The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-07-25
1873.
ALTON, Ill, May 23d. 1878.

ALTON, Ill, May 23d, 1878.
Messrs. Cannon & ,p-ering:
GENTLEMEN.Th trial to-day was COM
pete victory at this place. The grain cut was
green wheat, five feet ten inches high, and
thick, and in PAGES lodged. The Mccormick
and Wooa We're with us. We were allotted
one haf acre each. We GU, and bound ours in
thirty-one minutes, and without missing a
| bundle or breaking wire, and with pair OF
mules weighing 400 lbs. The Mccormick
cut thelis III one hour and thirty minutes,
breaking four wires each round on an average
Aud the Wood stalled on the fourth bu die
AID socn broke down, and cut twice around
and QUIT, the gram being too heavy and thick
for the car acity OF their Binder. The victory
was clear and complete for The Marsh. The
afternoon was ralnv and it rained all the time
we We're outing. McNair tells NE that the trial
al JeIseyvilie was success. l-Xpe Ito 60 to
Hillsboro to morrow. Will hear from McNair
Ia the morning.
Yours respectfully, B. E. Shonts.
ALTON, H., May o2d, 1878.
Messrs. Gammon 4 Deeriny, Chicago, H.:
Gentlemen Ii field trial near Alton to-
day with the Wood ana the Mccormick
Harvester, and Binders, the Marsh, as usual
was victorious. The wheat in which We cut
was very heavy and green. measuring in
Weight lat an average nearly six feet Half
an acre was stak"d oft and allotted for each
iiiit iit tbSul anu pi1U. Inc MARSH Went
on ner one-ilalf acre at about 2:30 D. m
iinished up without a stoppsge, or without
once breaking the wire in thirty one minutes
On her second round the Mccormick broke
down SO that the Marsh had com pleted her
work before she was again ready for action.
Final ', however, they waded through, meet
ing only with the Slight Inconvenience Of hav-
ing t. stop from three 10 our times in every
round on account OF breaking their wire
Time, one hour and thirty minutes. The
Wood Binder broke down on the first round,
aud wilen in two hours she was again ready
for the field was unable to complete her work,
owing to the wet grain il was raining hard
choking her down, Some two hundred people
witnessed this trial, and although a greater
portion OF them came as friends and supporters
OF the Wood and Mccormick, vet, at the close
Of the tiial, the public ex pression was strongly
in favor OF the Marsh Harvester ard Crane
Binder. After trial Mr.. Auten produced a
testimonial which was signed by many promi,
men; farmers. Obedienty yours,
II H. Hennn..
HOW IT GOES IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS.
SPRArA, Ill Nav 18th. 1878.
M,->srs Cannon Il Deering, Chicago, M:
G.nt-.-The Mccormick agents brought
70 tn a trial on one oil the best farms Of our
country. ana Hade desperate EFFORT to clean
the Marsh out "but all in VAN The last
round the Mccormick made around one
fourth acre she pushed of five bundles un-
bound, whi the Marsh never m~s-d single
bundle bat her work was perfect in every re-
Spet, grnins the gooi will Of about four
fith> of the crowd, which would toe about two
hundred in Dnmber We mad. several sales
al this trial. Tue Mccormick men felt bad to
SIC the crowd all for the Marsh. W. have
beeh in several trials and can say we have done
oar work in the most satisfactory manner We
hav. never broken down, and in al the trials
W. hav- never broken band The Mccor-
mick has broken down al every trial they have
been in but one, and then they had Mr. Baker.
Mater M.chaDir, from th- shops, and a;
HnTlsonville they broke down with him
there Il seems they can't help hu. have a
break dox at every trial. Yours,
Dic,ey L Bro
Oar success at 6rsenvlle, III Yesterday.
May 2sth, ever tn. Mccormick, Oslo, n. aud
Adams and feBch, was complete. The Nc
ComIck brnk.. Wiz ana burst b9ndl-s The
Osborne Arrjet grain oyer the l0aer canvas
Town into tn CO. n--.ls aud chols.i 20 it Lad
20 L. CT, out fully dozen iIn.s The Adams
x Frnca dii not bind more than three and
Il ok-d continually W. did no. miss o.
bust single hund... Yours,
h Ncy.ir