The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-03

MACHINES
In Parade VIII be Novel Fea-
ture of Rally Next Week
THRESHERMEN OF WORLD
Are Invited to Attend This
Meeting.

Next week Wichita win see the mos,
novel parade ever undertaken not onIy
| in this state but in the country. Durins
the grand rally of the threshermen, May
ID and II. there will be parade of some
| twenty different makes of threshing en-
gines, separators and all kinds of
threshing machinery, and also from a
thousand TO fifteen hundred men who OPP
crate threshins machines in the great
| southwest
The Threshermen's National Protective
| association is making an especial effort
! to organize the owners of threshing ma
| chimes throughout the country and the
! rally here has met with this organiza-
| tons approval. The Wichita implement
men are organized end it was thought
/ that meeting of Lhreshermen to talk
! over their business, exchange ideas and
| have a good time would be a good thing
| for the threshermen, for Wichita and
| also for the implement dealers, as they
| would become acquainted with the oper-
ators OF the machines. Steps We're taken
| 10 have grand rally and the national
association Immediately endorsed the
plan, and c. E. Miessa, supreme presi-
dent OF the odrer, will make an address
during the meeting.
There are several state organizers of
the association now at work in Kansas
and Oklahoma. organizing local lodges
of the order. Three thousand invitations
| were sent to threshermen throughout the
country TO attend this meeting. and it is
expected that fully one-half of this num-
Der will be present.
This is the first rally of its kind ever
attempted in this city or any other city
Kansas City, which claims to be the
home of so many implement and thresh-
ing machine houses, had never thought
of the scheme, and when they learned
what was being done refused to aid in
any way. The big factories in the east
saw that ii was a good thing and will
ingly contributed to the expenses and will
send representatives and samples of
their goods to this city to be shown in
rooms rented for the week, and also in
the parade. Three trade journals will
have correspondents in Wichita next
week TO tell the other threshermen what
they missed by not coming to Wichita
next Wednesday. Practically every
threshing machine company, with the
companies that make parts. will have a
display and representatives during the
rally.
registering the visitors and getting them
located for the two days. When a
thresherman registers he will be given
a ticket to the show and smoker and
also special program of the two days
work Visits TO the different displays
viii be in order until 8 o'clock when the
novel parade is scheduled 10 start on its
jaunt through the principal streets of
the city.
such a parade as this one will be. OF
course there will be band and a pla-
toon of police TO lead il and then will
follow the display of the threshing COM
panieS represented here. Twenty COM
panies have made arrangements for dis
play rooms and every one has announced
its intention of joining In the parade
with display of their wares. The idea
is original and unique. Think of twenty
threshing outfits. complete in every de-
tail, parading the streets of Wichita. II
this is not worth going a long distance
20 see the promoters Of the rally would
dke some one TO give them another idea.
twenty threshing engines, twenty sep
atators with n like manner of equip
uIent in one line, and it is understood
that some of the companies are planning
dreds Of men who take the grain from
the chaff and prepare it for the market. !
This is certainly a parade well worth I
watching and there will be music to help /
make it interesting.
The Threshermen's National Protective 1
association has offered prize Of 500 to /
the local lodge which has the largest rep 4
resentation in the rally. Although this /
is not a regular business meeting Of the I
organization it is one that all thresher-
men like to attend. Threshermen are 1
coming from half a dozen states to taH /
part and from all parts OF Kansas and I
Oklahoma. These men will meet each \
other, talk about crops and threshins 4
and discuss various ways OF working: in
fact it will be a jolly good trip for the /
and combined with a little /
business.
on Wednesday evening the supreme
president Of the Threshermens Nationd /
protective association viii make an adj
dress at the Toler Auditorium. Mr.. Mi !
essa halls from Chicago and is a praod-
ca; thresher operator and his address
will he found d very interesting one as
well as beneficial to those making this
their vocation. There viii be other men .
prominent in business and political life
Of the great southwest to make addresses
at This meeting
On Thursday a reception will be ten
dered the visitors. and that evening
show viii be given al the Auditorium. A ,
special program has been prepared for
this occasion and following il viii come
a smoker and banquet in Garfield hail.
The railroads have granted a rate Of
one fare plus 30 cents from all points IN
Kansas and Oklahoma, including Kansas !.
City and ST. Joseph, No. 20 Wichita and
return. and entertainment will be fur
nfshed all who come. and the Wichita
implement men pay the bills Entertain
ment will be absolutely free 10 every
who drops into Wichita on
Wednesday and Thursday. May g and n.
The following firms have made arrange
me1ts to entertain the city guests dur
ing the rally; Avery Manufacturing Co.
the Aultman Co. the American Thresh-
errnan. J l. Case Thresher Co. Goor.
Scott & Co, Gsiser Manufacturing Co.
deinike & Co. Indiana Manufacturing
Co. Manhattan Hotel. Marion Manufac-
turing Co. Nichols & Shepherd Co. the