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5.3L Vortec 6 speed auto 4x4. Air, alloy wheels, heated leather seats, keyless entry, tow pkg and lots more. 206,904 kms. $19,899. Dealer permit #4222. Call Kyle 204-822-3047.
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PW, CC, PW, PDL, 4 CYL AT. $6,850. Skyline Autobody at 204-325-8155.
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2011 Ford F250 Super Duty 6.7L Diesel V6 AWD, AC-PS-PDL-Cruise. 179,000 kms. $7,699. Skyline Autobody at 204-325-8155.
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4x4 Ext. Cab - Safetied - Ready to Go. 430,000 kms. $14,900. Call Pete at (204) 331-3326 Pembina Valley Auto.
4x4 Truck - Cloth Interior - Clean Truck. 210,000 kms. Safetied. $14,900. Call Pete at (204) 331-3326 Pembina Valley Auto.
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2.4L, 4 Cyl, AC-PW-PDL-CC. 137,000 kms. $6,900. Skyline Autobody at 204-325-8155.
PW, PDL, CC, AC. 125,000 kms. $7,299. Skyline Autobody at 204-325-8155.
4Cyl auto, AC, CC, PW, PDL. 160,000 kms. $8,499. Skyline Autobody at 204-325-8155.
4CYL Turbo, AC, CC, PW, PDL, Command Start. 39,000 kms. $12,999. Skyline Autobody at 204-325-8155.
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History Recounts Massey Delivery Day in Brandon Recently the Manitoba Cooperator newspaper donated to the Manitoba Agricultural Museum digital copies of the NorWest Farmer for the years 1886 to 1890 as well as the years 1897 and 1898. The NorWest Farmer was a predecessor of the Manitoba Cooperator. The Cooperator has both paper and digital copies of early NorWest Farmer and they realized these newspaper issues would be an important tool for research conducted by the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. The Museum is deeply appreciative of this donation. In the August 1887 edition of the NorWest Farmer there is a featured article on the recent Massey delivery day held in Brandon. Today, no one is particularly interested in a machinery company delivering to a farmer the latest new fangled tractor, combine or air seeder even if this piece of machinery is worth close to a million dollars. However in 1887, such deliveries were important events as there were few other sources of entertainment and these events were a good reason to take a day off from the endless manual labor that was the lot of the pioneer farmer,
distribution the firm decided to appoint one day for a delivery and to write their patrons to be present and receive their harvesters at one time. Not withstanding that heavy rain fell the day and night previous a considerable number of farmers were present, and the scene around the company’s warehouse was one of great activity and bustle from the early hour of the morning to late in the afternoon, 83 binders being loaded on wagons and got ready for shipment to purchasers. The mode of loading was systematically arranged so that only 5 minutes were consumed to load each harvester and the delivery of so large a number in one day is without precedent in the history of Manitoba and created considerable interest in Brandon. Invitations had been extended to 175 farmers of the district, patrons of the firm, to be present and participate in the event, and a large proportion turned out to accept the courtesy of the company, many of them coming a distance of from 30 to 50 miles. At 1 o’clock, on invitation of the company’s
Messrs. J. Bryant and R.M. Ferris Four carriages containing Mr. T.J. McBride, manager of the company’s business in Manitoba and the Northwest; Mr. W.T. Irwin in charge of the local office and Messrs. Roddick, Johnston, O’Loughlin, Clegg, Hall, Speers, Hanna, Naismith, Doran and Leeson, some of the representative farmers of the Brandon District. A Toronto binder on transport truck Brandon city band A Toronto binder in motion, with sheaf carrier A Toronto mower in motion. An all-steel Toronto binder. Massey Mower. Massey Binder. Sharp hay rake, driven as if in active operation.
