The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-04-19
DEERIyG AT PARIS IN 1900.
The Famous Chicago Harvester
Company Received Wore and
Greater Honors Than Were Ever
Before Accorded AN American
Exhibitor I'm the History of Ex-
Dositions.

America may well feel proud of the inter
80 which her citizens took in the Paris Expo
sitiOn and the elaborate exhibits which were
prepared with consummate skill and displayed
in a manner not excelled by any other country
Those OF Harvesting Machinery in particular
we're 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 contributed more % the advancement
Of the art Of harvesting than any other manu-.
facturer, living Or dead, and with a greater
array ot important inventions 20 is credit
than any other company in the world.
Visitors 90 the Exposition were prompt 20
accord the Deering exhibits supreme honors
and 10 only remained for official mandate 20
ratify the popular verdict, which was done in
manner az substantial az il was we'll Inherited
Each one Of the seven Deering exhibits secured
the highest award in its class
In addition 20 four high decorations, the
Deering Harvester Company received twenty
i've awards, or twenty nine in all. az follows:
Decoration Of Officer Of the Legion OF Honor
Decoration Of Chevalier OF the Legion Of
Honor, Two Decorations OF Officer OF Merite
Agricole, Special Certificate Of Honor. The
Grand Prize, Six Gold Medals Six Silver
Medals and Eleven Bronze Medals, including
Deering Collaborator Medals
The Decoration Of Legion Of Honor was in
stituted by Napoleon BOnaparte when First
Consul in 1902, and 10 only conferred in recog-
ments. IL Is the highest distinction in the gift
Of the French Republic.
The Decoration Of Merite Agricole il an
honor OF but slightly less Importance which
Ia conferred upon those who have contributed
greatly % the advancement Of agriculture.
An Official Certificate OF Honor was accord
ed the Deering Retrospective Exhibit, which
showed the improvements in harvesting ma
chinery during the past century. and excited
the highest praise OF the French Government
Officials who had entrusted 20 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
II has become a permanent future of that
wOrld-famed institution.
The Deering Twne Exhibit and Corn Har-
gester Exhibit, both of which received the
highest awards, have by request of the French
Government been presented 10 the National
Agricultural College OF France.
There no field trial either official or
otherwise, in connection with the Paris Expo
,ition, but the most important foreign Ontest
he past season was held under the auspices Of
he Russian Expert Commission at the Gov
srnmental Farm OF Tomsk, Siberia August
l4th 10 18th. All the leading American and
European machines participated and were
subjected 10 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-
sst Of their kind in the world covering eighty
iye acres and employing 5000 people. They
are equipped with modern automatic ma
shines, many Of which perform the labor Of
from five 10 fifteen hands
This Company is also the largest manufac-
turer OF Binder Twine in the world, having
been first 10 produce single-strand binder
wine, such as is in general use today, making
over third OF the product OF the entire
world. The output of its factory for a single
lay would tie band around the earth at the
equator, with several thousand miles 10 spare.
The annual production would fill a freight
train twenty miles long. Made into a mat two
Feet wide, it would reach across the American
Continent from ocean 10 ocean.
Deering machines are known as LIGHr
DRAFT DEALS, consisting of Binders, Mowers,
Reapers, Corn Harvesters, Shredders and
Rakes
This Company exhibited ut the Paris Exposi-
ion an Automobile Mower, which attracted
much attention, and exhibitions were given
With one Of these machines in the vicinity %
Paris throughout the season.