Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
Big TRACTOR SHOW
WELL WORTH WHILE
Makers Of the Steel Machines
Wreathed in Smiles at the
Numerous Sales Made.
$4,000 VISITORS AT FREMONT


Dark the halls and cold the
feast" for the crowds that swarmed
over Fremont all last week for the
National Farm Tractor Demonstra-
ton, have gone, and the big show,
the third of its kind ever held in the
state, has passed into history as a re-
markably successful achievement.
No ones word need be taken for the
success OF the week. except that Of the
tractor manufacturers themselves. for
with manufacturers selling from a dozen
TO 100 tractors apiece during the week to
farmers and dealers over half dozen
states, and even to Representatives of
European nations who spent the week
scrutinizing every machine on the field
and buying big orders for the ranches
at home. the tractor manufacturers are
ready to testify to the success Of the
weeks business.
With eighty tractors actually blowing
and giving demonstration work. and
many hundreds of tractors kept on the
ground for sale purposes, the town was
fairly clanl<ing with tractor activity all
the week
start for Home.
Friday night most Of the tractor peo-
pie pulled up stakes, loaded what ma
chimes they had left on cars and started
for home or for Sioux Falls where big
tor men' for the successful manner in
which he managed the weeks demonstra-
ton and the unfailing way in which he
met every emergency 30 that all went
away pleased.
Interesting Features.
The tractor show is not dry and
lifeless demonstration OF farm tractors.
Many interesting features that pleased
body and soul of the multitudes were
staged all week. WatermeloEs-two car
loads of them-were furnished by the
Commercial club of Fremont, 90 that
everyone got watermelon FREQ Of charge.
fishbaSe at Morse park was put oil by
show is soon TO be held.
With only few OF the tractors left
in Fremont Saturday morning. big
moving picture feature was taken by
the Holt Feature Film company The
Wallis Cub tractor that made the 1000
mile durability run 10 enter the tractor
show, was featured as Just coming In on
the last lap OF its long journey with
Miss Laura WOLF. daughter OF senator
George WOLF OF Fremont running IT, The
Commercial club officials Of Fremont
and the staff OF the Twentieth Century
Farmer. the company that organized the
big tractor demonstration. rode out in
automobiles TO greet the Cub and bid it
welcome.
Mayor Burnell OF Fremont met the
girl driving the tractor and handed her
q large boquet OF flowers. after which
other members OF the reception party
handed her sandwiches and coffee.
A. Il. Hildebrand. field man for the
Twentieth Century Farmer. and general
manager Of the Tractor Demonstration.
was profusely congratulated by the trac-
the Commercial club also, and here there
was fun. and fun. and fish for all.
A wrestling match was staged one night
for the crowds between Stecher and Hem
derson. This attracted specially large
crowd.
The Stock Yards company OF Omaha
celebrated a barbecue at Fremont roast
ing two oxen and furnishing roast beef
sandwiches for all. There was something
doing every minute. and the $1,000 peo-
pie from all over Nebraska and adioin-
ing states, that visited the tractor show,
feel that they have been TO a week
celebration worth while.