Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-10-12
HlsroRlc AMERICAN TRIUMPH.


Notable visit OF the Foreign worlds Fair
Commissloncrs TO North Dakota 60 View
Harvesting Machinery at Work
Fouy-hve Dccring Twine Binders, form
ir1a procession half mile In length, aud
3 cadily moving through n waving sea OF
wheat such was the sight that greeted tae
Foreign CSmmsrl0ners to the Worlds Fair
during their recent famous visit 10 the boz
nauza farms OF North Dakota. This impos-
ing spectacle was witnessed on the great Elk
Valley rarm nt Larimorc, North Dakota, q
farm comprising 1900 acres or nearly ~
square miles, 10000 acres OF which formed
one unbrokeu fcncclcss field Of wheat 10
witness tina sight the distinguished spec
Tutors, con prising fifty foreign diplomats,
Worlds Fair Commissioners and represeD-
tatves Of the foreign press, together with
an equal number OF Americans, eminent In
Worlds Fair, Railroad aud Commercial cir
clcs, had undertaken the discomforts OF o
Thousand mile journey from Chicago; and
the cNciamatiOns OF delight and surprise,
aud the cries Of bravo that rang out on
the air showed that their expectations wcro
vastly more than realized. Sent here TO
study all thngs American, these gentle
mon had been especially desirous OF witness
ing the methods In vogue on the much
tnked-nf "bouanzan wheat farms. Four
days before they had left Chicago rs guests
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee a. st. Paul Rail
road, along whose route from Chicago TO St
Paul they had received one continuous ova-
tion. From st Paul through Minnesota and
North Dakota they travelled rs guests OF the
Great Northern Railroad, and the farther
north they Travelled the warmer and more
cordial was their reception. Here ut Lari-
more they found the climax Of interest and
the height Of hospitality. They were met
at their train and escorted TO carriages by
what seemed TO be the whole population OF
the little city Of Lnrimore, headed by O IL
Phillips, the Mayor, Gov. Shortridge, and
N. O. Larimore, the proprietor 0f the
great farm which they were to see.
Silently and almost breathlessly at first
they viewed the mignty phalanX Of ma
chimes; then quickly alightug from their
conveyauces tney fOllLw wed the machines on
foot, eagerly peeriug into their mechanism
as II bent on finding the secret OF their per-
fe,t, automatic, almost noiseless action.
For an hour or more they followed the
machines, asking innumerable questions OF
Mr. I.arimore and his sons, when ihev were
called to one side Of the field where rieu-
tilc tests OF draft were being made er
the supervision Of Mayor o. II. Phillips q
Mr. G III. Olmstcad The machines tested
the Deering Pony binder and the Deering
Ideal mower-were remarkable because
embodyng the ball and roller bearings,
such as are used in bicycles and bicycle
sulkes. Twelve tests were made on each
machine with a registered Osterheld q
Eickmeyer rdynamometer, each representing
the draft Involved In cutting a six-foot
swath, 100 feet in length in twenty to
twenty-five seconds OF time. The six cut
ting tests ofthe binder showed an average
Of only 2gs pounds OF draft The six tests
m which the machine was run IN gear over
the tops Of the stubble Just cut, known as
the rolling draft test, showed an average
draft or only POI pounds. Tue Deering
Ideal mower, new machine also fitted with
the bicycle bearings, IN heavy grass showed
a cutting draft averaging t26 pounds, and
the rolling draft niuety-twO pounds. The
remarkably low druft-about half the draft
Of ordinary machincs-shown by these fig
ures for both machines was carefully noted
by the astOuishcd visitors as demonstrating
the practicabiiiy Of the bicycle bearings.
The same Pony binder, drawn by two light
mules, cut an acre Of wheat in twenty-five
and half inmates.
PAPER rwINE USED.
A notable feature Of the binder test was
the use on the Pony binder Of the Deering
paper twiue, made from wood fibre.
This twinc, patented by William Deering a.
Co. bids fair 10 prove a Waterloo 10 the
twine trust, FOR 1t can be made and sold at
prices considerably below those now paid
for the hemp aud sisal hbres.
At the close Of these tests the commits
siouers, together with party Of spectators,
were rendered good, substantial prairie
chicken dinner by Mrs. Larimore and her
Leignbors. Toasts followed Gov. Short
ridge, Mayor Phillips and Rev. j. II. Keelcy
ntAlhFNtA NlNMMEAN hNuEfNNts VI NfAANAlts
which were responded 10 by d. NJ. De Per-
alta, Of Costa Rica; Mi. a. Grineysky, the
assistant Russian commissioner; Don Al
belt Gomez Ruuuo. OF Uruguay; Mr.. Har-
ry Vincent. Of Costa Rica, and Judge At
water, OF Minneapolis Mr. LarinOre also
methods and machinery he had reduced the
cost OF raising and marketing wheat 10 be-
tween "a 80 and $500 an acre.
MR. APPLEBY SURPRISES THE COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. John f. Appleby, the inventor of
the App.eby twine binder, wuose pres
ence was surprise 10 the commissioners,
told OF the history OF his early struggles
and the hnal universal adoption Of his in
veiiiiou. He paid glowing tribute TO Mr..
William Decrug, 20 whose enterprise he
said the world was indebted for the intro
duction and general adoption Of the ma
chine. Said he:
'In 1879. when the Deering Company made
seventy i've Of these binders, people smiled
knowingly and predicted failure. The next
year when Mr. Decrlug made 500 Of the ma.
chimes the manufacturers OF the old reaper and
The wire binder said be was crazy. II he was
crazy an the manufacturers Of harvesting ma
thluery who have been forced 20 follow his eX
au9ie have also become Violently insane
laughierl ans The millions 81 farmers who
now use The Invention are % candidates Tor q
luuatic as ylum laughter and applause
The Cxcursionists left for Alton and the
great Dalrymple farms at p. M, where
they Witnessed thrcshing machines az work
uu "a crop OF wheat that was cut from 11.OO
acres by $50 Decring bindors-a make that
ls used exclusively by the Dalrymplcs
From Alton they iOurncyed 10 Fargo, where
they were royalty received aud shown the
marvellous result % western pluck, which
Ia q season 0f hard times had huilt a solid
city Of brick and mortar on he bed of ashes
that had lain smoking there only ninety
days before. From Fargo, the guests fe
turned 10 Chicago brimfIl OF enthusiasm
over the wonders they had seen.