The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-18

The Famous Chicago Harvester
Company Received Moro and
Greater Honors Than Were Ever
Before Accorded an American
Exhibitor in tho History Of Ex.
positions.
America may we'll feel proud Of the inter.
est 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 in particular
were most complete and interesting. Tho
Deering Harvester Company, Of Chicago,
Americas foremost manufacturer Of this limo
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 tho Exposition were prompt to
accord the DeerinS exhibits supreme hcnors,
and it only remained for official mandate to
ratify the popular verdict, which was done in
manner as substantial as it was well-merited.
Each one of the seven peering exhibits secured
tie highest award in its class.
In addition to four high decorations, tho
Deerins Harvester Company received twenty
five Awards, or twenty -nine in all, as follows:
Decoration Of Officer Of the Legion Of Honor,
Decoration Of Cheveier Of the Legion Of
Honor, Two Decorations Of Officer Of Merite
Agricolo, Special Certificate OF Honor, The
Grand rrizc, Six Gold Medals, Six Silver
Medals and Eleven Bronze Medals, including
Deerins Coliabo7ator Medals.
The Decoration Of Legion Of Honor was In
stituted by Napoleon Bonaperte when First
Consul in 1902, and is only conferred in recog-
milton of ofdistinguished military or civil achieve
r,ents. It is the highest distinction In the gait
OF the French Republic.
Tho 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
eli the Deerins Retrospective Exhibit, which
showed the improvements in harvesting ma
chinery during tho past century, and excited
tho highest praise Of the French Government
Officials who had entrusted to the Deerlng
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
j. has become permanent future OF that
world-famed institution.
The Deering Twine Exhibit and Corn Har-
vester Exhibit, both of which received the
highest awards, have by request OF the French
Government been presented to tho 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
18th to 18th All the leading American and
European machines participated and were
subjected to tho most difficult tests by the
Government Agriculturist. Tho Expert Com
mission awarded the Deering Harvester Com
panv the Grand Silver Medal OF the Minister
of Agriculture and Domain, which was the
highest award.
The Deering Harvester Works ere tho 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 manu1ac-
turer OF Binder Twine in 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 the entire
world. The output of its factory for a single
day would tie band around the earth at the
EQUATOR. with several thousand miles to spsre:
The annual production would NIL 1feigns
train twenty miles long. Made into mat Two
feet wide, it would reach across the American
Continent from ocean to ocean.
Deerins machines are known as LIGHT
DRAFT DEALS, consisting OF Binders, Mowers,
Reapers, Corn HarYesters, Shredoers anu
Rakes.
This Company exhibited at the Paris Expo: /.
ton an Automobile Mower, which attract ed
much attention, and exhibitions were CIV on
with one OF these machines in the vicinity OF
Paris throughout the season.