Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-04-11
-,o,Ne AT PARIS in 1900


o i'P Received More and a.x Greater t
g Wv than We're Ever Before ne.
S' ',.J an American Exhibitor IN the
Sr1' Nv Of Expeditions
sst0ry " nav well feel proud of the in
iaeElyS"; dh her citizens took in the
FsI r SI and the elaborate ex-
lP1s I4r we're prepared with consum-
yaS WI. S and displayed in a manner not
;IS -, mi nv any other country. Those
ef 1are x Machinery in particular
!. Hl,, w. complete and interesting. The
aS I'I Harvester Company of Chicago,
lTIns foremost manufacturer of this
a'sn r,ods was accorded the position
5n,s having contributed more to the
Dn' ,,on+ of the art of harvesting
N''n, sr other manufacturer, living or
1-1 a an1 with greater array of impor-
S4 : "r to its credit than any
s 81, company in the world.
a r.;, s TO the Exposition were prompt
'' 'oorJ the Deering exhibits supreme
NV. and it only remained for official
'. .i,to 70 ratify the popular verdict,
r @b was done in a manner as substan-
' 'I,, + was well-merited. Each one of
~ seven Deering exhibits secured the
s,5.s, award in its class.
Il addition to four high decorations, the
'a,;nr Harvester Company received
r,ntrfye awards, or Twenty-Five In
N VS. - follows: Decoration Of Officer Of
!, rsoion of Honor, Decoration of Chew
G,,of the Legion Of Honor, two decora-
IN, of Officer Of Merite Agricole, a Spe-
n Certificate of Honor, the Grand
pg,s six Gold Medals, six Silver Medals
nd eleven Bronze Medals, including
nsring Collaboration Medals.
The Decoration Of the Legion Of Honor
~ Instituted by Napoleon Bonaparte
r5n First Consul in 1902, and is only
mpred in recognition Of distinguished
-G52ry Or civil achievements. 1t is the
t6eH distinction in the gift of the
Finch Republic.
The Decoration of Merite Agricole Is
N honor of but slightly less Importance,
Ech is conferred upon those who have
attributed greatly to the advancement
d agriculture.
An Official Certificate of Honor was
!gfled the Deering Retrospective Ex-
Gtt which showed the improvements in
aTesting machinery during the past
1rry, and excited the highest praise of
be French government officials who had
aausted to the Deering Harvesting
onpany the preparation of this most
1prtant exhibit. By special request this
AlGt has been presented to the Ma
1lal Museum Of Arts and Sciences at
Pus where it has become a permanent
sitare Of that world-famed institution.
The Deering Irvine Exhibit and Corn
HTester Exhibit. both of which receiy-
d the highest awards, have by request
ethe French government been presented
7 tie National Agricultural College of
Falca.
There was no field trial, either official
t5AerTiSe, in connection with the Paris
4Il<on, but the most important for
ta contest the past season was held
1g the auspices Of the Russian Ex-
EF ComQission at the Governmental
iin at TOmsk, Siberia, Aug. IA to IS.
~ l3e leading American and European
lscAlaes participated and were subject
aa the most difficult tssts by the gov
saent agrjcultmist. The Expert Com
salon awarded the Deering Harvester
.apany the Grand Silver Medal of the
l l of Agriculture and Domain,
'.ea was the highest award.
lie Deering Harvester Works are the
= INCEST Of their kind in the world, cover
-!asAty,tye acres and employing 5000
m.F' They are equipped with modern
s machines, many of which per-
hlls
1. 1uN company is also the largest manu-
.s. Of Binder Irvine ia the world,
NV s'lS Oeen first to produce single-strand
:, %4's' lTlne, such as is in general use
=. making over third Of the prod
:. VI 'he entire world. The output Of
i s., ia''OFF for single day would tie a
s ~ around the earth at the equator,
NJ NV several thousand miles to spare.
s =: annual production would fill a
~ ~'a' UaIn twenty miles long. Made
,..,. mat two feet wide, it would reach
s, sS NE American continent from
"Ean . ocean.
Ii TGyE5,ns machines are known as
S 3.1nl DRAFT III IDEALS. consisting Of
rs r-.,s' 3. Movers, Reapers, Corn Har-
'T T, Snredders and Rakes.
ET,r S company exhibited at the Paris
.,,, s's,'pn an Automobile Mower, which
10, s'.s1 much attention, and exhibitions
) 4 gwen with one of these machines
e,,, ~ 'c!nIty of Paris throughout the
n. I""i can appreciate q great deal
x VoeSn tat the time.