Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-09-15

of the Paris Universal Exposition--A-l
merican Ingenuity GIoriously Trium-
phant--M anny's Celebrated American
Reaper and Mower Victorious.
The second day of August having been appointed
for the final trial Of all the rcaping and moving
machines in the Exposition, the trial accordingly
came on that day. There were ten machines in the
Exposition nine Of them were sent out by the I'M
peral Commissioner Of the place Of trial, about forty
miles distant. II may be here remarked that the
machines were sent and returned free Of cost to the
exhibitors. On the ground Of the trial there were
thousands Of people bed to witness the novelty
Of the day large tents had been previously erected
and large supply Of refreshments procured for the
occasion. The day was pleasant and the excite
ment Of the immense concourse Of people intense
The police were in attendance upon horseback
The militia were in requision with guns and bayo-
nets to keep the crowd Of eager spectators from of
the grain Stakes we're driven into the ground and
ropes drawn from stake to stake, until the entire
field Of about fifteen was surrounded. This
was field Of an ordinary growth ofOas, and stand
ing up well, and which divided into lots or
pieces Of about acre each, by swaths being cut
through at given distance, parallel with each 9TH
er-each piece being numbered, and one machine
allotted to each piece. At the beat Of the drum
three machines started of together. ]. ) wRIonTs
Of Chicago. ILL.,. managed by his agent, Mr.. JEWEL
PATRICK Bells machine, nv Mr.. FouRENT and
machine from Algiers. These machines, being cal
culated TO do their own raking by machinery
WRIGHT's machine cut its piece in twenty-four min
utes BELLS in sixty-six minutes, and the Algers
machine in seventy-two minutes. The rakng or
dischargng Of the Grain from all Of the three ma
chimes was badly done, the Grain being much scat
tered in its delivery upon the ground-WR1GnT's
doing much the best The cutting, however, was
well done. The mechanical movement Of the au-
tomaton rsker Of WRIGHT's machine was truly
wonderful. The operation Of the machine was high
ly successful. Bells machine, by FouREST, did
the cutting and grthering Of the grain in a neat
manner the grain delivered freely TO one side
of the machine for the binders. After the jurors
had carefully noted the trial thus far the signal
again given and off started three other machines
y II. MANsY's, Of Rockford, ILL.,. managed by his
agent, Mr.. MABrE BELLS machine, by CRosKiIL,
and French one horse reaper MANNY's cut its
piece in twenty-five minutes BELLS by CRosKILI
and the one horse French reaper, both failed to cut
their pieces while MASNY's did its work in the
most exquisite manner, not leaving single stalk
ungeathered and it discharged the grain in the
most perfect shape, II placed by hand for the
binders. 1t finished its piece most gloriously the
jurors themselves could not restrain their sdmira-
ton, but cried out, "goOd," well done" The
people appluded and hurrahed for MANSY's Amcri-
Reaper-"thats the machine" Again, after
the jury had taken further notes Of the trial The
signal given, and three other machines started
off on the contest-IlussY's Reaper by DRAT Nc
CoRMcK's by mckenzie and BILLS, by PERRY.
HUssY's machine cut its piece in thirty minutes,
McCoRNIoK's in twenty minutes and BELLS failed
to finish its piece. HUssy's machine did its work
remarkably WELL cutting clean and smoothly, and
leaving the grain in the track Of the machine in
good condition for the binders. This machine was
conceded to be too heavy and aborous for the team
and leaving the grain in the track Of the machine
found to be an objection, as it necessarily need
ed TO be bound and removed as fast as the machine
did its work, in order that the machine could pass
around succeeding time yet this Reaper is un-
questionably good one and may be used to great
advantage as it would likely prove durable, being
very strongly made. McCoRNIcK's Machine per-
formed its task well, cutting close and even swath
but the raker attendant, who performed the la
Dor Of discbargng the grain seemed to be very much
strained, being obliged 10 ride backward upon tn,
machine, at one end of the reel, having to reach
fully across the entire width Of the machine with
long hadled rake to gather the grain and lay 1t Of
Of the machine. The horses on this machine were
much troubled by strong lateral pressure against
their shoulders, occasiened by the tung of the ma
chine. This Reaper on the whole is much too cum.
bersome and heavy for two horses However, il
has proven itself vastly superior to any Of the in.
ventions Of the Old World and from the fact Of its
great success heretofore particularly st the London
Exhibition in 1851, it ELECTED good deal Of admir-
aston and curiosity. The contest now fairly
narrowed down TO three machines, MASSY's
WRIGHT's and McCoRMcK's. But on starting,
WRIGHT's again ii broke down, and left the strug
gle exclusively to the two machines, MANNY's anC
McCoRMIcK's. The two machines were then to b
changed in presence Of the Jurors, from the capac
ity OF reaping to that Of moving. MASSY's mad,
the change in one minute MCCORMICK s in twen-
ty minutes with three men. Each machine made
one cut through the field Of grass and back. MAN.
SY's machine doing the best of the two. Then the
change was made again for reaping and in the same
time respectively as before. Then both machines
were taken into wheat field MAsSY's machn,
cut three swaths, and with Of action and
perfection Of work. which fairly placed II far be-
yond any further competition though McCoR-
McK's Reaper cut two swaths, and in a workman.
like manner. Even If the two machines equa
to the quality of the work, yet it was observed
MAssY's would have the advantage Of being the
most compact. less cumbersome, and Of much les.
weight than McCoRMIcK's, and in MAsSY's there
is no lateral pressure aginst the horses by Nc
CoRMcK's also being much the lightest draft, and
easily adjustable to different heights of cut
ting, and most easily convertible for the two pur-
poses Of reaping and moving. This seemed to b.
the only machine against which there could be nj
objection urged. We could give no better eviienc,
Of the facts above, than the fact that Mr.. MABII
had upon the conclusion Of the trial several yery
large offers for the patents of the machine. two O
which we heard for France, one offer was one
hundred thousand francs, and one Of one hunred
and twenty-five thousand francs, We have sinc'
learned that arrangements have been made for the
manufacture Of one thousand Of these machines in
this city for the next harvest.
The decision and report Of the Jury will not b
published until the latter part of October, yet al
the laurels, we free to confess, have been glow
ingly won by Americans and this achievement
cannot be looked upon with indifference, as it bn
plainly foreshadows the ultimate destiny of tn,
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