Griggs courier., 1893-10-13
AAERlcAN TRIUMPH.


Sotablo vls,e - -. r,..,- v..sa,. r..,I
Cor,,,,..,, ~
r., eEs 20 NoEs" DeHoss 20 VIZ"
~ Machinery 1t WORK.
Forty-.Lvo Deering Twine Binders, form
as s aso nal %ie IN Length, and
wi t>at.n",, ,..e. .hs .;c,. ,Ss. r,a...S ~ 80
E': svcn Was .uo s'Eu' suau k.Se,eI ..e
ZoIcien commissioners " I"o ""!Ws fsir
uurlng their recent famous visit to the bo-
nanza farms OF North Dakota This impos-
Valley farm at Larimore. North Dakota. p
farm comprisinR 1900 acres or nearly Il
eouare miIes. 10000 acres of which formed
one unbroken fenceless field Of wheat. 10
witness this sight the distinguished spec.
tators, comprising fifty foreign diplomats,
Worlds Fair Commissioners and represen.
tstiyes e. Of the foreign press. tosether toe WITH with
an equal number Of Americans, eminent in
w orfd's Fair. Railroad and Commercial cir
cles, had undertaken the discomforts of q
thousand mile journey from Chicapo: and
the exclamations Of delight and surprise,
the air showed that their expectations were
vastly more than realized. Sent here to
study all things American. these Gentle
men had been especially desirous of witnesa
ing the methods in vogue on the much
taiksd-of "oonan.a" wheat farms. Four
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee, & 81. Paul Rail.
road. along Whoso route from CHICAGO to St
Paul they had received one continuous ova-
tion From st. Paul through Minnesota and
North Dakota thev Travelled "a ouests of the
north they travelled the warner and more
cordial was their reception. Here at Lari-
more thev found tho climax Of interest and
the height OF hospitality. Thev were met
at their train and escorted to Carriages by
what seemed to be the whole population Of
Phillips, the Mayor, Gov. Shortrid9e. and
n. G. Larinore, tho proprietor Of the
great farm which thew were to see.
Silently and almost breathlesslv at first
they viewed the mighty phalsnx Of ma
chimes; then quickly ali4htiuQ from their
foot, eagerly peerinR into their mechanism
a. II bent on finding the secret Of their per-
feet, automatic, almost noiseless action,
FOR an eO0c or moro they followed the
machines, asking lnnumerable questions OF
Mr.; aarimore ana his sons, when they were
caile0 70 one sioe OF the neio wnere scien'
I'm unc oesss OF orait were oeing made as under
MI; C. 3: o.m,tead. Tho machines tested
the Deerlng fony binder and the Deering
IdeN l9ower.Wero remarkaose because
cmoodylne tho Dali ANA roller bearings,
sIGn es are nsea an bicycles ana bicycle
sulxaes. sh we've I'VE tests ~ were made % on each
EickmeyS rdynamometer zach representing
the draft involved in cutting six-foot
swain, !UO rect IN length, IN twenty to
twenty-nve seconds OF ume. Inc SIX cut
nng tests @ OF the 1lnder showed IN average
OF only ~ pounds OF draft. Tho six tests
the tops OF the stubble just cut, known ss
the ''rolnnR oratt' test, showed an average
draft OF only 2O7 pounds. The Deering
IDEAL mower, new machine also fitted with
the bicycle oear'ngs, IN heavy grass showed
2 cutting draft averaging 126 pounds, and
of ordinary mschines-shown hv the.e % 40.
bv the astosisied visitors a. demonstrat;na .
tHe nractirab;iitv of the hicvs.le heer;~ns H,s
The same Ponv hInSar ID drawn hv two I;ght
mules. cut an acre Of wheat in twentv.twc ~.
ani q half minutas WV
~ 49,
notaoie feature OF the binder test was
tne use on tne fony oinoer OF the DeerinR
paper twine, made from wood hbre.
Tnls IN tSWq1ne; Sq patented oy william Mr Deer,ng
tWipo trust for it can bo made and sold at
nricea con.;derahlv helowe .hoea row naiT
forsthe hemn snG sS.ai fbres' ~
"A. ene c.ose .. Insse Cesos tne cUmmIs
sloners. tcgetner wan party OF spec. etors,
were rendered good, substantial. prsin
Leighbors. Toasts followed. Gov. Short
ridge, Mayor Phillips and Rev II. Kelley
delivered eloquent addresses of welcome,
which were responded to by D. n. De Per.
alta, Of Costa Rica; Mr.. A. Crime eysky, the
assistant Russian commissioner; Don Al
bert, Gomez Ruano. Of Uruguay Mr.. Har'
ry Vincent. OF Costa Rica, and Judge A.
water. Of Minneapolis. Mr.. Larih;ore also
spoke. He said that BY using tho best
methods and machinery he had reduced the
cost Of raising and marketing wheat to be-
tween a. 50 and $500 an acre.
Mr. ApPLEBY sURPRIsEs TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Mr.. John +. Ano,ebv. tho inyentor NJ
ence Wa = surnriss Ia tho commis sioners.
told OF the history Of his early strue9ies
anal the final univarsal adontion Of ia In
vention. He maid \ 1iowin9 trihufa tn M
said % the world VA. indehted Tor % tha h into. M
duction and eeneral sdontion Of The mn.
chine said hc: 1Op'- "a >A' '.'
.sventy:ave q these binders. people smiled
sesr ~Sea M eG Dssrins made aSae Of the n9a. ms
the wire binder said he Was crazy. # be was
crazy all the manufacturers Of harvesting ma.
chinery who have been forced TO follow his ex.
ample have ALSO become violently insane
llaognter{ ano tnS mMions OF iarmers who
s we srT I, s .rS 1or
NJ NY n~".,..;.,;s.. -. -. AZ" 80 a.
vre.t nairvmnse :. rms ~ 4 - n .J whsre sre