Show CHOPPING CONTEST ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD the chopping contest staged in front ot cooper martin com anys store on wednesday afternoon proved to be of unusual interest the contest as held under the direction of the plumb company manufacturers rs of the plumb axe to demonstrate the quality of their product anyone could join the contest who so desired but was forbidden to use a plumb axe peterson mclaren representing the plumb company and using a plumb axe was to chop the log in two thirds the time the other contestants te did or to forfeit a alfy dollar cash prize to the man whom he could not out chop the contestants were allred who dropped out steve day who chopped the log through in nine minutes and twenty five seconds and peter mclaren representing the plumb company who chopped the log in halves in two minutes and twenty five seconds thus retaining the fifty dollars whether it waa the work of the plumb axe or the brawn of big peter mclaren that severed the tough cottonwood log in a fraction over two minutes the motley crowd that had gathered to watch the contest were of the same opinion one knows a woodsman by his chips |