Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 21, 1875, Page 9

B v ywsi TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUNK SATURDAY. AUGUNT 21, 1875.—TWELVE PAGES. 9 THE EXPOSITION. The Tribune Presents a List of Its Meading Mechune fcal BExhibilors. A Prospective View of the Great Sights Soon to Be . Seen on the Lake Shore, Tho Largest and Finest Display of Labor-saving Machinery Ever Made in the West, Extraordinary Efforts Being Made by the Manufacturers for the Annual Show, Something of Especial Interest to the Merchanls, Farmers, and Me-. chanics, of the West. Aun Antlcipatory Walle Through the Bullding. THE PAST AND PRESENT. Tho time for opentng tiio thurd grand Exposi- tion of Inter-8tato art aud jndustrial products fo Qliicago iu closo upon us. The Yth of Seplom- Der 1 the dale settlod upon for begianing thin year's display. The space bag all boon taken; uently cvoty oxbibitor now kuowa what ho in- tends to do, and no occasion eould 1o more itting than tho presoust fur o summing wpof the prospective display, Tho gragd siructure on tho shore of tho 1:ko has Lwivo shown chat an Exposition in Chi (ago s & unocewsity, & plessire, nnd o BuoCOsY. Tlorn at tho mcst inauspicious of times. just as tosncial disaster was topphug to rain the busi- nees of noarly the cutivo country, aud whou taero was . A NATUBAL TIOUTENING OF FURSE-STRINGS everywhere, the Chicago Lxposition was, never- toeless, @ hearty tutunt fram the start. It had good wounetary bloud in its veins, and waxed gy fu epiie of unpropitious oveuts, It pad zom the outset,and tuat, too, at nseasco whon al) {hings around it wero Ldppy if finaucial calamity let thew aloue, oven if mo mouey was 1o Lo mace for o time, 1t paid * tocknoidees, ex- ibitors, nud tho public—iu prestige, genuiue enjoyment, and cash. 1t hgbtouved the woos of pasic, and mado cuteide troubles cudurablo tu us, Tous It wow that what threatened to be au uulucky ueeasion for the Expomtion's future, proved & solid Liowsiug toit. It wae A COMEONT TO Ud ALL ju:t atatime when wo uecded comfort; and only lugratos forgos things that were pleasant in the hour of adversity, Clicago, and ull tho coantry tiidutary to 1t, romembaers tho Expomtlon of 1578 with gratitude, aud that remoumbrance is praving, and will always Lrove, of mote vractical Levetit to cur Exposition thun suytlung wouey cuuld over buy for it. TIUE BECOND EXPOSITION wada fino ovidence of the ailoction which this euterpriso comtunuds in tho Loarts of tho coun- try Ib genoral, and the West in purticular. ‘Lhe Luiticono of pavie had been followod by the dreary calm of business stognation. A yeac of trude torpidicy, such as the United Btates Lad mover kmowm, had hung despondingly ovor tho Jand. Commerce had lugged, and all mezcantilo pureuits bad dawdled. But when the w0 eama for Chicago's socoud Exposition, it wag the samo tery over aguin. Tho *‘abow” was to Nation's favorito, and peither sudden panic nor weary trade-depression could afoctit. Alore space waw takon thon ou the fimt year, and ox- bivitors, mpectators, and recoipis woio cliarac- taiistic of Chicago,—ahead of the former record. Wo are now on tho eve of tho third Exposie tlon, Inquiries into the condition of affairs givo plonsant promise of incressed success and tonulanty for tho tegular annunl display. THOMINENT EXUILITOLS bave focroaeoa 1o wumber aud in the copo of tuedr imended display. Mora space has been taken than cver before, and It is now a suroty thit thero will be uo barien spots auvsbera i tbo lnterior of tho whole vast bulding, Ex. Iibitors are propariog for unusual awlay, Tuey lave loarped that no forin of adverusing 18 liely to bo better for thew thau in sl.rded ju the opportunity of makmg a tonplere showing — in tho Iixpowition, “Iliey huvo loarned that many of the o-callod “World's Fairs™ of this couutry aud Europo bave resily amountod to less thad tho aunuul exlubitions given i Chicago, Theso facts have Lean fucentives which American manufacturers, ineichants, ortieaus, sad artiste have e 100 shrewd to ignore. 'I'be re- Enib js that they lave determiped upon widog fudividual* exestions 1w connection wtb the forthooming Expositlon, which must tesult 10 a combined dinplay 8 head aud_shioul- dird abavo suythiug of & eimilar kind which eokoeland has yot woon. The mecaauical department of tho Exposition wast contisually retnnin “1Td MOYI VALUALR FEATURE. Unliko the art or teada dopuittuvnis, it afforda a Sumpardtively light fHeld for the quills of tho *leucy " wr.ters, Tho Iatter profor tolfrazo in 1ustuies whoro the Lrowsiug is roiiable,—whers Lo thistles in tho sbupe of techuicul facis re luble to aunav, * Bus tho meckanical foatures of every lnter-Stato and Iutoruational Exnibitions biost always coutitute tba substavtial and deaurable past of auch displays. Wuey ara tvpl- €alof tho couutry lwolf ; uutry which has itanod marvetous eminonce fu view of iy g0 1381l that pertaius 1o wochanical inveution. ‘Tiz Tuinuxg bas boen ot considerablecxpense 404 puos 1o aucertain the moro utoresting of- forts to bo mado in mechanical work of tho com- Iog liow. Tt gives below a detailod description Of the leading munutuctores which ara to bavo Lutliploto tepreaentation 1 the kxpoaition, The tccouns of what they are to do, and how they will do {1, togeihier with descript.ons of \beir machiwory and sketches of thelr tocord fn the wuy of pusinoes Buccess, will be fuuud pe- auliarly entertaming, A country which depends upon {ts excellonce bl:mluulumn 14 & country tust mustinovisably 4 LEADRE AXONQ NATIONS. 'I’.;um;nd A surerb oxemphtication of this it cpbe bt litlo wlaud " i alive with the Whirr of machinety, and its fudustries, wuch Egm than its proverbial drum-tap, are fudeed oxrd “round the worly," Aa with Euglaud, so funt Lt ultimstely Lo with Ameries, Destin w assured us predominance au the Rlobe's At s agroeable fate for us that we 'l:‘ :-nualcmu.'nud nith ourdolves, our own will ap, o aro actually H n‘x::duu‘ G Sendency. the wodels and documonts of tho our souual Expoeltiony, uonty show, 1aerry song of the C0BY REAT, ulinfis, a0d pul- ¥ in Chicago's third” Expouion will be toodelody of - triumbh “alike to Wegtern tuergy and Amenican tmnncn. L owil ciantin vigoroua stains the tiull to all tho world thar American Mluuufact ® Is king, TUL BUBJOIAKD DEACRIFTION, Soart frow: Jtu lutriusio interust, will be g poculisr use o the visitory of L Expowition, It will enable them o How of {he priucipsl aoufactunny foucerns to be roprosentod, and will thux be #pecially couvenient iu sidiog them 10 go diregt ‘:lhn ections in wlich the woro sntoriaming Pechsulcal elfects may bo obwerved. Cara b b en f“" 1u tbis preliminary desoription to cull uly ¢ »m]l«_)r exhibitors of tho mechanical de- Ariment. The tirme herew meutioned Laye :h:‘t Is somethivg which The ken geuercus amouuts of apace e buildiog, They have bLeen I:n cu‘an o m"pupnnllrm for mouths, sud poultive that - fi" which )l bo & ‘rl::{l e mm: ‘o themualven and tho public. The'fors. 08t exbitiiors in the linw of sgricuitural i, woots, sod Iabor-savivg mevhauwm of al hare luoludsd (o S0c0mpALyILg Wens it and & sstiefdo. tion, Tia Iargn pottion of spaen ocenpied by them andisiduslly and collactivoly wili counti- 1o the mu-t mtractive part of Cricago's Thied | Uratd Exposition, s o CRANE BROTHERS' MANUFACTURING COMPANY. No part of tho coming Exhibition will bo of a0 ! mueh Importaues to Chicagn an ¢ho manulactur- | ing dopariment, whero wo will all lovk to a rep- | resentalion of one mochruical progress and ! abihity, A city is known to n great extont by na manufactures, That city waich can show the largeat renuits of inventive gouian or mechani- cal wkiil and ingonuity may bo rogarded 88 Lo foremost, whutever ita conditlon of progrow in