The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-04-21

attracted much attention 10 Ou< CITY as hodt vi
making agricultural implements, and in the spe-
cal department Of plows and similar articles, our
| friends Beard & Sinex have not only been enter
: prising pioneers bat most successful operators
They commenced business in this city, in the
/. year le43 and have been steadily eniarging their
4. MISUNDERSTANDING their sales and inprov-
: ing their plows, until the present time and are
! now offering to the public plow, gotten up by
! them, which is considered, by all who have seen
il practically tested being the most perfect in ali
I lis features of any now in use. From its peculiar
4 adaptation to all kinds Of sos,--clay aud sand
/ sd and fallow,-operatng equally well in al;
and thus combining the good qualities of all 9TH
err plo.s, it has very appropriately beea styled
/, the Great Western Combination Plow. The
/ demand for this plow has been unprecedented,
and the manufactr unable to supply a
1.-THE OF the demand. This popularity is a high
, compliment TO Mr.. Beard. for his many years of
study, practica tests and experiments in getting
up pillow which should supereede all Others. 1t
; has been tested in ell parts OF the West, during
last fall and this Spring, and in no instance has it
failed to give the most perfect satisfaction. and
this, too, in the face of studied opposition on
I the part of other manufacturers. II Is made OF
cast steel, prepared expressly for it. aud in every
respect most substantially made. 1t is safe to
say that its draft is at least 20 per cent less than
that Of any other p!ow, aud can be worked with
two or three horses abreast which is OF vast i'm.
portance in blowing deep, or in breaking sod, or
any other hard land To be more minute its ad
yantages may be stated as follows:
ist 1t is 50 constructed that any part of it
! .tto ts,a IA
Of taking the pillow to the shop, as the mould
boards, shears aud landsides of one s1e plow are
all made to the same pattern, SO that the farmer
! has only to send the number Of his pillow to get
any part be may want to renew.
! I'd. The Landslide and standard are cast in one
piece, for the purpose of changing the land from
! two to three horse plow, making it as perfect
for one as the other by simply oosening two bolts
! in the beam.
I Sd The mould boards and shears made Of
either steel or cast iron, so that man can have
his pillow with either steel mould and cast shear.
or cast mould and steel shear. or by having extra
pieces, (which can be ob tanned at a small ex
pense,) he can change any part of it
without leaving the field. TIE shoe piece or bot
tom of the land slide is fastened with two
bolts, and can be made of either steel or east
iron, and be renewed at pleasure at very
small expense.
4th. The beam is so simply constructed that
when broken or worn out, any farmer who has a
hand and drawing knife, can replace it with
n one, or by sending his order to the 81 op we
can send him one ready fitted to the plow
1t is with ordinary degree of pleasure we
thus chronicle the success Of enterprise vi ich
has done 80 much to advance the interests of our
town and the agricultural interests of the coun
try, and reflects 50 much credit upon Mr.. Beard
who has at all times been among the foremost in
adopting and maxim, Improvements. He in
company with Mr.. Snex, started business,
have stated above, in 1913, in small shop in
the then extreme eastern pant of town, and by
steady, persevering efJr's. and the superiority of
their plows their business extended until it be-
came necessary to enlarge their establishment
when they purchased the large Buildings the
corner OF Marion and Franklin streets and made
large additions thereto. We recoilect with what
msgivings the public looked upon their enlarge
ment and the putting up of steam engine to aid
4 in the making of plows; bat the active aud ener-
| setic mind of Mr. Beard could not be stayed by
discouraging friends, and after years OF it
3
men', when they purchased the commodous
! building they now occupy, pear the depot, which
! has given them facilities unsurpassed by any frm
! in the West Tue financial eHbarsassmentS of
/ course, have had some effect upon their business
! as it has had upon every other; but a returning
prosperity to the country will enable them to sue.
I! coed, and while they reap a personal reward for
/ their iabors will add much to the character of
| our town. aud contribute much to The facilities of
our farming community.
Poems AMP BALLADS OF GosrHE.-We are
indebted to tie publishers, Mes,rs. Deisser &
I Proctor, for a beautiful volume of poems and
ballads by this great German aathor. 1t con
of the articles in this volume were translated for
Backwood's Magazine. and are now given to the
public in a neat volume, which we commend to
all who love the beauty of songs and ballads.
HousEaoIp LrBsARY-LIFa OF FsEDER1ck THE
/ GREAr-Is another volume of this beautiful
! series for young persons. 1t is from the pen Of
& Maca1y, al announcement Sufficient 10 commend
its style to all readers OF history. The narrative
and, consequently, embraces the most interesting
! portions of Fredericks career. Tnis beautiful
! library is published By Messrs. Delisser and
! Proctor sos Broadway, n Y.
srOur neighbors of Cambridge City, are
/ making extensive arrangements to entertain the
odd Fellows. who are 10 hold festival in that
city on the Goth of this month celebrating the