Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-28
[From the Chicago Times, June ISL

E.
To THE EDITOR: In the Tines Of
Thursday, the Goth inst, appeared what
purportsd to be . special dispatch from
Lexington, KY, in which it is stated that
Q contest Of twine- bin ding reaping ma
chimes took place, under the auspices of
the Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical
Association, ON the farm of James b.
Clay, near Lexington, on the 18th of June
inst, in which contest 'tthe Mccormick
machine outdistanced all of its rivals"
Il is further stated that stthe result was q
most signal triumph for the justly cele-
brated NJ Cormick;" and that s'there was
an attempt by its agents to bull the Os-
borne machine through" and the article
closed with the following modest Ian
guage: s'Thus one BY one does the Nc
Cormick link its victories until the chain
reaches from continent to continent un-
broken and impFegnable. No tricks nor
devices can even take away its laurels."
More or shabbier falsehoods were
never condensed into the same space. It
is q fact that . contest was had as stated,
but it is not . fact that "the Mccormick
outdistanced all its rivals" ON the con-
trary, it was fairly and completely defeat
ed by the No. IL Osborne twine- binder,
as the following dispatch from the secre-
tary Of the association will show:
LEXINGTON, KY, June q, lSS3.-D.
n. OSBORNE & Co, Chicago: In the field
trial Of twine-binding reaping machines
held by the Kentucky Agricultural and
Mechanical Association on the farm of
Mr.. J. B. Clay, neal Lexington, o the
18th inst, the premiaHs Of gold medal toas
aacarded to the No. II. Osborne tscine-bin-
der as the best. The judges who made the
award were five In number, and were Sc
lscted with great care by q committee Of
the directors of the association, and we
regard them IS competent and reliable.
Taere were eleven twine- binders entered
and worked-Osborne No. IL, Mccormick,
Wood, Deering, Buckeye, Minneapolis,
bennett, Champion, St. Paul, and Buck
eye and Deering lOw-down.
@ II. P. KINKEAD,
."Secretary Of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical Association"
This barefaced and shameless attempt
on the part Of some representative of the
Mccormick machine to pervert the facts
and create . false impression as to the re-
suit Of the trial needs no comment from
us, The public may judge Is to who is
under the necessity Of resorting ''to tricks
and devices'' to sustain the reputation of
their machine. It viii require some inge-
nuity to explain how the AWARD OF A
GOLD MEDAL TO THE OSBORNE No. IL
twas q most signal triumph for the Justly
sxa e sl's .aro Sosa.t NJ. a;n.Soo,n 1 .u.a.
this sss;snsi tr;nmnhn is .s s.tssfsciorv US ="
the Mc1eorm;cF a. to u. M Oshorne E
Co., and that the s'tustly celebrated Nc
win continue to add similar
s.linksn 10 it's 0ylctoriesn until sthe chain
reaches from Continent to c~ontinent.n ard
doubtless it will.
Tn th;s connection +ha fo,,ox,ng t.,o-
ram from q Well known hnsiness hons.
2. 49, ~ oe
Messrs. %. NJ Osborne E Co Chicago.
McCornick mas n of the first ma
chines left ont in the aeld trial st Irxino-
.Inne 10 mr. LONG e Co
Nor was the Mccormick the only ma
chine that suffered discontinue md defeat
ON this occasion referred to:
"AusURx. n. r.. June %. 1ss3.-Messrs.