ower reapoets, Chioago i3 the youngost of thio Amorican sintarhood of citicn, It ju bt a fesw veard sinco sho put on tho robes metropalitan, aud it hes boen but roceutly that we live claimed any right to boast of horns o manuafeciuring contre. I'hio Intor-Stato Exposi- tion first brought t5 light Lo romarkable ad- vancoment the city had mado it this respect. Among the inatitutiony wlich bave coutributad moat to the devnlopment of Chicago manufac- tures 18 that woll-known and Justly colobrated company, tho Crano Brothors' Manufacturing Compauy, which have rent tho products of their maonufactory far and wide over the wholo conu- try, sdvertising choir own excollencing and the im- portauso of Chicago at the samo time, TUE COMPANY was atartod Lionty years ago—in 1855—by the brothera R. T. aud C. 8, Crane. How it bhas held steadidy slong, augmenting in importatico and ussfutnees, until it Las becomo oue of the great manufucturing ins'itutions of tha ccuntry, iu & matter of cowmon knowledge aud common piideto us all. Its 1ccord is an honor alike to it proprietars, to tho wochanical interosts of Chicago, and to the whote Wost. THE OFFICENS of thio company at tho prosont _lime aro 88 fol- fows: R, T. Crano, President; C. 8. Crano, Vico-President ; 8, W. Adums, Sceretary ; and J. W. Bkinkle, Treasuror. It s ono of tho woalthist manufacturing companios in the West. Dieir worka covor almost & whole block of ground i tho Wast Divislon. Tuey omploy 500 men, aud their vales reach enormous figuros an~ nually. ¢ Tho valuo of auch a great inatitution to Chicage Is slmost jucaleulable. The uuwber of wen ot- ployed, whils it la very large. iv nself doos not give & fair iden of thoso who really nro support- ed by the work in such & msvufaciory, Tha 500 mechanica aro themselvos tho direct menns of sustenance to families and reiatives. ‘The stock used in the wnmnufsctwes of tho cstab- lishment bas given work to hundreds, perbapa thousands, of people, while the mechan- scal producty of tho houso in their turn lead to tho furnisuilig of ‘labor to additionsl men else- whore, This follovwjng out of & tran of facts gives & better idoa of the renlly vust uee aud cousoquenco to a comunity of such instisutions 8B tboso of the Crano Biothers, Learning that the eompany were agaln to place on display at the coming exbibition on the lake shoro many articles of thoir manufacturo, & rep- resontativo of Tue Tminuse callod upon them yeutorduy to leary what thoy woro about ta oxhibit. Through 'tho®politenoss of tha ofli- cers ho wos cuabled to maie a thorough cbaorvation of tua chiaracter and oxtont of those twportant works, and of obtaining consfderable information regurding thoir oxbibition, which is horewith laid before tho public. ‘Thoir oxhivi- tion will iucluae " MANY GUEAT INPROVEMENTS® on the articles exhibited cuo yoar ugo, aud Bome inveutivum ultogothor new, whiob bave bocu duvel- opod whhin tho past twelve months. Mo part of the exhibition wil afford the Chicagoau, es- pecially if be bo capocinlly intoresied in mochan- icd and invention, more lvely satisfactivn than that part which will bo contributed by the Crane Lrothera’ Mauufacturing Company. TO PARTIOULANIZE, their exhibjtlon this year witl consist of s variety ot steaw freight and passouger olevators, coal mino aud bisst-fuitace holsung eugines, also oue of thoir improved hydraulic troight aud pas- senger clovators, steam ongiucs, sloam pumjs. a oo patont shatt coupliug, wroughi-tten pipe, brass and iron goods, fittings for etonwn, Ras, and wateor, and for efomm-bugives, and a d.aplay of malleable fron castinga for sgricultura) works, stoam radiaiors, ote. 87EAM AND HYDRAULIO ELEVATORS. Tho excellont stoum telght aud passengor clovetors made by thid Compony sre so well known and 80 extensively usod in this ity and the Wast thas they do not require any cépecial men- tion. But with rogard totheir hydinulic elovators tho public ia nut ko well tuformed. Thiaclasa of elovatora has loug been In favor in Europo and eonie parts of thie country, but their introduction in Chicago is of recont dato. 'This is duo to tho Iaot Lt previous to tho completion of our large pumpiug-englos our water prossuto was so ahght that 1t was not practicablo to uso this class of elavators. Iut now that the prossure is sufie cient thoy ara EXTENSIVELY USED, Thelr great advantages over sicam in casoswhere the demand upon them ismot great are, first, that their firat cout is lowa than, stoum, aud, seo- ond, the coss of runuiug is moderate, This sdvantsge in economical ruuning ls not lost untal & point Is reached whero the demand on the ma- chine is very lutge. Tho Crane Liolhers' Maoufacturing Company have quite a numbor of theze elevators now in operation, both for freight and paesouger use, aud they are giving unquehfled satisfaction, The oue in the Exhibicion will be touud suporior to suy boretofure introduced, oxpecially 1 the sconowy of water, and l.o in ofliciency, i BIEAN-PUNDS, Tho manufacture of stesa-pumps bas recelvod a lurge winouut of attontion (roin this Company for years, aud the resnit of thoir exporimoeuting and wtuuy bas boou tho production of & stoam- pump fully oqual. if not sugeror, to auy 1 the market. Thoy manutacture all sizes, ava adapt- ed to all varioty of purposes, Their display In ia tue will bo found particularly attractive, BUAFTING, PULLRYA, ETC, The Company have recently purchased the patont of o new shalt-coupliug which 18 without doutt tho best coupling ever invented, It will be ou exbibition uuder s test whicls will not fail toconvinco thosa who examiue it of ita superior metits, g WBOUGUI-IBON PIPE AND FITTINGA, Itis vecy gonorally koown that this houso fs the pionser In the mauifaeture of this lino of goods fu thie West, aud its reputation for quahits s uot surpussed. Thoy aliow & full tive of tho.r own mauufacture, conmsting of wrought-fron pxnz. malleablo aud caat-ron fittings, and brass guodu. STEAM WATMING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. ‘I'uis ia & very latge brauch ot tho businoss of this Compauy, Owing to its poculiatity it cane uot ba shown’ to mueh advantage in su exhibi- tion, aa thay can only preseut ramples of their radistory, But we will add 1hat the Company are ‘mniung great progress in this departmout. They nvite o PARTICULAN ATTENTION . %o the improved sicam waruung aud ventilating apparaius, Iately coustructed fur the I'lymuutn Congrogatlous! and ‘Trinity Episcopal Churches m thiw eity, ' It in s comnplate rovolution of tho uld system, aud the ouly one for warmlug snd ventilating & churol that cau cisim porfection. 1t coutains the following eesentis) powis requi- slto fu auch an apparatus, namaly ¢ PERVECT VENTILATION at all timea ; through diffuvion of warmth & de- lightful atwospuers is mosotaioed ; 14 aleo pos- beaved scouomy und simplicity, Their anparatus for heating priveto Louscs, aa woll as for all otlLor olasuea of buildiuge, stauds unvqualed, MALLEABLE IHON CASTINOS, This house is also tne fiist lo mannfacture malleable iron castings 1n the Weut, xud, in sd- ditlon to this olass of goods, belougiug to pip- ing, they manufacturo a large liue ot sgncul- sursl castings, 5 THE OREAT PERFECTION 0 which this o,ass of work has been brought Laa Leen tho meusus of causing a great incresuo in the coueumption. Tha berotofure auralia- bitity of mallenble castiuge orested s stroug pre)« udice agajust them, ‘Lhia haa beeu latoly avoi- come, aud they aie Dow almost eutirely taking the place of forgings,. But we bave NOT BFACK TO OIVE A DXTAILED MENTION of all many articles of thelr manufecture, Nothing short of s personsl visit and nsgestion €au gouvey a Just 1d ithe msguitudo twportauce of (neir wpleudid establishment. It 1a the only establisbmont of Its charssier man- Ulsoluniuy evasylltdy I ite vasied Luo ot sup- on Jot- | 14 e pliew. Thn axtennive warks are sitntod forson, Dexplaines, anil Fulton streety, i eral vilicen at No. 10 Norta JeTeia bow FURST 2 BRAuL .7, ; Viriil wnid of tha farmerd of hm day that they | woulid bo ** oo happy el Gy ot know their | awh 1 tortuna!