The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16


list of premiums in these departments and those
in other classes omitted in our last are now be-
yond our reach, owing to an accident to our re.
porter, which prevented his working on Saturday,
the last day the books were in the city. Our own
La Sale county and Ottawa people, however,
were very successful, and carried oil rather more
than their share of blue and scarlet ribbons
The first department of the Fair that caught
the eye as the visitor entered the grounds was
the machinery display which lay spread out be-
fore him. Entering the grounds and standing
on the high ground at the gate, the whole was
spread out before him almost as BIRDS eye
view In the center was machinery hall, crowd
e1 with machinery, rafting with their RAPID
working and surrounded by about ten acres
of the various devices Of human skill which
are made to tighten human labor, but
sometimes increase it. The effect was highly
pleasing, and caused all spectators to say that 1t
was the largest, fullest and most comprehensive
showing of farm machinery especially that mad
ever been presented to them in Illinois.
The pillow department was immense in variety,
showing all the numerous makes known in the
west-the Rock Island, Moline, Earlvllle, etc.
and especially Ottawa manufactures.
The most credltable display in the threshiug
machine line was that of Pitts IL Co.. of Mar
seilles with five varieties of their Chicago, Buff
fao and Marsclllcs Pitts Separators and dozen
different styles Of horse powers. They hitched
teams to their powers, and thus exhibited their
machinery to o large crowd of interested specta-
tors They gave an afternoon entertainment ON
Thursday to an audience of a couple OF thousand
people. The scene, their various threshers and
powers in motion, was much enlivened by the
presence of the Marseilles Brass Band, who ac
Quilted themselves splenddy in the way of ex-
cellept music.
Near the Pitts department were several wind
mills. Vim. Stsrmont, of Ottawa, exhibited four
different styles of his make Adams, of Mar
settles, Miller, of Worthwhile, and Watson, Wal.
bridge & Co., Of Seneca, had creditable samples
of the same useful implement of their respective
makes adjoining.
King & Hamilton, of Ottawa, made fine dis
play of their farm implements having samples
of their famous Illinois Combined Riding and
Walking Corn Flows under cover, and also their
minor manufactures. They exhibited also their
well known shelers-"The Gilman Power She'll
err" the "Ottawa Warehouse Shelter" and their
Double Plnon Horse Power. The display was
very fine and made many an Ottawa man feel
proud of the extensive shops in which they are
made.
The Joliet Manufacturing Co. were on hand
with numerous specimens of their work in the
way of corn shelters, &c.
The Walter A. Wood Reaper, Self Binder two
selfrakers, mower with attachment for self
raker, &C., attracted much notice and favorable
comment
J.E. Porter's display of the Edward Harvester,
a reaper, the Vandiver Corn Planter and the
Champion Hay Carrier was well worth the large
attention which 1t received. The Hay Carrier
took the Silver Medal. He made also one of the
best displays Of plows on the ground.
j. II. Booths (of Princeton) space Of territory
was given up to his combined self.raker a com.
bined dropper and mower, and the celebrated
Canton, Ohio Thresher, Sweepstakes This,
the new improved variety is greatly admired,
and by many regarded as the boss thresher and
separator.
F. d. Sweetser of Ottawa, did himself ample
justice IN the way Of q show Of agricultural i'm
plements OF all varieties, too numerous to men.
ton here.
Under shed for the accommodation of various
kinds of machinery, in motion, Frank G. King,
Of Ottawa supplied steam power with first
class % horse power steam engine, which ran
about three hundred feet of shaftng which
moved reapers, mowers, corn shelters, cider
mills, planning machines, &c. This was a very
interesting show in itself, and constantly drew
large crowds of visitors.
The carriage department was full, Gay & Por-
ter, of Ottawa taking the lead with ten varieties
of carriages, buggies, democrat wagons and
phaetons, having one sample of each; and all
were exquisitely finished. Indeed, it was the
only complete exhibit on the ground.
Mr.. Hahn, of Ottawa, exhibited two very finely
finished and substantially built farm wagons.
Mr.. Vette had couple of his famous "Vette"
wagons here also; and Moline firm couple,
which did not, however, detract much from the
samples of our well known Ottawa exhibitors.
Near this part of the grounds Louis Gagel
placed a magnificent specimen of marble work
monument for Mrs. Joel Haws, of Magnolia,
Putnam county, lately deceased. Beside it were
smaller ones for different parties
The section allotted to plews near BY was am
ply filed, and every important mandatory in
the west was fully and fairly represented An
enumeration o. the different makers and yarie.
ties would require too much time and space.
F. D. Sweetser's leading articles were. the
Champion Reaper and Mower Marsh Harvester
and Binder, Kirby Reaper and Mower, large
display, and the Sweepstakes Thresher, Warrior
Mower, fine show of John Deer's plows and
cultivators, Skinaer's gang plows sulky, &c. He
had also the "Star," Brown" and Challenge
planters, Dlckey's Tanning MILL Corr's suIky
Plow, most highly finished, and the woolrich
Land-R Roller.
E. F. Davis & Co, of Ottawa, probably made
the best display of agricultural machinery.
They had the Walter A. Wood Harvester and
Self-Binder, table Take, English sweep rake, and
tive mowers, elsewhere alluded TO; also McCor-
rnick's HarNaster and S.lf- Rlnhnr Tn. Adrnnun-