New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-05-05
In Desperate Straits.


titors, it has minded it's own business, and been
content to manufacture and sell some O00e to 49,
600 GOO harvesting machines per year. When Mr..
Wood saw that the time for a self binder had come
he promptly made one and put it on the market
The com peting manufacturers tried to belitte his
efforts and laughed at the undertaking, but soon
and their path to n reasonable degree OF success,
had been made smooth by MIR. Woods presever.
ance and energy in his pioneering efforts. which
they had fought to 70, the e best Of their ability
as material for binding, the Wood company be-
gan some years ago to look into the matter and in
1879 put fair number Of Irvine binders in the field.
most sanguine, that it is deemed perfectly safe
to build several thousand Of them for $780, and they
riM Be found To- do at !<sst fast ~.a a.
S.n.4LL COST for bands, S~d to be a. da,-
able as any binder that soas eres made.
That the rival manufacturers are terribly fright
ened is amply proven by their circulars. The fol.
lowing is Il copy of one and we give it entire 80
you can see to what desperate straits they are re.
duced.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 22d, 1885,;
DEAR s1a:-In regard to Irvine Binders, we
have this to say: other manufacturers who have
made q failure with Wire Binders and are forced to
something else are putting out, in greater or less
best wire binder on the market, that has stood
the test by thousands in the field for several years
in succession, and under which guarantees have
proved satisfactory to purchasers as well as our
selves
This therefore, they can purchase without risk
or disappointment, and we have been experiment.
arg tat hs n
er, also, in the field. We assured that it will
be found ut least equal, If not SUPERIOR to any 9TH
er. We shall further test our Irvine binder in the
coming harvest, from Texas to Manitoba so as to
meet all the differences In crops and situations to
be found anywhere; when We shall thus be able to
know positively, what to recommend as we'll as
guarantee to our friends and customers, and be
Iipvp that shall then he nroNSra6 IN mil,
chasers of our wire binder, Irvine Binder attach.
ments which can be attached to our machines
Frem previous arrangements we are making, snch
attachments can be added with very little expense
Competitors may talk as strongly MS they please
in order to effect premature sales but they cannot
do more than we now propose, with safety to the
farmers. Yours truly.
MCCORMICK HARyEsriNo MACHINE ca.
You Will observe that something is going to be
invented, so their customers can have Irvine bind
edge that the Wood company is ahead Of them AND
the only thing to be complained of is the manner in
which confession comes. fair inference from the
on their present merits They. will have a twine
attachment another year, and how perfect it will
be! 's
D. NJ. Osborne & Co., seem to be equally fright.
1t is not necessary to print it ALL but to show their
state of mind We produce few extracts. They saw:
s'YOu probably hear more or less about Irvine
binders for this season. and it will be well to note
with wire binderswho are now trying tc sell Irvine
''Twine costs about twice as much as wire Der
pound, and they will have to bind their bundles
much tighter than we have ever seen done to make
pound bind twice US much grain rs pound OF
wire" WIRE, 49, woa,, +,,,,,o ,,n,ou 49, :. -,
bind much tighter than does any binder manufac.
tured by any other concern. But mark the unfair
ness Of above statement: They do not mention the
fact that while it takes but 300 it. of wire (hardy
thOt\ IN ,aoiph n nOUn6 and At
binding has been, and can be done with Irvine that
runs loo to 1900 IT, to the pound, When these facts
are considered how about the relative cost of wire
Coming events cast their shadows before Those
who manufacture wire binders only, have had re-
ports from Australia and New Zealand, where the
know just what is coming, hence their circulars.
II, as they pretend, the Irvine binders were worth
less would be worth their while to send out such
missives, lconld they not rather rest In ease and
quiet conscious Oftheir own strength and security?
No. They must sell their machines before tile
Wood binder IS seen in the field, after farmer has
seen it work he will buy none Of theirs if he can
from the Australia and New Zealand harvests,
We do not wonder that the rival manufacturers are
frightened.
Wood company cannot supply one.half the demand
for Irvine binders I'll crops are fairy Please there
fore, get as many Of your customers possible to
wat one year: DO not nrge any one to buy that
other season.
We are not believers in the policy oftraducing or
belittleng the efforts Of Others On the contrary we
think courtesy and fairness to competitors not only
just and proper in ITSELF but also the best policy.
The unbiased man will soon form the opinion that
those who find it necessary to resort to acrimony
and vituperatiOn, are more than likely to have a
questionable cause.
FULLER & JOHNSON.
Madison, Wis.,, April 10, 1880.
4 SO -<>>-
FRANCE produces, on an average,
go, 600, 900 hectoliters of wine annually
each hcctoliter being equal to twenty
two gallons; Italy produces 10000, 900
shectoliters; Austria Hungary, about
23,0O0,0O0; Spain, about 2O,O0O,OOO
and Germany 100000 hectoliters.
The annual production of sparkling
wines in Germany does not exceed from
5000 900 to 100000 bottles, of which
from 100000 to 100000 are con-
sumel in the country, while from 2, OOO,.
900 to 100000 are exported. The i'm.
portation Of French champagne into
Germany amounts to about $500, 600
bottles q year. The annual wine prod
uce If Portugal is estimated at 4,OOO,-
900 hect differs, Of which 5000, 600 are
consumed in the country, 500, 600 ex-
ported. and the remainder distilled or
turned into vinegar.
The weight OF registered packets.
supposed to contain diamonds, which
passed through the general post office.
Cape Town, in 1873, was /, i49. pounds
133 ounces. Allowing one-half of this
weight to have represented the actual
weight Of the stones themselves the
other half being the weight Of the
paper, etc, inswhich they were packed
this would give q total Of !, 0O6, 25O
carats, or 20, l25 diamonds, Of an aver.
age weight Of fifty carats each