The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-01
Not a Quarrel.

WORD FROM THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE
Touching rumored serious disagreement be-
tween the fair management and the Western
manager Of the Singer machine company, that
gentleman was called upon for the exact facts Of
their refusal to exhibit His statement, though
somewhat lengthy, is given place heres
"Well, there are several reasons, but the prin
cipal and final reason was that the ladies who
have charge of the upper hall at the Exposition
Building considered it their duty to cut down our
space to oEe-half of what we have for years oc.
cupied aud which we had built and fitted up at
our own expense In the space allowed us for
this year We could not do ourselves justice, nor
would the exhibit have been at all satisfactory
10 our friends. We did not think it advisable
to come out with only part of what we have
in the way of samples of work or machines. Nor
did we wish to crowd all in a tumble in the space
allotted. You understand we have no desire to
cast any reflection on the management, as no
doubt they knew what they were about You
will however, bear us out in this, that we did
exhibit, in years past, at time when others
stood back, making exhibit that never has
nor never will be equale1 not sparing any ex-
pense to effect successful showing to the organ
ization as we'll AS ourselves You will moro fully
understand why did not wish to go into a
smaller space nor to put ourselves on an eonal
footing with sewing machine companies that
make and sell one family machine only, when
tell you that this company manufactures and
Soils Lnree OtSLlncL Iamlly maCnlDeS, each 01tfer
ent In construction and price Take our i'm
proved family machine, with the osciating
shuttle, that in the regular line of sew
ing does finer and better work than any
other machine on the market 1t also does what
is now termed fine art work in a manner that all
other machines become imitators and attempt to
copy from it--a M chine that in principle of
mechanism, finish and successful convenience
and ease Of operation leads the market by at
least ten years. and will outwear any three fam
Hl D., 49,
have a new high-arm vibrating shuttle machine
that tops anything in that line and then the new
family machine, that does not wear such fine
clothes some Others still holds its own.
Everybody knows how to use it; it does its work
satisfactory; there are plenty of people who in
sist on buying it; it has been a friend and
means of support to thousands for years Then,
you must know, We havo no end of manufacture
ing machines for regular and almost every vari-
ETY. of special work. For instance take in shoe
work, we have at least five regular machines,
aside from specials, such machines that stitch
and trim seam at the same time patching ma
chimes that will do ten minutes what
otherwise would take an hour to accomplish.
Harness maker machines. tailor machines, book
sewing machines, dash stitching machines that
weigh one half ton, belt stitching machines that
will sew goods an inch thick and which are six
teen feet long. Carpet sewing machines a ma.
chine called the flying Dutchman mo reflection
present company which will make 4, 500
stitches q minute aud trim a seam at the same
time. Button-hole machines for cloth or leather.
Why, all the button shoes worn by the dear la
dies are done on that machine; machines TO sew
on buttons; we'll, this is not all, but, enough to
show you that need room for an exhibit.
While the principal part of the visitors at the
fair in the hall are ladies who are interested in
family machines only, we desire, if we go to the
expense Of an exhibit to show full line in order
to make it interesting to people who come from
all parts of the State, and who have no other
opportunity to see anything of the kind For
while We have Offices in every county in the
State. we cannot cary full line of all mentioned
at such places. If we are to be of benefit to
ourselves visitors, it only be done in a
general display of what we have in other words
we did not propose to enter into the Texas pony
class when we have thoroughbred horse to
show"