Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-12
WATCH AND WAIT
FOR HARRY THAW
Tractor Men at Fremont Anxious to-
See Man, but He's Not Strong
for Plow.
BIG CROWDS IN ATTENDANCE

Thosandsu Of eyes searched the
tractor demonstration field all
wednesday afternoon at Fremont.
They were searching for one man.
II wonder where he is." men we're
saying.
Would he be in an auto7 They
say he has a party with him."
Still the great tractors plowed
acre after acre and field after field.
Yet the eyes of the multtudes were
more engaged in searching the stub
BILE field for this one much-sought
man, rather than in watching the
splendid power farming demonstra-
tlon that was going TO waste.
That one man was In Omaha all the
time, riding around in a big touring car
With John G. Wharton He had no In
tention Of gting to Fremont. lie was
Harry X. haw. who Ia motoring to Cali
fornia, ana IA stopping I'm Omaha on Ills
way.
Some mischief lover had spread the
Eews at 'SrSInont that Harry Thaw was
20 motor " Fremont from Omaha that
no would then and there mount a giant
tractor, iosx the throttle and gallop
around the Bit field with a cluster OF
sang plows roaring at his heels.
But Harry Thaw Is not strong for ths
plow. He believes In wheat and corn in
fact, he is in favor OF agricultural prod
rots. But he prefers them after they
have gone through the deft hands OF tho
chef OF the Tontelle hotel
Just stays In Omaha.
For that reason Thaw did not plow
stubble fields at Fremont and for that
reason he stuck close to tho Fontelie hotoi
in Omaha where 20 coarse a commodity
as wheat presents itself only IN che form
OF pie crust. and where corn IA served In
| cut glass with chaser.
When the rain was over, however. and
the crowd had about convinced itself that
Thaw would hot appear. interest began 20
center In the tractor demonstration again.
and big demonstration Il was. too.
With the third day Of the tractor show
relegated TO history. the 1.0oo-acre field is
beginning 10 turn black, instead OF tho
golden hue OF the stubble field. That is.
the tractors drawing huge gang piows OF
many bottoms are rapidly converting a
| gigantic stubble field into a field OF fall
plowing.
Orders are being given steadily for
tractors. The farmers from a half dozen
states. who are visiting tho show are
more than ever convinced that the horse
for heavy farm work has passed and
that the tractor age is upon tfem. While
last year. which was the second year OF
the show. many tractors were sold on the
ground. the orders are coming much bet
ter this year salesmen and demonstrat-
ors are kept busy taking orders and ex-
planning technical pointa Of the various
machines each day after tho big demon
stration, during which the farmers have
selected the tractor they want.
From HuaKary TO Buy.
One man came all the way from Hun
gary to buy tractors for some Hungarian
concern.
Sioux City. Lincoln and Beatrice spe-
ciai trains over tho Burlington road
brought In large crowds during the day
The first section OF the 2.0oO-foot NOV.
ing picture reel was taken by the Hol,
Feature Film company. This IL the first
section Of the reel OF the Romance OF
the Piow." which is to cover hair cen,
tury OF agricultural progress in Ne.
braska. The Indians. who are TO form a
part OF the finished film. viii probably
not be brought TO Fremont. but will b,
photographed later on their reservation
where the setting will be better for th'
result that Is expected, namely. a viev
OF the very primitive days Of the Ne
brsska prairie. with the squaws working
their corn fields with clamshell hoes
Here Il today's program:
day
0:30 20 70 a. m,-Privatc demonstration
40 70 ll'O a. m.--Tractor short course
| l.30 to 4s30 p. m.-Public demonstration
Chicago & Northwestern railway, Al
bion, Norfolk and Hastings divisions ex
cursions.
Union Pacific train No Is will stop 20
ing east tonight and tomorrow night .
Valley, Elkhorn and Waterloo 10 permi
passengers from Fremont TO return con
veniently.