Wichita eagle., 1888-07-03
THE MADDEN MACHINES.
THEIR PROPOSITION FORMALLY
ENDORSED BY THE BOARD
OF TRADE.
Chairman Healy, Of the Manufact-
uring Committee, will Now
Receive Bids for the
Location.

The Madden two wheel binder and the
Madden chain mower which have been on
exhibition in this city during the past
week, and which were so heartily endorsed
by farmers, machinists, business men and
all who saw them at work have been form
ally endorsed by the board of trade. who,
at their meeting yesterday afternoon, I'M
animously adopted the report of their
manufacturing committee, which recon-
mended to the favorable consideration of
our citizens the proposition made ny the
company in regard to locating their fac
| tory here.
That persons in various portions of the
| city, who desise to secure the location Of
| his desirable plant, may more readily I'M
derstand the advantageous features of such
a factory it can be stated that the plant
will employ not less than $50 hands in a
very short time and will later be enlarged
as rapidly as possible. To further give an
idea on this point, the following description
of the plant TO be erected and the machines
to be constructed is given:
Chairman p V. Healy of the manufac-
turing committee. will at his Office give all
the facts in regard to the terms and condi-
lions Of their proposition and also lnforma-
ton concerning the manner of making bids
| for the location of the works. Now, hurry
up your bids, somebody is going to get
| prize.
The buildings comprising the plant,
will represent 68,543 square feet Of floor
! space. and a capacity of working $50
hands. The first building to be erected
will be the machine shop S0x300 feet, with
| engine house 29x29 and blacksmith shop
29X49. Two sets of employees will be
worked in the shops, night and day, until
| the other buildings are ready. This will
require the extension OF the electric lights
to the factory,
Thousands of our citizens have been out
to the Sites place. witnessing the machine
at work, and the unanimous opinion is
that Wichita has a good thing. To the OBJ
server the machine gathers up grain, weeds
and everything in its way, green or dry,
up or down, tangled or straight, and
throws it out in bundles neatly tied. That
is all that is required OF it by the locker on,
but the practical man, the farmer. wants
TO know how such things are accomplished
without any apparent labor on the team,
and with such small light machine
The points of merit claimed for the Mad
light weight, easy draft, simplicity of con-
Struction cheapness and durability. All
of which have been practically
demonstrated to the entire satisfaction
of all those who have examined the ma
chineS in operation. The binder is prac-
caily moving machine with additional
mechanism to make it a binder. The two
wheels are both driving wheels and afford
double the traction, sustaining weight and
power of other machines. Besides the adj
want e gained by two wheels, is a center
draft which brings the team close to the
binder and back of the grain reel. 1t also
allows the use of an ezra set Of packer
arms close to the VatoFs, so that It Is alb
sclutely impcss bic Tor wet, green or tan
gled grain t. lodge and choke the machine
Another advantage is, when cutting
on side hills, it cannot tip over until
perpendicular is reached The traction
being divided, points the working Of the
machine in soft ground. The Knotter is
light, simple, and positive and the intro
duction OF straw or such other substance
as are usually encountered IN Knotter's
will not prevent its tying the knot. The
knot is made without the assistance of the
compress or arms and drops free from the
knotter before the compressor arms
reach the bundle, so that in the operation
of tieing and discharging bundle, there
noadditional labor on the team and it is
impossible to discover by the appear
ance of the team, when the bundle is be-
ing bound and discharged. The cutting
bar to the Binder is flexible, the same as a
mower, and conforms to rough or uneven |
ground The pitman is connected to the |
cutting bar, both being one
peice. Therefore it cannot get out of line |
This does away with breaking of sickles |
or knives. The butter can be adapted to |
short or long grain at the will of the oper- |
ator, simply by moving lever within |
reach The motive power is the one great |
features of the machine and is conveyed in |
such manner that there is not particle |
Of jar or shake on the horses or the driver. |
When fitting the machine there is no ad- |
ditional weight on the horses necks. That |
the binder is simple in construction must
be admitted, from the fact that there is
not a shaft or key in the entire machine,
and it looks so small in a field com
pared with other binders. Those who
have tried the machines here, claim that
with the two-wheel pony binder, and one
span of ordinary horses, they can cut more
grain in day and do it with less effort
than they have been able TO do heretofore
with three horses, on any other machine
The mower is marvel OF simplicity The
motive power is conveyed by chain to a
pitman in the shoe, the shoe being attached
TO, and part of the cutting bar, Is always
in line without reference to the position of
machine or cutter bar. The power is
greater than in other machines and is
to cut where jointed connect
ion mower fails. The draft is largely from
the shoe, which gives greater traction, and
overcomes sidedraft. The pitman, be
ing in the shoe and the shoe
being on the ground while cutting. takes
all the shake OF the horses and driver, SO
that there is no more motion to the ma
chine when in operation than when thrown {
out OF gear. The binder, as received from
the factory, can be put together in twenty I
minutes ready for work. And, when set
up, can be driven through a ten foot gate ,
without folding or taking apart. We ex- 3
oect to see this enterprise soon a. work l
here, and predict q bountiful harvest for ,
ne Madden binder and mower al the very
IGOR OF their factory. 9