Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-24
Another Shipment to the Northwest.
OVER 100 MACHINES SHIPPED BY THE
MICHIGAN CENTRAL THIS MORNING.
THoUsANDs WITNESS THEIR DEPARTURE
FROM THE DEPOT.
Music and Decorations Make an Animating Scene.


The Advance Thresher Company made another
immense shipment of Threshers this morning.
Three weeks last Saturday the Company sent sin
gle shipment of one hundred of their celebrated and
deservedly popular machines, which had all been
sold TO the Dakota and Minnesota trade and the an
nouucement that there would be another shipment
OF over 100 machines to the same point so soon
surprise TO our community. AT few minutes be-
fore eight O'Clock this morning the train arrived at
the new depot of the NJ. q. II r., where vast crowd
were waiting to see this remarkable exhibit of the
products of Battle Creek manufacture.
The train consisted of twenty six fiat cars bear
ing lob machines, and one straw burner engine a
box car loaded with MarshaPs Band Cutters and
Self Feeders (2000 of which will be built next sea-
son by the company caboose, and car occupied
by the Germana band, and was drawn by Mogul
Euglne No. 275. A number of the stockholders of
the Company accompanied the train far as Kala-
mazoo, in special coach. The band will accom-
pany the train far Chicago where it will arrive
at six o'clock this evening and will go into the city
before stopping. From thence the train, which is in
charge Of =. S, Lowell will go the Chicago and
Northwestern railway to Minneapolis.
The Advance Thresher Company have manufac-
tured ard shipped 500 Threshers thus far this
season and also large number of engines and
thresher supplies Our citizens must have all felt
justable pride in contemplation of this large ship
ment of agricultural machinery, and as this train
rolls along through the country to its destination
Minneapolis, it will be an effective advertisement
not only for the Advance Thresher Company but
also of our prosperous and beautiful city The train
was photographed at the depot and the picture gives
very true representation of the long train loaded
with Threshers, decorated, and bright in the morn
ing sun.
The company have shipped II threshers, 81 engines
and 10 horse powers outside of this train load since
the train load shipped July IA, which gives slight
idee of the immense business being done by the con-
Germ. and it should be remembered these goods
all sold. The company is still making five machines
per day, for the Minnesota and Dakota trade, and
will continue to do so up to August 10. The train is
schedule time and will be photographed on
the c. 81 n. w. railway oil the bridge at Minneapo
lis, for that company
Forbes Bro, of Hopkinsville, Ky as Agents for
The Advance Thresher Company have sold eighteen
of the popular Advance Threshing Machines. one
Advance Traction Engine and one Marshall's Band
Cutter and Self-Feeder. The success of these
chimes stands without precedent in this country,
having thoroughly proved TO our farmers that they
are the best cleaners and separators and greatest
grain savers used in this county We confident
ly predict that they will continue to "Advancelin
the estimation of our farmers and threshermen.