Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-11-09
MonL Lnla fAlR IRoPnIEs.
nhe Mccormick Harvesting Machine Com
pany Awarded seven Medals and Dipio-
mas for the Superior Excellence OF Their
ninders and Mowers.


mhe Mccormick Harvesting Machine Com
pany Awarded seven Medals and Dipio-
mas for the Superior Excellence OF Their
binders and Mowers.
CRrcAoo, Oct Gath.
A. tho Worlds Columbian Exposition TO
day seven medals and seven diplomas were
awarded theMcC cCormick Harvesting Machine
Company OF this city. These honors are in
recognition OF tho merit OF the following
named machines manufactured by the Mo
Cormick Companys The Machine OF Stcoi,
Blndlochine, Open Elevator, Mccormick
Simple Knoltor, No Steel Mower, Big 4
Steel M0wor and the Corn Harvester. These,
tho highest awards, arc based on tile per-
formance Of the Mccormick machines be-
fore the Judges IN the field, Mt the regular
Held trials OF the Exposition, held at Wayne,
ill. IN July las, the machines tested being
thoso regularly built for the general trade.
ftis a significant fact that Of all the manu-
facturers OF harvesting machinery having
exhibits at tho Worlds Fair, thu McCor-
mick Company alouo complied with the
committees request 10 show the capabilities
Of their machines In the field. The first
successful reaper was invented by Cyrus
Hall Mccormick in 1881, and from that time
10 this the Mccormick machines have had
decided prestige over all others. They have
won the grand cold medals and highest
awards at every Worlds Fair, and IL was
possibly for this reason that sixteen differ
ont manufacturers Of Binders and Mowers
did not compete in the field with them.
Throughout tho ontire season these sixteen
concerns, In their Efforts 70 have floor
award granted, have done everything possi-
be 20 bafiie tho Commission and prevent
fair open field exhibit that should test the
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now, nfter four months fight by the
makers Of harvesting machines who did not
dare meet Mccormick in the held-a fight
in which the United States Commission
voted at every turn that tho only way TO ex-
anime machine was by seeing II at work In
the field after having signed an agree
mcnt with all the ythcrs not 10 show In the
field, ono concern wanted an award so bad
~ that only two weeks ago It went so far as
20 got n secret permit 10 pay the expenses
Of n now Committee TO secretly accompany
their special machines 10 n remote section
OF Colorado, where no other machines could
be shown, and where the crop az there is
any lofD must be much lighter, and tho
surface Of the ground frmor, with the evil
dent hope that thcsc conditions would insure
as easy work and as light draft as were
shown by the regular Mccormick machines
IN the official tests in July, in the very heavy
grain then harvested. The diplomas award
cd the Mccormick machines speak in high
est terms Of their efficiency, case OF hand
ling and extreme light draft The McCor-
mick No. Mower showed wonderful power
Mt work, and a II. cut machine, in a field
averaging three tons to the acre, with
dynamometer perfectly adjusted by the U.
IS. Custodian OF Government Weights and
Measures, drew at work, at an average
draft OF l52 lbs. The judges pronounce this
a remarkable performance. The McCormicK
Binders, cutting 8 it. of heavy oats on up
hill ground, aud carrying bundle carriers,
measured by the same standardized dyna-
mometer, showed draft as low US 800 lbs,
and none higher than 800 lbs. This wonder
ful showing was great revelation 10 MAJ -
distinguished foreigners at the trial, and
one present was at loss TO know why mo.
machines did not take part in the tests