Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-04-11
DEERING AT PARIS

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the History of E~Ipe.ls,.,.
America may well ,ee,
interest which her citizens ~!
Paris Exposition and ,hs y, q
hioits which We're prepa,.s
summate skill and displaysa
nsr not excelled by any o,s.a
Those Of Harvesting Maes.asd
tieular were most comple,. /.
estins. The Deering Han
pany. OF Chicago, Amerie,s
manufactures of this lin. ~ 4
accorded the position Of ba,.'1
contributed more to III. ANY,
OF the art Of harvesting than !.
manufacturer. living Or dsss
2 greater array of import,a1
lions to its credit than an, ~
pany In the world.
~ " Inc Exposian
prompt to accord the Deeri,.
supreme honors, and Il oDl,
for official mandate to ratjty \
lar verdict. which was doDs :
ner as substantial as II was ~
ed. Each one Of the seven ns.s
hibits secured the highest ~
its class.
In addition to four him
tions, the Deering Haryestsr
received twenty-five award, I
ty-nine in all, as follows: d,
of Ciicer of the Legion Of hon.
grafton of Cheyalier Of the
Honor, Two Decorations Of M
hsrite Agricole, a Special On
of Honor, The Grand Prize, n,
Medals, Six Silver Medals and
Bronze Medals, including Deer,l
laoorator Medals.
The Decoration Of the Lefa
Honor was instituted BY NJ,
Bonaparte when First Consul i,
and is only conferred in re,u
Of distinguished military r
achievements. 1t is the highs
tfnction in the gift of the Frs,t
public.
The Decoration Of the Merits
cole is an honor Of but slightly y
p%ortance, which Is conferred
those who have contributed gs
the advancement Of a~griculturs
An Official Certificate Of Hona
accorded the Deering Retug
Exhibit, which showed the I'M
ments In harvesting machinery 4
the past century, and excited DE
est praise Of the French GoYgI
Omcials who had entrusted %
Deering Harvester Company The
aration of this most important I'd
BY special request this exhibit
been presented to the Natioul
scum OF Arts and Sciences At
where 1t has become a peruansia
ture OF that world-famed institutI
The Deering Irvine Exhibit and
Harvester Exhibit, both Of vtd
ceived the highest awards. aiV
request Of the French Cover
been presented to the National
cultural College of France.
There was no field trial, eltif
cial or otherwise, in connection
the Paris Exposition, but the MOO
portant foreign contest the pasts
was held under the auspices =
Russian Expert Commission u
Governmental Farm OF Tousk, y
August 14th to 18th. All tho 4
American and European nnaehins
ticipated and were subjected y
most difficult tests by the Cover
Agriculturist. The Expert Connl
awarded the Deering HarvessS
pany the Grand Silver Medal =
Minister of Agriculture and ~
which was the highest award.
The Dsering Harvester WoiD1
the largest of their kind IN tns
covering eighty-five acres . =
ing 5000 people. They are w
with modern automatic w..
many of which perform the y
from Ave to fifteen hands.
This Company is also the
manufacturer Of Binder Islas !.
world, having been first 70
single-strand binder twine' y.
in general use today, mAAius
third Of the product OF
world. The output Of Its i'sa1
. single day would tie . O n,.s !.
the earth at the equator, WIN
thousand miles to spare
production would fill . y
twenty miles long. Made inu
two feet wide, it would rea'.
the American continent lr0u
ocean.
Deering machines are 49,
LIGHT DRAFT IDEALS, e0r.s.
Binders, Mowers. Reapers,
vesters, Shredders and hsA.
This company exhibited >. = \
Exposition an AutomoulS ~
which attracted much attenu' J
exhibitions were given WV.
these machines in the vicinS
throughout the season.
I,,.,e .Iobnnie Heard ~