® Yei tho cluss bo npostros phizod wero dentituta of nearly every appliance tint o oderu farmer considers absolutoly in- divpensable, Tho toul tecognizod in overs coun- trv and cvery agoas tun chiof jmplement of agi- culturo—~tno plow—usus utterly ULRDUWH to thew, i onsthing dike it mod- e form. Thuy uned & rudely-hiswn pieco of wond, rouehly atiod with jron, Tmagiug tho natonl-bment of au ftalisn dsrmer of that duy, winddonty rowussected irom tha gravo, whigked 1uto the VAST rACTORY af tho Furst & Dradloy Agiicultural Tmplamgnt Manufacturing Company, oo JeMaison, Fulion, #0d Desplaines atroetn th thin city, and bado o salect n plow with which to caluivate bin Maa- tunu flolds | And yet hi pucpriso woukl seazerly Do greater thon that of auy city-hory and clty- Liad porsou who should imitato the emissary of TiE TRIBUNE and mrko o earefal study of the s tiarden City Agricuituial Worgs.” ‘T4 groat estuoigoment waw fuuded i 1950 by Mowsre. Turet and Bradloy, botl of whom bad theu been {11 buminess 10 th city for woms years. and had beou thud early convincad that Clircago was dos- tiued to bo whiat kho ban siuce becunry, —thio veu- tro of tho mgficultucal-tmplement manutacturo in tho United Scatos, Unider the impulnn of rare businosw rkill and constant zeal an suplying - provemeunts, tho concern upeedily bocatne ouo of tho laading houses in tho teade. In 187 18k into tho landw of teo Furst & lirad- loy Manufactuning Company, The Com- pauy s coutrollod by - tho original maunfacturers, and overy cont of Its klocn in held by membegs of their familio, Une Jeaturo which hag doub:loss groatls cunitibuted to tho strikibg success of the enterprise 14 tho fact tLat tho finm liave alwayy MADE THELR CUSTOMERS TIEIR PRIENDS by fair and courteous trodtment. luey aro al- ways glad to recoivo nuy euggestions fiom furmers, aud Invariably giva them a thorough il [Uis 10 this cadsy that tno wteady im- Provemunt 1u thetr implements is partty dus. ‘I'ne ropiortor detarlod to iuvestigte Lhis coptro of industry was ushierod ioto au vitice which oo- cupies tour numbers, 57 to 63, on Norrh Dey- p.aines street, and covers nearly the wholo fitat floor of a six-story siructure. A gliuce at the linscrment showed” that it was denselv packed with irun, 6'eol, ote,,—~thy taw 1matonial of the famous Uardon City plows, This storago-roam, ke all the other Souors o tus Luilding, s 8Ux 130 foet. Tho second atory u shippiug-room, whenco pioss, rakon, cultivaiors, wheolbarrows, ecrapers, olc., aro slippod (o evers Western und Boutbern Stato or Terniwry. The three large floors avove this aro wholly dovot- od to wuiage purpuses, for the Company has to koep m lurgo mosk on hand i order to Lo able to fill tha ordes that como in by every matl, Tho tirst that strkes the tn- practiecd ovo on outenng tho storage dopaicient is tho vast varicty of plowa. oro thua FIFTY KiND3 can be seon hore, ndapted to every rort of soil, aud 10 the preforeucen of overy castomer, lore are machines for light plowinis, macuiues mudo to carry oot Bon Fraukhn' injunction, Plow deep while aluggards ulvop, two-horao and throo-horso plows, mulky, pang, snd trench plows, ** prarie breaker,” stucbio, sod, aud subsoil plows, tailrond plows,—ia w woid, overy possible sort aud lud of this in- valuablo wmplemout. All aro good ; sowe have” ospocial I excellenco. A sight of the “ Gardon City Tarre-Horse Sulky * plow stows that Uray's mourntul line— e Tho plawman homoward plode bls weary way- doos not apply to patrons of the Fuist & Brad- tey Manuiacturiug Company, Tue ploughman who has eimoly takon s pleasaut urive in thus **Sulky " hay 10 oxcuse for woarinens, Twouty- one first promiums Loty Lo ity wupeitoricy. AL the greut trial in St. Louis, in 157J, & Loy enly 11 years old managed this, whilo the wine comn- ‘poting pivwe wero drivon by man. Yot thig took the fiiet prize. Bemd.s combiaing tho sllvan- tages of all tho rival pateuts, it has ono mwost importunt fentures thatis poculiur tu itseif,—the brake attacihment,—waicli i wo appiied that the poser of thi horses throws the plows out of the ground. ‘Iho * Uardon City Gaug" plow Las all tho advuutages cisimed fur the ** Suiky,” Ouo siriking proof of the great busiuesy doue by the firm is that they maunfucture o lme of plows oupecially tor the Soutbern markot. Ihoro wro @oven different vatietios of the ** Qar- don City Houthern Ciippor.”” Thousanda of thom have buon sent to Texas and other Bouthern Btutes. so that the “Southern Clip- per tay wore than counterbalauce the deslruc- tiou wrought by the Sou Livrn carpet-bnguor. Dosides oll theso aud many otuor kiuds of plown, the Furst & Bradley Conpany makes cul- tivators, Liarrows, flald aid Jawn rolleis, horse liovs, #ullky rakes, barrows, and serapers. The harrown sro in tures styles, The vewost, mado under tho Friodeman puteut, 1a cu} ccially unigue uud vatuable." ‘The wheel cultivatora aro of espoetal excol- lence, The ** Walking Culilvator,” already s valuable machine, 18 10 be groatly improved thus year. The ~ Garden City Riding or Walking Cultiva- tor Combined" is thio no plus ultra, Tho ploas aromoved by tho feet, thus obviating tho nncen- ity of cumbrous band-lovers. Woudeu breahe Diny prevent auy breasage. Tho shunks are of wraught 1ron aud the shovels are raversibla, 1t ono Muutusy farmer badliad 8 ** Garden City Cul- tivator," he would bave ridden in his tlells in o veluelo wnuch more Lanasome and comfortable taan that in which bis Emperor rode in triumph through Romo. TUE MACHINE-SIOP of the Company haw & froutage of 200 feot on dJeffersou-atroet. It ia a flue Btructuro, Its base- mout floor contuing & biucksmith shop, 503200 fect; foundry, 40x160; griuding und potisting room, 60x176 ; and engiveroom, 40x:i6. tloor 18 ocounlod by » Wooy department GUx1G), whore wood iu the rough Ia_propared for plow, Ou thio secoud toor aro a fituug-raom, 50x150 ; wood-fjutshing shop, 00x160; and wheol-room. 251125, ‘I'he thurd atory contaws two painte suo;8, 80360 and 50x160, with an L 86xd0; and & plow-voodlug department, 80160, Tuo fourth tloor is devoted to lumbor, bending- rooms, nud storage lofts, Hemdes tho enormons building already do- &cribod, the Compauy runs o lumbgr-yard, ote. 0 that lho superiicial ares, Hourung, ete., of il posucuslons is about 8 mcrow! It ewuloys ovor 300 hands. Thew anpuad product reducad to plowa would m ke ao nverags of over 75.000. ‘Lhey woll about 81,000,000 worih of plows, ste., per vear, Ite fame Ia eatabjished, prodlotion— ~“Figel Ruin Rercely artves Her plouglahured o'er croatfon,” F. R, will provably esud around for one of. the well-knowu Garden City ploughsharoy, in order to maka boer Herce dnving sffectual. —_— C. H. & L, J. McCORMICK, A'ulm Bunth said (o bis groat book on tha ‘* Wealths of Natious," whiob, published m 1776, foundod the wcieucs of political economy, that tho uso of muchine,y could nover be carried as far [n agrioulture ad in manufacturing. In tho lnat editlon of bia work, published A year or uo g0, the editor, Prof, Thorsld-Rogers, poiuts out that this 18 no langer truo, eapecially “um tho Notthweatern Statew of the Amorlcan Uuiou.” This erest change, wrought #ince Adaw Smith wrots, has boen brought sbout wmainty by the otforta of hard.working mo- chunic, who was kuuwn to the inhabitants of Rockbridge Couuty, Virginia, 101Ly yuars ago, as ‘When Young's gloomy ‘'youug Cyrus McCorwici,'" o-day, M, C. 1, cCormiick i _oue of the' iiche est mon in Chicago. Tho onormous brick palaco of industry which standa at tha corner of Blue Iulind sud Western uveuuos i tbis city, tho centro of a founsviug little town jubiabited by the 6u0 won and DOYH WhU ue- cupy, daring workiog biours, (o alry, light, and Loafthiul roome of tha lsctory, i eu enduniug mouumeunt to the Juveutive gouiuw und husinoss talent of thiy VLrglull meclanio, und of Lis biotber, Mr. L. J. MecCoruwick, undor whous skiliul mauagemont., the business Lus sttamol it4 pressut. MAMMOTIC PROPORTIONS. Tho building occupies au incloaurs of about 21 acred. 