The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-04-22
". Il. CRAIG TALKS.

/ wish TO inform my friends and pat
rons that have sold out my interest in
the firm Of Craig, wilkins " Martin aud
have opened up business for myself on
the corner of High and Eleventh streets,
near the depot. / also wish to tender my
sincere thanks to all my friends and Gus
toners for the kindness and liberal pat
ronage shown me in the past.
have tho agency for the Deering Bin
der, Reaper, Mower, Hay Rake aud
Binder Irvine, and sell the different eX-
tras used on all the Deering machines,
and when tne m4chiue season is over, |
will add such line Of farm implements
to my ba-iue5s a. l can procure and
can cnu~.ientou5ly recommend, and
shall always keep good, practical men
to assist me.
have represented the Deerng goods
in Maury County for the past seven
years, and can assure you that tho Deer
ing Company is well pleased with the
patronage thcy have received at your
hands, AMI viii in future do all in their
puwer TO protect their tra:e mere, ana
will be a. liberal with their customers
here as amy firm on earth.
never recommended machine TO my
patrons yet that did not bear ne out in
I my assertions regarding the Same. Ny
experience with machinery has not been
As extended as ! would have liked, but
! have studied it all nay life and have
doue expert aud experimental work IN
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississip-
! pi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama,
! Georgia and Louisiana, and ! can truth
| fully say that the Deering is the leader
| in al! these States, aud honestly q
| iieVe IL IL by FAR the BEST machinery on
| earth. The DuerinI for the coming sea-
! son is the finest machine ever nIHufdc-
! Jured by VIM. DuerIng * Co., twhIch J
| shall not take space mere 10 describe
! | may NOT be abiB 20 sell the DCcrlng Tor
/ ~ fe ~ collars as some machines VIII be
! offered Tor, but viii promise 70 sell them
! lust As cheap as IL II possible Tor ule 70
10 and save for mys5li rgdrOiidpie pay
| for nv titia. But 40 take the tTuo MOI
! lis of the machine into consideration, !
| will sell the BoaJ n43hinc FOR TIC money
| OF any on the market. 50 lar rs the
| DLerIng machines staying IL MaGrY
! County is concerned, my competitors
| NAV l,t, at ease on That score, for they
! viii be here 50 long as ihel" - gram
! and grass To cut aDu tue afiuuTs .hDW
! their appreciation Of thcm a. tGey nave
/ i'm the ua-sed seven years. Since th,lt
| hundred DceriuS machines SOid ana
| used in Marry County. In 1879 - . only
| sold one Deeriug machine; IN lo'U on Y
! five Binders anu fourteen ~ overs. Our
! IrIl;o lHCTv4~cd each years IN 1871 81 e.
! sold sixty Binders and about forty
| Mowers. THIS steady growth shows
! that lie DyeTiug il no C&pcriniCu Ia ma
| chine, bur - one that n worthy OF The
trade and has come 20 stay.
Mr.T. =. (rom) Seeiev IL with me and
! must say LhaL only echo the SeHtI-
| mspts Of hundreds OF the best farmers
in Maury County when 1 say ne Is by
far the best machine man Ia this cuuu-
", and l believe l might safely say, in
| the state. He will DC pleased 10 soc all
his old friends and will DO all he can TO
make your machine work 10 your salts
faction.
Not believing il to be the fair thing to
| criJicise any machine or Improvement
| thereon without seeing same, ! most
| heartily invite a close examination OF
! The new DoeTing, and most earnestly
do invite all my competitors 10 come
| AT any lime and as often as they see
| proper and examine theh-Ihey WIN
meet with a hearty welcome
i I have no disposition 10 say tnat ~
D.,..rin,T is the only good machine on the
| .-t. there. are many good nachlnes,
i'li re represented by as clever, nice
r,nn,Iernen as ever lived. But what
% bnIieve from mechanical aud prac-
Iical standpoiuts. That is, for sim
| pIicity, durability, lightness OF DRAFT
| and capacity, the DeerinS ~ Tar IN Inc
lead OF ait competitors:
Now, in conclusion, allow me 10 say
that have no fight TO make against any
other machines. shall only sell the