Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-10-14
HISTORIC AMERICAN TRIUMPH,
Notable Visit of the Foreign Worlds Fair
Commissioners to North Dakota to View
Harvesting Machinery at Work.

Notable Visit OF the Foreign Worlds Fail
Commissioners to North Dakota to Vie
Harvesting Machinery at Work.
Forty-fye Deerlng Irvine Binders, form
ing a procession half a mile in length, and
steadily moving through Il waving sea OF
wheat-such was the sight that greeted the
Foreign Commissioners TO the Worlds Fair
during their recent famous visit 10 the DO.
uanza farms OF North Dakota, This impos.
ing spectacle was witnessed on the great Elk
Valley farm at larimore, North Dakota, a
farm comprising 1900 acres or nearly 10
square miles, 10000 acres Of which formed
one unbroien fenceless field Of wheat. 10
witness this sight the distinguished spec.
tators, comprising hfty foreign diplomats,
Worlds Fair Commissioners and represCn-
tatiyss OF the foreign press, together with
All equal number Of Americans, eminent in
Worlds Fair, Railroad and Commercial cir.
cles, had undertaken the discomforts Of a
thousand mile journey from Chicago; and
the EXPLANATIONS Of delight and surprise,
aud tho cries of bravo that rang out on
the air showed that their expectations we're
vastly more than realized. Sent here 10
study all things American, these gentle
men had been especially DESTROYS Of witness
Ing the methods in vogue on tho much
talked-of 'bouanza" wheat farms. Four
days before they had left Chicago US guests
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & st, Paul Rail.
road, along whose route from Chicago TO st.
Paul they had received one continuous ova.
ton, From st, Paul through Minnesota aid
North Dakota they travelled as guests OF the
Great Northern Railroad, and the farther
north they travelled the warmer and more
cordial WAS their reception. Here at L.ari.
more they found the climax OF interest and
the height OF hospitality. They were met
ut their train and escorted to carriages BY
what seemed to be the whole population OF
the little city OF Larimore, headed by O II.
Phillips, the Mayor, Gov. Shortridge, and
N, u, Larimore, the proprietor Of the
great farm which they were to see.
Silently and almost breathlessly at first
they viewed the mighty phalanx Of ma.
chimes; then quickly %alighting from their
conyoyances they followed the machines on
foot, eagerly peering into their mechanism
as II bent on finding tho secret Of their per.
feet, automatic, almost noiseless action.
FOR an hour or more thay followed tho
machines, asking lnnumerable questions Of
Mr.. Larlnlore and his sons, when they were
called to one side Of the field where scien.
THO tests of draft were being made under |
tho supervision Of Mayor o. II. Phillip. and |
Mr.. e.. ii. Oimstead. The machines tested |
the Deering Pony binder aud the Doering |
ldoal moWer-Were remarkable because
emoodying the ball and roller bearings,
such as arc used in bicycles and bicycle
sulkies. Twelve tests were made on each
machine with a registered Osterheld A
nlcRneyer uynainometcr, each representing
the draft involved In cutting q SIX. foot
swGth, lW feet in length, in twenty to
twenty-five seconds of time. The six cut
ting tests o the binder showed an average
OF only 29S pounds of draft. The six tests
IN winch the machine was run IN gear over
the tops o! tho stubble just cut, known as
the "roIIng draft test, showed an average
dra1t OF only 201 pounds. The Deering
Ideal mower, a ne" machine also fitted win
the bicycle bearings, in heavy grass showed
a cutting draft averaging l26 pounds, and
tue rolling draft ninety-two pounds. The
remarkably low d~raft-about half the draft
OF Ordinary NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by these fp.
ures for both machines was carefully noted
BY the astonished visitors AS demonstrating
the practieabIlity OF the bicycle bearina.
Inc same Pony binder, drawn by two ligbt
mules, cut an acre Of wheat in twenty.two
and q hall minutes.
PAPER TwINE USED.
A notable feature Of the binder test wns
the use on the Pony binder Of the Deerlug
paper Irvine, made from Il wood hhre
This Irvine, patented by William Decrinp a
Co., bids fair to prove a Waterloo TO ihe
t"lhe trust, for 1t can be made and sold at
prices considerably below those row paid
ior the hemp ana sisal fbres.
Az inc close OF these tests the commits.
siohers, together with q party Of spectators.
were rendered a good, substantial, prairie
ch!cken dinner by Mrs, Larimore and her
teignoors, ToGsts followed. Gov, Short.
riage' Mayor Phillips and Rev. j. II. Keeley
dnlNprph pl1nIAht nIl.--.-
Which we're responded TO BY d. NJ. De Per
AHA, OF Costa Rica; Mr.. A, Grineysky, ,he
Russian commissioner; Don All.
oerti donez kuano, OF Uruguay; Mr.. Har.
~ vincent: OF Costa llica, and Judge At.
wafer, OF Minneapolis. Mr.. LarinGore Also
spoke He said that by using tho best
methods and machinery he had reduced tbe
'ost OF raising and marketing wheat 10 he,
tween "a 30 and $500 an acre.
APPLEBY SURPRISES TIM COMMISSIONERS
Mr. John F. Appleby, the inventor n,
Appleoy twine binder, whose pres.
,nce was a surprise to the commissioners.
.ol1 OF tile history Of his early struggles
the ma universal adoption Of his in.
.Tu ni : ne paid a glowing tribute 10 Mr.
W IMAM Deering, to whose enterprise bo
,ald the world was indebted for the int,o'
and general adoption Of the ma. p
'hine, Said he: "" p
IN 1919, when the Deering Comnany MAD. I
OF these binders, people smiisG
and predicted failure The nay,
est When MT Deering made 5000 OF the ma
nlhes, tGe manufacturers OF the old reaner and
ne wlrs binder said he WAS crazy II 10 snu
raEy all the manufacturers of haryesttng m m
hlhery who have beon forced 10 follow IL. ms
inple nave also nccome yiolentlv in
iauShter and the millions Of farmers "h ho
oW use the invention ara nj candidates I'm INV
'na'ic asylum Laughter and applause :
me excursionists left for Alton and III. B
rest Dalrymp.e farms at 4 D. M whsro =
ney witnessed thresbing machines M vow \
a crop OF wheat that was emf from - nnn \
ores oy 1870 Deering binders-a make ,ih we +
usea exclusively by the Dalrymn,cs
rom Alton they journeyed to Fargo, whers +
hey were royalty received and shown tho :
result Of western p,uc, wb;;"hh +
u season OF hard times had built a ala !,
Wy VI orlck and mortar on The oed Of aebas =
lat mad lain smoking there only r;nntS s d
ays before: From Fargo, the guests rS q
irnea TO Chicago brimful of enthus;a,wm +
yer The wonders they had seen. /
HARp,-"Miss Bigstoree is very fond NJ
.ncy WORK, Is she not;'' "Yes; she even
irr'es " into her conversation Truth Z
"A WISE editor wants to know wbv NM