The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-04-13
DEERING AT PARIS IN 1900.
The Famous Chicago Harvester Com
pany Received More and Greater
Honors Than Were Ever Before
Accorded an American Exhibitor
in the History of Expeditions.

Americans may we'll feel proud of the in
terest which her citizens took IN the Paris
Exposition and the elaborate exhibits which
were prepared with consuinmate skill and
displayed in a manner not excelled by any
other country. Those of Harvesting Ma
chinery in particular were most complete
and interesting. The Deering Harvester
Company, of Chicago, Americas foremost
manufacturer of this line of goods, was
accorded the position of honor, having con-
tributed more to the advancement OF the
art Of harvesting than any other manutac-
turer, living or dead, and with a greater
array of important inventions to its credit
than any other company in the world.
Visitors to the Exposition were prompt
to accord the Deering exhibits supreme
hopors, and it only remained for official
mandate to ratify the popular verdict, which
was lone in a manner as substantial as 1t
was well-merited. Each one of the seven
Deering exhibits secured the highest award
in it's class.
In addition to four high decorations, the
Deering Harvester Company received TWEEN
ty-five awards, or twenty-nine in all, as
follows: Decoration OF Officer of the Legion
of Honor, Decoration of Chevalier of the Le-
gion of Honor, Two Decorations of Officer OF
Merite Agricole, a Special Certificate. OF
Honor, The Grand Prize, Six Gold Medals,
Six Silver Medals and Eleven Bronze Med
ais, including Deering Collaboration Med
ais.
The Decoration of the Legion of Honor
was substituted by Napoleon Bonaparte when
First Consul in 1902, and is only conferred in
recognition of distinguished military or civil
achievements. 1t is the highest distinction
in the gift of the French Republic.
The Decoration of Merite Agricole is an
honor of but slightly less importance, which
is conferred upon those who have contrib
uted greatly to the advancement OF agri-
culture.
An Official Certificate of Honor was ac-
corded the Deering Retrospective Exhibit,
which showed the improvements in Harvest
ing machinery during the past century, and
excited the highest praise OF the French
Government Officials who had entrusted to
the Deering Harvester Company The prep
a~ration of this most important exhibit. By
special request this exhibit has been pre-
sented to the National Museum OF Arts and
Sciences at Paris, where it has become a
permanent feature OF that world-tamed In
stitution,
The Deering Irvine Exhibit and Corn
Harvester Exhibit, both OF which received
the highest awards, have by request OF the
French Government been presented 20 the
National Agricultural College OF France.
There was no field trial, either official or
otherwise, in connection with the Paris tx
position, but the most important foreign
contest the past season was held under the
auspices of the Russian Expert Commission
at the Governmental Farm OF Tomsk, 81
IBERIA, August l4th to 18th. All the leading
American and European machines partlcl-
pated and were subjected to the most diff
fcult tests by the Government Agricultur-
list. The Expert Commission awarded the
Deering Harvester Company the Grand
Silver Medal Of the Minister of Agrlcul-
ture and Domain, which was the highest
award.
The Deering Harvester Works are the
largest of their kind in the world, covering
eighty-ive acres and employing 1900 peo-
pie. They are equipped with modern auto
matte machines, many OF WHICH perform
the labor Of nom five to fifteen hands.
This Company is also the largest manu-
f%acturer Of Binder Irvine in the world,
having been first to produce single-strand
binder Irvine, such as is in general use to-
day, making over a third of the product of
the entire world. The output of its fac.
tory for a single day would tie a band around
the earth at the equator, with several
thousand miles to spare. The annual pro-
duction would fill a freight train twenty
miles long. Made into a maj two feet wide,
il would reach across the American Con.
tinent from ocean to ocean.
Deerlng machines are known as LIGHT
DRAFT IDEALS, consisting of Binders,
Mowers, Reapers, Corn Harvesters, Shred
ders and Rakes.
This company exhibited at the Paris Fx-
position an Automobile Mower, which at
tracted much attention. and exhibitions
were given with one of these machines in
the vicinity of Paris throughout the season.
The process of washing free from sin dis
closes that sin is a sort of starch for some
characters.-Puck
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Take Laxative Bromo O%uinine Tablets. All
druggists refundmoney fit fails to cure. Csc.
A thief's talk is always about the dishon-
esty of others.-Atchison Globe.
Cheerfulness is the best promoter Of
bealth.-Addison.