The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-05-10
boss Machine Of the World,
ARRIVAL or THE "CHMAP P1oN
REA PER.S AND MOWERS.

| lAHhIVAL OF IHE "CHMAPION
| REAPERS AND MOWERS.
A Train a Quarter Of a Mile IN Length.
Newspaper Representatives. Interviewing
The Agerits--Ldrge Crowd al The Depot
| Etc.
The four sections Of freight trains
which left Springfield, Ohio, on Mon.
day morning freighted with about
700 reaping and moving machines
of the celebrated Champion pattern.
arrived at Altoona sometime yesterday
forenoon. At that point the trains
were consolidated, and run with a
powerful engine, No. sol, and q full
complement of train hands per order
Of Superintendent M'Crea, to thi g
city, rs one train, arriving here at
fifteen minutes to seven o'clock inc
stead Of 4.20, as previously announced
/ owing TO the fact that some time was
consumed in switching of five cars
at Lewistown and again eleven cars at
Marysville, points where the "Cham-
pion" was left for further distribution.
These valuable machines were loaded
on cars of the Empire. National and
Union lines, which were all labelled
with attractive black letters on broad
strips of white muslin, champion
Reaper and Mower"
A 4.30 p. IN. quite crowd had gath
cred at the depot, and considerable
disappointment was felt, but after an
explanation Of the cause of the delay
the assemblage dispersed to be on
hand again promptly at seven o'clock.
The train consisting Of SO cars moved
slowly along the main tract through
Canal street, on its way to the Los
chiel iron works, at which point the
train was stopped. II was subsequent
ly moved back to the stock yards
above the city, where the cars were
distributed as f,llows Seven cars to
York, over the Northern Central rail-
way eleven IN points up the Phila-
dclphia and Erie railroad for Clinton
county /; ten over the Lebnon Valley
road, consigned to parties in Lehigh
and adjoining counties seven to
points in Lancaster county; and the
remainder over the Pennsylvania rail-
road. consigned to parties in the lower
counties. The cars contain on an ave.
rage twenty>four reapers. In this
connection it may be proper TO state
former shipments, in considerable
quantities, have gone over the routes
designated.
The Champion" interest represent
ed in the city yesterday comprised The
following gentlemen, to each OF whom
we arc indebted for valuable informa.
ton
$. C. Lee. of the firm of II. L. Lee &
Bro, of Baltimore. general southeast
ern agents.
J. II. Black, York. Pa.
III. z. Shut, Chambersburg, Pa.
Il. G. Holledge, Sunbury, Pa.
S. X. Miller, Lancaster. Pa.
A. A. Hamilton, Coatesvlle, Pa.
s. G. Downs, Honesdale, Pa.
The newspapers were represented
besides the city papers as follows I:
Mcssrs. Hood, of the Baltimore Amer.
lean Keiiler, of the Ne,p Era, Lancas.
ter: Thomson, of tho West Chester
Ncws A. b. Tate, of the Williamsport
San aud Democrat Westhafer, of the
Eizabethtown Chronicle, and few 9TH
ers all of whom took copious notes.
A noticeable feature was the appear.
ance among the crowd ut the depot Of
many farmers and citizens from the
rural districts, who appeared to he
deeply interested in the reaper and
mower question.
From the several live and energetic
agents here we CLEAN the following
facts in connection with the extensive
sales of the champion :"
ut was the foremost" among its
class of machines ut the centennial
exhibition in 1876 receiving five sep
arate medals and five diplomas-the
highest award given to any machine
on exhibition at the great worlds fair
1t was pronounced by all competent
Judges and intelligent farmers who
thoroughly inspected it at the centen-
nial. to be the" lightcst draft "imple-
mcnt fits kind on exhibition, using
the "lowcst draft ever made-.only
l3l pounds.
At the centennial exhibition the
champion" was closely and thor.
oughly examined by ti.lers of the soil
from foreign climes, and already quite
\ number of orders have been received
from Europe and other countries. and
their general introduction across the
Atlantic will be only question of
few months.
The Champion ranges in price from
sS5 TO $40, according to size. This
popular implement was patented in
1853, and in 1856 only q half dozen
were manufactured. II has since been
greatly improved and now the mum.
ber turned ont reaches 10000 annually
requiring an outlay of$4OOO,000 The
stock on hand, buildings, and other
real estate is estimated to be worth
another $4,000, ,000-which makes a
capital invested amounting to S,000,-
900. The number of skilled mechan-
les, laborers, clerks, agents, etc, en-
ployed is set down at about 5000.
The buildings at Springfield cover an
area of acres, and fully 90 acres in
all are used for buildings, yards and
side tracks, all of which are devoted
exclusively to the manufacture of the
Champion Harvesting Machines.
The Champion rs a complete ma
chine has no superior. ats qualities
may be briefly summed up rs follows /:
II excells in material, Workmanship,
simplicity and durability of construc,
ton in lightness of draft, lightness Of
weight, combined with the necessary
strength and endurance of power TO
accomplish the work ; in convenience
Of handling, and adaptation to all tho
various labor required by the former
durability of the machine and conves
nience and economy of repairs, and
finally, machine that combines all
the features necessary to harvest sue
cessfully all the known crops raised by
the farmer, even under the most unfa>
vorable circumstances" These mas
chimes, also, arc ornamental, so To
aneak and of haaufifill finish