River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-09
WORLDS FAIR TROPHIES.
The McCormIek Harvesting Machine Conn
psny Awarded Seven Medals and Dlpio-
mas for the Superior Excellence of Their
Binders and Mowers.

pany Awarded Seven Medals and Dipio-
mas for the Superior Excellence of Their
binders and Mowers.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24th.
At the Worlds Columbian Exposition to-
day seven medals and seven diplomas were
awarded theMcCormick Harv esting Machine
Company of this city. These donors are In
recognition of the merit of the following
named machines manufactured by the Nc
Cormick Company: The Machine of Steel.
Bindlochine, Open Elevator, Mccormick
Simple Knolter, No. Steel Mower, Big 4
Steel Mower and the Corn Harvester. These,
the highest awards, are based on the per-
Torrance Of the Mccormick machines be-
fore the judges in the field, e. the regular
field trials of the Exposition, held at Wayne.
H.. in july last, the machines tested being
those regularly built for the general trade.
IL is significant fact that OF all the manu-
facturers OF harvesting machinery having
exhibits at the Worlds Fair, the McCor-
mick Company alone complied with the
committee request TO show me capabilities
Of their machines in the field. The first
successful reaper was invented by Cyrus
Hall Mccormick in 1881, and from that time
TO this the Mccormick machines have had
decided prestige over all others. They have
won che grand gold medals and highest
awards al every Worlds Fair, and IL was
possibly for this reason that sixteen differ
ent manufacturers Of Binders and Mowers
did not compete in the field with them.
Throughout the entire season these sixteen
concerns, in their efforts TO have floor
award granted, have done everything posi-
Bile 70 baffle the Commission and prevent
fair open field exhibit that should test the
working qualities Of the machines. And
now, after four mouths fight by the
s4fl
dare meet Mccormick in the field-a fight
in which the United States Commission
voted at every turn that the only way TO ex-
anime a machine was by seeing 1t al work ia
the field and after having signed an agree
meut with all the others not 10 show in the
field. one concern wanted an award so bad
lv that only two weeks ago II went so far "a
to get a secret permit 10 pay the expenses
of a new Committee 10 secretly accompany
their special machines 10 a remote section
of Colorado, where no other machines could
be shown, and where the crop off there Is
any lefO must be much lighter, and the
surface of the ground firmer, with the evil
dent hope that these 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
ed the Mccormick machines speak in high
est terms Of their efficiency, ease OF hand
ling and extreme light draft. The McCor-
mick No 4 Mower showed wonderful power
at work, aud n. cut machine, in field
averaging three tons TO the acre, with a
dvnamometer perfectly adjusted by the U.
S. 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 d fl. OF heavy oats on up
hill ground, and carrying bundle carriers,
measured by the same standardized dyna-
ulometer, showed draft as ,ow as 800 lbs,
and none higher than $50 lbs. This wonder
full showing was great revelation TO many
distinguished foreigners at the trial. and no
one present was at loss TO know why moro
machines did not take part in the tests
JEANETTE, I'm afraid you are vain little
wife. You gaze into your mirror so much !
You Oughn't to blame me for that
haven't your advantage" Whats thatf'
You can see ny face without looking into
a mirror"