The New York herald., 1873-09-17

basis OF the genius OF our people, and on 1t de-
pended our national welfare and existence Sing
ing charts the Declaration OF Independence. the
constitution OF the United States and the harm0-
mum were duly explained. The Emperor listened
attentIvely, passed on from object to object and
turned over the leaves OF Cotton map to see
| II Austria had found place therein.
He had perhaps been reading an assertion
made not long ago by the Vienna Journals that in
one OF the Biographies aliases In the school
room 1t was stated that Austria still belonged to
the German Empire, or some such curious fact
The Emperor passed into the adjoining room, and
after he had seen about all there was, he bade
adieu to the Commissioners in q cordial manner
| and after Baron Schwarz had shaken hands all
| round, and had informed US how pleased and de-
| lighted with everything and everybody was His
"lmperial and Royal and Apostolic Majesty, my
most gracious Emperor" the visit ended, and the
| imperial party wended its way to regions in the
Prater unknown to your correspondent.
| THE INTERVAL VISIT TO THE MOWERS AND REAPERs
The Emperor visited the American Agricultural
Machinery Hall on Friday last. He was received
| by Professor H0yt and Architect RecK who was
requested by Baron schwarz-senborn to conduct
| His Imperial and Apostolic Majesty, and explain
the nature OF the various machines exhibited. The
| Emperor had already visited the English agricul-
tural hall, and after completing ours went to the
| French. Our agricultural hall is a long, wide
building, situated back OF the English Agricultural
| Hail. between the main Exposition building
| and the Machinery Hall. 1t is modest
but striking exhibit, consisting for the most
part Of mowers, reapers, ploughs, horse
rakes and other implements designed to lessen the
toll OF the farmer. The English agricultural
department makes, OF course, . much greater
show OF heavy, ponderous machinery, but in the
especial department to which ours Is devoted
| not bear comparison 1t will be remembered
that at the reaper trial, few weeks
ago, the English manufacturers declined to
enter into competition. better designation
for the American Agricultural Hall would
be, perhaps, the Hail OF Mowers and Reapers, so
greatly do these implements predomnate in our
exhibit, and in these the Emperor was evidently
most interested, being himself fond OF rural pur-
suits and the owner of many American agrlcultu-
raj machines, now in use on his various estates.
Messrs. d. M. Osborne Co.. Of Auburn N. Y, the
exhibitors OF the nrst display looked at by Francis
Joseph, declare on placard that they have fur
nished OF the Burdick 'Ceres" combined reaper and
mower no less than seventeen to the imperial family
estates, to say nothing OF other machines of which
the exhibitors modestly do not tell us.
THE VARIOUS sYsrEMs.
The exhibit of mowers reapers combined
mowers and reapers &C., &C., certainly does us
great credit and the Austrian Emperor repeatedly
expressed his surprise and delight at the elegance
and great practcability OF most Of the machines.
Nessrs. Osborpe's exhibit includes the Burdick
reaper the Kirby grass mower and the Kirby COM
bined mower and reaper with automatic rake
which attracted the attention OF His Majesty for
some time, as well as did two pretty models Of
machines, Of which he asked many questions as to
their use in America and the number annually
exported to Europe. Adriance, Platt Co.'s
New York; exhiblt-the Buckeye mower and
reaper, with self-raking attachment-was curl
Ously examined by His Majesty, who then passed
on to Warder, Mitchell Co.'s springfield, OhiO)
exhibit OF the Champion mower and the Champion
reaper, with self-raking attachment, and asked
Mr. Reck to point out the differences in working
Next came J. +. Siebering & Co.'s akron, OhiO)
mower; mower and reaper combined, with drop
ping attachments; mower and reaper combined,
with selfrakng attachments. Then the exhibit
OF the Johnston Harvester Company (BrOckport
N. Y.) OF mower, selfraking reaper combined SELL
raking reaper and mower. Then Aultman, Miller
l. Co.'s (AKron, Ohio) Senior ana Junior Buckeye
mowers, with self-raking reaper attachment, and
Buckeye mower and reaper, with Miller's table,
rake reaper attachment; and then Walter A.
Woods exhibit, whose large occupied space makes
a brilliant appearance nags and chrOmos and
medals, and glowing-colored cards announcing the
fact that Mr.. Wood Is the happy possessor Of
diploma OF honor. the highest award granted,
for mowers and reapers. Mr.. Wood ex-
hibits Locke's harvester and binder, Woods
champion reaper Woods prize mower
(which finds q purchaser in the Austrian
High School or Agriculture in Vienna) and the
sweepstakes mower and reaper. HIS MaesGy
showed deep interest in the exhibit, congratulated
Mr.. Wood on his success and, after examining
the machines carefully, began to scan the liberaI
display of placards and announcements. He could
scarcely credit the assertion that l69, ,46s machnes
had been made and sold by this firm, and II, 900
alone in this season. The Emperor was pleased to
hear that many machines found their way to his
empire, and especially to Hungary, where, he
thought, the vast puSstds would offer good
field for the use or such machines the prairie
stretches OF the West.
OTHER AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY.
This completed the first side OF the hall. The
other OF less interest to the imperial eye, but
is nevertheless good collection Tompkins' horse
rake; threshing and cleaning machine from the
Trenton Agricultural Works, Trenton, N. J.-dusty,
and not put in working order Tor some reason un-
explained; Gecmen's malt kiln, grain dryer and
malt sprOuter corn husker from the Phillips Spiral
Corn Husker Company, Hudson, N. Y. Troops
grain-cleaning machine and the practical display
OF cultivators and teeth plows steel ana cast
iron hoes and rakes by the Remington Ag-
ricutural Works. lion. N. Y, attracted His
Majesty's attention in various degrees. Collins g.
Co.'s "Eclipse prairie and plantation gang poughs
were an interesting feature to Francis Joseph.
Pointing to the seat for the driver, he said smil-
ing, "rhe American farmer Is happy individual;
he knows how to get the most labor accomplished
at the least possible expense OF money and power.
We have much to learn" Then followed Deere
Co.'s (Molne, Ill., exhibit of ploughs and
cultvators lawn mowers from the Hill Archi-
medean Lawn Mower Company, Hartford, Conn. the
moving machines manufactured BY the Superior
Machine Company, Wheeling, w. Va; the Buck
eye drill and the wheel horse rake OF Wheeler,
Melick Co., Albany n Y; stubble and sod
plough Garden City cultivator), by the Furst
h Bradley Manufacturing Company, Chicago;
the Marsh harvester (Marsh steward 4 Co.,
Plano, ILL.,, with binding attachment, and q
suky corn plough and cutivatOr. from
the Marsh Harvester Manufacturing Company
(Sycamore. Ill., the display Of moving machines
by the Sprague Moving Machine Company Provi-
dence, X. l.; the Advance mower and reaper, from