Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-10-18
historic AMERlcAN rR,uMp,.
So'Hb's sisit OF the Fereira world.. p.
commissioners 20 North Dakota q. w..
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Sos."'T ''sit OF the ForeiEa worid.. r.h
commissioners 10 North Dakota !. w.,
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For'y-rve oectng Tsvins Binders. form
.ns : p'oScss'"'i hair 4 n.iic ia length. aux
s,ead,.y rioving through ,v.,,,, -, =,
rhcat-such WAS mo sight tl,.s -. "a -
Foreign Commissioners 70 the Wori6,s ls.t,
curing their recent famous viSit ~ ~, -,
mama Farms Of Norta Dakota. This i,,-,s
snk spr'lNcic WAS witfc -sed on the great p.lh
Valley farm AZ Larhuore. Narth ils-ots
lAtn comprising le.oo0 acres or nearl,- nc
sqearc miles. 1900 acfta OF ,vh..S f,.,s,,.. ~
one un0rokcn fcuceiess Dtls 81 ,.,t, - 49, -
witness this sight The distinguished 49,,
sators, comprising nffy foreign sinior,e..
"or.u fAir commissioners aud represen.
t<tives OF tbs Foreign pfrs~ toy.tl,e.r 49,
40 equal number Of An,,rie,p. .,,,i,,..,', a.
wotie Far, Railroad aud Couimer,isl cir
clcs, had undertaken the df..of, for.. -
tnousand nil journey from Chicago; sus
inc EXCAVATIONS OF delight and snrnrIs,s
end the cries Of s.hrnvo'f th.t r.n,. ~, -.
tue eir showed That their expo rtations wsr,
vastly more than realized Sent hers tr
ssuoy al thingS American. these gentle.
men hau oceu especially ds.s,s,.tt. ~ ,,',trsss
Ing the me mods In vogue a., IA. No.
taiked-ef "bouanEa" wheat fartns 10,
DAYS before they had Loft Chicago u. ,,,..t.
o. the Ihicago, Milwaukee, q 81 Paul Rail
road, along whose GoutS IRON. Chs 80 a. ~
Paul they had receivec one contiuuo,i. -
Ton. Prom 81. Paul through Annuosota snd
North Dakota they travrled a. er,ia.ts IN ~,
sfest Northern Railroad, aud the farther
eorth they travslcd ths warmer and NOR,
nordiai was their reception Haro "a I-ri-
more thcy found the climax OF interest and
the height OF hospitality rhcy ,s,rs u,t
~ tncir train and escorted 20 carriages bv
what Heemed 70 .. tho whole i,opulstiou n
The little city OF Lsrlmorc, headed bv a a
Phillips, the Mayor, Gov Shortridea And
y, u. Larimore, the proprietor Of tha
Erea, iarm which they were TO see.
Silently and almost hre.thlasslv NJ erst
they viewed the mif ~ phalanx Of ma
chimes, then quickly lighting from thor
sonvcyances they follC we'd The machines 90
1901, eagerly pcering Into their mechanism
- III bent on hsdiug tia secret OF their per
iect, automatic, almost noiseioss action
tor an hour or moro thoy followed the
macnioes, asking innumcrAblo questions OF
mr., LHftulore and hts sons, when thoy were
raied 70 one side OF tho field where scien-
unc Tests % draft were being made under
the supervision OF Mayor o. III Pbiliins and
hir. Z. H. o.nlstead Tao machines tested
IN, INC Deerlng Pony binder and tho Deering
tocai mower we're remarkable because
emoodylug the ball nd roller bearinrs
such as are Used In icyclcs aad bicvrlc
euikies. Twelve tests were mado GA each
m rnh Wito registercd Osterhcld a.
ricknel CT dy nnmometer, each representing,
me draft involved Ia cutting a six foot
twath, 100 feet ia length, in twenty 10
twouty-ivc seconds OF time The six cut
III ~
VI only 80 pounds OF draft. The six tests
m which the machine was run no gear over
the tops Of the stubblc Just cut known ns
me rolling draft test, showed an average
aaraft Of only 201 pounds. The Deering
Ideal mower, new machine also fitted with
TIE bicycle bearings, la heavy grass slowed
hcutting draft averaging t26 pounds and
the rolling draft niuety-two pounds. Ths
retuarkhDiy low drstt-about half tho q rs,ft
oi Ordinary machines-shOwn bv these fig
nrcs Tor both machines was carefully noted
uy The astoutshed visitors a. demonstrattur .
ne practicaOiiity OF the bicycle bearings
Tue same Pony binder, drawn by two light
mules, cut au aero OF wheat ia twenty two
and 4 half minutes.
rAPER TwINH USED.
A notable feature OF tho binder iest WIS
the use on TIC Pony binder OF the Dccrisg
paper Irvine. made from "a wood iibrc.
This twine, patented ~ William Dcerlng a.
Co, bids fair 10 prove Waterloo 90 Tie
twinc trust, Tor ~ can 90 made and sold at
prices considerably below those COW PAID
Tor the hemp ana sisal fibrcs.
At the close ~ these tests tho commits
hiouers, together with party Of spec ators.
were rendered a good substantial. prairie
chicken dinner by Ms. Lsrimorc and her
Leignbors. Toasts followed. GOV. Short
ridge, Mayor Phillips aRd Rev. J H. Kecley
delivered eloquent addresses OF WC.comc.
which We're responded To by ID N Do Peg
alta. Of Costa kica; Mr. A Grineysky, the
assistant Russian commissioner, Don Al
bert Gomez kuano OF Uruguay; Mr. Har-
~ Nincent. Of Costa Rica. and Judge a =
water. OF Minneapolis Mr.. luriu.oro also
spoke. He said that by using the best
methods and machinery no had reduced tho
Y0st Of rnising and M rlfeting wueut 70 hc.
tween a 90 and 20 90 an aero.
AIR kPPLEnY SURPRISES rRH COMPASSIONATE.
Mr.. John f. Appleby, the inventor OF
the Appleby swine binder, wroso pres
ence was surprise TO tho commissioners.
told OF the history OF his early struggles
and the final universal adoption Of his in
vention. He paid glowing tribute 20 Mr.
William Deerug, 10 whose enterprise be
said the world was Indebted for the intro
ductiou' and general adoption OF tho ma
chine. Said no
I'm is-s When ;he Deering Company made
ssvcuty.hvo Of these binders, people smiled
knowingly and predicted failure Toe neEs
car when Mr. bcrriuR made 5000 % tbs me-
chimes. the manu- facturcrs o. tire old reaper .frld
The wire binder said 40 WAS crazy. IN nc was
crazy all the manufacturers % harvesting ma
chlnery who have been forced 20 follow his exc
ample have also become violently insane
iialghterl and the millions 81 lnrmcrs " he
NOW use The intention are 90 candidates Tor =
iunatic as ylunl" ii4auChter ana applause
Tho exon rsionists left for Alton aud fhe
great Dalrymp!e farms at p. m, where
they Witnessed thre8hluR machines a. vrcrR
on d crop 81 wheat that was cut from 80 .0it
acres by 100 Deeriug bindcrs-a make that
IA used exclusively by the Dalrymplcs.
From Alton iEey journcycd 20 Fargo. where
they were rOgally received and shown the
marvellous result 81 western pigcK. Whira
la a season OF hard times bad built solid
city OF brick and mortar on the bed of aFbt 5
that had lain smoking there only u.ucty
days before. From Fargo the guests r@-
turned - Chicpg 90 briuful OF GutAus lassf.
ever Lhs wonders ttey had seen.