Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-10-05

Our readers are all aware of the great
invention of i. IL. Holt our fellow
citizen, which is exciting so much at
tention, and bids fair to make such an
overturn among farmcrs-nanely, his
Glass Moldboard plow. But even this
invention of his is now eclipsed by
an other, which is likely to work u
complete revolution in the farmers bu-
siness. We refer to his new and novel
Mower and Reaper, which last week
carried off the palm, and aroused uni
vcrsal enthusiasm at the Illinois State
Fair. TO show that we are not speak
ing without book I'VE make the follow
ing extracts from the papers.
From the Daily Ilinoist
State Fair Reporter. !
NOVELTY AMONG MOVING MACHINES
Among the multitude of moving machines
at the fair, there liz one which attracts the at
tention OF farmers. This is the patent OF l.. b.
Holt, of Cedar Falls. Iowa. Unlike the other
machines which surround it, il Is light and in
tended to be drawn by one horse. The motion
which runs the sickle IL CENTRIC motion,
and there is no jar or jerk az in the crank ma
chimes. 1t Is SO finely adjusted that tile sickl lie
can be run with the little finger. While an
ordinary nlacltne costs about SL0, this ahe
single horse can be bought Tor s75, the double
tor $50, aud wlth the reaper combined for 500.
IT cuts swath as wide AZ any machine made.
which facts should be noted by farmers. We
think that this beautiful little machine will
soon supcrcede all others, AS IL lis much sim
pier in IFS construction, and costs only half as
much. Everybody saould see II before leay-
in5 the grounds.
From the Chicago Tribune. gT
HoiTs oNE-IIoitSE MOWER AND REAPEE.-
No lmplcinent on the Fair grounds excited
tn1 IA
ihan one-horse kcaper and Mower, the in-
Nention OF l.. b. Holt. ESQ. of Cedar Falls. Iowa.
lne invention Is OF recent date, the machine
on exhibition benz. the rirst one manufacture
ed. IL has been put to II thorough test, and of
Its success there can be no doubt. The rum
ming gear is what may be called an eccentric
motion. 1t has no journal or box, and the
friction isSJ light that "a single horse draws 10
Will pefect ease, doing the work Of u two-horse
mower. The machine is perfectly simple ana
not liable To get out OF order. Its weignt Is
~ 20 pounds, and the price s1j to ssis about
hui that OF the ordinary two-iorsc machine.
OF the character of this new Mower and Reap
or, SOME Judgement may he formed from the
met that although no Premium was offered for
Renpers and Movers, The quality and status
OF the different patents having been establish
shed at the recent trial at Matioon--the Com
nittee deemed IL but justise To Mr.. Holt To
award him the first premium Of tho Society,
decision which was received with warm APP
probation by Il crowd OF persons present We
uhucrsiand that a company Is organizing for
manufacturing this new Reaper and Mower
III this city, some OF our leading capitalists
thklh. Liberal Investments Ia the STOCK. A
company Is also forming at Worcester, ohio
for the same purpose. The only place where
they are at present manufactured Is Cedar
Falls Iowa.
Mr.. Holt also received first premium on
his. glass snaoldboard Tor pivws. OF which he is
also tiie inventor and wflich Is receiving de-
cidcd popularity.
From the Dubuque times.
PREMIUMS To Iowa ExuInIToRS!-J. w.
clark OF Iowa City took tile first prem iun
and received a special notice Cor his hedge and
nursery planter. The same accident befell J..
IL. Holt OF Cedar Falls for his mower and reap.
er.
The IriJune's remark about the man
of these machines ia Chica-
cago, leads us to say that Chicago is
indeed trying hard to get this new and
vast interest, and large money offers
are made. But we believe our own
goodly city of Cedar Falls is still to be
tho home Of the enterprise, and that
great things are to result therefrom, for
the growth of our place. We propose
to publish directly the facts bearing on
this point.
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