The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-10-20

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F~orty-avs Desrag Irvine Blsdsrs. form
lag . prccessson half . mile in length, and
s'eadily moving through . waving zee %
w~hees-ssch was the sight that greeted the
Foreign Commissioner 10 the world's Fail
during their recent famous visit 70 the DO
nansa farUs Of North DAKOTA This iupos-
ing spectacle was witnessed on the great Elk
valley farm ~ Larimcre, North Dakota q
isrn conprtsine l2.oW acres or neariy 10
sqoars miles. lo.00O scres Of which formed
one snoroken fence.ess deld Of wheat Re
ultnsss this sixhs the Distinguished spec
eaeorn. eomPnsing Afty foreign diplomats.
worios FAR Commission rs and represen-
ntves OF me foreign press. together with
World's Fair. Railroad and Com cir
e.ss- lad undertakes the ciscoms forts OF Q
tnnrsand NIL journey from Chicago. and
he exclamations OF delight and surprise,
end me cree OF bravo" that rang on. on
The air showed that their expectations we're
vastly more than realised Sent here 10
study ~ hin American. thess gentle
men lad been especially 6esirous Of witnsss
~ he methods "a vogue on the much
t4lxed< "oonanrA' wheat farms- Four
Gays before they had left Chicago ~ guests
OF the Chicago. Milwaukee 4 81 Paul Rail
road. a-ong those route from CnicAxo TO st.
Pau. they had eceivec one con,iuuous ovz-
Ion. From 81 Paul through Minnesota and
Great Northern Railroad. ana the isr,her
north they Travelled the warmer and more
cordial was their reception Here 1t Lari-
more they found the climax OF interes, And
The height Of Hospitality They were met
a. their train cad eseortec 70 carriases bv
what seemed 70 be the whole population Of
The little city Of Larinore. headed by o n.
PHILIPPE the Mayor. Gov Snortrdge. and
y G. LArsncre. the proprietor u tne
sseas farm which thew were 70 see.
they viewed the mighty phalanx Of ma
chimes then quickly allghring from their
c~onveyAnces they fo,lG We the nacr.nes on |
foot, eagerly peeri1g into their mechanism
AL bent on Fading the secret Of tnesr per |
feet automatic. almost ~noiseless action. |
Hcr an hour or mere thew followed re ]
machines ASKING lnnumerabie Questions OF |
Mr.. LArlnore and his sons. when thss were
called 10 one eide OF the Held whe0 scieu-
nnc tests OF draft were beilg made under
the supervision Of Mayor o. H. Phillips and
Nj. Z h O.mstesd- TIE machines tested
the Deering Pony binder and the Deering
local moNer-were remarkable because
~encodying the ball and roller bearings.
SUCH IS are used IN oicy c.es and b.cycle
sulxles- Twelve tests were made on each
.nAcrine with . registered Osterheld &
Ecxneyerdyramoneter. each representing 1
the cr1f, involved in cutting six-fo1c
swAsh- 100 feet il length. in twenty 10
twenty-five seconds Of lime The al rur-
ting tests oftne binder showed a. sve,ze~
OF Only - pounds OF draft The six tests
u which the machine WAS run IN gear over
TIE tops OF the stuboie just cut. known as
tne -ro-ing craftr test. showed an average
IfAss OF oniy W pounds The DeerIng
Idea mower, . new MAXINE also fitted with
the bicycle ce4r1ngs- in heavy grass showed
ac1tlng draft averaging 10 pounds. ana
tne rotlang draft nineiy-two pounds Tue
remarkably low ~tr&ft-4bous half the draft
OF o~rcinary machines-shown bv ,hese 6r-
ures for both machines was care fully roted
oy me Astouishec visitors As deuon<trztng
the practiczbility of the bicycle bearing.
ne same fony binder. drawn By two light
mlltss Gu, an acre OF wheat N twenty-five
rAFEk rurSR Used. l.
A notable feature Of the binder test wa.
The use on the Pony binder OF the Deering
paper Irvine made from . wood FIBRE
his Irvine. patented oy William Deerng &
bids fay 70 prove . Waterloo 70 the
.vIns trust for i; can be made and sold At
prices considerably below those Cow paid
Tor the hemp an sisal hbres-
Al the close Of these tests the commits
.loaers- together with aparty Of spectators.
rnic<en dinner by Mrs. LArlmore and her
Lelghcors- ToAsts followed Gov Short
Mayor Phillips and Rev. J. H. Kelley
s-iivered eloquent addresses Of welcome.
y 1ich were responded to oy D. n De Per-
~ OF Costa Rlca. Mr.. A Grineyxxy. the
Russian commissioner. Don Al
bert Comes Rszno- OF Uruguay: Mr.. HAr-
" vincent OF Gotta Ricz- and Judge A.
water. OF Minneapolis Mr. Lzrileore also
POKE He said that by using the best :
and machinery he had reduced the /
OF raising and marketing wEeAr to BE- :
~een - - and $500 an acre
~ APrLEsr srKrkisEs rKs COMMISSIONER. .
Mr. John r Appleby. the inventor OF :
be Arpleby twine binder. whose pres
was a surprise 70 the commissioners.
old OF the history OF his early struggles I.
nd the ira universal adoption Of his In I.
cation de paid . glowing tribute 20 Mr.. =
y Al2m Drerng. 20 whose enterprise he !.
aid the world was indebted for the intro :
rctlon and general adoption Of the ma
hire- Sad ne.
In ls-s vhec the Deerinr Company made
Of these bidders people snll~i
noui1giy ant predicted failure. The rsxs
sines. the manufacturer OF Tie old reaper snt
wire csnfer s2Ad - uas crzxy. II re was
-1ry AL tne manufacturer OF harvesting ma
nple nave also n~rcr~ vsoissflv irssr~
argh;erl and the Eiilions 81 farmers Who
use the irvsauon are Ct eartid.r~s for .
Ratio asylum Laughter and spplause1 :
The excursionisfs left for Alton and the
-eat D~airymp.e farms q; Z D. m. where -
ley witnessed t~hreshing machines ~ work
r . crop Of wnes. that was cut from 1000
res by 40 Deerirg oinder~-a make that
used exclusively BY the DAlrympse<
rom Alton ttey !~ourneyed TO Fargo where
,cy were rovallv received and shown the
arvelous result Of western pack. which !
. season Of hard times had built . solid
~ OF brick and mortar on the oed OF ashes
at had lain smoking there only ninety
US before From Fargo. the guests r.
TO Chicago orinifl Of ertngsiaxu !.
Ter sas -o1ders itcy had seen. \
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