1t 18 01 & sitple and misswive beauty, wihont an emniy iuch of wpaca of au idle man within 1. The mumn strgcturo sluue coa- talus fiftéen roowms 100xGy feat, ten rooms 10560, aud thieo 100100’ feot. Heavy = brick ' fira-prool walle soparate thoue, a4 they do all (ke other parts of the build- 1uR. Iu case of fire, every ong of the cowpart. wents ean be complutely isolated from tha rest, delnged with tremeudous utreatns of wator fiom buth sude, and rinotbered with steam., Under theso olrouwstsucos, & dustructivo fre s sioply ioposnibie, Tho featory probably baw the® best syntear of this soit m o wocld,~tlanke to M . MeUornick, Thia |6 o fact of o 00 to purchavers of the MoCoi- for the suvrmous saving lu tho Diean fmpor wick wachine: fosratico uwuslly pald upon such great atructuros makes the codt of production lges, and s0 benelity overy buyer, be- uldon tylv main bulidigy, the faotory coutalus a foustey, 300 by W Tes ' sud &0 fvob dughy o | wesk wood-workiug department of ninn £ i) by G utle dop i, 1 thienn 100 by 60, aml L 130 b Vi WL aeo, Bd wlippnL Geparta e af w-van m3, each v L by B0, snd two 100 Ly 90 & “mtle wnop 100 by 90: & iepair departe men of threo storion, each 109 by 405 two luran grinding rooti4; R vweciatch shop™; a Jaganmng shop, & meklo 10om, & Liasa foundry, awud the fire-prout engine aud Loder housrs, heueath tho brick 1oafn of wineh in what may b called the heart of thy wiio vast o1zanmm, e force winich keous the Lundreds of wachioes evor huwy in making tho thoussndy of other machined that go East nnd Wet and Houath and Actoss the ocexn, Bemden A1 ths npsce already deeeribed, thern are wreat oloi8gn rools, ozenpying whoo foors of the bulditig, whicli aro now empty,—anope baro by the dawsnda of e farmers of the world for the MeCorulets reapeee. Tlo feet grow weary du tiie atlemut to aalk over the 67 acres of 1foor- ing,— & r.roof ofstho womotime infotiority of man to maclunery, for the New lirusble mower and teaper, tuanufactured i thers rooin, has cut 25 acres of wheat in 8 day, and cumo out of the WOtk a4 Blroug sud (ot &y over | It voakd Lo uti intes enting task to nkotch, did onr limits pocmit it, the (ransformation of the iton Aud wood unlosded ou the whait at ovo side of the factory into the Linished and perfect roap- crs, mowers, aud harvesters wuich ato losded upow the lung traive that crowd the tracks st tue other fruut. Bul a few {aats wil givoan wden of (Lo LCOX0MIC MARVELY wrought lere. 'Iho ertabhisoment consumes, every year, 540 tons pig-ln, 1,600 tonw come ot Lar-iron, 103 tons klieet-iron, 300 tony char- conl bar-iron, 100 tons ghoot-steet, 15 tous ingol- copper, 6 taun pig-tin, 40 Lk ahoet-zine, 230 tons mallrublo castops, 1,000 kegs natle. 9,600 pallony oil, 750 tons molding xand, 1,009,000 feot fuabor, 3,500 sons coal, 60 tons coli, 60.000 yurds cotton duek, more than SU0,U0) kcrows, and other raw materials that ara countod by the thousund or o tow, Ml thoso sre work d up during the year into 12,600 or 15,009 maclioen, ‘There have been®yver 13,000 wold 1w year, Tue capital luvested Is £1,000,000, aud the aonual product s valueds ab 24,000,000, The cuiab- iishwent makos tho JAIVIERT BALEM IN TUE WORLD of any houno in this Lue of busuesw, Itin known ull over the world. \When Prof. Bonaty Price, of Oxford, was in Chicauo, ho took tha livelmst fnterent Iu tha gieat facto y. studied it from top to bottom, and ’ declared that it was withuut an equal. ‘FUE TIDUNE, Teprescutatve had tho Pplauniire of seemg it iu eonpany with Prof, Mag shall, of Cambilgo (Eng.) University, Thay drovo out to it togetlier, nod Prof, Marshall paid on tho way ¢ ** I lLavo s espeetsl desito to seo thus factory, for I have noticod that the McCor- nuck machines sto driving everyilung elxs out of tie Mleld in England” " They wero taken ihrough tho Luldwg by M, L. J. McCormick bitaelf, and x0 hud the entise faction of baving evervihing expiniued Ly the mascer-mind that directs the wuole. On their bomoward-way, Prof, Marshall frankly said that Lin expectatious had been toro than fulfilled, aud that be no loncer wondered at tho triumph sut auccess of tho alcCormic mactines. Tho Hisrony “ of the growth of this great enterprixe s of doop intorest, Furty years ago the youmys Virgana wechanic wrongit out with bis own bands the flest 101per, mir-ads wrongbt out in s brain, Likeother great inventors,the man who has mado will.ous of ucres 80 eany to roap hal & bard row of bLie own to hoe. Mo was laughod and engoted ut. Ilu oxhausted lus Beanty nicans in cou- structing the trat machine,—s machine that should bo preserved lino Watte' firnt stoam en- gine, tho Awmetican paraliel to the priceioss la- vor-gavivg und labur-blessing ivvention of En- wiand. It wax not uutid 1834, throe yoars after tuo tjrst reaper was made, that & pateus conld be procured, ‘Lho oflicials at Washington wero in- credulous. A vpecial cominittoo bad ©0 bo ap- jointed **to soo tho ting work” bLofore tho nocessary papers wero grautod. The fu- veutor thon moved Wesiward. After stopping at Broesporty N, Y., sud Ciucinnati, s intwtive sugacity lod him to choose Chicago ns tho best point for nsunfacturing and wistribuliog the reapers, At this tine (1849), his younger brotu- or, Mr. L. J. McCormick, becamue his partuer. ‘Luo latter is now, a4 o Liaa louy boen, tio Gon- ergl Saporlntendvnt of the buwiness. Mauy of thie very wany improvowents of tho muchine— lor tho Met'ormick rouper, ke all yood ttucys, 18 0 growth, the result of couetint, caro- & ful study, tugouuity and skill—have beent Ins " jovoution, ‘and tho permanaut auccoss of tho Luminews lian bosn largely duo to Lis unwearyiug and abiesupervision, Uu- «er the care of tha McCormick broihers, tho ene torpriao throvo upace. - v the tuno tho patent expired by limitarion, & swarm of oiber manu- factuross veized upon the ide: But nune of thego 1ritators hss ever equaled tho original patenteo's, in the ment of hin machives or in 1ho largonoss of bis males, The destrnction of the grait factory by the firo of 1871 was the siy- nal fur the iomtaut erection of tho grentor one now atauding, and wura to stand wolle tho Nor.ls- westl i the farmer’s buaven, ‘Vhe fhm vow con- Hints of the two original mombera, C. 1L, and L, J. AloCornnek, and the #on of the Iatior, Mr. R. Hall MeCoriek, 8 young mau who Las ju- terted the steiling Luruess qualitios of Liw tather. The Dusiness Munuger, Mr. F. 1I. Mautibews, has dono ot & iittlo to vards extend. ivg the businoss of the tirm. Tho factéry spoaks volumos of hua ability, sud evorv visitor cau tos- tity to his coustesy, “Ho entered the employ of tho Alorsre. McCoriolck ten yeurs ago. Aoy ong who will go, as the writer did, into every nook uud corner of tho MoCoimick fuctory, will not wouder at the . UNDOUBTED SUPERIONITY of the mechined made thers, but it may not bo amfve 10 suggest to thowo who bn.e never seon this monumwent of invonlive eneigy a fow uf the russons of LB suvoriority,—1easous which aro apparent to overy visitor, Fuus, then, the MeCarmicks were firet in the field. “llefora they liad arival they had had fourtecu vears’ expe riouco in mnkmq. perfocting, aud distaibnnug thoir machines, 'Fhoy thereloio bad too slait aven to bo