbce 81 playing in THE forenoon After some
lti4e TAX II vac plainly secn tina, neither party
Vropa-s~i H. pass that by Tor the time being and
perhaps another point might come up with " hiCh
We could Offset tins The neNi articie IN
garl to The number OF times the tubs should b. .el
This we soon found 10 h the real tone Of con
eBtlun. usc nious AdN atng three settings tor
The reasons given 10 their card and our committee
a. strongly coniendIng for but setting for the
following reasons We toll them that il uas a
great deal Of work 10 sct our machine. she
as@at+iN'tA'As ttt+iEAh< AlAa&a apparatus 10
her down, mat We were unwilling 10 20 10 The
trouble Of seiiing her thrcc times VIC considered
that IN nfieen minutes We could get oui OF her
ever thing hcrc wAs IN the machine and all that
vas Ia the men. and We thought aay other Com
rany could DO the same. Ihes sdmsticl the fzir-
uss- Of propagation but were unwilling. 10 ar.
oept 1t on aocouui Of the wind that miEht b. blau.
Ing. thinking doubtless. that they would DC pur.
suci ny the sulc rcieniless aic which has hitherto
"Vertaken Them. for. b. their own showing, AZ
nearly all. Il all. OF the mus;rr- u hich they
have hitherto attended,. the wind would - favor.
able Tor their opponents but whcu their turn came
10 play. II would change, beng very unfaVorable
for The Eiens- NC tTlci repeatedly 10 consinve
iscm That our company h%d no coatrnl over The
WIND, tut apparently in yAin- We also told them
iiai, a. the challenge given TO obtain sat.fAc
ton for their defeat at The state Ma.ier last lau
NC would play them Al the same place unicT thr
same Tu8e-- bui they Aid plainly that they werr
unwilling 10 DO 80. Thc-c Tales under which Nc
Proposed l. play. % should 10 borne mind were
dFa"n az D. delegate frsn fourteen cosnpanlcs
OF utts NLate, 90 "aich ihis sane nloH WAs one
but 1Os they wcry unwilling 70 plAy q. Ter
them. We also told them that they ere
aEsious tor three settings ve would ary- To thrfa
and AgErrSaie the " hoie distance played ant tic
engine having tie CREATE, total should D. declared
VICTOR lHct would not asvcc - tai Therefore
eur rofnnaIiicc male them proposition 81 play ~
u7e4r time. tlsc forcntou u thry uauli a.rc. To
tui "ur citing TAss They rejected. FrpIylng wlts
counter proposition that th"y ~"gid play A. our
bins y We would asrsc "a thruc srsiiuEs Thts
TrJecioi. th!uAin<. thai u tacy really .shssl -
pas "a. A. they SER Tho Challenging party. ihry
Wrlli give Up ulls small ulluE o. III fer Ca AMI
a--Tcc - our conditions a.ch they aekaoa l~lErsl
b. he far hui no. iusicaI uey maize Anotisrr
proposition similar a. the las; cVcsft that tlssv
a-rrzsl L. 80 tAc machine bur tWlee Ne rr-f.-s-i
tlE- iaT TIE reasons already ElFcn. AL thls hal
hs@u r-rt1-ig Dot lu wE.tn.. their car: state
afsi Is hru si became cgt.cat t4af tir committee
caatt Hsi asrUr tAcn. ant Dul uiI thea, ,!id w.
draw ~ formally. iu vrlunE. the main Vruf-ast-
t4nns That NC hAt4 rraTcgt4vcly mAlr aTfey hat
each COMMITTEES nlIEht shoW uasir cuupant utlAi
Nrre uac I-s.nu Of alGcrvnoc ~ ulfntsrrtsI uisfa
A. given su ulv-r cart that thor sht lse COO.
Drdiggt
- = IhciF sLtismc-i that personally " .y.iI
have ar0eltcl Hcif fret Frop1-Il4au AMI hat QUE
t". has lH-frari'i l- 81 Asrrr - bot ouc .ettlus
il BE- wholly talsF A. Nc na,ir ~, such statement
H-i t-ii Iissl repeatedly That q. . ralamlftar
trG iu- power - make an aTgau.f fclts sc saw
~. ans ury TcpiIei Tat uscir o. hal gwen thcal
Tie same power.
W canslier MAT Union LuEinc Co. 'harkcI
Down slUarvly a. thc1 Arknoss visc tila: tirt BIT
"a small lius o. dGsr On proven; the isial sAich
We confidently 81 porte,i o. iAkc place
Although a. Tie Adjournment q Tho committee
ueci4us nc rous4icrrl all proT-ssluuas oloss~i.
stA Guy ,nmpaBy renew. ;sc fr.li-ss. tfans made
bs %. % bc aocciiicsi AR TINE t44s seAssa-
>. u. MoEsE. Com Of Il II
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