Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-12
t,,sToRlc AMERICAN TRluMPH.

HISTORIC AMERICAN TRIUMPH.
j Not.bl~ visit Of the Fsrsisn WORLDS EAiu
Commissioners TO North DakotA 60 vIsu
Hssvsstin9 1Eaohinery u WoFk.
4 Forty-five Deering Irvine Binders, FORM.
ing procession half . mile in length, and
steadily moving through > waving sea q
| wheat-such was the sight that greeted the
Foreign Commissioners to the Worlds FatE
| during their recent famous visit to the bo-
nanxa farms OF North Dakota This impos-
! ing spectacle WAS witnessed ON tho great Ell
| Valley farm at Larimore, North Dakota,
/ farm comprising 1900 acres or nearly !.
one unbroken fenceless field Of wheat. To
| witness this sight the distinguished spec
tators, comprising nifty foreign diplomatic,
! Worlds Fair Commissioners and represent
tatives Of the foreign press, together with
An equal number Of Americans, eminent In
Worlds Fair, Railroad ana Commerciai CIR
Giles, had undertaken the discomforts OF Z
thousand mile journey from Chicago; and
and the cries Of ..bravo' that rang out ON
| the air showed that their expectations were
! vastly moro than realized. Sent here 70
study all things American. these genie
ing the methods in vogue on the much
| tafked-of .sbonanza" wheat farms. Four
DAYS before they had left Chicago as guests
| OF the Chicago, Milwaukee, q 81: Paul ha, ~
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 as guests OF the
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
what seemed to DO tho whole population Of
the little city Of Larimore, headed by o h:
Phillips, the Mayor, Gov. Shortridge, and
N. G.. Larimore, the proprietor OF the
sn,1 farm snd T smes. sas. s
they viewed tho mighty phalanx OF ma
chimes; then quickly alghting from their
conveyances they foilo wed the machines on
foot, eagerly peering into their mechanism
As il bent Oh finding the secret Of their per-
feet, automatic, almost noiseless action.
For an hour or more they followed the
machines, asking innumerable questions OF
called 70 one side Of the field whore scien-
tiilc tests Of draft wero being made under
tho supervision Of Mayor O. II. Phillips and
Mr.. G. 81. O.mstead. The machines tested
Ideal mowsr-were remarkable because
embodyin1 the ball and roller bearings,
such as are used in bicycles and bicycle
m.chsn. With 'r resisssred osterHsld
Eickmeyer dynamometer, each representing
the draft involved in cutting 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 208 pounds of draft. The six tests
IN which tho machine was run In gear over
the tops Of the stubble just cut, known as
draft Of only 207 pounds. The Deering
Ideal mower, q new machine also fitted with
the bicycle bearings, in heavy grass showed
q cutting draft averaging 1875 pounds, and
remarkably low draft-about half the draft
of ordinary maehines-shown by these fig
ures for both machines was carefully noted
by the astonished visitors a. demonstrating
the practicabiiity 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 TwINR USED.
A notable feature Of the binder test was
the use on the Pony binder Of the Deering
paper" Irvine, made from y wood fibre.
This Irvine, patented by William Deering e
Co., bids fair to prove Wate I TO-. to the he
prices considerably below those now paid
for the hemp and sisal fbres.
At the close Of these tests the commits
rooa
chicken dinner by Mrs. Larimore and her
Eeighbors. Toasts followed Gov. Short
ridge, Mayor Phillips and Rev. J. II. Kelley
which were responded to by D. NJ. De Per-
alta, Of Costa RIGA; Mr.. A. Grineysky, the
assistant Russian commissioner; Don Al
bert, Gomez Ruano, Of Uruguay; Mr.. Har-
ry Vincent, of Costa RIGA, and Judge A.
water, of Minneapolis. Mr.. Lariniore also
spoke. He said that by using the best
methods and machinery he had reduced tho
cost Of raising and marketing wheat to be-
tween "A. 50 and $500 an acre.
Mr.. APPLBBY sURPRISHS TH1 COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. John r. Appleby, the inventor Of
the Appleby twine binder, whose pres
ence was . surprise to the commissioners,
told OF the history Of bis early struggles
vention. He paid = glowing tribute to Mr.
William Deering, to whose enterprise he
said the world was indebted for the intro
duction and general adoption Of the mo-
chine. Said he: +
I'm 1872 when the Deerinx Company made
and predicted failure. The next
year when Mr. Deerfng made 5000 Of the ma
chimes, the manufacturers Of the old reaper and
crazy an the manufacturers Of harvesting ma
chinery who have been forced TO follow his ex-
ample have also become violently insane
now use the invention are 1t candidate s for =
lunatfc asylum" Laughter and applausel
The excursionists left for Alton and the
great Dalrymp.e farms ut p. m, where
they witnessed threshing machines at work
on q crop Of wheat that was cut from 1900
Is used exclusively by the Dalrympies.
From Alton tLey journeyed to Fargo, where
they were royalty received and shown the
result Of western pluck, which
in q season of hard times had built q solid
city Of brick and mortar on tho bed OF ashes
days before: From Fargo, the guests re-
turned TO Chicago brimful of enthusiasm
over the wonders they had seen.