The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-06-08


In the language Of Mr. Rumsly's
agent In the JOURNAL, last week, 1--WE
have taken great pains to hunt UP the
record Of, and find . threshing ma
chine that will save tie most grain"
etc., and II IL the Harrison, Of Belle
vile, Illinois. He having represented
that the Rumely has beaten all other
machines ct various times, and also
the Belleville, at the great trial at
Chillicothe, Ohio; happening to have
the papers In the case, herewith give
the facts, taken from the ehillicothe
advertiser Of July 9th, 1879: 1.-THE re-
suits Of the trial ~ found by the
Judges and Sta ed in their report
were: THAT the Belleville Separator
was the first and best in general con-
struction and simplicity in durability
and cheapness Of keeping in repair;
In lightness Of draft In saving the
largest PERCENTAGE Of the grain /; and it
IL, In the opinion Of the committee,
the best practical and economical
grain separator and sayer.'" The
important points of the competing
machines were all considered, and the
prize q pair Of bucks horns) was
given to the Belleville for the above
reason. Also at Waterloo, Ill. being
. second Waterloo for the competing
machines) the Belleville came Off vic
tor at . three weeks trial and in every
contest and In the field, 1t never has
failed to save the most grain for the
farmers. and running at the least ex-
pense to the threshermen; it being
cheaper, lighter and easier handled,
with much less freight to pay from
near st. Louis than on Others frum
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan or Wiscon-
sin. In every case II will save enough
more grain to pay for the threshing.
It has new features not embraced i'm
any other thresher up to this time. In
regard to the Belleville engines, they
are 30 justly celebrated that praise is
superfluOus- three now In this
vicinity doing the talking and adver-
Using.
Coming nearer home 1 call At
tention to the following testimonial. |
RoxBURY, Mcpherson Co., Kans. I |
June 2, 1882 !
d. Bee6c, Esq, Agent of the Harrison
Machine Works Of Beiterille, Illinois: |
SR:-I see by the last SALINE
COUNTY JOURNAL that the Rumely
thresher has beaten all other thresh-
ers, according to their agents view.
Now l am an old thresherman of
years practical experience,
and l say the Rumely never has
equalled the Belleville in Mcpherson
and Saline counties. l have nearly
worn out one Belleville here, and last
fall l purchased q new one of same
kind, and . Harrison portable engine
OF you. Mr.. Crane Of NV neipbbOr-
hood had bought q Rumely thresher
and engine complete, previously, III
got my outfit late lin NOv), and went
over background after the Rumely and
got all the threshing could do until i'm
the winter, the Rumely leaving the
Held clear for me by laying over. 1 got
Jobs Of two good farmers who had
stopped the Rumely because il wasted
me grain, and others said they would
have made money to have waited for
ne beiieville 1t Is the opinion of men
Who tried both threshers, that the
1eileville saves enough to pay for the
'hreshing. The Rumely does good
'hreshing, but in separating it does
lot save all the grain. If that agent
wants to beat the Belleville, AM his
nan. Respectfully, /
ALEX MACARTHUR.
Call on David Beebe, Agent, Salina
Kansas.