The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-15
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THE LARGEST YET.
Two Immense Trains Leave the Factory
AgOi The Champion Machine Co., Car
TYIng Away 'OnG Thousand
Champion RCaDGrS and
Mowers,
Former Shipments EclipSed !! !
Forty-Four Cars Loaded with Cham.
pions.for the Southern and
Western Trade.
One Hundred and Seventy. Five Thou.
sand Dollars worth OF Ma
chimes In One Lump.
The Appo rance of tho Trains and
tho Scene ut the Yards.
Former Shipments EClipSed ! !
Tho Appo rance of the Trains and
tho Scene at the Yards.
springfield Cohlo, Transcript

Springfield (ohiol Transcript
The busy season with the Cham.
pion people has now fairly begun,
and the energy with which they are
accustomed to push forward their
operations is beginning TO tell in
substantial results. 1t syct nearly
three months till harvest time, but,
Notwithstanding that fact, large
shipments Of Champion renpcrs and
mowers, to nearly all portions and
quarters Of the globe, are now being
made almost daily. The demand
for this popular machine is greater
this year than it has ever been be
fore, though for many seasons past
it has stood, by the unanimous yer
diet Of the American farmers, at
the head Of all harvestcrs. TO meet
this increased demand, the manu-
facturers are now taxing their ener-
GIGS and facilities to tho utmost
That tho THIRTY THOUSAND MA
CHIMES, which will be ready tor the
harvest of 1875, will fall under
rather than overreach the demand
is now evident.
This morning FRIDAY, May 7th)
the largest single shipment of agri-
cultural implements ever witnessed
in the United States or the world
took place from the yards and ware
rooms Of the Champion Machine
company. Since Monday morning
last large force Of workmen, de-
tailed for that purpose, have been
engaged in loading machines pre-
paratory to shipment. The FORTY
FOURTH car was loaded late last
evening, and all things were pro-
nounced ready for the great ship
mcnt.
The forty-fo1r cars contained, in
all, ONE THOUSAND MACHINES eX-
actly. 70 avoid the suspicion
which ordinarily attaches to round
numbers, the effort was made to load
on one more machine, rs the order
Of several of the parties to whom
the machines were shipped were not
wholly filled, but the room was
lacking, so that the number rested
ut the even thousand. The cars
were divided into two trains, which
started out together.
1t had previously been noised
about that the New Champion folks
were going to Guido all former efforts
in II huge shipment Of machines
that would astonish the natives
along the lines Of the various roads
over which the trains would pass,
and II crowd of citizens collected
early in the morning at the manu-
factory of the Champion Machine
company, to witness the spectacle.
And il was well worth their while
/ 1t took some little time to get the
trains made up, but by half past
nine O'Clock they were ready, and
the first one at once began to pull
out. The scene presented just be
foro the departure Of the trains was
one to which Il high degree Of an
imation was attached. The cars,
locomotives and each caboosc were
gaiIy decorated with flags, while
large, handsomely printed cards,
bearing Il fine illustration of the
Champion machine at work in the
field and the letters, "From the
Champion Machine Company,
Springfield, Ohio, TO" (hcre fol
lowed the name or names of the
agent or agents and the town or
city, were fastened to the side Of
each car. 1t was scene that every
citizen of Springfield might behold |
with pleasure, for it was II very sub.
stantial indication of the continued |
prosperity which an enterprise,
which has taken conspicuous place
among the foremost manufacturing
interests of the world, and which
has contributed so largely to the
upbuiding Of our fourishing city,
enjoys.
AS above stated, the number of
machines was exactly one thousand.
Their average value is Sl75, which
makes tho value of the shipment
$4,000. Think OF tit will bear
thinking about.
The trains;w hich were under the
charge of Conductors J J. O'Ncal
and John Hammer, and Engineers
Charles Chase, with engine No. 2l7,
and Dennis Lynch, with engine No.
Els, go to Cincinnati over the G. G.
g. and |. road. AT that point one of
the trains will be divided, parts 60
ing east, south and southwest. The
remainder Of the train and the
other one, unbrokcn, go thence to
Indianapolis, over the indianapolis,
Cincinnati and Lafayette road,
thence To st. Louis, over the Indian
apolis and st. Louis road. Here
further distribution takes place
The unbroken train passes on
through ST. Louis direct TO Kansas
City and ST Joseph, over the st
Louis, Kansas City and Northern
road, where the cars wall be distrb.
utcd by the various lines diverging
from those points. The cars for the
extreme west thus have no change
until they reach the above cities.
The quickest possible time will be
made. The freight alone Oh this
shipment, at special contract rates,
amounts to s4,232 81. The cars
are to be distributed through differ
ent states as follows:
Ohio-Five cars.
Indiana cars.
Kentucky-Two cars.
Tennessee One car.
Illinois-Three cars.
Missouri-Thirteen cars.
Iowa-Three cars.
kansas-Four cars.
Texas-Three cars.
Utah-0ne car.
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