[Steam-engine] Greenville, OH...Joke?

[Jim Showers]

There will be a 25hp Huber at the Berryville, VA show July 23-25th.  Other
than that, there will be Peerlesses and Fricks, including the oldest
operating Frick portable.  There will also be a Tanner and Delaney portable,
a one of a kind engine.
Jim Showers
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy glines" <pioneersop96 at yahoo.com>
To: "Steam" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: [Steam-engine] Greenville, OH...Joke?


> What kind of joke were you folks playing on me?  All I
> know is that after driving 290mi to Greenville, OH to
> see a "steam" show all I got was a bunch of stationary
> tractors and a couple of engines.  While walking
> around I stopped to visit with an exhibitior about his
> mogul engine.  While talking I inquired about the lack
> of steamers.  The guy explained that I needed to get
> back in the car and go a few miles further north to
> the "other" show.  I'm very glads that I took his
> advice.  I got there in plenty of time to see my first
> spark show Fri night.  The crew with the Baker 23-90
> sure knew how to put on a show and they took the time
> to explain to me how it is done. I must admit my
> disappointment in the lack of Huber engines.  I was
> really hoping to see a Huber in steam since Greenville
> is much closer to Marion than Evansville, IN is.  On
> Saturday I went to Marion to tour the Huber museum.
> They had an 18hp Plow engine on display and some neat
> literature.  The folks at the museum have a very nice
> facility and a knowledgeable staff.  I engcourage you
> to visit if you are ever in the area.  I came back to
> the show to see the last sawing and threshing of the
> day and to pester engineers about the "hows" & "whys"
> of running an engine.  Beth, I forgot to seak you out.
>  I would have really liked to meet you.. maybe next
> time.  Go show and worth the drive.  Got a couple of
> good spark show pics as well.
>
> =====
> Andy Glines
> Evansville, IN
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