The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-05-11
MAY DAY
DELIVERY.
Large Number of Deering Binders
Distributed to Purchasers.
The Deering Company Remember
Their Friends and Patrons With
an Elegant Banquet.

1t is rare occurrence that large
corporation places itself in close
touch with the farmers and makes
them feel that 1t has their interests
and welfare at heart. Such was the
case last Saturday, however, when
the Deering Harvester Company is
sued invitations to nearly one hum
dred of heir friends and patrons, TO
attend their parade and banquet held
in this city, and it IL needless to say
that the efforts of the company were
greatly appreciated.
Early in the morning on the day
above mentioned the farmers who
had purchased machines from the
DeeriDg Company began to present
themselves at the handsome ware
house of Messrs. Dobbins 81 Ewing,
the company's agents, and the ma
chimes were them loaded on wagons
on North Garden street. At IL o.
clock the parade began, only those
who had purchased machines thil
season taking part. The procession
moved from Garden street up West
Seventh and around the Court he use
and down West 7th to Garden again.
The parade was headed by MeIsrs.
Dobbins & Ewing's delivery wagon,
decorated with streamers bearing the
inscription "Deering," and carrying
a large banner, on which were print
ed the names of those who have
purchased machines this year, which
numbered between So aud 10. The
long line of wagons presented an in
teresting spectacle, and served to
show the success the Deering Co.
has achieved in its sales this season.
The wagons were then lined up on
West Seventh streeta an photo graphs
Of the group were taken by Messrs.
f. G. Smith, w. A. Rustle, Cal Field.
en- and Willison ErjersOn, VINO COM
peted for the S. prize offered by Dob
bins Il f. wing for the best view Of the
parade from the Courthouse wind.
Ows.
The parade attracted the attention
OF a large crowd who gathered on
West Seventh street, and it was pro
nOunce n grand success, it being
by far the largest aud best harvest
ing machine display ever seen In Co.
lumbia, if not the largest ever had
in the state.
After this exhibition, tickets were
distributed among the farmers for
the banquet at Hoods European
Hotel, where they filed into the
large DINING halls, to f1nd a sump-
tuous and well-prepared feast await
ing them. FIom one coruer of the
dining hall issued the sweet strains
of music from Columbia's string
band. Neither time nor money were
spared to entertain zach guest and
make him fee | welcome.
After the teau iiful diuner had been
partaken of, Maj. w. J Whitthcrne
was introduced by Mr.. John Dob
bins, Master of Ceremonies, and re-
sponded with an address In behalf OF
tue behring's agents, Messrs. Do.
bins q Ewing. j. Shelby Coffey,
Esq, attorney for the Deering COM
PAW for Maury county, was then in =.
trOduced and spoke in behalf of the
company.
Many compliments we're passed on
the enterprising agents. Messrs.
DObbius d Ewing, for their efficient
manner of conducting the parade,
and the elegant style in which the
guests we're entertained.
Hons. l.. p. PAdgett and Frank
Boyd were invited TO attend, but
sent their regrets. stating that they
could not be present on account OF
business which they had to attend
to.
Great credit Is due Messrs. Claud
Tennessee aud Frank B5rum, the
cOmpany's travelling salesmen and
experts, for their efforts in making
the delivery the success that il was.
Messrs. VIM. Erwin. ID. l.. Smith
and j. b Carver, of the Deering
cOmpdny's branch house At Nash.
VILE, were also present. TINS sue