The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-20

draft, and 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
Ensminger,. w. S. Ramsey, John Gall, ?. =.
Hendrickson. John Berger, J. H: Leach, Z.
Fricker, w. A. Leach, john Ambult, }. +.
Schmiedly, 81. c.. Barlow, Christian Ambuehl,
Bernhart Henrichs; Geo. Holtz. Chas. Traver,
Seth Rutherford. &. w. Hennrickson, Jules
Majonier, Calvin Lee, P. Thompson, F. Hence,
Fred Hershi, C. w. Digger. Buck Hoffman,
PITY THE UNFORTUNATES. TRIAL
AT ALTON, ILL.,, MAY %.
1878.
ALTON, Ill, May Esd, 1878.
4essrs. Cannon & Dsering:
GENTLEMEN -The trial to-day was 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
bundle or breaking wire, and With pair Of
mules weighing / 400 lbs. The Mccormick
cut thei,s in one hour and thirty minutes,
breaking four wires each round on All 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 rainv, and it rained all the time
we were cutting. McNair tells me that the trial
at JeIseyvilie was a success. Iexpectto 60 to
Hillsboro Tomorrow. Will hear from McNair
in the morning.
Yours respectfully, B. E. Shonts.
ALTON, ILL.,, May 22d, 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 lat 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 $3.50 p. M,
finished UP without a stoppage, or without
once breaking the wire in thirty one minutes.
On her second round the Mccormick broke
Gown so that the Marsh had completed her
work before she was again ready for action.
Finally, how ever, they waded through, meet
ing only with the slight inconvenience Of hav-
ing to stop from three to tour 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,
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
Of the trial, the public expression was strongly
in favor Of the Marsh Harvester and Crane
Binder. After trial Mr.. Auten produced a
testimonial which was signed by many promi-
d. d. Henning
HOW 1T GOES IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS.
SPRArA, Ill. May 18th, 1878.
Messrs Cannon n Deering, Chicago, ILL.,:
Gents Mccormick agents brought
forth 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 sh. pushed of five bundles un-
bound, while the Marsh never missed single
bundle, but her work was perfect in every re-
iiths OF the crowd, which would be about two
hundred in number We made several sales
at this trial. TIE 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 AcCor
mick has broken down At every trlal they have
been in but one, and then they had Mr.. Baker,
Master Mechanic, from the shops, and at
Harrisonville they broke down with him
there II seems they can't help but have a
break down at every trial. Yours.
Dicsey 4 Bro.
Our success At Greenville, H., yesterday,
May oath, sver the Mccormick, Osborne, and
Adams and Fench, was complete. The Nc.
Cormick broke wire and burst bundles The
Oslo, ne carried grain over the lower canvas
down into the CO Sw heels and chok-d 80 it had
to be cut ont fully dozen times. The Adams
X Fench did not bind more than three and
ci oked Continually. We did not miss OF
bust single bundle. Yours,
&. A. McNair.