Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-27
MACHINERY PROVIDES
LESS WORK AND MORE
COMFORTS ON FARMS
Industrial Exhibits at State
Fair Point Way to Improved
Living and Labor Conditions
in Rural Homes.

Farm families visiting the state fair
surprise themselves when they wander
beyond the grand stand and the en-
h1hit. halls. Between the auto show
tent and the Jersey COW tent they find
extensive displays of labor saving ma
chinery and implements not only for
producing crops but for adding to the
joys and comforts of the rural home.
And many of them resolve to take ad-
vantage of them before they leave the
grounds
Electric light, power and water for
the home. are possibly the most at
tractive of these comfort bringing ma
chimes The Boise Electric and Ma
chinery company is showing the Wes-
tern Electric power and light plant in
operation, and water pumping plants
Tor deep and shallow wells. The power
plant is direct-connected. of the au-
tcmatic regulator type, but is supplied
also without the engine for those who
have their own engines. The Wood
row washer. motor driven, electric va
cuum cleaners utility motors for lit
tie odd jobs around the house and
many other articles in the full line
OF Western Electric accessories are
also being demonstrated by Lloyd
], P. Anderson of the Western Elec-
trie.
Another attractive light and power
plant in operation on the grounds is
the Lalley, known as the little labor
saver that works the year round,
shown by 3. j. Hetherngton of Boise.
J. B. Gable of Denver is demonstration.
The compact little engine runs seven
hours on a gallon of fuel made of
mixed gasoline and lubricating oil, and
its ball bearings make it trip along
like a sewing machine.
The Universal Light plant and Paul
water system is demonstrated by J.
II Ness for the Saxon Motor company
OF Ontario and Harry f. Spieth of
Vale. This is a -kilowatt, fater-
cooled plant running seven to eight
hours on gallon OF gasoline. Mr..
. Ness is looking for dealers in many
I. Idaho counties.
No less tempting to dairy farmers
are the farm and barn accessories
; shown by several firms. The Ames
i Wholesale company has three men
busy continually showing the Perfec-
ton milking machine, the Anker-
Folth separator and the Giant adjus-
Z table stanchion. Emery Roller is in
charge. oHe OIL t1le largest ualTleS III
the state was equipped Thursday with
an eight-unit milking plant.
The Idaho Hardware and Plumbing
company Is showing the De Laval line
Of cream separators and milking ma
chimes, Alpha gas engines, the Lauson
tractor and Acme feed cutters. These
all in operation attract a steady stream
of vNitors. c. A. Tull of Boise and d.
r. Pans of the De Laval company are
the DEMONSTRATORS.
Another show of labor saving ma
chimes in operation is that of the Boise
Carriage and Implement company. II.
e. Meyer and four helpers are in the
booth. They have the International
Harvester line. Gas engines are at
tached to corn grinders, cream separ
ators and a tanning mill and grain
sorter. Motor trucks, spreaders and
wagons are also on display, and one
!. II. C. tractor is operating an en-
silage cutter making breakfast food
for Idaho steers out of Idaho corn.
United States cream separators in
operation are shown In a booth of their
own, with }. IA. Wright of the Vermont
Farm Machine company in charge.
Anderson and Day of Twin Falls,
dealers in irrigation and water works
supplies, are showing a line of Amer
lean wood stave pipe and Winner OPP
ening silo roofs. Charles Anderson of
the firm is with the display.
Rather surprising is the exhibit of
the Coast Culvert and E1ume company
of Portland, in charge of E. G. Baker
ard J. w. Nicaragua 1t comprises a
larger line of metal work than is at
first apparent, and it includes even
the Iceless Queen refrigerator for the
home, neat continuance on the water
bag principle The other displays are
metal grain bins, 500 to 5000 bushels;
Lennon compression joint pipe flume;
smooth pipe of all sizes; Armco iron
corrugated road culverts; Calico gates
for diverting and measuring irrigation
water: Burnham submerged orifice
inca surfing gate; and lastly the Jarmin
read fixer, surfacer or drag on
wheels.