The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-10
Showing of Machinery Breaks
All State Fair Records.
Ranges From Cream Separator
to Traction Engine.
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
The Big Exhibitors Give DEM
OnstratiOns Worth While.
Manufacture Goods and Pump
Water and Pillow Ground.

water and PIOW Ground.
The largest machinery exhibit in
the history of the Kansas State Fair
and by far the most interesting. is he
ing shown visitors at the fair grounds
this week. The exhibit includes al
most everything in the way of farm
machinery, from the little gasoline
engine just big enough to handle a
cream separator comfortably to a
mammoth tractor, heavy enough to
pull a gang of plows, or TO cross the
country with big threshing outfit.
Many of the machines on the
grounds are running, giving the VS.
itors good idea of what they do. So
all through the machinery exhibits
one hears the chug of gasoline en-
gines and the purr of machinery in
motion.
One of the interesting exhibits on
the grounds is a small flour mill
thoroughly equipped, wherein wheat
is being ground and where, it is prom
ised, bread will be baked during the
fair. The mill is known rs the Anglo
American mill, and while decidedly
small for a flour mill, is declared to
be perfect, and to put out fine
grade of flour.
Among the big exhibitors are the
John Deere company, the 1nterna-
tional Harvester company, the indie
company and others. with long lists
of farm machinery. Norman" plows,
pulled by tractors and operated by
the man who handles the engine;
combination gasoline and kerosene
tractors, exhibited by the Interna-
tional Harvester company; hay bal
ers, elevators. corn shelters, pumps,
road drags by the Road Supply &
Metal company of Topeka, and road
graders by the same concern; and so
on through the big list.
Gasoline Delivery Trucks.
The Avery company is showing
quite an extensive line of gasoline de-
livery trucks. The Rumely Products
company has big line of various ma
chimes, including threshers, corn
shredders, clover hullers, oil pull en-
gines, gas tractors, corn shelters and
separators and a combined shelter and
grinder.
An exhibit of particular interest to
automobile owners and garage men is
the easy auto LITTER" exhibited by
the Mulig Machine company of York,
Neb. 1t is claimed for the litter that
it solves the problem of making re-
pairs underneath an automobile, read |
lily hosting the car high enough to
permit a workman under 1T without
STOPPING.
At the exhibit of the Associated
Manufacturers company of Waterloo, |
Ia, a small engine is pumping water
pump. The water flows into a tank /
and then back into the well to be !
lifted out again. The company claims |
the largest gasoline engine factory in /
the world, and is exhibiting engines |
from 1 Il horsepower to II horse /
power.
Milking Cows by Machinery.
A mechanical COW mixer in action
is being exhibited by the Sharples
Separator company The mixer is
shown milking real cows in man
ner that puts the old fashioned hand
mixer to shame. The company also
is showing a line of gasoline engines
and separatOrs-
In one corner of the machinery ex-
hibit the Eureka Stone & Ore Crush
ing company is showing how to
make little ones out of big ones" by
putting large rocks through their
crusher in operation. A large pile of
rock is to be crushed during the week.
The biggest single exhibit in the
section is that of the John
Deere company. where nearly every
thing imaginable in the way OF i'm
proved machinery for the farmer is
being shown.
Ever see our new pillow with the
quickly detachable shear" an ex-
hibitor asks the visitor.
Our corn planters are mechanlcal-
ly perfect" another is explaining to
farmer.
In the Deere exhibit is one of three
Dig S3iOS on the grounds lIidI ale at
tracing considerable attention, and at !
each of them there is at least one man
who is ready to give the visitor all the
Information he may wish. !
Other machinery exhibits include i
engines and farm machinery by the
William Galloway company of Water
90, Iowa; corn shelters. hay baiers.
portable elevators and gas engines by
he Sandwich Manufacturing company
IF Sandwich, Ill; spring and cylinder :
sh ellers and engines by the Joliet :
company of Joliet Ill; |
and rollers by the Western Land G
Roller company of Hastings, Neb.;
steel fences and posts by the American =
Steel Fence Post company: pIows by
he Fort Madison P!ow company: hav
presses by the Ann Arbor Hay Press Y
company, etc.
The exhibits cover Approximately Is =
lcres of ground. and form one of the .
most interesting departments of the
present fair. =
BIau-GaS.
In the new exposition hall bottled F
iquid gas for lightning and cooking o
s shown by the southwestern Blau- 5
las company of Kansas CITY Mr. w L