Smyrna times., 1883-09-12
Fhe Sprouts Accept PhilIiDs,
Challenge ON Conditions

In reply to VIM. r. Phillips' cbo1onu.
Oh last week, the Messrs. Sprout puSIisbeS
long and windy article, full Of excnSoa
anu excavations with reference to tGa Co..
TEST III smyrna, last year, in the lEo,.,,;,,-
1eoS OF Thursday, concluding with tbSs
IoIHi0wlng paragraph: 'lo
D.. now IN return for the courtesy extended
70 US IN the challenge, we accent il ON The
following conditions: KnowinG aS ~ WI S,o tne
that the Phillips machine at Smvrno 6oI
Is one that was created especially for The
contest, that 1T Is not regulation and mill
any other sold by him, it having - boata.
win ~ or AZ inch fire pot, while his reon-
Jar machine, which he has sold and ia eli
ing mas heater with only 36-inch fire
pot; also, knowing that the nart;ns I nn
whose grounds the machine at Smy ,.oo oll
placed are prejudiced against us and "ro
enueaVorlng to effect our defeat with y
view OF accomplishing certain narsnnoi
ehds, we refuse to hold tho contest 81
smyrna, Del, with the above mentionoJ
haehlne. But we will accept the choIlenga
WIN the consideration that Mr.. PHILLIPS
SnalI use any other machine of his-of the
regulation slze-that he has sold and ereoto
ca on the Peninsula, and we will tale 90,
one CT our machines, except these in III
hahGS OF the parties who have cInhbnS
t"gecher with the intention of getting a re-
auction from the price by CLAIMING tbat H.
MACHINES have not the CAPACITY claimed
ana guaranteed by the manufacturers Tho
c,oIllnilVtee Tor adjudication shall consist of
Ihree men who are well Acquainted iii
the process of evaporating fruit. ono ~ III
CHOSEN who now operates or owns a Wi
IlHihS machine, and a second to be chosen
VINO now Operates or owns a ''Phillinsj );
machine and these two shall choose a
IIlrd who does not own either the Wi:
IbaIf OF the Phillips" Mr.. Phillips
shall choose any other machine of his make
Slan the one at Noshell & Jermans. of
Ilnyrna' Del, and run it for twenty-four
hours In the presence of the committee and
Messrs. ,. +; and j. NJ Sprout; aftcr
which we shall select one of 6urs and rTn
IL lot twenty-four hours in the presence Of
the committee and Mr. Phillips, The
Quality as well as the quantity of the fruit
must De considered by the committee in
rendering their decision. The decision of
"a tne Juuges snail be tnal and the amount
70 DC placed at stake shall be determined
between the parties-Mr. William r Phil
lips and Messrs. s. +. & J. M. Snront-
When this is accepted by Mr.. Phillins
anu Che machine turning out the sunerior
quality OF fruit, having the greater adyant-
ages and the larger capacity shall be de-
cared the better machine. The money at
sIaAe snail tnen go to the party owning the
machine in favor of which the decision was
made Very truIv v",,rs vas
5. +. SPRoUT.
NJ For S. f. & j. NJ. Sprout.
MUNcY' PA, September 4, 1888
THE EVAPORATOR CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
TO the Editor of The OEornino Ne,,s :
SIR ON September 9th | wired the fol-
lowing despatch in reply to communica-
ION Ton published in Tile Morning Ne,cs of
e,' "z@ s; F. 6 J NJ SPr9,t, JIuncy, Pa
GEMTLEMEN The challenge, published
IN THE Morning Ne,rs, will be accented as
soon as you name the amount of forfeit Won
want deposited and where l will take
maehine at FELTON,, as that is convenient
and will meet you Tuesday, the 18th inst
Answer w r PuIITTps -
To-day at Q a. M, my despatch is still nm
answered. | will take any new evaporator
I3r this contest that l have put up either
tilI i, OF last year w. r. Z.
MILFORD, DEL. September 8, 1888.