The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12
HISTORIC AMERICAN TRIUMPH
Notsbi~ visit Of the Foreign wrria's Fsik
Commissioner to North Dakota to Wow
Harvesting Machinery at Work.

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Commissioner to North Dakota to Wow
Harvesting Machinery at Work.
Forty.ave Deoriny Irvine Binders, form.
Ing a procession half n mile In length, and
steadily moving through a waving sea OF
wheet-such was tho sight that grcntcu the
Foreign Commissioners 70 the Worlds Fair
during their recent famous visit TO tho bo-
nanza farms OF North Dakota. This impos-
ing spectacle was witnessed on the great Elk
Valley farm at Larimore, North Dakota, 4
farm comprising 1900 acres or nearly 10
squire miles, 10, 900 ucres OF which formed
opo unbruken fenceless field OF wheat. 10
witness this sight the distinguished spec
tators, comprising nifty foreign diplomats,
Worlds Fair Commissioners and reprcscn-
tatives OF tho foreign press, together with
an cqunl number OF Americans, eminent In
Worlds Fair, Railroad and Commercial cir
Giles, had undertaken the discomforts OF a
thousand mile journey from Chicago; and
tho exclamations OF delight and surprise,
and the cries OF "brnvo' TINT rang out on
the air showed that their expectations were
vastly moro than realized. Sent here to
study all things American, these gentle
men had been especially DESTROYS OF witness
Ing the methods in vogue on the much
talked of "bonanra" 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 Oval
ton. From st, Paul through Minnesota and
North Dakota they Travelled as guests Of tho
Great Northern Railroad, and the farther
north they Travelled the warmer and more
cordial was their reception. Here at Lari-
more they found tho climax Of interest and
the height of hospitality. They were met
at their train and escorted TO carriages by
what seemed TO he the whole population OF
the little city OF Larinore, headed by y Ii.
Phillips the Mayor, Gov. ShOrtridgc, and
N. g, Larimore, the proprietor Of the
great farm which they were to see.
Silently and almost brcathlessly at first
they viewed the mighty phalaux Of ma
chimes; then quickly alighting from their
couveyauccs they foilG wed the machines on
foot, eagerly peering into their mechanism
as IL bent on finding the secret OF their per-
feet, automatic, almost noiscless action.
FOR an hour or more they followed tho
machines, asking innumerable questions OF
Mr.. Larimore and his sons, when they wcro
called to one side Of the field where scien-
tiic tests OF draft were being made under
the supervision Of Mayor y. II. Phillips and
Mr.. {. II, O;mstead. Tho machines tested
Tho Deering Pony binder and tho Deering
Ideal mower-werc remarkable because
embodying tho ball and roller bearings,
such as arc used in bicycles and bicycle
sulkies. Twelve tests were made on each
machine with n registered Ostcrheld IL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, each representing
the draft involved In cutting u 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 2ps pounds of draft, The six tests
In which the machine was run In gear over
the tops OF the stubble just cut, known rs
the trolling draft test, showed an average
draft OF only POI pounds. The Decriug
Ideal mower, a new machine also fitted with
the bicycle bearings. in heavy grass showed
q cutting draft averaging l26 pounds, and
the rolling draft nincty-two pounds. The
remarkably low draft-about half the draft
of ordinary machines-shown by these fig
urcs for both machines was carefully noted
nv tho nStpnishCI piEiiOra ~ inmOpS Ct RATING
the practicability OF the bicycle bearings.
The same Pony binder, drawn by two light
mules, cut an acre Of wheat in twenty two
and n hnlf minutes.
PAPER TwINr Used.
A notable feature OF the binder test was
the use on the Pony binder OF the Dccring
paper" Irvine. made from II wood fibre.
This Irvine, patented by William Decrlng a.
Co, bids fair TO prove \ Waterloo to tho
Irvine trust, for it can be made and sold at
prices considerably below those Low paid
for the hemp ana slSal tibrcs.
At the close of these tests the conmis-
%siouers, together with a party Of spectators,
were rendered a good, substantial. prairie
chicken dinner by Mrs. Larlmore and her
Leighbors. Toasts followed. Gov, Short
ridge, Mayor Phillips and Rev. J: II. Keclcy
delivered eloquent addresses OF wc.rnmc,
which were responded to by u. NJ. DE Per
alta, Of Costa Rica; Mr.. A Grineysky, the
assistant Russian COMMISSIONER; Don Al
bert Conner Rlano, OF Uruguay; Mr.. ltar-
ry Vincent. OF Costa Rica, and Judge A.
wG,er, of Minneapolis. Mr.. Larinore also
spoke. He said that by using the best
methods and machinery he had reduced the
cost OF raising and marketing wheat to be-
tween "a. 80 and 1900 an acre.
Mr.. APPLEBr SURPRISES THR COMMISSIONERS.
Mr.. John +. Applcby. the inventor Of
the Appleby twiue binder, whose pres
ence was a surprise to the commissioners
told Of the history Of his early struggles
and the final universal adoption Of his in
yention. He paid a glowing tribute TO Mr.,
William Deering, TO whose enterprise he
said the world was indebted for the intro
duction and general adoption of the ma
chine. Said he:
I'm 1879, when the Dcering Company made
seyenty.hve OF these binders, people smiled
knowingly and predicted failure, The rsH'
wear when Mr. Deering made 5000 OF the MA
chimes, the manufacturers OF the old reaper aud
the wire binder said lie was crazy. II he was
crazy all the manufacturer, Of harvesting ma,
chinery who have been forced to follow his cx'
ample have also necomc violently insane
llaughteri and the millions OF farmers who
now use the invention are 1T candidates for O
lunatic asylum Laughter and applause
The exCursionlsis left for Alton ANA the
great Dalrymp.e farms at I p. m, where
they witnessed threshinG machines at work
on "A crop OF wheat that was eat from 11,Ot
acres by 100 Deeriug bindcrs-a make tina,
is used exclusively by the Dairymp,es.
From Alton they iourncyed TO Fargo, where
they were royally received and shown tho
marvellous result OF western pack, which
in q season Of hard times had built a solid
city OF brick and mortar on the Dcd Of ashes
that had lain smoking there only ninety
days before. From Fargo, the guests re
turned TO Chicago brimful of enthusiasm
over the wonders teey had seen.
"I'vE done 50 little work" said the DO
liceman, THAT my ticcps are getting flabDy
How | would like TO meet a good, clubabl,
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