The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-07
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Premium Wheat Fans!


TUNE undersigned would respectfully inform the Far
u ming public and all others interested, that they
still continue to manufacture n. y. hurber's
Improved Premium Wheat rams, at
their old stand In Philadelphia, Tenn aud have also es-
tabshed shops at Cleveland, Tenn. and Dalton, Ga,
where they will be happy wait upon their old friends
and as many new ones AS may desire their machines
These Fans are an Improvement upon the 81 T. Grant
Fam" by MIR. Thurber, who was the inventor OF the
Grant Fan. These Fans have received premiums where
large numbers exhibition in various States Of
the Union, to within New York, where there were
fifty competitors for the premium, and in Ohio,
where there thirty conending for the same. Vir-
gnia, Pennsylvania North Caroli a. and the Middle D
vision OF the State OF Tennessee, have acknowledged
the superiority Of these Fans by awarding premiums at
their respective Fairs, to the proprietors.
These Fans enjoy unrvaled reputation wherever they
have been used, for their superiority OF constructions
and the rapldity with which they perform their work
being able to clean one bushe per minnte-and remov-
Ing everything that could be accomplished by Smut Ma
chimes One of these machines timed and tried at
Joseph Jones', near Philadelphia, Tenn, the result OF
which experiment the anne xed certificate will show
Good material shall be procured and only good work
men to construct them, which enables us to warrant all
work done at our shops Those wishing good machines
would do well to send in their orders early, as the de-
mand about harvest Is usually greater than can be sup
piled with the desired dispatch Letters addressed to
the undersigned ut Philadelphia Tenn Cleveland Tenn,
and Dalton, Ga, will recese prompt attention:
TlluRBER COTTON.
KgyEs HFNnERsoy, Athens, Tenn, are Agents for
the sale Of the above Fans.
The above machines have been used by the 81 prom
inen farmers In the States referred TO, among whom
ex-Gov. Morehead and Hon @ Y Puyrier, OF North
Samuel Hastings of Va and hundreds OF others among
whom mnuy Of your friends and ncpuninian to
wit -Jrdge Tnrver, Dalton, Ga; Mark A. Cooper, Ca;
Hon. John Farrnr Atlanta. Ga; Samuel Caldwell, Pike
county, Gu; Josiah johnson, ESQ.,, Cleyoland VIM.
Lowry, David Cieage John Crawford, Esqs., Athens;
James Russell, VIM Naples, Urie johnson, Milton l..
Phillips, Esqs., McMinn county; CoAW CoEart, BMc-
Ghee, @. NJ. McGhee, J. W. J. Niles, VIM. A. Spencer,
VIM. Upton, W. II. 4 A. Stakely, Joseph Jones, VIM,
Cannon, Rev Thomas Brown, Monroe county; Rev. Mr..
Dixie, Matthew Blackburn, VIM. Cox, Esqr Matthews,
Dount county; Thomas Boyd and Col Cox, Knox coun-
ty Rev. Mr.. Talliaferro, Jackson Edwards Roane CO.
These machines are also used In the following mills
to wit ROCKFORD Bount county; IIeiskells Morgan
ton, Blount county; Balls, Kesoe's, Simpsons, Os-
bourn's, (pond Creek,l stanheds (Sweetwster1 Mon.
county, and Russell's, McNliun county, Tenn.
This eertfes that the undersigned timed and tried N
U. Thurbers Premium Wheat Pan, and state that II
cleaned one busbel per minute, separating all Nth to
such degree OF perfection that It be rvaled by
any Fan now In use; and we recommend all who stand
In need Of such a machine to examine this improved
Fan before purchasing elsewhere. ]. d. JONES,
CHAs. CANNON,
A. W. CoxARr.
This Is to certify that have been using one OF tn
Wheat Fans manufactured by Thurber Cotton, ealle,
n. ". Thurher's Improved Premium Fan and believe
to be superior to any Fan have seen In In thi
country. THos rxovs
Philadelphia, Tenn, Dec II, 1865.
Athens, Tenn, Goth Dec. 1sK5
i purchased one OF Thuvbers Improved Premium
Wheat Fans, from Messrs. Thurber Cotton this yea,
and am well pleased whit Ny hands teil me Il jus
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