Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1893-10-12
HISTORIC AMERICAN TRIUMPH.
Notable Visit OF tho Foreign Worlds FaiS
Commissioners to North Dakota to View
Harvasfin~ M.rl,Iporv

Commissioners to North Dakota to View
Harvesting Machinery at Work.
Foriy-ive Deering Irvine Binders, form.
ing procession half "A mile in length, and
steadily moving through a waving sea of
wheat-such was the sight that greeted the
Foreign Commissioners to the Worlds Fair
during their recent famous visit to the bO-
nanza farms OF North Dakota. This impos-
Ing spectacle was witnessed on the great Elk
Valley farm at l.arimore, North Dakota, n
farm comp Ising l2,WO acres or nearly 10
square miles, 10000 acres Of which formed
one unbrOken fcncelcsS field of wheat. 10
witness this sight the distinguished spec
tators, comprising fifty foreign diplomats,
Worlds Fair Commissioners and rcprescn-
taiives of the foreign press, together with
an equal number of Americans, eminent in
Worlds Fair, Railroad aud Commercial cir
rles, hat undertaken the dlScumforis OF
thousand mil journey from Chicago, and
The ordinations Of delight and surprise,
and til" cries of ''hravn'' that rang Out ON
the air showed that their rxpc 'iaiIun- were
vastly more than realized Seat here 10
study all things American. these gentle
men had been cSpcCI II v dCsIrCu> Of witness
ing the mcihuds ia vogue ON the much
talked 81 "bOuauZa' wheat farms. -Four
lays before they had eft Chirago rs guests
ui the Chicago, milwaukee, 4 81 Paul Rail
road, along whose route from Chira-O To ~.
Paul they had received one continuous ova-
zion From 81 Paul through Miunes"tt and
North Dakota they Travelled as guests Of the
Great Northern Railroad, aud the farther
north they Travelled the warmer aud more
cordial was their reception. Here at Lari-
more they found the climax Of Interest and
The height of hospitality They We're met
al their train and escorted to carriages by
what seemed to he the whole pupulItiUu 81
the little city OF Larimorr, headed 10y q a.
Phillips, the Mayor. Gov. Shoriridgr, and
q. l.arimOrc, the proprietor of the
treat farm which they were tn see.
silently aud almost breathlcssly at first
they viewed the mighty phalanx Of ma
chimes; then quickly aligh,ing from thclr
cunveyances they followed the machines on
foot, eagerly prcring into their mechanism
Is il bent on HIDING the secret OF tnrir per
fleet, automatic, almost noisclrsS action.
For nm hour or more they followed the
machines. asking innumerable questions Of
Mr l.arinnrr ANA his sons, when they were
called TO one side of the field where scien-
life tests of draft were being made under
the supervision Of Mayor .. II Phillips and
Mr. &. ii. O.msirad. The machines tested
the Deeriug Pony binder and the Drering
Ideal mower were remarkable because
rmhodying the bail and roller bearings.
such are used in bicycles and bicycle
sulkies. Twelve tests were made on each
mactilne with registered Osterheld q
Elckmeyerdynamom =, each representing
he draft involved in cutting SIX foot
swath, 100 feet in length, in twenty to
twenty-five seconds Of time. The six cut
ing tests oft 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 stubble just cut, known rs
the rolling draft test, showed an average
draft of only POI pounds The Deering
Ideal mower, new machine also fitted with
the bicycle bearings. in heavy grass showed
a cutting draft averaging hi pounds. and
he rolling draft nincIy-two pounds. The
remarkably low draft about half the draft
# ordinary shown by these fig
ures for both machines was carefully noted
by the astOnished visitors as demonstrating
he practicabliiy OF the bicycle bearings.
Ght same Pony binder, drawn by two light
mules. cut an acre Of wheat IN twenty two
and half minutes.
PAPER TwINE Used.
A notable feature OF the binder test was
the use on the Pony binder of the Deerng
paper" Irvine, made from wood fibre
This Irvine, patented by William Dccrns q
Co, bids fair 10 prove a Waterloo tn he
iwIne trust, for it can be made and sold at
prices considerably below those Tow mid
for the hemp ami sisal hbres.
AT the close of these tests the commits
sioners. together with 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. Kelley
delivered eloquent addresses of we.Dme.
which were responded To by ID. NJ DE Per
alta, Of Costa Rica; Mr.. A. Grineysky. the
assistant Russian commissioner: Don Al
beat Gomez Ruano, of Uruguay; Mr. Har-
~ Vincent. of Costa Rica, and Judge At
water. of Minneapolis Mr.. LariI:ore also
spoke. He said that by using the best
mel hods and machinery he had reduced the
cost Of raising and marketing wheat to be-
tween "a 80 and IS 90 an acre
MR.. APPLEBY SURPRISES THE CoNMisSDyERs.
Mr., John +. Appleby, the inventor Of
| the Appleby Irvine binder. whose pres
ence was a surprise to the commiss oners,
told Of the history Of his early struggles
and the final universal adoption of his in-
vrniion He paid glowing tribute TO Mr..
william Deerlng. TO whose enterprise he
said the world was indebted for the intro
duction and general adoption Of the ma
chine. SAID he
In 1872 when the Deering Company made
| seventy'iive Of these binders. pcope smiled
knowingly and predicted failure. The next
year when Mr.. Deerny made 5000 OF the ma
chimes, the manufacturers OF the old reaper and
the wire binder said lie was crazy " he was
crazy all the manufacturers of harvesting ma
hinery who have been forced to follow his cN-
ample have aIso become violently insane
llaughterl and the millions Of farmers who
now use the inyentioa are 1T candidates for .
lunatic asylum" Laughter and applause
The excursionisis left for Alton ana the
great Dalrymp.e farms mt p. u. where
they Witnessed ihrcshing machine, NJ york
on crop OF wheat that was cut fiom U.0O
acres by 100 D'cring binders IA make that
is used exc-aively by the balrympses.
From Alton uev iourncyad ia Fargo, Where
they were royallv received and shown the
marvellous result Of western pick. which
in season Of hard times had built solid
city of brick and mortar on he oo, Of ashe /,
| 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.