Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-20
. THE PRIZE WINNERS.
A Second Batch of Exposition
Essays That Have Been
Drawn Out by
THE DISPATCH PREMIUMS.
Benefits of the Exposition to Pitts
burg Set Forth by
WRITER'S WHO ARE NOT WITH Us.
When q City is Striving for Prominence In
the Worlds Race
THE DISPATCH PREMIUMS.
WRITERS WHO ARE NOT WITH Us.
When q City is Striving for Prominence in
the Worlds Race
ITS ADVANTAGES MUST BE ADVERTISED

The second Prize Essay Contest in con-
junction with the Topical Balloting inaugu-
rated bv THE DISPATCH with the opening
of the Exposition ended SATURDAY., Septem-
Der l3 In announcing the topic for compe-
tition and the prizes to be awarded success
full writers, THE DISPATCH said:
The Prize Essay contest this week is open
to all writers except those regularly en-
ployed on the staffs of Pittsburg newspa-
pers. Prizes will be awarded for the best
article on THE BENEFITS OF THE EXPO
sITIoN TO PITTSBURG.
For the best contribution on the above
topic THE DISPATCH will award prize
of TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
For the Second Prize THE DISPATCH will
award TEN-DoLLAR GOLD PIECE.
For the Third Prize The DISPATCH will
award a FIvE-DoLLAR GOLD PIECE.
Each article must make at least ], 200 and
not more than ], 800 words.
Competitions must be written legiblY, on
labeled, THE DISPATCH Prize Essay
Contest
Contributions must be left at THE DIS
PATCH Headquarters, Brunswick-Balke-
Collender Co.'S space, Exposition Build
ings.
Correct name, address and age of contest
ant must accompany MSS, name only for
publication il successful.
The DISPATCH reserves the right to
publish any contribution, whether it be
awarded prize or not
At midnight of Saturday, September 13,
the big batch of MSS. was wrapped up and
forwarded to the gentlemen selected to judge
the merits of the competitions. His COM
potency and fairness cannot be questioned,
his long services on the press being too
well known to admit of controversy. In
fact, he is the Dean of the fraternity in
Pittsburg. In awarding the prizes he says:
"Atter a careful examination of the Prize
Essays 1 have selected the three which /
think are entitled TO the prizes in the order
following:
First Prize.
7. f. WAKEHAM, Sewfckley, Pa.
Second Prize.
r. V. BRADSHAW, 2O9 Juniara street.
Allegheny.
Third Price
JOHN W. MOODY, Monongahela City,
''The competitors ranged in age from
is to 67 years. 1t is little strange that
Pittshurg people did not produce winner.
1t cannot be that we have no good writers
not regularly employed on the city papers.
Perhaps the city folk are too busy at pres
ent. 1t is rather hard to send two of your
three prizes to the agricultural districts,
but, as an impartial judge. appointed to
deal with the matter from the standpoint of
a newspaper man, have tried to render a
just decision. Not one of the essayists is
personally known to me- hence no bias.
After the three prize ESSAYS those pos
sessing sufficient merit TO entitle them to
any consideration at the, hands of q news
paper man are:
Il. The essay OF Martin Premier, lib Carson
street.
- That of Mrs. Mary Cleland, 40 Sheffield
street. Allegheny.
IS. J. b. Goodwin, 42 Zulema street, Pitts
burg
~ R. H. Durbin, II Mercer street. .Pittsburg.
81. Emma $. Dowerman, la Plymouth street.
Good-for girl of Is.
&c. Tnlie N. Graf, aged l9 years, 800 Forbes
street.
The winners Will receive their Prizes on
application at The DISPATCH Business
Cfice, corner Smithfeld and Diamond
streets, at 3 o'clock this afternoon
The contributions of the prize winners fol-
low: