Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-04-22

The following from the Chicago Inter
Ocean fully proves the world wide rcputa-
ton and acknowledged merits of the ma
chinery manufactured by G.. Ii. s. L. J.
Mccormick
Chicago, Sept. ~. 1879.
THE NJ CoRMICK REAPER WORKS.
The space these works occupy comprises
about twenty-five acres, lying on the north
side of the south branch of the Chicago
River, all of which, excepting about three
acres that are covered by the buildings, is
used for railroad tracks, for stables, and for
pillng lumber, pig.iron, and other materials.
The different manufacturing building are
located in the shape of rectangle, having
a frontage to the north and south of $50
feet, and to the east and west of AGO feet,
covering and inclesing space of over three
acres. Without going further into detail,
it may be observed that tie floor of the sur
face OF these several buildings is 301 ,450
square feet, or about seven acres; and in
the several different departments of the fac
tory the firm have kept as many as 1000
employees at work The season Just closed
has been good one and no less than 25,-
600 machines have been sold. These ma
chimes have been disposed of in all the
great wheat growing States in the Union,
from seaboard to seaboard, from Texas to
Manitoba. Nothing can better illustrate
the popularity of the Mccormick self-bind
er, and at the same time show the growth
of the State, than the fact that
5,492 MACHINES
were sold during the past season in the
State of Minnesota. On Mccormick S
ledger Minnesota leads the United States
she is to that establishment indeed the ban.
ner State. In 1856 Mccormick sold ten ma.
chimes in that State ; one agent writes that
he will sell 1900 the coming year. The
firm are at present employing 800 hands,
and during the busy season have run the
factory night and day 1t might be inter,
esting to note, as an item of news, that the
firm have very extensive trade with Great
Britain and the European countries gener.
ally, rs well as with Australia, New Zea.
land, South America, and South Africa
1t will give some idea of the popularity of
the Mccormick machines abroad as we'll as
at home to say that one years shipment to
New Zealand filled 116 freight cars-the
largest single shipment of agricultural i'm.
plements, we veture to say, ever made al
one time on a single order from any estab
lishment in the world.
Mr.. Mccormick in the Worlds Fair al
London, in 1851, made an impression which
has not been erased, which gave Europe an
idea of the characteristic quality-origi
nality-of our inventors. From that date
to the Paris Exposition, of 1878, he has tax
en- the first prize at every one of the world,
fairs. 1t has been shown above that TO Mr.
Mccormick was awarded at the recent Par
is Exposition the highest honors ever given
a i'm in fl,o ri
Sor the golden medal of the Royal Agricul
tural Society of England, as usual, the Nc
Cormick machine came out ahead and was
awarded the gold medal for it fulfilled the
conditions laid down.
The Mark Lane Express, of Aug 10, 1879
gives the following very interesting and ably
written account of the Mccormick Binder
ut cuts u breadth of five feet, the cu
grain falling upon horizontal platform Of
endless web canvas, or, as the Americans
call it, 'ducking' carrying ribs of wood
This carries the grain toward the rear side
where it passes upward at an acute angle
almost perpehdicularly, between endless
webs, to height of nearly five feet, thus
rising over the main wheel, framing and
driving gear: and the stuff, delivered in Q
continuous stream, falls over upon hor
izontal table: binding arm, placed about
midway along the side of the table, advan
ces toward the falling grain, strikes down
ward through it, separatinga portion for {
sheaf, and at the same. time carrying dowr
the upper ply of wire beneath, and thus en-
compass the sheaf The arm then retreats
drawing the girded sheaf toward the side
and in the course of this movement til,
wires are cut off and twisted together by {
rapidly rotating pinion below, named tn,
whirl. The sheaf remains upon the tabl,
until the next sheaf pushes it of, with de
liberate, quiet motion Nothing can ex
coed the smoothness and unerring perfec
ton of this arrangement for binding.
The sheaves are dropped with the creates
regularity, lying in line, longitudinally, OF
in the direction of the machines course
with the butt ends foremost, and they arr
some feet clear of the horse track. Tit
wire band is joined by twist in two
places on opposite sides of the sheaf, leav
ing the twisted ends sticking out for abou
a couple of inches. The special merit oil
the work was in its perfect collection of Il
the wheat, scarcely an ear being dropped
thus absolutely the whole of the crop |.
bound in the sheaves. leaving nothing a
all to be raked up, and perhaps not more
than a handful per acre for cleaners.