Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-06
TN the Public.

They have now made the case clear, by
pointing out to the public the fact that it
was an fair to them to give five points each
10 the five main essential of a sewing ma
chine, viz: Simplicity, durability, speed,
ightest running most powerful and quiet
est in motion" And then, in the same
paragraph, they claim to think that they
could gain them all.
In the name of common sense, did any
body ever see a squarer "give-way" than
that? Out of % clauses in the contract
they could find but this one to object
which, Notwithstanding their claiming all
the points, they show plsinly that they
knom they could not gain one of them by
holding them up to the public as uafa5r to
them.
Further on they claim that II. did not
want the specialties of the Davis to count
but one point each" which items being ver
teal feed, range of work, and attach
ments." After calling the publio's I'artic@-
Tar attention to the fact that they do not
clvim, simplicity, durability, speed, light
running, power and quiet motion to be any
part of the "speeialties of their machine,
1 will say in reply to their charge regarding
my refusing to allow their "specialties to
count but one point each, that there is more
falshood than truth in it, as can show in
their own writing.
1t is true that I refused to allow attach
ments, because they had no relation to the
| challenge
| 1t is not true that 1 refused to allow
largest range, and best work" to the five
essentials, which had specified, and 1 ex-
planned to Mr.. Scarborough that I should
| have included it only that in the hurried
| writing of the agreement that had over
looken it. 1t is not true that they ever be-
fore mentioned vertical feed" as I can
show in their own writing but if they had
mentioned it, it would have been gladly ao-
cepted, and allowed to carry as many points
| as they desired, for of all the frauds in the
mechanism of sewing machines, the vertical
feed is tbs greatest fraud.
Vertical feed indeed-which they claim
is the greatest oil all their specialties-hum-
bug is your true name.
Where is the mechanic who does not know
that the principal is an impractical fraud ?
Indeed, 'where is ''the school-boy who will
look at the small space into which
feed, needle bar, stitch regulator
and take-up, with their necessarily small,
intricate and complicated parts, all jumbled
VI together, the fearful strain and extraor-
binary friction the feed is constantly under,
multiplied by the relation that the base OF
the feed bears to the pivotal point and to
| the point where power and motion is trans
mitted to the bar, who will not see and
know that the principle is fraud:
1t is fraud, because of its unscientife
construction; it is fraud, because of its
inadaptabiiity to nice work, made so, by the
necessity of giving space for the lodging
gouging, poking and jerking motions of the
needle bar, feed bar and take-up, which
sings the oil all over your goods when
enough is put in the face to protect it,
wearing parts.
1t is a fraud. because it has nothing tt
commend it to the favorable consideration
of the public but a few gimnastic attach
ments, which alone sells the machine, who,
it is sold, and which are rarely ever use,
afterwards.
The world has branded it as q fraud b,
buying only little over two hundred thou
sand in the twenty-six years which one G
their agents admits it has been on the mar
3 ket.
1t is fraud from top to bottom, as an
disinterested party will see and admit o
examination of its workings and principle.
1t is fraud because of its inadaptabiht
to family purposes, running as heavy as
mud mill, being complicated in its part
and difficult to learn to operate, one ager
having admitted to me that he was ten day
steady teaching one lady to use one.
Messrs. Emory i Scarborough expresse
5 their determination in their last to have Il
1 more to say through the papers. will sa
: that if they do not shall not that by tr,
[ ing to bluff me they have brought upo
: themselves the humiliation of a back-doN
: and the exposure of the weakness of the
machine.
If they had taken The advice of the
. company's expert, when he told them 81
> let it aIone; that If they undertook tht
. game they aoouM get their hands .fttN," ;
y one of the firm admits to me that he tol
y them, they would have been better off. 4
ii turned out, they had their way, and Al
now sadder and wiser men.
have been forced into this controvert
=. by the bigotry and ignorance of the seni'
member of that firm, in sewing machin
matters, and the pliable nature of Il
junior member in giving way to him.
The senior member has heretofore e,
pressed that ''.his greatest dislike to II
came from the fact that / would not mott
him." have now "noticed him." witho'
regard to expense, Ihope to his hearts conte
and will now again let him and his machil
drop into that oblivion out of which this b
temporarily raised them.
In conclusion, they charge that :" Il
N company pay my bills" This is false,
Of they can find by inquiring of the busine
q. managers of the CHRONICLE and the T
d bune.
It Respectfully, T r. BUReIE.