The Lake County star., 1876-07-06


dred and forty-cight years ago.
But walk to the other end of"Print-
ing Press Row" in Machinery Hall
and behold what change. We
have jumped over n century and a
half into the presence of the light
ming Hoe, the Bullock, the Walter
and other perfccting presses of the
present day, to which no descrip-
ton can do justice. They must be
seen as they are here in operation
TO bo understood. An edition of the
New York Times is issued OH the
grounds daily, printed on a Walter
press, the sterotyped plates being
forwarded from New York by En-
press on the early morning train.
The Daily Graphic, the Philadcl-
phia Herald and other leading pa
pcrs issue complete or partial cdi-
tons from one of the various makes
of presses.
A voluntary or scmi-oflicial trial
of moving machines took place on
Tuesday, in large field fourteen
miles from the city. This trial has
nothing to do with the awards to be
made by the Centennial authorities,
as the judges had previously dccid-
ed not to have competitive trial,
but it was open to all who desired
to show the practical working of
their machines. Twenty-threc ma
chimes entered the field. The at
tendance at the trial comprised two
or three hundred practical men, in
Guiding manufacturers, farmers, and
newspaper men, who watched the
proceedings with sharp scrutiny
that showed that it was not merely
the awards of the judges that man
ufacturers should care for. A suf-
ficicnt number of long, narrow Sec
tions of about an acre each, had been
divided off i'm the field by cutting
openings in the grass, and these
had been assigned to the several
machines by lot. The grass, which
was mostly timothy, was Il light
crop. 1t stood up SO well that the
task of cutting it was really too
easy to form a practical test. The
expcdient of running heavy roller
before the particular mower which
the judges were watching was made
use of, but as the ground was very
level those machines adapted for
low cutting on such Il surface had
the advantage. On the 9TH of July
II trial of Harvesting machines will
take place in large wheat-fcld,
one mile from the scene of the
mower trial.
Reason has returned, for the most
part, to those clearinghouse and
hotel keepers, whose expectations
and charges were rather to extrav-
'agant ut the start. For the advance
of rates by boarding-housc keepers
the so-callcd boarding agencies were
responsible. None of the hotels
have had the crowds they expected
and some who raised their rates
have probably regretted it. OF
these the Centennial and the Bing-
ham are the only ones | have heard
mentioned. Most of the others
maintained their old rates and de-
serve credit therefor. The well
known Merchants on Fourth street
has proiited by fair course in this
respect and | am glad to mention
it. The few houses that maintain
frst-class accommodations at Sec
ond-class prices, and never take adj
vantage of IN expected increased
demand for entertainment, are the
ones that deserve and get steady
liberal patronage. The Merchants
is large and takes good care of all
who come. Some of the large hotel
enterprises near the Centennial
grounds have not done as well as
was anticipated so far. They de-
serve well enough of those who can
afford high prices, but the tendency
of visitors appears to be to stop
down town nearer places of amusc-
mcnt and general interest. On the
whole it is easier to get good ac-
commodations here for little money
now than it was six weeks ago.