Daily national Democrat., 1859-05-03
Santa Clara Header 4 Harvester.
IIAVING LEARNrn unA,,.a ...
PECK s

HAVING LEARNED FR0NT va.
Ii RIOUS sources that Trcadwell 4 Co. of this
city, are endeavoring to produce the Impression in
the farming community that am manufacturing the
Nanny Machine, am once more in the field, to as
sert that al such representations unmitgated
falsehoods.
1 am notbuidng the Nanny Machine nor nfrfng-
ing on the Nanny Patent, nor do intend to do either;
on the other hand, am building Machine Of my
own invention, far superior, called the
California Combined Reaper & Mower.
Wholly unlike the Nanny Machine, except in the use
OF the knife, on which there is not now, nor has there
/ ever been, patent
| p,ncI Mmk INK lknow what am about. | have had too
bave opl sSpsrienee as a PRACTICAL MECHANIC, and
iaSe & spent too much money in obtaining dro,yinas
rio,s li from the Patent Office of the va
session n@, " Ieapers, which now have in my pos
P"teh9 heretofore obtained and'now in Fore -
aiso learn That am threatened with nrosec.o,,.
anu ulat the farmers who may buy Of ma suI S Sous'
ecuted. This is the old "BLuFF CANE s VA. oe pros
pretty well played out. For two years e cn oeel,
lorce have been playing upon me, not openly h'.
hEANLi ana cowARDLY, behind masked batteres ,s, s
view to the breaking up Of home manufa ct,r wn ,
they might the more securely and successfuv cons
tinue to monopolze the agricultural trade and kear
up prices at rates ruinous to the farmer Bnt tbP
Tar, their assaults have been ent ely without success
anu VIII continue harmless If / sustained bv the
'aImer, Tor whose interest am steadily at work
lhE M GREAT SECRET OF THEIR UNsoRuPuLous AND Ex-
IRAoRDlNARY WARFARE upon at this particular
ume is mat as the season for selling has Commenced
they besin to feel as well as see, that INV CAIfF0R
MA COMBlNED REAPER AND MOWER Is a deci,
ded success and that unless they can intimdate tb
iarmer and force him to buy from them at A greater
cost, machines much inferior to mine thew will he
Obliged to hold large stock over for next wear. n
unpleasant N, truly but Fate decrees that thew mnSt
| 'grin and bear it," -iN-
| PERSONS who threaten prosecutions would be mucb
| better employed In actually prosecuting and estah-
fishing the truth of their assertions than by senio
their hrengs and secret circulars and letters
out the country, TO poison the public mind with sto
| ries KNOWN BE FALSE
! Why don't they prosecute me, and let the farmers
aloney They know full well that they can maintaln
no action As | said above, they find the sBIUFJ
GAME more successful with the farmer than with me
and consequently the scene Of their operations this
year has been transferred from this cy to the farmer
in the country.
REPEAT THAT AM MANUFACTURING THE CAITFORNIl A
CoMDNRD REAPER AND MowgR, mot the NANNY and
nave purchased the invention called "Peck's Santa
Clara REAPER AND HARVESTER" when / am also man
uiacturng, and shall continue to manufacture both
/ IN nu lbers equal to the demand. And / now saw
| that persons who may buy either Of the above ma,
chheS OF me, VIII, If required, recel written guar
! antee of indemnity ~ e
Forward your orders, and they shall be filled
WIN thls am done. l am now and eyer have
been, READY FOR THE FIGHT WHENEVER rup ret,r on,s
THOs. OGG SHAW.
30 Sacramento Street
"p-'-lhls San Francisco.