Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-10-12
HISTORIC AMERICAN TRIUMPH.
Notable Visit of the Foreign Worlds fafs
Commissioner to North Dakota TO View
Harvesting Machinery ut work

ITO AM CntSA hi0"r ~
Notable Visit of the Foreign Worlds rafs
Commissioner TO North Dakota Co View
Harvesting Machinery ut work
Forty-nve DeerIng Irvine Binders, form
Ing q procession half a nile in length, and
steadily moving through n waving sea Of
whezt-such was the sight that greeted the
Foreign Commissioner to the Worlds Fair
during their recent famous visit 70 the DO
uanza farms OF North Dakota THIS impos-
ms spectacle was witnessed on the great Eth
Valley farm at L~arfrore. North Dakota. .
farm comprising 1900 acres or nearly 10
square miles. 10000 acres Of which formed
enc unbroken fencesess field Of wheat To
witness this sight the distinguished spec
tsfors, comprising nfty foreign diplomats,
Worlds Fair Commissioner ani repressn-
tAtives OF the foreign press, together with
an equal number Of Americans, eminent in
Worlds Fair, Railroad and Commercial cir
cies, had undertaken the d~iscouforts OF Q
thousand milo journey from Chicago; and
the ordinations Of delight and surprise,
and the erica OF bravo that rang out on
the air showed that their expectations Nere
vastly more than realized sent here 70
study all thin Is American. these gentle
men had been especially DESTROYS Of witness
irg the methods ia vogue on ths much
talxed-of .'oonznxsr wheat farms Four
days before they had left Chicago As guest.
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
road, along whose route from Chicago to ST.
Paul they bad received one continuous ova-
ton From 81 Paul through Minneeose and
North Dakota they trzveled a. guests Of the
Great Northern Railroad. and the farther
north they Travelled the warmer and more
cordial wzs their reception Here ct Lar-
more they found the climax OF interest and
the height Of hospitality They were met
a. their train and escoried to carriages By
Ehat aNarnaA 20 N~ 49, -knfa r.n.w7utFrr -
the little city Of Lsrirnore, beaded by o IA.
PHILIPPE. tbs Mayor, Gov Shortridge, and
" G. LarImore, the proprietor Of the
great farm which they were to see
Silently and almost bre2thles.ly az frst
they viewed the mighty phalanx Of ma
chimes; then quickly slghting from their
c~onveysrces they folio wed the machines on
foot, eagerly peering into their mechanism
a. IL bent on finding the secret Of their per
feet, automatic, almost noiseIess action
bor an hour or more they followed the
machines, asking inluncrable questions OF
MIR. Larinore and his sons. when they were
called to one side of the field where scieu-
tifc tests of draft were being made under
the supervision Of Mayor o. II. Phillips and
Mr.. c. H. O.mstead. Tho machines tested
the Deeriug Pony binder and the Deering
Ideal mower-were remarkable because
embodying the ball and roller bearings,
such as are used in bicycles and bicycle
sulkies. Twelve tests were made on each
machine with a registered Osterheld *
Eickmeyerd ynamoneter, each representing
the draft involved in cutting q sIx-foos
swath. 100 feet in length. in twenty 70
twenty-five seconds Of time. The six cut
tins tests ofthe binder showed an average
OF only rs pounds of draft The six tesfs
IN which the machine was run IN gear over
the tops OF the stubble lust cut, known as
the rolling draft test. showed an average
draft of only A7 pounds The DeeriEg
Ideal mower a new I1A-lrua 90 HrraA r-Ssk
the bicycle bearings il heavy grass showed
. cutting draft averaging III pounds, and
tie rolling draft uinetytwo pounds. The
remarkably low ~draft-about half h 6rafs
81 ordinary mschinsS-sEown By these nz-
ares for both machines was carefully noted
BY the astonished visitors as derousrratins
The prscticzbiIity OF the bicycle Bearings
The same Pony binder. drawn by two ligh,
mules. cut an acre Of wnesf N tweutytwo
And . half minutes
FaPzR rwTSE usUD.
A notable feature OF tae bidder test was
the use on the Pony binder Of the DeeriEs
paper twine. made from q wood DIRE
his Irvine, patented By William DeerlngA
Co. bids far 70 prove q Waterloo 20 the
ts1ze trust. for u can oe made and sold a.
prices considerably below those Cow paid
Tor The hanpxRd sis2l Eores
Al the close OF these tests the commits
s'oners. together with zparty Of spectators.
wers rendered . good. substantial. prairie
chicken dinner BY Mrs.. LzrImore and her
te~ixhoors- Toasts followed Gov. Short-
ridge, Mayor Phillips and Rev. J IL Keeley
delvered eloquent addresses Of welcome.
which were responded to By % NJ De Per.
alta OF Costa Ricz, Mr. A Grineysky, the
assistant Russian commissioner. Don Al
bert Gomez RGano OF Uruguay; Mr.. Har.
~ vincent. Of Costa Rica, and Judge A.
water. OF Minneapolis Mr. Larih.Ors also
spoke He said that oy using the best
methods and machinery he had reduced the
cost Of raising and marketing wheat to be-
tween A. and Is an acre.
NR APPLEsr sURPzEs.S rec coNxIssIoSKRs-
Mr.. John +. Appleby, the inventor of
the Applehy twine binder, whose pres
encs was a surprise 70 the commissioners.
told OF the history Of mis- early struggles
and the final universal adoption of hs in
y~ention- He paid . glowing tribute TO Mr..
William Decrtng. 10 whose enterprise he
said the world was INDEXES for the intro
duction and general adoption Of the ma
chine Said he:
Ia lss vhen the Deerins Company made
seventy i've OF these binders. people snaIed
knowingly and pretiefed failure. The rexI
rear when Mr. Deertrx made 5000 Of he ma
snlnes. the manufacturers CT the old reaper and
craxy all the manufacturer OF harvesting ma
eninsry vno have heea forced 70 follow hts ex-
Ampie nave also become violently insane
tlangnterl and The millieas Of farmers who
rov use the Invention are at czndidates for :
iunAre asylum Laughter and applause
The excursiorists left for Alton and ths
great Dzlrymp.e farms at 4 D. m. where
tncy witnessed threshing machines AZ work
on q crop Of whea. that was cut from n. nO0
acres by 100 Deering oinders-a make taat
8 used exclusively by the Dalrvmplex
From Alton tLey ionraeyed 10 Fargo. vbere
they were royalty received aud shown ina
marvellous result OF western puck. which
In . season OF hard times had built . soIld
CITY OF orick and mortar on tho bed Of zxhes
nat had lain smoking there only ninety
Avs before. From Fargo, the guests re-
turned to Chicago brinfuI OF enthrsi..r
over tue wonders tEey had seen.