Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-08
DEERING AT PARIS IN 1900.
The Famous Chicago Harvester
Company Received Moro and
Greater Eonors Than Were Ever
Before Accorded an American
Exhibitor In tho History Of Eek.

Company Received Moro and
Greater Eonors Than Were Ever
Before Accorded an American
Exhibitor I'm tho History Of Ex.
positions.
America NAV we'll feel proud Of the inter-
est which h. citizens took in the Paris Expo
sition and the elaborate exhibits which were
prepared with consummate skill and displayed
in manner not e1cellGd by any other country.
Those Of Harvesting Machinery in particular
wero most complete and interesting. Tho
Deering Harvester Company, Of Chicago,
Americas 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 Gny other manu-
facturer, living or dead, and with Q 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 honors,
and it only remained for official mandate to
ratify the popular verdict, which was done in
manner as substantial ns twas well-merited.
Each one Of the seven peering exhibits secured
the highest award in its class.
In addition to four high decorations, the
Decring Harvester Company received twenty
five Awards, or twenty mine in all, as follows:
Decoration of Officer of the Legion of Honor,
Honor, Two Decorations Of Officer OF Merite
Agricole, Special Certificate Of Honor, The
Grand Prize, Six Gold Medals, Si1 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. It Is the highest distinction in the gift
of the French Republic.
The Decoration of Merite Asricole is an
honor Of but slightly less Importance, which
ia 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 III harvesting ma
chilery during the past century, and excited
tho highest praise Of the French Government
Officials who had entrusted to the Deering
Harvester Company the preparation OF this
most important exhibit. BY special request
this exhibit has been presented to the National
Museum Of Arts and Sciences at Paris, where
it has become o permanent future OF tnat
world-famed institution.
The Dcering Twine Exhibit and Corn Har-
vester Exhibit, both Of which received the
highest awards, have by request OF tho 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
tho past season was held under the auspices OF
the Russian Expert Commission at the Gov
er.mental Farm Of Tomsk, Siberia, August
14th to 18th. All the leading American and
European machines participated and were
subjected to the most difficult tests by the
Government Agriculturist. The Expert Com
mission awarded the Deering Harvester Com
pany the Grand Silver Medal OF the Minister
of Agriculture and Domain, which was the
highest award.
The Deering Harvester Works are the larg-
est Of their kind in the world, covering eighty
five acres and employing 5000 people: They
are 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-
turcr OF Binder Twine in the world, having
been first to produce single-strand binder
twine, such as is in general use today, making
over third Of the product of the 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.
Deering machines are known as LIGHT
DRAFT DEALS, consisting OF Binders, Mowers,
Reapcrs Corn Harvesters, Shredders and
Rakes.
This Company exhibited at the Paris Export
ton an Automobile Mower, which attrac, ed
much attention, and exhibitions were CIV en-
with one Of these machines in the vicinity OF
Paris throughout the season.