The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-04-18
DEERING AT PARIS IN 1900.

The Famous chicago Harvester
Company Received More and
Greater Eonors Than Were Ever
Before Accorded an American
Exhibitor in the History of Ex-
positions.
America may well feed proud Of the inter
eat which her citizens took in the Paris Expo
sition and the elaborate exhibits which were
prepared with cOnsummate skill and displayed
in manner not excelled by any other country
Those OF Harvesting Machinery III particular
were most complete and interesting. The
Decrng Harvester Company, Of Chicago,
America s foremost manufacturer Of this line
of goods, was accorded the position OF honor,
having contributed more to the advancement
of the art Of harvesting than any other manu-
facturer, living or dead, and with greater
array Of important inventions TO its credit
than any other company in the world.
Visitors to the Exposition we're prompt to
accord the Deering exhibits supreme honors,
and it only remained for official mandate 10
ratify the popular verdict, which was done in
q manner as substantial as ii was well-mcrlted
Each one of the seven Deering exhibits secured
the highest award in its class.
In addition to four high decorations the
DeCring Harvester Company received twenty
five awards, or twcnty-2ine in all, as follows:
Decoration OF Officer Vf the Legion OF Honor
Decoration of CheYalior OF the Legion OF
Honor, Two Decorations Of Officer OF Merite
Agricole O Special Certificate of Honor, The
Grand Prize, Six Gold Medals. Six Silver
Medals and Eleven Bronze Medals, including
Deering Collaboration Medals.
The Decoration of Legion of Honor was in
stituted by Napoleon Bonaparte when First
Consul in 1902, and is only conferred in recog-
milton OF distinguished military or civil achieve
ments. 1t is the highest distinction i'll 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 contributed
greatly to the advancement of agriculture.
An Official Certificate Of Honor was accord
ed the Deering Retrospective Exhibit, which
showed the improvements in harvesting ma
chinery daring III" past century, and excited
the highest praise OF the French Government
Officials who had entrusted 10 the Decring
Harvester Company the preparation OF this
most important exhibit By special request
this exhibit has beer presented to the National
Museum of Arts and Sciences at Paris whore
it has become Il permanent future OF that
world famed Institution.
The Deering Twine Exhibit and Corn Hai
vester Exhibit, both OF which received the
highest awards, have by request OF the French
Government been presented to the National
Agricultural College OF France.
There was no field trial either official or
otherwise in connection with the Paris Expo
sition, but the most important foreign contest
the past season was held under the auspices OF
the Russian Expert Commission at the Gov
ernmcnta Farm Of Tomsk. Siberia, August
l4th to 18th. All the leading American and
European machines participated and were
subjected to the most difficult tests by the
Government Agrcuturist. The Expert Com
mission awarded the Deering Harvester Com
pauv the Grand Silver Medal OF tn" Minister
q. Agriculture lid lu.:GIr ~. ii 49, III,
highest award.
III" Deering Harvester Works are the larg-
est OF their kind in the world. covering eighty
five acres and employing 5000 people. They
ere equipped with modern automatic ma
chimes, many of which perform the labor OF
from five to fifteen hands.
This Company is also the largest manufac-
turer of Binder Twine i'll the world, having
been first to produce single-strand binder
twine such as is in general use today, making
over a third of the product OF tho entire
world. The output Of its factory for single
day would tie band around the earth at the
equator, with several thousand miles TO spare.
The annual production would fill freight
train twenty miles long Made into mat two
feet wide. it would reach across the American
Continent from ocean TO ocean.
Doerng machines are known as LIGHT
DRAFT DEALS, consisting OF Binders Mowers,
Reapers, Corn Haryegters, Shredders and
llakes.
This Company exhibited at the Paris Exposi-
tion an Automobile Mower. which attracted
much attention, and exhibitions were gwen
with one of these machines in the vicinity Of
Paris throughout the season.
Mra. Wins!ow's Soothing Syrup for children
{eefbiur soTLen the ouna re1ucas ipAauua.