The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-07-21
The Mccormick Irvine Bind
er Victorious in Field Trial
With the Buckeye Expert
ment, on the Farm of Geo.
Warner,

Ordinarily we would take no notice
OF such a victory, but in this case,
under the circumstances q few words
of explanation are necessary. 1t was
well known fact to the Buckeye
crowd that Thursday we were to have
field trial at st. Johns, and where
our men would very likely be. They
take advantage of this and summon
an army of Expert General Agents,
and helpers, hire large Percheon
horses, bring them long distance to
draw their Binder and beat the Nc.
Cormick. Thursday morning at six
O'Clock our binder was not unpacked,
with no help but Mr.. Chaplin and a
boy who had never seen a Binder put
up. Under the circumstances we
did the best we could. They had
tall and short Experts, young and old
Experts, Bald-head Experts, Experts
with grey beard, also with red, Gen
eral agents and Mastiff's and boast
ed upon the ground that eff help,
money and Brains would win that
trial, they would win" Many sharp
and sarcastic remarks were made by
them. ,,
Although we were without exper-
fenced help, our confidence in the
old Mccormick never grew weak.
With all their scheming and plan
ing the Mccormick with nothing but
awkard Understrappers to operate, it
beat them.
May 10, 1882, the day w. & II.
made their display when Mr.. p. ].
Bryan boosted to the writer he had
"beaten us this year, and will
beat us next" he little knew
what he was talking about. He
thought because he had beaten us
in sales by stealing our orders
and using the Mccormick machine to
sell theirs, and doing what no honor
able man would to undermine us in
that deceitful undetermined way for
which they have become noted Just
because they had the advantage of us
by having the agency of our goods,
they imagined they could with
"money, help and brains beat us
in the field. While the Buckeye COM
pany are to be congratulated for
being so fortunate in securing the
services of competent help, yet they
are to be pittied because they are so
unfortunate in Binder. They have
one thing to console themseves-that
is the photograph they carry; l hon.
estly believe it is good thing:--
mean good photograph.
We have beaten them in every
trial in the state, the Mccormick
can beat them in any spot; they may
have all their Experts, and all their
fine imported horses to draw their
old horse-killer. To the farmers
who were present at that treat ac-
cept our thanks for your gentlemanly
treatment to us. While we do not
ask of anyone to point the finger Of
scorn to our opponents as you did
the Buckeye crowd, / feel that they
brought it upon themselves by their
boisterous insulting bulldozing con-
duct, but overlook it in them, excuse
it. We can't tell but we would be-
have in the same manner under the
same circumstances. When they
were trying to bulldoze Mr.. Warner
to take their machine because he
had given his order, you all saw me
offer them $a5 to commence suit
against him, they dare not do it. l
wish they would. This year we have
no more binders to sell. We have
had an immense trade. We have had
our share in this county. Next year
we are going to be here. We will
not be sold out by our agents. You
can all have your choice. The Nc
Cormick don't LET them bulldoze you.
This is free country, an Understrap-
per can. eat at the same table with
General Agents, Mastiffs and ours
walk together, no law to prevent it,
Act upon your own judgement and
so act that at last the Judge of Judges
will say you have done right, bought
Mccormick. Come up higher.
UNDERsTRAPPER.