caught. Socond. their capi- tal (21,000,000) in far largor thau cooms realiy comumandod by any other mmunfacturer, sud thoy thus havo nulimitod resources for carrying vut evory useful idea. ‘I'hird, their machinery in withont & parallel, - ‘Thore 18 ® oparute ma- cliuo fur overy meparato task. [Thews are cove ered by patonts aud ewanot bo lwiiated vy other makors.] Moraover, gonstaut improvomanis ate pesng mado. The divizion of labot iu cairied so far that ita fosvitablo resuit, the nuprovement of wiachinory, makes groat sdvances. Fourth, the tistuel fusiliticesatfurded by tue location of the lactory aro great. With the river on oue wido, and two railroads oo tho othor, aud situated In the oty which the dwiibutiug = centie -of the \Woat, 1te vgry wite 18 & kolid udvantage, Fitth, therois & gieal oouceutiation of tha myriad disferunt Ppruendos of wanulacture under ana roof, ‘Tuis ke & Grest aVing in waste, overaoers' wagos, cost of transporiation, sud wwe. Lt enables the firm 40 mauufacwurs it machines 1 regular parts, 0 that any Lroken or lost portion can b instantly roplaced by one exactly liko it. Tuw systom I redoguized, the world over, asthe most peifoot pusaiblo. K¢ is sthig which makes American rwaiches mod Amorican sew- ing-machings the boat, and thia whch forms ‘oue mtroug festurs of the MeCotmick machines, Lus cost of repains to the tarmer 48 thus roduced to & wminimum. Sixth, these mschives are the ohoapest {u tho markot. ‘They whil do the must work tor tho least money. Uccasionally & rival otfers an inferior thing at & lower piico, but in tha long run the tartner finds is ta, iy 1utorest to Duy aud usotua MeCormyict. The **Melormick Uarvestor "scosts 1v0 oo thwe or 8175 cawl; the * Advaoce Mesper sud Mowor " 3143 on time and $170 cash; and tuc “lmproved Prize Mower" gl on tims nud 3U5 caeh, Beventl, the cordisl re- muons betweon the ewplayers aud ow- ployss 8ie & mnutusl _ aaventago to thiem and to every customor. It 14 tus polloy of the tinw Lo pry good wuges, furuisl goud works rooto, aud keep good meu. Homo of Lhetr oune ployes have buen with thew twentv and even ity years. 'Ihe men work with enurgy aud houcety, and this fect showw steslf in tirst-claas wachiued ut low prices, Fiually, the 1s1@ busi- uosd talent aid wieal invoutive geuius of the MeCormick twnily cannot be equalod by auy compoiitory. ‘Tuese quatizies bave pub thea at the besd sod keop them st tha boad. ‘Lhe prewoit year bas wituossed the usual steady ed- vauce in their wares. Tuoy now offor the VINEST LINK OF MACHINES over put on by market. Thewo are tho * Im- wroved Single-Framo Advauce," in which a light but perfectly durable wingle frume takes the placoor tho old aud guinbrous duuble one, awd tho 1a&ing spparaius of which has been bixonily improsad ; 1bo * [mproved Prize-Mower," whict sLaves tuo Burluce of wha grouud, uo wat- ter Low rouxgh sad uneven it mav be, and you cu Lo lifted uver sny ooutacle aps to injure the razor-liko kuife, sud ‘which ruus tue kuife at ueh & rute of wpeed that the most matted 1ana oF clover cannat chuke It § the ** Advance | Dropper,” tho perfeouon of & combined und woser, sirong aud durstlo, just the tuing 1or faimerd who Lave more grass thiau grahe to 4 xlm-u faroiy consiay of rolbay ur bully the ** deCormicd Harveator," orved adpocial natce, 1t i b ngw wae clupg only put ou the warkes regontly, but soid au fast au msdo, [t baw any l;)mum ol wype- riouity over auytliog eles iw tus e!d. The Do- practiosd eyes uf ‘I'ux THIDUNE representative tvwdily recogvized sorae of {lLess. The ouuvenisul Fubbar o leatuur belta need on tho old haryeat. o4 me replaed oo+ thin by strang 1 coavorieut chvina and gear-whosle, The AFIAULEHEN.A 10° tamine and howeriog the et aro Bt 1o aud perfacr, Tho 2rain s hatsoen two eudless aprony uron tho bindug plattarm. and (he IMieT romsia alwaya lovel with the K!Tlfll with us #hating and vesring, as the oit. ylo platforma do. 'Teto 1% & bnudin-carrier anning frame, Allogether, thin is the very ¢ of Larvesters, Nongricnitural maciune in o world har ever met with #1ch inatantaneons Aud desorved muccess, As migit Lo esperted, vue great featuro of Lho Ilinois diaplayin tho CENTENNIAL EXNIBITION will bo the McCormick machiues: Among thom will ba womething now, as vet only k n to tho favored fa v, Thanke to the kindies of ) J. Metormick, Tie Tuinoye s enabled Lo it readera of Lid coming machine, During this bar- yest, oxperiments of tho most ruccerntul naturo Liave been mado with i, Itis an nutomatic eralu-binder ov an catiraly new princivle. It Wwill out a0 hind 12acres a'day, Culy ono man will b reqmired to ruw jt. It does tho work Letter than it can bo domo by hand, mod Wil thue savo the wages and exnennes of five men, Tuo eaving in gran by ite use more Lhan poys fur tho wirs conaumed i Linding. A small” sumber of thesn mackines will bo put on tho marhat next seadon. Altogether, atter thin review, tha reader will conclude, A3 Tae TRILUNE repreacutative dul, hat tho next juvention of thin remnarkablu frm will probabiy be a machino tuat, when turned ioto s field, wiil run iteelf, reap ali tho gram, Larvestit, tio it Into bundlew. put it intn tho Larn, aud theo put itsell back into tho stied. —_—— WALYER A. WOOD ¥OWING & REAPING MACHINE COMPANY. Prominent among (ho exhibitors of reapers and mowoa will ¢taud tho above-usmed Com- a0y, of Hoosick Falls. N. Y., who will exhibiea full line of their world-famnos tmachives, com- prisiog singlo mowors, self-ralting reajiors single sud combined, and harvastars with sell-Lindiug attachment. Al of their machines witl bo ex- hibited unde: motion, aud the fueming com- wuoity will fnd po greater atioaction at tho Exposition thsn Wuod's new fron mower, embracing in ity consttuction sove eral now aud bwpurtaut improvements. ‘Wand'a relf-rake reaper, with the wonderful life- lilio mechaninm of the seli-raxe, roecmbliog 1m ity netion the buman arw, gra-ping tho cut grain with itd flugore nud sweoping it acrass thy plat- fort, where 1t is comptesscd 1 o comyact gavel and dolivered cloar of the tracs of the mechie; slao Wood's harvester with it self-bindiug at- tachment, toquiring but one pair of hor-es aud mauaged by one lan—ihe driver—binding awid deponiting the bundles with s wtesdiucss ang precimion graud to bebold, xud in & superior wauuer to the work ordwarily done by band, We niave bad tho pleasnro of reading quite A LAKGE NUNMER OF LETTERS AND TENTINONIALS from leading fariners iv Linois aad otuer Btates who purcoa-ed the harvesler and pinder the l)lntJ Larveut, sil of whom spesk of the work cone in terms of unquahtied praise. ‘There can be no aeation but that tus binder 18 a prand ruccews, sud that it 1sdrstined Lo Le a favorite wachine in tho RFOAL graib-growing Hoctous of tho West. Sows idos way bo formed of tae promiuoice of tue \Walter A, Wood mechimes 1 the trade and of their univeesal populanity wheu tha factis known tuatup to the close of the wueason of 1374 thair #alos had reuched the enurtnous numover uf 210,613 machiues, and that over 25,000 machinen bove beou rojwred to il their orders for the weuwon of 1475,—s garge iucrcasu over tho demand in formor yesrs, and afford- wg the best possmible evidenco that the manufacturers of the ** Wood " suli kep in tha advance in all that pertmins to importunt and well-tested 1mprovements, sud that tucir ma- chines Aro stoadily aud icreststivly **murching un” n merit aud” public 1avor. Facte aud iz~ ures liko the sbove cause tho inquiry, * Whoro doce this Company iud & reudy warker for TUE IMMENSE VOLUME OF THEIR FRODUCTIONS 2" ‘Flo nnswer is found fu the fact tust tuey aro pioncars In the trade, the wmnufacture of the Wood tnaabiaes haviny been communced iu 1853, und coutlnued without iuserunssion ever since, aud that they have biauch ofiices of lomg stauding at ~ New York City, San Fran- cisco, London, Eng., with branchea through- out Europe, at Chicago, St. Lous, Madisun, sud 8t, Paul, thus thorunghiy fdeutitying tusme nelven withi the tade the wurld over. Tue fact that the demand for theso excellent machinos lhas increasod from 8,500 1 1865 to au average munusl product -aud 6ulo of about 20,000 1u the Faseix yeais, o o fair indication of the high cateem 10 Which they are beld by farmors. 