Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-06-22
SELF BINDING HARvEsTERs.

buckeye, Deerin9, McCOruilck, anu
s.. Paul machines were represented,
Osborne was awarded the first premi-
um. The judges were General b. F.
Cheathanl, William II. jackson, and
Major Campbell Brown.
The above special was published in
the Ledder OF ye>teday relative to the
great field trial Of Nashville. This
rial has long been looked, forward to
Ivy all manufacturers of harvest;n.
machinery as the one at which the i'm
portant decision as to the merits OF
their respective machines would be
given. This trial took I'lace upon the
famous Belle Meade farm, which is
owned by General Harding, one OF the
most eminent turf men in the United
States. General Jackson the sonin
law of General Harding, with his usu
al display of good judgement desired
in the purchase of harvesting machin
cry to select only the best, and with
this object alone in view, invited all
the competing harvesting machine
companies that manufac ure self'bind-
ing harvesters to engage i'll this trial
in order that he might decide as to
the merits Of the machine, and select
for his farm whichever machine was
shown to have the most complete sys-
TEN of cutting, elevating, and binding
the grain. All prominen, harvesting
machine companies were present at
the trial, either in person by the man
ufactures or by their general agents.
The day appointed for this trial was
Monday, May 30. The weather be-
Iiag most propitious, there was, as OK
pccted, an immense concourse of PEG
pie to witues, the trial, and the re-
suit of the first days battle was sum
moned up in a dispatch received from
Mr.. i. f. Palmer, the manager of the
Cleveland branch house of ID. NJ Os
borne X Co.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 29.-In
trial all day with Mccormick, Buck
eye, Wood, Deering, and St. Paul; no
decision as yet. Osborne, Mccormick,
Buckeye, aud Wood machines ordered
into very heavy wheat to morrow to
decide the trial, Other machines were
ruled out" y
As will be seen by the above dis
patch, the grain in which the ma
CHR es were first put to work was not
sufficient to fully test all points of me-
chanism about the machines, and in
order to do no injustice to any of the
leading harvesting machine companies
the judges of the trial, Gen. B. F
Cheatham, William II. Jackson ant
Major Campbell Brown, wisely decided
to have these machines put to work il
a very heavy piece of grain, one which
would thoroughly test the strength o
the machines, and the ability to ha,
die heavy, tangled grain. And thu
result is most satisfactorily summoned
up 10 the following dispatches, which
we have been furnished with from
those present at the trial.
One from Mr.. I. II. Ritter, If Lin,
Ohio, general agent of d. M. Osborn
a. Co:
"NAsuvILL, Tenn, May 30.-Th,
result is complete victory for the Os
borne by unanimous decision and iul
vote Of the committee. Seventeen
Osborne machines were sold on tn
field. We are gloriously happy.
I. H. RITTER.
Another from Mr.. II. J. Case, pro
minently connected with the inventive
department of the house Of d. NJ. Or
, horne Il Co:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 30.-Os
borne gets blue ribbon. Our machin
successful and its binding systel
Thoroughly vindicated."
. Another from ID. nj. Osborne, {
: the firm of D. M. Osborne T. Co., VIII
/ desiring to know by personal observs
ton the advantages that his machin
had over his competitors, was preser
ut the trial:
NASHVILLE. Tenn, May 3O.-A
. ter being in two days trial compile,
, victory for the Osborne binder owe
> Wood, Dcering, St. Paul, Buckley
: and Mccormick. Seventeen Osborn,
= sold on the field C'mpressors are Il
. a large discount. We have won tt
e trial completely, and captured Kel
lucky and Tennessee.
A great number Of dispatches ha'
since been received by Messrs d. \
Q Osborne l. Co., congratulating the
e upon the great success which they ha'
$ gained in their victory over their cor
petitors at this trial, which is nc dou'
> most satisfactory to them, but Il
: above dispatches are alone sutiicie'
i to justify us in presenting our co
3 CALCULATIONS to the firm for this vict
!, ry over their many eminent compel
/. tors.
We are informed by their Clevelar
e manager that the prospects for trac
l, the coming year are very flattering i
,t detd. That general prospect
among the farmers aud general go