The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-29
ATTENDANCE WAS
LARGE YESTERDAY
Parade of Threshers the Feat
ure of Day.
MEMBERS ATTEND THEATRE
Manufacturers Given Banquet
at Club Rooms.
MI MBERSATTEND THEATRE

. vention The bands were out early in tn
!: morning, and it did not take long for tn
. crowds OF threshermen to gather on tn
streets. The forenoon was devoted t,
Z the inspection of machinery displays TO
: new arrivals to register and TO securing
) tickets for the theater last night.
But those having machines to enter il
Z the parade were busy the entire time get
, ting them in readiness for the event Of
!, | the convention. Engines were steamed
up in different parts of town, with cloud:
5 of smoke issuing from the smoke stack:
} and with chorus Of whistles ranging the
Z length of the scale, they moved toward
3 the place designated as the starting poin,
J for the parade.
1t took the ponderous engines and sep
4 arators long time to get in line in the
5 places assigned them. but finally all was
arranged and the immense line of thresh-
ing machines. representing a great num-
Der of different makes and manufacture.
got in motion at $3.50 p N.
Four policemen headed the procession
with the ewton band following. Next
came five carriages with the visiting man
ufacturers from the east, followed by
TWO AUTOMOBILES
Following are the names of the differ
, ent mechines in the parade with the
name of their representative in Wichita
and the place where they are manufac-
tured:
The first was Rumely & Co, manufac-
tured at LapOrte. Ind, represented by /.
S. Sherwood. with two full outfits.
J. l. Case Threshing Machine company,
with full outfit, manufacturer at Racine.
Wis; represented by L. w. Thompson.
This company also had an automobile in
the procession sent them by the manu-
facturers at Racine.
Prairie Queen Manufacturing Company
of Newton, Kan, general agents for the
Baker engine, manufactured at Swanton,
o., and manufacturer of the Prairie
Queen Separator; represented by O. Nc
Intire.
Advance Threshing Machine company,
represented by r. NJ. Heron, manufac-
tured at Battle Creek. Mich.
Reeves & Co. with three engines sep
arator and huller; represented by w. w.
Coffnberry
Gaar-Scott & Co.. with one complete
Peerless Machinery and Supply Co., J.
w. Vaniman, manager. with steam plow
engine and separator manufactured by
the Geiser Manufacturing Co; and an
other full outfit. representing the Woods
Bros. Feeder and Self Stacker Co.
Port Huron Thresher Co, represented
by Peruvian Zandt Implement Co. gen.
eral agents. with full outfit also pulling
a Randolph tender. The Port Huron is
manufactured az Port Huron. Mich
Lowell Manufacturing Co., general
| agents for c. Aultmsn & Co., with COM
plete outfit, represented by J. w. Whit
mer; also pulling Randolph tender,
which is represented by j. A. Fox gen.
eral agent
! The Russell & Co. with a % compound
engine. pulling 36x6O separator with al
attachments attached; represented by w.
D. Rice. general agent; manufactured at
| MassillOn. Ohio
The Ruth Self Feeder Co.. mounted on
a Russell separator and pulled by Rus
sell 20-horse engine; represented by J. F.
Langdon. general agent; manufa ctured at
Halstead, Kan.
F'rick Co. with complete outfit. G. w
Penn. manager of the Kansas City
branch; manufactured at Waynesboro.
Pa.
Nichols & Sheppard Co, complete outfit.
represented by smyth & Sons: manufac-
tured a Battle Greek. Mich
Buffalo Pits. with complete outfit ron
resented by Wichita Implement Co.; man
ufactured at Buffalo. y. Y.
Aultman-Taylor Co, complete outfit
TOD ~
Kansas City. and MT. King. local agent;
manufactured at Canton. Q.
Martin Spark Arrester. represented bv
w. K. McAllister: manufactured at Den
YER Colo. 4
Case engine with plow attachment, on
which the calliope of the association was
carried.
Throughout the parade were a number
OF attachments. among which were the !
Parsons Hawkeye Manufacturing COM
pany, represented by :. u. Mart: The /
Baxter Bailer Cleaner. represented by A
y. Baxter; Parsons Self-Feeder company, /
represented by Smyth and Sons
The streets along the route Of the pa
rade were crowded with spectators and (
a more interesting sight was never seen
on the streets of Wichita. The line of /
machines extended for four blocks. and
an hour and a half was consumed in COW 3
ering the entire distance Of the parade
One OF the attractive features of the
parade was the automobile float Of John
Tracy. who was president Of the Thresh-
ermens association last year. but who is
now promoting the land and immigration !
business 20 the coast country Of south
west Texas These floats consisted Of
two machines, each gsily decorated. and
the occupants wearing rice farmers hats
In the first automobile was the Csdy
band, which gave music as the automo-
bile glided by. In the second was car
ried banner decorated with sample pro-
ducts OF the coast country. This made
beautiful display.
The rice oats and vegetables Of the
finest quality. such as is produced only in
the coast country and is not excelled
even by the California products. were
shown These attracted great deal of
attention
Mr.. Tracey has in his office on North
Main stree, one OF the fines, displays OF
these products that has ever been made
in this city II was through the esteem
for Mr.. Tracy as their first president that
the association, Voted him position in
the parade.
In the evening the Commercial Club
from the east with a banquet Z, the
club ROOMS. which was the occasion q
much social enjoyment. Chss- q. Cohn.