The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-10-13
HISTORIC AMERICAN TRIUMPH.

HISTORIC AMERICAN TRIUMPH.
Notable Visit of the Foreign Worlds Fair
Commissioners to North Dakota to View
Harvesting Machinery at Work.
Forty-tive Deerlng Irvine Binders. form
ing a procession half mile in length. and
steadily moving through waving sea OF
wheat-such was the sight that greeted the
Foreign Commissioners 10 the Worlds Fair
during their recent famous visit TO the bO
nariza farms of North Dakota This impos
ing spectacle was witnessed on the great Elk
Valley farm al Larmore, North Dakota.
farm comprising 1900 acres or nearly 10
square miles. 10000 acres of which formed
one unbroken fenceleSs field of wheat. 70
witness this sight the dlstIn gUished spec
tators, comprising fifty foreign diplomats,
Worlds Fair Commissioners and repreSen
tstIves of the foreign press, together with
an equal number OF Americans, eminent in
Worlds Fair, Railroad and Commercial cir
c.es. had undertaken the discomforts of
thousand mil Journey from Chicago; and
;he eXclauations Of delight and surprise,
ana the cries OF bravo" that rang out on
the air showed that their expectations were
vastly more than realized Sent here TO
study all things American. these gentle
men had been especially DESTROYS of witness
ing the me- nOds IN vogue on the much
taiked-Of bonanza wheat farms. Four
days before they had left Chicago as guests
Of the Chicago. Milwaukee, & ST. Paul Rail
road. along whose route from Chicago 10 ST.
Pau they had received one continuous Oval
Ton From st Paul through Minnesota and
North Dakota they travelled as guests of the
Great Northern Railroad. ana the farther
north they travelled the warmer and more
cordial was their reception. Here at Lari-
more they found the climax Of interest and
the height of hospitality. They were met
~ their train and escorted TO carriages by
what seemed 10 be the whole population Of
the little city Of Larimore. headed by o b.
Phillips, the Mayor, Gov. ShOrtridge. and
n. G. Larimore, the proprietor Of the
great farm which they were TO see.
Silently and almost breathlessly at first
they viewed the mighty phalaux of ma
chimes; then quickly alichting from their
c0uveyauces Trey fOliL wed the machines on
foot. eagerly peering into their mechanism
IS il bent on finding the secret Of their per
feet, automatic, almost nOiseless action.
For An hour or more they followed the
machines. asking iunUmerable questions Of
Mr.. Larimore and his sons. when they were
called TO one side of the fed where scien-
titic tests Of draft were being made under
the supervision of Mayor Q. Ii. Phillips and
Mr.. c. 81. O.msteaG. The machines tested
the Deering Pony binder and the Deering
Ideal mower-were remarkable because
embOdylnE the ball and roller bearings,
such as are used in bicycles and bicycle
sulhies. Twelve tests were made on each
machine with registered Osterheld &
Elchmeyer dy RamOmeter. 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 Of the binder showed an average
of only 29s pounds OF draft. The six tests
IN which the machine was run IN gear over
the tops Of the stuoole just cut, known as
the rolling draft test. showed an average
draft OF Only 2oi pounds. The Deering
Ideal mower, new machine also fitted with
the bicycle bearings, in heavy grass showed
cutting draft averaging l26 pounds, and
the rolling draft nineJy-two pounds. The
remarkably low draft-abour half the draft
Of ordinary machiDes-shown by these tig-
ures for both machines was carefully noted
by the astOnished visitors as demonstrating
the practlcabllity of the bicycle bearings.
The same Pony binder. drawn by two light
mules, cut an acre of wheat in twenty-five
and half minutes.
PAPER rwINE Used.
A notable feature OF the binder test was
the use on the Pony binoer of the Deering
paper" Irvine, made from q wood fibre.
This Irvine. patented by William Deerlng &
Co. bids fair 20 prove Waterloo to the
Irvine trust. for II can be made and sold at
prices considerably below those Low paid
for the hemp ana slssl fDres.
At the close OF these tests the commits
siouers, together with party Of spec ators.
were rendered a good. substantial. prairie
chicken dinner by Mrs. Larimore and her
Leighbors. Toasts followed. Gov. Short
ridge. Mayor Phillips and Rev. j. H. Kelley
delivered eloquent addresses of we.come.
which were responded TO by D. n De Per
alta. Of Costa Rica: Mr.. 4. Grlneysky, the
assistant Russian commissioner; Don Al
bert Gomez RuaNo of Uruguay; Mr.. Har-
~ Vincent. OF Costa Rica, and Judge A.
water. of MINNEAPOLIS Mr.. Larin;ore also
spoke. He said that by using the best
methods and machinery ne had reduced the
cost of raising and marketing wheat TO o.
tween 81 80 and '5 % an acre.
NE APPLRBI SURPRISES TIE COMMISSIONER
Mr.. John F. Appleby, the inventor Of
the Appleby twiue binder, whose pres
ence was surprise 10 the commissioners,
told Of the history Of his early struggles
and the final universal adoption Of his in
vention- he paid glowing tribute to Mr.
William Deerng. TO whose enterprise ne
said the world Was indebted for the intro
duction and general adoption Of the ma
chine. Said ne:
In 1879, when the Deering Company made
seyeuty-fve OF these binders. people smiled
knowingly and predicted failure The next
year wien Mr.. Deering made $500 Of the ma
chimes. the manufacturers OF the old reaper and
the wire binder said hs was crazy. II he was
crazy all the manufacturers Of harvesting ma
chinery who have been forced TO follow his ex-
llAugnterl and the millions Of farmers who
now use the invention are f. candidates for q
lunatic asylum" Laughter and applausel
The excursionists left for Alton and the
great Dalrymp.e farms at p. m, where
they witnessed threshing machines at work
on crop OF wheat that was cut from -, 600
acres by 1SO Deering binders-a make that
is used exclusively oy the Dalrympies. |
From Alton they journeyed to Fargo, where |
they were royally received and SHOWN the |
result of western pluck, which |
N q inn hr,il a
city of brick and mortar On he oed Of ashes |
That had lain smoking there only ninety /
days before. From Fargo, the guests re-
turned to Chicago brimfuI of enthusiasm