The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-23

James Ward, youngest aviator in
America, made one of the finest flights
ever seen In North Dakota in his BIZ
plane, Shooting Star, this afternoon. He
left the grounds at $3.50, circled over
the field. thrilled the crowds with some
daring fancy work in the air, including
the beautiful spiral glide and then
sailed away on a long flight over the
city. He flew over the residence dis
trict and nearly to the Great Northern
depot and was seen by many in the
down town district. He made long
circle back and made a beautiful land
ing.
Another big feature this afternoon
was one of the prettiest balloon flights
ever seen In the state. 1t was made
by Professor Ralston, a colored aero
naut. The balloon rose to a height OF
2,OOo feet before Ralston cut loose and
made a pretty drop. The balloon went
up through the clouds and was lost to
sight. Ward will fly again tonight
and Captain Dronaugh, another color
ed man, will make another balloon
flight.
This is farm implement day at the
state fair and the greatest show Of
machinery that has ever been con-
gregated In the northwest is here for
the visitors, who today have thronged
the implement and vehicle depart
meut.
Acres of ground have been given
over to the machine companies and
the largest concerns in the world are
maintaining splendid exhibits. The
various displays show the latest crea-
tions Of the manufacturers and ma
chinists' art. This years machine
show has past exhibitions in this de-
partment faded away into the back
ground.
Realizing that the agricultural ex-
position is a state affair and a show
to which unusual Importance is at
tached, the machine companies have
sent their foremost men to the gate
city. Among the demonstrators driv-
ing the huge tractors and showing off
vehicles may be found owners Of big
manufacturing concerns, They are all
stopping to the task OF making their
department, and incidentally the great
state fair, the best exposition of the
kind on record in this section.
All morning the elephant tractors
paraded the fair grounds, forcing auto
mobiles and carriages into second
place. The big farm machine has the
right -of-way at the fair today and the
implement dealer is cock OF the walk
for once in his life at least.
Tractors have banged and doomed
today. They have raced for several
blocks at q stretch and they have per-
formed record breaking stunts of all
kinds. To see a mammoth tractor turn
around almost in Its own tracks is
one of the demonstrations that has
tickled the spectators.
Handsome buggies and wagons built
from the ground up to the drivers
seat have been features Of the imple-
ment and machinery pageant that
every now and then passes over the
avenues at the fair grounds today.
For the farmer and machine man this
show has been q rare treat
In the machinery department will
also be found spraying devices, pat
ent gates and yards of strong fenc-
ing. The agriculturist Is not per-
mitted to leave this feature of the
fair without his attention being called
to the fact that President Worst OF
the Al. G. has stated that millions OF
dollars are lost to North Dakota farm
ers each year from foul weeds. This
notice consequently directs the visi-
tors attention to such week destroyers
as are on exhibition,
The machine men are a merry ag-
gregation of good fellows. 1t takes
them only minute to tell the casual
visitor something new and something
that he is glad to he has learned
They are helping materially to make
the fair boom. Everyone Of them has
peeled down to his shirt sleeves and Il