1u 1874, they munufactured aud sold 20,430 ma- chines, and, notwithsiauding their large produc- tion, meny ordeis had to Le declived. Dunug tuo mouth of April of tho preseut year, their average daily production was 112 complete niae chines, aud woaro infurmod thatin May the Com- paoy made ooe shipment of ninety-two car-loads of inachines, compriuiug tho Iareest sud tnost importaut single shipmeut of reapers aud mow- ers ever made in tho world. Up to May 1 their increane iu production uver thas to tho same duta in 1674 was 6,691 macluives. Having st their command the very beet manufacaniog facilities, tue Cowpany Layvs bsen cuabied to 1ake tue load in the matter of unprovemcuts, sud they have brought tueir machiuos to A DEUREE OF FERPECTION NARELY EQUALED o suy branch of indastry. Herein ltes tue ses cret of tueir success. Thoy mouuiaciure overy part of thoir machives themsolvos from the best materisl to be procured, and thls {8 tho remson of tho Wood machines baviog s reputation for streogth and durability superior to ail others. This, taken tu couusetion with the perfection of principle of tue machines, bea mude for them a nnme sud fzmo the world over, sud oceastoned an unequalsd domand. The only genuine ** Wooa machines " ato (uoss macufactured aud sold by tus Comn- pauy, tbey buving tie ouly aud exclusive right to build sud sell Weso muchiuos as at presout twade and offered in the warket by them thruugh= out tho whole United Stawes—in fact, every- where the world over. The Company's Geusrat Wentarn oftice is at No 205 Lake sireet, Chica~ 59, Edwara H, Valentine, Manager, — THE JOHNSTON HARVESTER. The fsrmer often Las to echo tha words of Holy Writ, **Tue barvest truly ia plontoous, but the luborers are fow.” Ho veca huis broad | Belds of grain ripening in the sun, but is unable 1o gatber the precious food ere storms or biting (rost biave robbed bim of much of i, In Amer- lea, the scarcity of agricultural labor ia espocially feit. The oities are ‘crowded with tho nuem- ployed, while tho fur-off furmw are hungry tor (b labor that, If rigntly applied, would faed so many buogry moutbs., At this moment $3a day s offered in vaia for harvestiog handsin muny parta of the Northwest, Thls atate of things Las led to the alniout uuiversal introduc~ tion of agricultural macuivery, uo that FAKMING MAS DEEN-BEVOLOTIONIZED within tho last fow years, Piomineut among the machiuas that have lod to this cbaugo are thoso msuufucturod by the Johuston Harveater Compauy, of Brockport, N. Y. The fawous bar- voster made by this Company was first intro- duced to tho public in 1§60.” Tho eaao, perfec- tion, and speed with whict it worked amid the goldan graju soon wun i golden opluious and yielded goldon gaius to the furtunato fuventor, wbo. more haupy than Eli Whituoy or Robert Fulton, has lived to see tho triumphant success of tus beueticout entorvrive, He buw soen it be- come the favonte machine of Chiristondom. Go wheze you will, in Earops or Amerioa, where Tue rips harveal of the new-mnwn boy * Qives Lorth a sweat and plessanit wor, or wheie the rich gram beuds lovingly toward the carth that gave [t hife, aud you will wee the Joubston Harvester adding frosh luurels to thuse sliesdy wou, aud enticting the farmer for- tunate suoukh to Em-u- it, T'husemarkable michine desorves the eupecial aitoution of the rouders of Tug TumoNe, It is made of wrougute) iron, so thst tbo bardvst ussge can noither bend vor bresk it. Its owners never biuar the fatal cruck thut telld the user of wooden or cast-irun misclines that same sswential pare has broken, sud anu tbsluays, and perhisps weeks.of precious time ued bo lost. ‘The exceilence of the Johnwton® rago is fully proved by the fact that it hay boou w0 umivercallv sdopted by other mavutscturers, who gladly pay & royalty for the priviloge of uring this piace of perfection, 'tha Harvoster, 24 & whule, vombinew the four cusontial slements of ligbiuess, strength, durability, and porfect work, It took twenty-two wedals and prizes at teld-trials in Frauce during 187, sud_at tho greatest triad over hald (o (rern Jule 24, 1875, 16 received the Lighest prizo. At tho come ing INTER-STATE EXFOSITION, the Johustou Company will exhubit one of these wonderful wachiues, “with Kuronoan improve- mouts, which onable it ta cut grain closs to the 70! sud bandis sucoessfully grain o fest tall, uyWhauge (o level betwean the lowest and nlxhost cutting Lo wade wwhile the machine 18 11 oj evation. 'Tho tremaudous busincss doue 2 ~abroad by tio Compaoy liaw led them to manu- Iucture nsryeatora, reapers, ote., with odpecisl rofurence to both European and Amsrican needs, so (hat every faimer can Hod o thelr ths origlual, Amuiy tlsse will be tue * Bell- Raklng Reager." tho ** Wroneht-Iron Mowar," and tho “Combived Reapar ant Mowar.” A fow IFTERERTING FACTH abaut thess wili bo of servico. Each 18 tho ro- =it of carctul stndy sud 1lpe oxperience, They 416w Whiorun zbly constructed of the hort mate- fials that they acarcely over need rapair, and arc vet W) mmpin that anv inteliigent farmor can teadily puz thom in order, without wasting timn an{ mof 1unning after tho county black- trth. fho M.ower han the rear-cat, which Haveh Lhe waur and Lear of tho horden’ necks oy teening the cotlar Jouen aud frao, which o aten the oxpenditurs of timn and troablo in alui- PAng el backing A team be foro Luraing, mado necensary by a f:04t-bar nachine, and which proveats tuo jar, Lnzerout to driver and machine, which aivish coines wheu a front- tar mower airiked an gbetacie, ‘ho ar- raugencol of the divers pest tho' ccutro prerarves m perfact halance uud removes all dsuger of sccidint, Jho o ‘husey mowers apparoatly act on tho prine;, thiat aM fleats tn graes, and delight 1n Vipigin: off lingers, toes, ete, msn who widses o stay whole had hetler usa Lho Johnston mact, A niecial noint of sxcellsnco in tha seif-rak'n: reaper in tho fact tuat the gathering apparatus coueiats of five armu. The uaual numler s foar, Fivo are nover too mauy. and xre some- timen absointely necen<ary for vood work. The combined reaper and mower ju fa} ahead of com- potition in tho rapidity and eass with which it can bo changed frum one form to the other, Lbere is no losing half a dav with it. Tuoextra diag-Lar makes the chaugea matter of a faw minutes, 8a that expensive delay 15 who'ly un- necerdary, ‘Tuneis money. The man who uses the Johnston combined machiuo saves the timo and makes the m-ney. 1t wust make every PATIIOTIC AMERICAN r~Joica to know liow graud a succers this pnrely fican enterpriso Las wou in old Europe. ‘o vearon oponed this vear with a grand_ inter- uetinal tickd-trial at Nimen, Soothern Franen, Junn 19, in which the Johuston Harvaster wan tho ** Grand Acid Medal of Honor,” Three days aftervards it received the * First Prize Ghand Gold Medal ™ atBt, Dol, France. June 2, the dountton Mower * aud Combined " eacli took the that priza altera wix days’ trial at Vivorg, Denwmark, und the Jobustou Mower wou the © ramo - snrpasaing bonor at Rocroy, af Do thune, at Chateanuenf, Fiancd, aed at ‘Templin st Kuestiin, Germany,—all betwoen May 10 and June 5, cabls diepaich frou the Paria Agenta of the Company, E. Decker & Mot, boro Lhe glad $id- ingn: “ALtho prencest trial in the wotld, just onded at Vormailles, wo la irain carriod oif And on July 15, the victorious Gold Medal of Ilonor nzumst al! the mackiuey manufactured in Chrinoudom 1" Tuis s tho foreign rec.rd wimply of 1375, It conilnues a atory airvag BISMARCK, TUE OREAT STATESMAY, hag four Johuston flarvestern ou nis eatate. "Fhoy were rhipped directly £ i from Brosk- yort, June 10, 1374, When tuos arrived in Ham- burs, the German press u.led the fact, sud quuted Princo Bismatcl' opimion of thelr muperiority to moything clse of the kind, At Mottrav, = Francs, fhere wan & grand imternativual content 10 dulv, 1874, The mont iutenso inte: keu init. The Frouch Ministor of Acu gave u special § rize jo 1t. 3 Atien ¢t teeted, © When it was sunounce th Lo dolm- aton Combined hid taken the Grand Guld slolal of Houor aud 1,000 franes, and ibat tho Jobnata Wrought-Iron Harvester and Single Heaper haa eact won tie fitot prize,~a Grand Gold Medal and 500 france.