The Portland daily press., 1880-08-16

The attendance was very satisfactory Satur-
DAY, and large number of farmers tried tho
Cameron-Estes, and also Cameron's best plow
that has taken many premiums at fairs, in
Guiding one at the New England fair of 1875
The Cameron Estes pillow used was the same as
the regular steel Cameron No. pillow.
Several of those who tried the Cameron Es-
tes plow were interviewed by the reporter of
the PRESS, with the following result:
Mr.. Alonzo Libby of Saccarappa believed
the Cameron-Estes plow will make a consid-
cradle difference in clayey soil over other
plows.
D. u, Roberts of Saccarappa said: II never
took hold of steel plcw that held as WE'LL
Mr. J. Raymond pronounced the Cameron
Estes plow ga good one, and no mistake
Mr.. b. f. Roberts of Saccarappa said: "The
Cameron-Estes plow is as good as can be. 1t
can't, in fact, be beat"
f. W. Merrill of Gorham, and Capt E. G.
Sturgis of Saccarappa were satisfied with the
working of the plow Both are we'll known
farmers
The furrow ploughed was about fifty rods
long, and the horses used, the span of Mr..
William Gray of Portland. The draft averaged
52O pounds, ploughing an average of eight and
half inches in depth, and eighteen to twenty
inches in width. At no spot did the draft rise
above 700 pounds. The Cameron best, aver
aged about one hundred pounds more. The
only place where the Cameron-Estes drew 700
pounds was when passing through some roots
After the trial of the Cameron Estes, with
the Cameron No !, Mr.. Libby of Saccarappa
brought up his new Frye plow No. 3 (steeD and
it was given trial. The Frye pillow made an
average in draft of 700 pounds, going down to
800 only once, and standing at 1000 once, at
the point where the Cameron-Estes drew 700
pounds, and the Frye pillow was steel, and the
Cameron. Estes iron.
Mr.. Frank Haskell, the agent of the
Westbrook Manufacturing Company, thor
ough mechanic, gave it as his opinion that the
new roller Cameron Estes pillow must any
where, in any soil, save at least one hundred
pounds in draft over the Cameron No 4.
The Cameron-Estes Plow Company have
purchased all the stock, TOOLS &C., as well as
the good will of the firm of W. f. Cameron &
Co., and will manufacture not only the Cam
eron-Estes plow, but all the other agricultural
plows now manufactured by W. f. Cameron
& Co. In this connection it should be said
that it is claimed that when the rollers that
form the distinctive feature of the Cameron
Estes pillow are applied to the steel Cameron
model, the saving IN draft will be still more
marked.
Mr.. Estes is practical farmer and mechanic,
a resident OF Vassalborough He has devoted
good deal Of time and thought to the i'm
provement of agricultural implements, and
has taken out five patents on plows, one for
revolving harrow, and one for a roller drag for
moving heavy stones. Each and all of his in
ventions have been successful.
The Cameron Estes Plow Co. is organized as
follows:
President-James A. Whitney, Portland.
Vice President and General Agent-David
G. Pike, Cornish.
Secretary and Treasurer-H. NJ. Sylvester,
Portland.
SUPPLEMENTARY. f. Cameron, Deering.
Directors-James FL. Whitney, Portland;
David c. Pike, Cornish; III. M. Sylvester,
Portland; w. +. Cameron, Deering and L. A.
Wilder, M. d., Boston. Two more directors
are to be chosen.
A limited number of the shares of the COM
pany are now offeredsto the capitalist of Port
land and are being rapidly taken.
There is a strong effort being made to have
thesmanufacturing establishment of the new
company removed to Saccarappa but it is to be
hoped that it will be kept here, giving, as the
company will, employment to many men
throughout the year.
The Cameron-Estes Plow Co. are the sole
owners of the Cameron-Estes patents for the
New England states, sand a. thorough canvass of
those states will be Immediately made,