The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-08-22
ALTON, Ill, May 23d, 1878.

ALTON, III, May 23d, 1878.
Messrs. Cannon & Deering:
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 places lodged. The Mccormick
and Wood were with US. We were allotted
one half acre each. We cut 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 on an average.
And the Wood stalled on the fourth bundle
and socn broke down, and cut twice around
and quit, the grain being too heavy and thick
for the capacity of their Binder. The victory
was clear and complete for the Marsh. The
afternoon was rainy, and it rained all the time
we were cutting. McNair tells me that the trial
at JeIseyville was success. lexpect to 60 to
Hillsboro tomorrow Will hear from McNair
in the morning.
Yours respectfully, B. E. Shonts.
ALTON, Ill.,, May god, 1878.
Messrs. Cannon Il Deering, Chicago, ILL.,:
Gentlemen in field trial near Alton to-
day with the Wood and the Mccormick
Harvesters and Binders, the Marsh, as usual
was victorious. The wheat in which we cut
was very heavy and green. measuring in
weight fat an average nearly 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 2:3O p. m,
finished up without stoppage, Or without
once breaking the wire in thirty one minutes.
On her second round the Mccormick broke
down 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-
ing to stop from three to four 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,
and 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 tine close
Of the trial, the public ex pression 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. Obediently yours,
H. H. Henning.
HOW IT GOES IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS.
SpRATA, Ill. May 10th, 1878.
Messrs Cannon q Deering, Chicago, H.:
Gents.--The Mccormick agents brought
forth trial on one OF the best farms OF our
country, and made 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
ffths Of the crowd, which would be about two
hundred in number. We made several sales
at this trial. The Mccormick men felt bad to
see the crowd all for the Marsh We have
been in 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 al every trial they have
been in but one, and then they had 4r Baker,
Master Mechanic, from the shops, and at
Harrisonviile they broke down with him
there 1t seems they can't help but have a
break down at every trial Yours,
Dickey & Bro.
Our success al Greenville, Ill yesterday,
May oath, ever 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
down into the coxw heels and choked so it had
to be cut out fully dozen times. The Adams
x Fench did not bind more than three and
cl oked continually We did not miss OF
bust single bundle Yours,
E. A. McNair