—the cuthusiasn of tha neopl knew no bounds, The macnmes wera borne ot to bead of o procesmon, A mulitacy band plaved stirzing triumplial marcties. can tlagd waved fram the hous: [ jutsloe. ‘The agricultaral socictien trinl endod tue day by b torions Julhinston Harvester and prossotiag it to the agnicultural colloge of Mettray **as n samplo uf tho bazun, DEST MACHISE made fn Furopo or Anwrien.” Goussard de Marole, Dresdrnt of the Sfoval Agoeultural Sucioty of Francw. aaith in an otficisl revort, m refercicotothe wplondid victory of the Jobnaton maclunes At Tours, Frauco, 1 the s1mo mouth ** All four fof tho French machines] aro plai:ly iufonor to thoe intelligout sud remarkablo types tlat foreien industry has went s fn 1873, o competuy American manutactesrer challenged the Johuston Cownaus ton tilal 1o Austria. The vordict was unanimeus in favor ! the Johunton wachines, and the judgo apjointg.l by the op- poning party boughta ** Johuston ™ on lhe wpot! +Dhotograpun have rocently been: receivud ot Brockport from Russia, showing a Johnstou BEAPKR DBAWN RY CAMIH in thot country, This wonderful re-cord abroad bas Leon supplomonted by count loss Bimilar triumphis &t howo. In the only publ i trisi Letd iu the United Staten 10 1874, —at Ciacinuti, 1u Se; tember.—the Johoston Reaner naceived the Gold Modal, as the best machive o f the kind Buel showing must couvinco every .ihtellitent farmer of the superiority of the machitics of this make, Tiat tho farmors appreciste this 1 shown by the fact that tho busiuows don v in them lias doubled in each of she Iast throo yoirs, and prunnees tu doudls next year again. “fuo gen- oral oftice for Wesiern Iudians, aud theuce to the Pacitic, is at Nos, 31 and 56 Went Wanhing- tou utreet, Chicugo. Mr. A, J. Glass, the Gen- eral Agent here, by fillod that place to- tho last five years, baviug bad five'years’ provions expe- rieuce in Iowa with J, Newton, with & tuorouh- ntoey aud akill that bes been of olul service. Tik Inisuss 18 uuder obligations to lum for the ju- formation which has beeu 1eproduced here furtho beaetit of its readers. flo cun be found iu the large fout-ctory brick building at tho numbers givea above, surroundod with first-class ma- clinos, sud with a full line of extray fur all of tuem, and busy in shipniog these unrivaled alds of the farmer to overy Weatera tato and Terri- tory. Bucce:a attoud bim, —_—— THE KING OF SCALES. The favoritocry of s pohtical party, with a gaod vlatform aud & poor candidste, is *meanuren not men." Tho mctlo, with au important change, fitly describen tlo work of a fumous Awerican family. A platform sealo, with Tuac™ deus Fairbanks ond his descondants standing up- ou it, might well ba labeled, ** mesaures and wen, both firat-rate,” 1t 18 not mauy years vince thres members of this family, oveof whom, Theddous Fuirbaoks, still survives, founded the famous fac- tory at 8t Jobusuury, Vt. To-dwy, that factory 18 the largest estallivhment of the kind in the world. It_empioys 600 wen, 1ts brauches give work to 00 wore.” 'Ll anoual product 18 50,000 scalos, of over 500 different sizes, which weigh the food & man eats, tho medicine that curus bim of dinesse, the gold dust that wiil somo doy bo oxchanged, in the shape of cain, for tho greenbacks in_his pocket, the paper of which theae greenbacks aro mads, tho wool sua cotton that ate to be mapuiactured into bis clothing, and all the myrad other sorts of merchandiso that the busy world buys, sells, and consumes. From a scruple to a boat-load nf 500 tons, the: {s nottung “that some variety of tho Fai bavks’ scale will not weigh, It is found the world over, not vnly in Chniateudom, but 1n HEATHOENDON, In Chins, Japan, ludis, Persin, Tarkoy, Arabia, and the Darbary Brates. Curavaus of camels, loaded with theso scales, thread tho deserts of Arabis, snd Chiness Junks carry them tar into tho yast interior of tho Coloatisl Empiro. In 1872, & chot of tes bouglit by & 8t, Jdlnsbury grocer in New York was found to be etamped with this siate- meut, over tha siguature of s Yokohams tea- morchaut : ¢ This chest contains 4d pounds of tew, ns weighod by Fairbas | yenrly sules mmouut to over Qi Alist of tbo Farbaoks firs, in the United Btates alone, will give au idua of tho o3tant of the busi- vurs, Failvavks & Co, have storos at 51 Broadway, New York; 160 Baltmore streot, Balumoroe; 83 Camp stroot, New Orleana; v3 Main streot, Nuffulo; 333 Droadwav, Albany ; 403 8t. Paulatrect, Montreat ; and 802 and S04 Washington avenue, Bt, Louis. Fairbanke, Browa & Co. are st 2 Milk etrest, Boston, Faire banks & Ewog occupy Ti5 Chestuut streot, Pluladelphis. _¥Fairbauks & Huichingon ato loeated in Sun Francisco, Aud Fairbanks, Murse & Co. condust thelr great business st 139 Waluut wireet, Cincinoati; 103 Buperior street, Clove- lsud; 43 Wood strest, Pitieburg; Fifth and Msiu stroets, Loulsvillo; and 111-113 Lake ot, Chicago, ‘I e prizes, medal ud tesiimonials conforred legion, ‘They carried off the highewt bouurs at Pare, at Vieuns, and s¢ Londou, ‘I'ho £mperor of Austria confarred upon Thad- dous Fairbanks, tho laventor of t! los, the KNIQUTLY CHOSY OF TUE IMPKRIAL ORUED of Francis Josepl, su houor bestowed upos 80 other Ametican exlubitor. 'ages might be written on tha work these scalea iave dons in aad for this countre alons, but ‘CAz TuIBUNE proposes to-day to gonue it- wolf to tho question of the reciproval rulations of the 3 PARMERS AND TUR FAIRBANTS neales. It lu uot toa wuck to say tuat the Iatter Lave revolutiooizod the businoss of the former, aud vastly weressed tuor profite. It waa ouco sho custowr for s farwer to sell nesrly every- tbing ko produced by the *‘lump.” He got 10 wauch & head for bt cattls or boge, the practioed eyn 0f the buyor SstILALLR fueir trus weight quite correctly, whils Lo sold in the dark. Dt ter, obitckens, wocl snd other products of the osed of in the same wuy, Tue 0 s fasbiare maush Liate baon ferm wers aggrogaie luss anormons, Not only wara they triexe tin what thoy Aoii), but in whac thov houynt. ‘Ilio barrel of flour that came fron the nuil or ator migut or might uot ba up to woight, flow wore thoy to kaow? ‘They vould not dstevmine, aither, whethor thov wern miking s prout faltening #tick or mot. The amount of ferd conanmed by the diTorant animals waa unkuoup, and tha eain of cartie nndor aifferoat ayntams of funding, tha pant at whiol freding ceaded ta b weieht, ein., could not ha ek timated, Tn-suread mteoduction of Fairs hauks' wnalos changon all this. Nearly every bargalt in tho produes of the farm 1a now mado by the wtandard of wo ght. Pounds aud ounces are registernd on tho nnarting heam, anl tha varicat Biivlock of & catlo-lanler can feol sure that thio lant pounlaf tlesh his beny correctly- told. Tug farmor nho relly frém hi¥ own farm has a Fairbanks' senlo in bis yard, which Insures him full ronud of wool and