Daily national Democrat., 1859-05-25
San cfranristu advertisements,
FARMERS, BEWAREs
CALIFORNIA
REAPER AND MOWER.
Santa Clara Header q Harvester.

PECK,S

WING LEARNED FROM va
IL RlOUs sources that Trcadwell & 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 are unmitigated
fasehooss.
am not building the Nanny Machine nor infring.
ing on the Nanny Patent, do intend to do eiheri
on the other hand, am building a Machine Of my
own invention, far superior, called the
California Combined Reaper & Mower,
Wholly unlike the Nanny Machine, except in the use
oil The Knife on which there is not now nor has there
| ever been, patent.
think know what I am about have had too
| much experience as a PRACTICAL MECHANIC, and
and p spend too much money in obtaining drawings
riot,s Pi Nuons from the Patent Office of The
i MINUS OF reapers, which now have in my pos
natn,t h hos 70 know precisely The line occupied by
Pehh.s h heretofore obtained and now in force
also learn that threatened with nrosecu,;os
etd .rie la,asrs VINO may buy Of will be pros
nre,t,, u Ih 'e olu "sLufF GAME" and has been
preuE wen played out. For two years the combned
force nave been playing upon me not onepl, but
MEANLY ana cowABDLY, behind masked batteries WITH
view to the breaking up of home manufactu tbat
they might the more securely and successfnlv' ca-
tinue TO monopoze the agricultural trade and kssO
up prices at rates ruinous to the farmer But thus
tar, their assaults have been en ely without
and will continue harmless If sustained bv the
farmer, for whose interest am steadily at work
THE GREAT SECRET OF THEIR UNscRuPULoUs AND Fx-
IitAohDiNARY WARFARE upon me at this particular
me is that as the season for selling has commenced
they berin to feel as well Sec that my CALIFOR
MA OOMBlNED REAPER AND MOWER is a deci-
ded success; and that unless they can ntmidate the
farmer and force him to buy from them at n greater
cost machines much inferior to mine, they will be
obliged to hold large stock over for next year; an
unpleasant i~, truly but Fate DEGREES that they must
grin and bear it."
Persons who threaten prosecutions would be much
better employed in actually prosecuting and estab-
fishing the truth of their assertions than hy sending
their hirelings and secret circulars and letters
out the country, to poison the public mind with sto-
ries KNOWN TO BE FALSE.
| Why don't they prosecute me, and let the farmers
alonel They know full well that they can maintain
no action. AS | said above, they find the s'BLUFI
GAME" more successful with the farmer than with me
| and consequently the scene of their operations th
year has been transferred from this cy the farmer
| in the country.
RErEAT THAT AN MANUFAcTURfNo THE CALrFoRYA
Combined REAPER AND MOwER mot the Nanny and
have purchased the invention called "Peck's Santa
Clara REAPER AND HARVESTER" which am also man.
uiacturing and shall continue to manufacture both
| In nu lbers equal 10 the demand. And now SAY,
| that persons who may buy either Of the above ma
chimes Of me- will If required, recel a written guar
| antee Of indemnity.
Forward your orders, and they shall be filled.
WIN this am done. / am now and ever have
Deen, READY FOR THE WHENEVER THE FIGHT OPENS
THOS. OGG SHAW,
33 Sacramento Street,
"P-s- lhs San Francisco.