Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-04
Cold Facts.

Feeling satisfied that :he premium
awarded to sewing machines at the last
Fair of the Shenandoah Comfy Agrlcul-
tural Society bas done great Injustice to
me and the machines | represent, and that
the advertisements of the Davis agents
that have appeared from time to time are
misleading, hereby give a simple state
ment of facts in which | challenge con-
tradiction.
The award, according to the catalogue,
was to be: "For best display OF sewing
machines, Diploma. Second best display
of machines, Certificate. Best display and
widest range of work from sewing ma
chimes, Diploma. Second best display of
same, Certificate
The award, as made, is as follows: "For
best display Of sewing machines, Snarr,
Borden & Mley, and Milton VetteF; best
display, having widest range of work,
Snarr, Borden e. Mlley."
According to this my display of ma
chimes was at least eqnal to Snarr, Borden
q Miley's. As to the range of work l did
not contest for it, and made no attempt at
display.
Now let us have the t'nih as to the way
in which the award was made. The judges
as origin ally selected were as follows: Mr..
Isaac Haas, Mrs. James Cover and Miss
Emma Robinson. When these judges went
to make the award Mr.. Hass at once said ::
"The Standard is the best machine | ever
saw and have used machines for over 30
years. Mrs Cover said 81 have used
the New Home and Davis machines. but
do not own either. like the New Home
splendidly, but would not have DAVIS"
being absent, by some peculiar manip-
ulation two of these judges, Mrs. Cover
and Mr. Haas, were thrown out and 9TH
ers selected as follows: Mrs. ~ + Mccain,
| Mrs. II. b. Chapman and Miss Lula Mel
son. OF these Mrs. Mccain refused to
award the premium to the Davis machine,
her reasons for it being given IN the fol-
lowing letter;
WOODSTOCK, Va, Oct. II, 1901.
| | was chosen and served as one of the
iudges of the sewing machines at the
Shenandoah County Fair, Oct 7, 1891, and
when we came to jud e as to the best ma
chine was in favor of the New Home and
Standard machines, as | have owned and
used a Davis machine for a number of
wears ard cannot recommend it because it
frequently gets out of O!der and gives one
trouble. The Davis agents insisted on me
signing my name in favor OF their ma
chine, but refused,
Mrs. n. F. MCCAIN.
Miss Robinson says she was asked to
sign the award aud did So but to show her
appreciation of the merits of the machines
she gives the following certificate.
l have used the New Home sewing ma
chine for the last eight years and it has
given entire satisfaction. Should | need
another will get New Home.
EMMA ROBINSON.
Miss Lula Nelson certifes as follows
have used the New Home machine tor
over eight years and it has always given
entire satisfaction. 1t runs easily and
does not get ont of repair Often. prefer
it to any | know. LULA b. MELON
Mrs. II. B. Chapman, who completes the
list of judges, gives this certificate:
signed in favor of the Days for best
display of fancy work brought to Shenan-
doah Fair, but not done in the presence of
the judges. Nus. II. b. CHAPMAN.
This is Just how the matter stands
Notwithstanding the change of judges.
made simply because two OF the three first
selected were in favor of my machines,
received a diploma for the best display of
machines, just as Snarr, Borden " Miley
did. They received diploma for the best
and widest range of work, something tor
which did not compete. Now, where is
the great victory OF the Davis machine
| leave it to the judgment of the honest
and unbiased people of the county.
MILTON YETTER.