The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-09-24


machines ms II Is with our people, A
gentleman In this country cannot work,
and cannot imagine II possible that
any gentleman can do manual labor,
and they might judge that an Amerl-
can who dressed well, and was educat-
cd, who had all the culture and polish
that continental nobility have, would
Therefore be ignorant Of how TO work,
and they would be greatly surprised to
find that this same elegant man under
stands and can actually perform man
ual labor, Culture and polish do not
necessarily interfere with the use of
The muscles, and silver pla,ings and
carved ornaments do not impair the
Strength of n machine.
Among those VINO present their
ware in gala attire are Mcssrs. Osborne
& Co., manufacturers OF the Kirby
Reapers and Mowers, The machines
are made Of the finest esh and black
walnut, and the cutter bars and knives
and all of the mountings are silver
nickel plated, and the workings Of the
machines are fully Illustrated by neat
little models similarly mpde, and in
exact proportion 70 the large ma
chimes. The beautiful green Brussels
carpet may he imagined 10 represent
grass, and the gentlemanly exhibitor
has constantly about him an admiring
group of people of all nation0ities.
The next platform is occupied by
Adriance, Pratt & Co., manufacturers
of the Buckeye and is quite rs
gorgeous, for il they have not so much
plating they have more polishing and
furnishing
These two firms are represented In
Earope by two brothers, Dennis, who
were just Starting the.r business when
the Franco-Geiman war broke 0dt,
for them TO distribute their machines
by rail, yet the very fact that the war
called so many lahofers from the field,
increased the demand for machines,
and was thus of assistance to them in
their American machinery
and once having experienced the BEN
eiits of the machines the Germans con-
tinued to demand them, and there is
more difficulty in gctting the machine
across the ocean, than there is in find
ing customers Thei' sales this year
have amounted to nearly seven hum
bred machines. Walter A. Wood sells
rs many as any other American man
ufacturer. He displays here an orig
inal seli-rake, Que finely and artistic
ally carved, and Il combined self-rakc
aud bindec, or more properly harvester
and binder.
This section is beautifully arranged
and The numerous and tasteful signs
tell lis that he has made and sold nerly
100000 machines. In 1872 alone he
sold more than $4,000. The n ost ele-
giant machine Is, without doubt, II
/" Buckeye Medium Mower exhibited
by Aultman and Miller, of Akron, 0.
The'wood is of black walnut, beauti-
fully finished and carved, and solid
brass mouldings, together with silver
plated and solid silver mountings, are
with polished and FURNISHED
cutter bars, guards blaces, knives and
rods in n richness Of style never before
equalled. 1t is said THAI this machine,
at the close of the Exposition, will be
presented to the Emperor of Austria.
This firm, who are just making their
may into the European market, exhibit
other machines in every day working
dress.
One especially is II medium mower
with Mr.. Miller's new sell-rake, which
is quite unlike any rake now In use.
1t is something like large wheel in
the center of the platform, and gathers
and delivers the grain at the will of
the driver. 1t is said to work well, if
the grain is not too heavy.
Other firms exhibit machines finish
ed ms we find them in market, and
though not so glittering rs those above
present, when compared
with the same class of machines in the
French and Edglish departments, an
iltinitely superior. That
is at least our opinion, hut q writer in
one of the German papers has fallen
into the error that | before indicated,
that of thinking that because they
look light in construction and are so
finely finished that they are, therefore,
not durable, and while the English and
other machines are heavy, even to
that they will prove more
lasting. He also asserts that our ma
chimes are too complicated to be success
fully used I'm Europe.
Having laid down his premises thus,
he proceeds to reason therefrom, that,
the American farmer, for whose use
the machine is especially constructed,
does not lay much stress upon their
or lack of durability, be-
cause he is capable of understanding
and managing u complicated machine,
and ason account of high wages paid
to farm hand, a machine will in a few
harvests pay for itself, he DOGS nat ASK
that it shall last more than ten Or fif-
teen years; and so II q new and essen
TALLY better machine comes into the
market, the next year he does not
hesitate to throw his but little used
to one side and buy the new
one aud this is the reason why the
manufacture of machines has reached
such magnitude in America, and why
it is possible fer 1t eth TO continue TO
increase.
He also asserts that our machines
viii not bear a strong draft, and there
fore large horses which are unknown
in Ohio and Illinois, cannot no em=
nlnyed with them, But here In Europe,
where the draft horses are so large the
would not he available, aud
this is the principal consideration in
the construction Of machines, This
same logical writer asserts that tho
harvester and binder can never be
practically employed. ] fancy that his
statements will make our farmers
smile, especially those who have had