The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-08-08
1878,
ALTON. I'll. Nav 23d. 1878,

Messfs Cannon x Deering:
GENTLEMEN. The trial to-day was COM
piete victory 1t this place. The grain Gu. was
green wheat, FIVE feet ten inches high, and
thick, and in places lodged. The Mccormick
and Wool Were with Us. We were allotted
one half acre each. we Gu: and bound ours in
thirty lone minutes, and without missing
bundle or breaking wire, and with pair OF
mules weighing 400 lbs. The Mccormick
cut theirs III one hour and thirty minutes,
breaking four wires each round on an average.
Aud the Wood stalled on the fourth bu udle
and socn broke down, and cut twice around
ana quit, the grain being too heavy and thick
for the ca racity 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 cutting. McNalr tells Inc that the trial
at Jel SEVILLE was a success. lexpectto go to
in the morning.
Yours respectfully, B. E. Shonts.
ALTON, H., Msy o2d, 1878.
Messrs. Cannon < Deering, Chicago, Ill.,:
Gentlemen in a field trial near Alton to-
Harvesters an,. Binders, the Marsh, as usual
was victorious. The wheat in which We cut
very heavy and green. measuring in
weight Fat an average nearly six feet. Half
al acre was staked off and allotted for each
machine to cut and bind. The Marsh went in
on her one-half acre at about $50 p. M. :,
finished up without a stoppage, or without
once breaking the wire in thirty one minutes.
On her second round the Mccormick broke
ao.Sn SO that the Marsh had completed her
work before she was again ready for action.
Finally, hos ever, they waded through, meet
ing only with the slight inconvenience of hav-
ing to stop from three 70 our times in every
round on account OF breaking their wire.
Time one hour and thirty minutes. The
Ipr.l dnyr ft,a fret
aud when 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 I
choking her down. Some two hundred people
witnessed this trial. and although greater
portion Of them came as friends and supporters
OF the Wood and Mccormick, yet, at the close
Of the trial, the public ex presson was strongly
in favor OF the Marsh Harvester and Crane
Binder. After trial Mr Auten produced a
testimonial which was signed by many promi-
nent farmers. ObedlentlN yours,
HOW IT GOES IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS.
SPRATA, Ill. May 18th, 1878.
MesSrs Cannon x Desrng, Chicago, H.:
Cents The Mccormick agents brought
for.s. 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 a single
bundle but her work was perfect in every re-
spect, gaining the good will of about four
ths OF the crowd, which would be about tw o
hundred i'll number. We made several sales
a. this trial. Tie Mccormick men felt bad to
see the crowd all for the Marsh w. have
been i'll several trials and can say we have done
our work in the most satisfactory manner We
have never broken down, and in all the trials
We have never broken band. The McCor-
mick has broken down at every trial they have
been in bat one, and then they had Mr. Baker,
Mater Mechanic, from the shops, and at
Harrisonville they broke down with him
there 1t seems they can't help but have a
break down at every trial. Yours,
Dickey K Bro.
Our success at Grsen-ille, III, Yesterday,
MAY cath, sver the Mccormick, Osborne, and
Adams and Fench, was complete. The Nc
Cormick broke wire and burst bundles The
Osborne carried grain over the lower canvas
iowa into the co " heels and chok-d 30 i: had
to be cut out fully dozen Tins. The Adams
4 F-nch did not bind more than three and
ci oked continually W. did not miss OF
bus; a single bundle Yours,
T. A. McNair