"Whatever might have been embodied in the first McCormick machine or in his experiments or machines for the first fifteen years of his efforts, the _reaper of the present day does not disclose any principles_ contained in these early efforts of C. H. McCormick; but that cannot be said of Hussey. _All_ reaping machines of the present day embody substantially _all_ of the vital principles given by Obed Hussey in 1833 and at different periods thereafter. The Patent Office, as well as other sources of information, make good these statements. "Passing, however, from the early history up to the present time, when the present mowing machines and grain binding machines are seen in operation, and taking into account the thousands of patents that have been issued to American inventors for various features that they have brought out, it would be but simple justice that all be recognized as contributors to the building up of such valuable and important pieces of machinery; and I cannot but repeat that it would be very unjust, unfair and un-American to single out one person, and that one Mr. McCormick, as a representative to be used by the government printing bureau, when it is so well known what he did and what he did not do in the invention of the reaper. It would be a false monument; it would only be respected by persons who are ignorant of the facts. "If this should succeed, it would not be the first time, as likely it will not be the last time, in the history of mankind where those who did the work were soon forgotten and those who were more fortunate in being held up and prominently kept before the public by their friends or powerful allies received unjustly the credit." [Sidenote: Early Ventures in Manufacture] [Sidenote: An Unfortunate Delay]