every bhunco ntter. Tho story (old by tho scalo tells aow o fa'ten his live stock, when to Legin, ween to stop and soll, what sort of aced to wow, what variety of chickens to koen, what broed oy Lioza, and 80 on ad infiniton, Tho farmer saves 5‘hln cost of bis guido and monitor every year ho ray for avery of TNPARALLELED RUOCESY 0f tha Fairbanks® cales is due to their absolnts ey nover vary. Thev sre the 1t 18 rot strange, thon, that they af 0 moet naportant manufacturing, mer- o anl tran-portation intorosts of oun whols eonatry, 0y arp exolusively ueed ir ock yards of the Eswt nna fen at tho Untou Stocks I Fairvauhe H of Chiazy \ 3. and Now, I, 14 heef cattle, wwine, wul haap, tho cstimated vale uo of whiea was =31,% 15 [nagine the ro- spon«ibiliy of this e '\ —B T~ sponkibilns wo triam aud fully dis- chargad. wtics uf anizang sort conld | be given in ans amonnt. Tacaw famous acalos have the exclueivo possa:ston of the principal elevatois of thn conuiry. Over 134) of the ** Improved fron Frame Ratirond Trazk Seales " are nlreaay in uwn. The reasun of furty vcars of trinmpbant micce-w may Lo swmmod un in ona phrase,—Fawrbanks 18 synouymous with faic weight, - P GREGG'S CERAMIC GAS-KILN COMPANY, A complete ard starting revolution i the mothod of burning brick, tile, terra cotta, draine pipo, pottery, stoue ware, esrthen ware, ote., ete., has Leen made in whatis now kuown as Gregg's Coramic (izs-%iln, Clay was ono of tho first things nsed in Amor- ican manufactures. Long before Columbns uighted the Inisnd of Nun Salvador, the Aztocg racod of tho Weet and tho uakunown forcranners of the Indians of the Lust were sinliful pottors, The founer bakod bricka in the rug, performing atung the Colarady and the Lo Grauo the tala of the Isrnelites in the valley of tbo Nile, “Tun mounds of Now Mesico ars 1ali of the aishies cups fashioved by tho deft fhaeery of tho A ruce, In the neghvorbooa of thy Delawars iap. too, uumbers ot cu; ¢ duorated tave bet chnpel of Yaln Cotl uked, are bt of b a'and, The enactment o awe s dead fotor ore long, and Liek wud g vnufacters bos catno ono of the greut Coluiial .udustried. Amer- 1ean €83 is EHO best in he worl b : criebrate ed poter Wedzowood imported clay from Goor- w12 aud Florida, sud w1570 cxpres-ed b jeals Guny of tho * put-works " i idoutis Curolua, Tae premest of Awernican seuiptors, dliram Powers, alaavs used clay from tae nvgithorho of Westiugton, D, C., th s rtadio Lo, outed it to uny other. 1w *ureck oud the rest of his innuurial worke were wat. The most beantitaim aders statio ‘s Venas—h s 8towd in clay for* veventeen 1o but the Americwn ma enial could Liuve resistad the weur of i g0 fowwe, It in 0L BLEanE LHAL, 10 8 CONUTEY [useHm B HIch & ireciout Faw unte munutactiies of il have u mony. Our lack of sriculture las pro- vouted our By puersitie fol makiocs of o PotteIF,—potiery much as poresiam clay of humaikind " delizhits to use: but for the manu- facture of tho great eiuy-product. cke—wo aro deservedly tamous, Tue Plulwielplia pressed brick havo been, until 1ecently, tho best i the world. Thut wlory hus now departod trom them. ‘Thay #re uot tho best now, fur s CHICAGO INVLNT 108 bos revolutionized the procers of brick-making, aud tran<ferred B remucy 1 it to the Northe west, Tue Biblo tetls uw forty conturion azo, the wen of the plaivs of Khear [t un maso brick, and burn them turongh from that dav until a few days agu biick we never buyned thoruuuhl)’. No ki'n could do the work, Mauy inventions huve been triod, ouly ta be found wunting. Wa learu from Lyzonn ages That the best e'er comethy Lty Thin truth is oxetmpluied v tho Luat kiln pat- opted. 2 2 Somo timo ago, dr, Wittia L. Gregg, ot thus oy, becamo couvincod that great im- provements could be wade w bricknaking, aud resolved to try to mako them, Ho bas dono ko, Alr. Greg: i8 pra-ominontly u man of progrees. He posseuscs s phouomenal juventive gunius, sud mechanical engineoning qualities of no or- divary character. ‘The proois of this aro bis 16 ceut mechanical triwmph, Gregg's Triple Prose suro Brick Machine aud his crowning achicye- ment, tho CERAMIC OAS-KILN, 1 When It {8 seen that the auuual cost of slmply Lurnive the Various cernmiic producis is over 400,000,000, nud that the dewmunstrated saviug of thus now kilu is from 33 por cent to 3) per cout, according 1o tho quality of the cay aod the product dosirod, the great magnitude of tho e veution may ba realized. A saviug Lo the coun-* try of £35,000,000 & voar in thia grost departe mentof mochumeel art briugs this discovery al wnca ta the rank of great wventivag, like tha Leusciner Steel vrocosd, the Gondyear Vulesniz- od tublor process, aud & fow othors that staud k" lnu.l-m-rjs- in the progross of the age, By tho old procows, lurge (uautitios of fael Lad to bo used, aud the fusl had to be of the Lest—that is the most costly—Liod, inorder that the work may bo of tuo best quality. Hignly shilld labor must bo ewmployed, imae- much #8 & trawed judgment mosc decids by almost imvercumluln pigny when the tires can safely bo slackoued. Morcover, the process in & vory 6low onu. A compariment in one of tho Beoteh kilys genorally used in this country ‘as to be burned for from 104 to 144 hours. Fi nally it v imposeiblo to bura the brick thorouglh- Iv. "Tha hest canuot be evenly distributed. ‘There s & varving loss from vitrifaction aud excowslvo burniug: and four or fiva differ- out grades of Lrick, tle difference being usually aue to the jregular aud unequal setiun of the firo, aro taken from the same compsgiment, Tnese were the facia st glis bimo Mr. Uregu began bis experiments, 1o was succemled in wakiug & kila wiuch saves Labor, Fuel, Tune, and- ‘ Money, and which, by socurning perfect unlformity in burnivg, greatly eunbances the valuo of the wholo product. Tho Corswio Uss-Kiln was patented so recently (Jun, 26, 1875) that it has vot yot .become widdly kuown., It is now coutrolled by * The Corawic Gas: Kilo Company of tho United states.” The Lompany has already construetod & kil ab Gregg Station on the Cll- cago, Burbugton & Qun Road, about 18 miles f1om this clty, at tho worka of tho Excolstor Pross Brick Manufacturing Canpany, of Chicago, A model of it and sawples of brick, terrs cotta, ete., burned by thid systom, are on ezhibition at {tw ofiices of the Company, Rooms 7 aud 8, 175 LaSatle atrect. They will ba shown at the Ex- pusttion, Iv order to gratify a lsudable publio curiosity, arrangoments ha been made to tokv petsous who wish to see the kiln w operstion out te Cregg Siation, froo of oxpense The kniht errant of Tuz Inmrye svslled bimself of this oppor- tunity, and bad the satiwtaotion of belug shown iy works by the Buperinteudent, br. E, F. Kulgut. The Coramic Gay- Kiln cousists of four larie compartments, which togetler form a wquare, with a tall chimuey ris fug Leavouwara in the contre, At one side is & ke producer, cone nected by souduits with esch compartment. A slmple warrangement of ' valves aud dampers — securea either an upward or downward draft, aud iusdres au equable distribution of the heut. Wi tle compartments ars tlled, & flut gauge re ou the top of the uuburuod bricks fu each. As | the bricke are Lurued thoy seitle, and the guuge, descending with thom, wirki un 1o outside reg~ inter the exact oxtent of tho sattling, so that the Diust uapracticed laboror can tell #lacken tho tits. Thiw INGLSIOUS NEOHANISM thus obiviates the sxpunve of employlng s aum- ber of higaly ekiiled taborers. 'I'hv wa¥ cau be made trow the &nm iuferior nlll‘ Y qlmtu‘un:mul slack, 0 LLs: tho vaviug 1o fuel i8 & great Wew, It 14 incronsed, too, by the fact that the beas v tranaferred from ong cowpariwant (o suol #o that, white the bricka in ous compartn Are bollg oss Ju ths Bess are Lelug Just whea to .