The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-07-25
The Anti-AGonopolist.


vice while he was laying up and repairing.
We have also beat tho Osborne badly. Our
machine run one horse lighter and did better
work.
Yours. George Roth.
HIGHLAND, Madison Co.. Ill May 9th, 1878.
M-ssrs. Cannon & Deering
We. the UNDERSIGNED farmers Of Madison
and adjoining counties. on Saturday saw the
Marsh, Osborne, and Mccormick Harvesters
andBinders working on John Balsiger's and l..
Buehl rams farms at Highland, in hesvy
green wheat and rye, and, after close Observa-
ton, unanimously says: We greatly prefer
the Marsh Harvester and Binders to the others
on account OF Its great simplicity, ightness Of
draft, lid the good work it did. Draft is light
enough for two horses, and the Binder is per-
feet. The Marsh is the machine for Southern
Illinois, and good careful farmers will examine
i before ordering any other. S. E. Crane, J.
Eusminger,. w. 5. Ramsey, John Gall, P. B.
Hendrickson. John Berger, }. H: Leach, r.
Fricker, w. A. Leach, John Ambult, J. +.
Schmiedly, H. c. Barlow, Chr stan Ambuehl,
Seth Rutherford. q. W. Hennrickson, Jules
Majonler, Calvin Lee, P. Thompson, F. Henze,
FIR d Hershi, C. w. Digger, Buck Hoffman,
c. w. Martens. Henry MoeIhenry.
PITY THE UNFORTUNATES. TRIAL
ATALTON. ILL, MAY %.
1878.
ALTON, Ill, May 23d, 1873.
Messrs. Cannon &Qeering:
GENTLEMEN. -The trial to-day was a COM
plete victory at this place. The grain cut was
green wheat, five feet ten inches high, and
thick. and in PAGES lodged. The Mccormick
and Woon We're with us. We were allotted
one half 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 theirs in one hour and thirty minutes,
breaking four wires each round OH dn average.
Aud the Wood stalled on the fourth bundle
AID soon broke down, and cut twice around
and quit, the grain being too heavy and thick
for the car acity OF their Binder. The victory
was clear and complete for the Marsh. The
afternoon was RAINY, and it rained all the time
we We're outing. McNair tells he that the trial
at JeIseyville was success. Iexpe, to GO to
Hillsboro to- morrow. Will hear from McNair
in the morning.
Yours respectfully, B. E. Shonts.
ALTON, H., May 22d, 1878.
Messrs. Cannon < Deering, Chicago, ILL.,:
Gentlemen In a field trial near Alton to-
day with the Wood and the Mccormick
Harvestera and Binders, the Marsh, as usual
was victorious. The wheat in which We cut
vas very heavy and green. measuring IN
Weigh fat an average nearis six feet. Half
an acre was staked off and allotted for each
machine to cut and bind. The Marsh went in
on her One-half acre at about $3.50 D. m. :,
finished up without a stoppage, or without
once breaking the wire in thirty one minutes.
On her second round the Mccormick broke
Gown so that the Marsh had completed her
work before she was again ready for action.
Finally, however, they waded through, meet
ing only with the slight Inconvenience of hav-
round on account OF breaking their wire.
Time, one hour and thirty minutes. The
Wood Binder broke down on the first round,
aud when in two hours she was again ready
for the field was unable to complete her work
owing to the wet grain it 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, yet, at the close
If the trial, the public ex preston 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. Obediently yours,
H. II. Hennins.
HOW IT GOES IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS.
SrRArA, Ill. May 18th, 1878
Messrs Cannon 4 De.ring, Chicago, H.:
Gents. The Mccormick agents brought
for tn trial on one Of the best farms Of our
country, and made a desperate effort to clean
the Marsh out, 'but all in vain The last
round the Mccormick made around one
fourth acre she pushed of five bundles un-
bound while the Marsh never missed q single
bundle, but her work Was perfect in every re-
spect, gt'ning the good will Of about four.
fiIths Of the crowd, which would be about two
hundred in plumber We made several sales
at this trial. The Mccormick men felt bad to
see the crowd all for the Marsh. We have
beeh in several trials and can say we have done
our work in the most satisfactory manner We
We have never broken band. The McCor-
mick has broken down at every trial they have
been in but one, and then they had Mr.. Baker,
Mater Mechanic, from the shops, and at
Harrisonvile they broke down with him
there II seems they can't help but have a
break dosn at every trial Yours,
Dic~ey 4, Bro.
Our success at Gr-enville, iii Yesterday.
May oath, ever thu Mccormick, Osborne, and
Adams and Prnch, was complete. The Nc
Cosmick brok- wire and burst bundles The
O,lpine Arrcd grain over the lover canvas
Town into tn. co. " heels and choss.d so il had
to IL cut out fully dozen times. The Adams
K F,nca did not bind more than three and
Il ok-d continually We did not miss O,
bust singi. bupd.-. Yours,
T. A. McNair.
FROM DIAMOND CROSS.