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practically tested ; but in order to try them in the limited time, the 



exhibitors should, by agreement, make their arrangements for the 



purpose. 



Very truly yours, 



(Signed) CHARLES E. EMERY, 



General Superintendent of Exhibition. 



EXHIBIT C. 



Charles E. Emery, Superintendent of Exhihition : 



Dear Sir. — The above plan is approved. You will please make 

 all necessary arrangements to carry it into effect. Please confer also 

 with the judges after the}'' are appointed ; submit our action to their 

 approval and ascertain what further experiments they may desire. 

 Also arrange with them the details of the proposed trials. 



We cannot ask the judges to personally conduct the experiments. 

 Please employ whatever assistance they may consider necessary and 

 furnish them all the facilities in your power to enable them to ascer- 

 tain the necessary facts. If they desire it, there is no objection to 

 your relieving them to the extent of taking immediate charge of the 

 experiments, under their supervision. 



(Signed) W. H. BUTLER, 



Chairman of Committee. 



Note. — At this stags of the proceedings, the judges on steam engines were 

 announced to be Mr. Thos. J. Sloan, Mr. Hamilton E. Towle, Mr. Robert "Weir. 



EXHIBIT D. 



American Institute Exhibition, ) 



New York, Octoher "list, 1869. j" 



To Mr. Charles E. Emery, General Superintendent : 



Dear Sir. — You will please observe the accompanying regulations 

 (Exhibit E) in relation to the practical trials of the steam engines 

 entered for competition, and report any objection that juay be made 

 by any exhibitor. 



Very respectfully, 



(Signed) THOS. J. SLOAX, 



HAMILTON E. TOWLE, 

 ROBERT WEIR, 



Judgeti. 



