Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-09-04
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aAMEkic8 AT THE. woRLD's PAIR
la LoNpoN, Tuesday.Julv,26, 1851

AMERICA AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
bal LoNDosI Tuesday, July26, 1851
If returnthis once more and 70
the last time to the subject OF IN
American contributions to the grea
exhibition. it shall not be said wit
truth. that my impulse is, feeling Q
Soreness and chagrin. Within III
last few days, very decided AM
gratifying change has taken place il
the current of opinion here with re
gard 10 American invention and it
results, One cause, of this was tht
late formal trial, Of. American (witf
other foreign) plows, in the presenct
Of the Agricultural Jhr3; which
trial. though partial and hurried, wa:
followed by immediate orders for an
American plow then tested c(Star.
buck's) from Englishmen. Belgians
and Frehchmen, including several
Agricultural Societies. III hundred
Of those plows were here, they
might be sold atonce; In their alb
sence the full price has been paid
down for some twenty or thirty, TO
be, shipped at New York, and be
thencetorth at the risk and cost Of
the buyers. d And these orders have
just commenced. Z TheLondon -FOUR
mails which had reporters, present,
Some Of which journals ridiculed
our, farming implements expressly
a few weeks ago. now grudsingly
admit that the American 1plows did
their work withIless draft than was
required by their European rivals.
but add that they, did not do it so
well. Such was not the Judgment
Of other witnesses of the trial, as the
purchases, among other things, at
test. .If ,5Uj s.3lR sil grlJa ur.r
p A still more signal triumph for
American ingenuity was accorded
On Tuesday. Mr.. Mech, formerly
/ London merchant, having acquired
i competency by trade, retired some
years since to a farm in Essex, about
orty miles off, where heis vigorously
a system Of high far
ming, employing the most effective
Implements and agencies Of all kinds. |
He annually has a gathering OF dis
farmers and others to in-
pectl his estate and see how his |
book farming" gets on. This festi-
raj occurred dav before yesterday-l
sour, dark, drenching daT--not-
outstanding which ne lrly two hum
red persons were present. Among
'thers, several machines for cutting
rain were exhibited and tested, in {
Tuding two lHussey's and McCor-
nick's) from America, and an En-
.lish one which was declared on all !
ands mere imitation OF Hussey's.
Neither the original nor the copy,
oweyer, appear to have operated TO
he satisfaction of the assembly, per-
APPS owing TO the badness Of the
weather. and IFS effects on the drag
led, unripe grain. r
With McCormicks very differ
Mt result was obtained. This ma
hine is so well known in our wheat 4
rowing districts, that ! need only 4
emark that il is the same lately Iidi, |
uled by one Of the great London
ournals, as ''a cross between an
Istley's chariot, a tread mill and a
ying machine and IFS uncouth ap- 7
earance has been standing butt !
,r the London reporters at the Ex-
ioition.7, 1t was the ready examplar
{ American distortion and absurdi-
in the domain of ART. Ii came
ito the field at Mechi's therefore, TO !
onfront a tribunal mot the official
ut the pppular) already prepared 4
,r its condemnation. Before il |
.ood John Bull, burly, dogged, and
etermined not TO be humbueged-
is judgment made up and his sen
,nce about. to be recorded. Moth.
70 disconcerted, the brown, rough, 1
omespun Yankee ia charge jumped S
noithe box, starting the team at a =
nartiwalks setting The blades Of, thsb 4
in-aFIively operation, and
oGfnrehced raking off the grdiff in (
leaf1Pfes ready for binding, cutting {
breadth Of nine or ten feet cIeanly I
nd carefully, as fast as span oI {
ofses could comfortably STEP I
here was a moment Of suspense;
1man prejudice could hold out no
niger; and burst after burst Of in !
oluntarys cheers from the whole !
.owd, proclaimed The triumph of z
le Yankee, atread mill 10 That tri-
nph has been the leading topic in :
Il Agricultural circles The Times 4
,porI speaks .ol it7as beyond doubt, Z
placing the harvest absolutely X
nder the farmers control, and as S
lsuring arcqmplete saRd mosi1suspir C
ons revolution oinu the harvesting 9
peratiopsof this coqntry.o Iwopld {
The whole seceuntswbi 4
rudgmglya toward thejaFent9rb but Ic
aquali6sdlYs dhe amsehines (
'eaks of the, laiterlas .fseeuring tol Q