New-York tribune., 1874-07-08

terprse guaranty fund OF t250Oc0 subscribed but
not dollar OF II has been needed. although the
panic Of last year and threatening Of cholera this
city helped 70 keep lean the money Of the Board
They now own their buildings. nreproof building
for theI Art Department and capaciOus
for the probable OF exhibitors for several years
They estimate the value Of their buildings at soOOoo
The land upon which the buildings stand.
acres belongs 70 the city, and II is expected that
long the city viii transfer it TO the Board for the
poses OF the Commission. and that at an early day
the present buildings Will give place sub
stantisi and Hre-proof. There stockholders,
bOndhOlders, or salsriea men IN tAe whole concern
They busy In preparation for the next exhlbi
tOn which will open early IN September The owners
Of art collections in NewYOk may help to educate the
great West by lending pictures for the exhibition The
Committee OF which the industrious Mr. Jones chair
man, will gladly send for pictures have them properly
packed and insured, and return them safely.
Bot my purpose with the exhbitionand TRIALS OF
reapers and mowers, which began yesterday sharon
under the auspices OF the Industrial Exhibition and
ended to-day. The first entry for reapers with self
rskers. The Johnston Harvester Company Brockport
y. Y, entered the Johnston Harvester" Adams,
Pritz & Co.. Dayton, Ono. the Dorsey" C. Autman
& Co., Canton, Ohio. the Buckeye" with Mer's inn
proved taOIe-rake; Hoover Co., Mianisburgh Ohio,
the Excelsior" The first machine ordered TO take the
field was the Buckeye" The machine is so 70 saw
native OF this state and very popular here II moved
OF nOiseessy doing clean work aud leaving the gavel
with square butts that could easily handle
IT, The =" Buckeye" has a new sefraklng attachment
IN place OF those ponderOus arms Of windmill which
have been used for years and still used on many
machines lever handy TO the drivers loot enables
him to have large or small gaveis-a gave being o0und
becomes sheai-as ne may want or ar the weight OF
crop may make 1t desirable But there Is polnt OF
excellence in this machine and 10 AL froncut machines
IN frOnt-cut machine like he Buckeye the cutter
bar is forward OF the line % the driver and II he falls
FyNlu haH IN 10
can come 70 him. In a gre lany machines the cutter
bar is behind the line OF the ver so tnat II ne as ne
falls front OF the knives The Dorsey Is very pecn
liar machine, looking indeed Ike ships capstau. II
had delay ~ starting whcn under % 1a' terilDiS sun
referred 70 were suggestive OF bycnne time. Tue
Johnston msTme asT2nn en ISs n Of ts arms as they
enter the grain, yet the machine was noise
ceslor" machine has also the Iong-arm reel rake.
and The arguments for and against the johnston
machine will apply 70 IT, The Excelsior win drOpper
attachment In suitable grain + satisfactory machne
but the tangled grain worked IN on the second da no
the Superior Of Wheelng-wthdrew. Here was the
real contest IN standing gram the work OF the reaper
lseasy Ihe upper ava not ATTACK tn4s sO.h al az, & t
reel and rake made somewhat OF confusion "hie
the table rake lett the gaveis IN indy, weisnaped lnan
ner-iat Is weli-shapea Tor gram III tnat
The Lrdl OF mowers was IN cuverneldi the ground
roucn the crop was tim and somewhat lodged.
The " Johnston combined as mower. the CIDpeL lhe
" Buckeye The Superior. The Empire, the " Excel
them All their lots, aud 10 the general observer
without apparent trouble part OF t1e clover was
the and making tins severe and unusual ;es
Tie Dorsey" Johnston" =" Buckeye, Clipper ana
the Superior went through this severe TRIAL IL was
astonishing how well tins uamped crop was picked up;
10 seemed though the Clipper IN this test made the
cieauest work.
But the committee and the public were much disap.
pointed 40 the from tins contest OF the Cnaln
pIOu machine. In the OF y the Industrial Expo
stiOH ma1e awards 10 Rsaping ana Moving machines
from "a Inspection o. then. aud the 90 champion
people deurred alleging that r1l in the Held was the
only thing 10 jest merit III the absence oi tue CAah-
plOu." could not Oc applied 10 it, but lts style
the we'll represented by The johnston
and the " Dorsey" The Judges merit OF work 10
machines are A. McGee, Chas GanO and jas. Kennedy
The Awards Will made public until the opening OF
the Indust1a Exposition, : ept. 2.