Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
OEERING AT PARIS IN 1900,

Tho Famous Chicago Harvester Com
pany Received More and Greater
Honors than We're Ever Before
Accorded an American Exhibitor in
the History of Expeditions.
America may we'll feel proud Of the
interest which her citizens took in tho
Paris Exposition and the elaborate ex-
hibits which were prepared with con-
summate skill and displayed in man
ner not excelled by any other country.
Those'of Harvesting Machinery In par
ticular were most complete and inter-
esting. The Deering Harvester Com
pany, 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 any other
manufacturer, living or dead, and with
greater array of important inven.
lions to its credit than any other COM
pany in the world
Visitors to the Exposition wer.
prompt to accord the Deering exhibits
supreme honors, and ii only remained
for official mandate to ratify the popu-
lar verdict, which was done in man
ner as substantial as 1t was well-merit-
ed, Each one of the seven Deering ex-
hibits secured tho highest award in
fits class
In addition to four high decora-
tons, the Deering Harvester Company
received twenty-five awards, or twen-
ty-nine in all, as follows: Decoration
OF Officer Of the Legion Of Honor, Dec
Grafton OF Chevalier of the Legion Of
Honor, Two Decorations OF Officer oil
Merite Agricole, Special Certificate
OF Honor, The Grand Prize, Six Gold
Medals, Six Silver Medals and Eleven
Bronze Medals, including Deering Col
1aborator Medals.
The Decoration of the Legion OF
Honor was instituted by Napoleon
Bonaparte when First Consul in 1902
and is only conferred in recognition
of distinguished military or civil
achievements II is the highest dis
tinction in the gift OF the French Re
public.
The Decoration Of the Merite Agri-
cole is an honor of but slightly less i'm
portance, which is conferred upon
those who have contributed greatly 10
the advancement OF agriculture.
An Oficial Certificate of Honor was
accorded the Deering Retrospective
Exhibit, which showed the improve.
ments in harvesting machinery during
the past century, and excited the high
est praise of the French Government
officials who had entrusted to the
Deering Harvester Company the prep
aration of this most important exhibit
BY special request this exhibit has
been presented to the National Mu-
scum of Arts and Sciences at Paris,
where it has become permanent fea-
ture o. that world-famed institution.
The Deering Irvine Exhibit and Corn
Harvester Exhibit, both of which re-
ceived the highest awards, have by
request of the French Government
been presented to the National Agri'
cultural College of France. i,
There was no field trial, either Off
sial or otherwise, in connection with
the Paris Exposition, but the most i'm
portant foreign contest the past season
was held under the auspices OF the
Russian Expert Commission at the
Governmental Farm of Tomsk, Siberia,
August 14th to 18th. All the leading
American and E>-~pean machines par
ticipated and were subjected to the
most difficult tests by the Government
Agriculturist. The Expert Commission
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 largest of their Kind in the world,
covering eighty-five acres and employ
ing 5000 people. They are equipped
with modern automatic machines,
many of which pt'form the labor OF
from FIVE to fifteen hands.
This Company is also the largest
manufacturer of Binder Irvine in the
world, having been first to produce
single-strand binder Irvine, 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 a band around
the earth at the equator, with several
thousand miles TO 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 tr
ocean.
Deering machines are known as
LIGHT DRAFT IDEALS, consisting of
Binders, Mowers, Reapers. Corn Har-
yestors, Shredders and Rakes.
This company exhibited at the Paris
Exposition an Automobile Mower
which attracted much attention. and
exhibitions were given with one oil
these machines in the vicinity OF Paris
Throughout the season. os
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