While this drawing accompanied the NorWest Farmer article, it is quite likely this drawing is a generic image purchased by the paper rather than a drawing of a farm in the Brandon area. Looking through the 1886 and 1887 newspaper, no other photographs appear so it seems the early editions of the NorWest Farmer did not have the technical capabilities to print photographs in its papers. However there are lots of drawings used in its advertisements. In this drawing there appears to be 15 binders in the field and it is quite likely there were no farms in 1887 Manitoba that used 15 binders the field at one time. particularly if there was food and entertainment involved. The Massey event featured a parade, a dinner, a band and speeches. Farmers from as far as 50 miles away attended the event which, given the difficulties of traveling in pioneer Manitoba, indicates how farmers appreciated the event. The 1887 article was titled “Great Scheme The Massey Manufacturing Company’s Delivery at Brandon” and goes on to say, “The largest and most novel gathering of farmers ever seen in Brandon was witnessed last Thursday when the Massey Manufacturing Co. had a general delivery of binders. The sales of this company in the Brandon district this present season has been very large, and to expedite their
manager, the farmers present, over 100 in number, sat down for a sumptuous dinner at the Kelly House, the Brandon city band playing a number of favorite selections during the course of the meal. At 3 o’clock, the work of the loading having been completed, a procession was formed and marched through the principal streets, returning to the warehouse, where the whole concourse was grouped and photographed. The procession was a most novel one and attracted a large gathering of citizens and settlers from the surrounding country; it was nearly one mile in length and arranged as follows: Chief and assistant marshals on horseback
54 farmers wagons, each loaded with a Toronto binder. Toronto binder in motion. On return to the warehouse, Mr. G. Roddick of Brandon Hills, was loudly called on for a speech and was followed by Messrs. R. Wall and W. Speers, of Griswold. All three gentlemen referred in the most complimentary language to the liberality of the Massey Manufacturing Co. in providing so novel a display, which both illustrated the development of the agricultural resources of Manitoba and the growth of Canadian industries. Reference was also made to the durability and lightness of their machinery and general courtesy of the officers of the company. Hearty cheers were the given for the Massey Manufacturing Co., Mr. McBride, Mr. Bryant and the “sturdy yeomen” and the gathering disbursed. Among the officers present were Mr. T. J. Bryant, traveller for the South Brandon and Souris districts and whose efforts have been crowned with great success every year,
Current Until December 27, 2019 and who appears to be very popular among the agriculturalists of that section, as was manifested in the hearty manner his name was received at the conclusion of the proceedings; Mr. James Johnston, a local agent of considerable snap and go, whose jurisdiction extends over the country north of Brandon; Messrs. R. M. Ferris and E.A. Healey, general travelling agents, and Messrs. Vantassel and Hanley. In connection with the above general delivery, it will not be out of place to give a brief review of the establishment of the Massey Manufacturing Co. and of its successful career with reference to its immense proportions and wide range of business. The firm this year celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, having been established at Newcastle, Ont., in 1847. In 1879 they removed to Toronto, and the company ceased the manufacture of all implements other than hay and grain harvesting machinery, the trade in these lines having assumed such magnitude as to consume their whole attention. The Massey Company enjoy the reputation of being the first Canadian firm to engage in the manufacture of harvesting machinery and of introducing the first practical self rake reaper. In 1877 experiments were commenced on wire and cord binders, and three years after (1880), the “Toronto” was introduced, and is now acknowledged superior in durability and equal to the requirements of the farmers. At the inception of the firm their trade was of local dimension, confined almost entirely to Ontario, but their field has steadily broadened, and today the Massey harvesting machinery is known in almost every portion of the world, as a number of sales have been made in Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Brazil and other foreign countries in previous years, and an increased number have been exported this year. Among their patrons in Europe are such well known gentlemen as the Marquis of Lorne and Lord de Freyne. The company’s works at Toronto are very extensive, covering a large area of ground, and all departments are under the superintendence of skilled mechanics, who have had special training for their respective work. To realize the amount of work executed in and the magnitude of their of their firm’s operations one has only to remember that during the current season over 10,000
complete implements have been shipped from the head office and works, and that they are now (and will continue to do so until the end of harvest) manufacturing forty binders a day. In Manitoba and the Northwest alone the company’s office, warehouse and field staff number over fifty persons, employed the year round, in addition to extra help required during the busy months of
Your Buying Guide summer. The branch office and sample rooms, under the management of Mr. T. J. McBride, is one of the handsomest buildings in the city, and are located at the corner of Princess and William streets; and in addition the company has commodious warehouses at Portage La Prairie, Carberry, Brandon, Virden, Moosomin, Qu’Appelle, Calgary, Shoal Lake, Birtle, Gretna, Morden, Pilot Mound, Killarney, and
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Deloraine and are about to erect in Winnipeg, near the CPR freight sheds, a large store house,66 x 104 ft, with a private railway switch running through the center for convenient transhipment of their machinery. It is the intention of the company to open new agencies as the country is developed and the growing trade demands.” All in all, it appears the 1887 Massey Delivery Day
would have been a memorable one for the participants between taking delivery of their purchases, sitting down for a dinner, parading through the streets of Brandon, speeches and music before departing for their homesteads. The Manitoba Agricultural Museum is open year round and for further information on the Museum and the Reunion visit mbagmuseum.ca.
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