Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-21
400 CARLOADS Of
FARM MA(?HI1IERI
GOING To MACON
Suitable Site Near City Is &c.
IeCted for the Dixie Nation
al Power Farming Demon
-trati0n

Nearly three hundred solid car
loads or tractors and power farming
machinery are expected to arrive in
Macon within the next few days for
demonstration, which opens there o.:
March 10 and which bids fair tC
be the largest ana most successful
demonstration of the kind ever held
in the south, if not in the country.
A. E. Hilderbrand is in charge OF
the demonstration with a corps OF
able assistants, who are giving the
show nationwide publicity and do
ing all in their power to make it
success. Practically every manufac-
turer of farm implements and ma
chiiery in the country will be rep
resented and their products will be
in charge of competent demonstra-
tors.
A desirable location has been Sc
cured on the Houston road. four
miles south of the city, which has
been measured off and is rapidly
being put into shape for the show.
John A. Streycr, chairman oil the
transportation committee of the
chamber Of commerce, has arranged
to have a spur track put in to take
care OF the shipments of machinery
as well as to take care of the trans
portation OF the thousands who are
expected to visit the demons traitor
daily. Arrangements are also being
made to have a shuttle system OF
the grounds, as we'll as buss lines
and automobiles to handle the
crowds.
The city of Macon is behind the
directors of the demonstration and
every effort will be made to care
for the crowds attracted there by the
show. Every family in the city who
has spare room is listing them
with the chamber OF commerce TO
care for the overflow from the no
tells and boarding houses. Mr.. Hill
derbrand believes that the attendance
will be over $4,000, but says tnar
this, he is confident, is a conserya-
men have written him that the
crowds will by far outnumber any
that ever attended a demonstration
of the association and place their
estimate at 100000.
with five trade jour- ais to publish
special Macon editions, carrying
write-ups, photographs of The city
and the program for the entire week
Of the, demons tration. These papers
will advertise the show in every NOOK
and corner of the state. Posters
and "sticllers' are being widely cir
culated over the entire counJl y
urging the farmers to Meet me at
the Dixie National Power Farming
Demonstration in Macon, Ga, and
see US prepare al ideal seed bed.
On the 50-acre tract Of land, chOs-
en- for the show, for the first time
since tractor demonstrations came
in vogue, the entire range of pOwe.
farming will be covered. Every
type and form OF power driven ma
chinery, implement, belt, bolt and
gcrew-suitable for farm use IL
Dixie will be demonstrated. These
will be supplemented with demon
strationS with power equipment for
the farmers homes. Realizing the
difficulties encountered by the farm
ers at the average tractor demonstra-
ton in being unable to witness more
than on exhibition at time, NOV
ing pictures will be shown at night
Whimh will show each OF the I'M
elements in actual opera ton and tests
on farms in different parts Of the
country where the operating condi
tons are even more severe than in
the south.
The opening day Of the Demon
stration will be Georgia Day" L.
y. NJ. Soule, president of the State
College Of Agriculture; j. Phil Camp
bell, director of farm demonstra-
tons; j. j. Brown. commissioner Of
agriculture, and many other state
day. Governor Hugh Dorsey has
notified Mr.. Hilderbrand that he
would be there for the opening day
and that if he found that it would
be impossible for him to leave his
duties on that date, that he would
send q representative.
County Demonstration Age rs
Cay" viii be another OF the feature
of the show and representatives from
eli parts of the south VIII be pres
ent, as we'll as several of the COM
missioners of agriculture from diff
ferent southern states.
The forenoon of each day will be
devoted to individual exhibits and
demonstrations. Beginning at 1870
o'clock in the afternoon, on three
days OF the show, five hundred trac-
tors will move across the big field.
Ruling plows, harrows, rakes and
other farm implements, putting the
soil in perfect condition.
Many of the larger manufacturers
of farm implements, such as piows,
cultivatOrs. harrows and harvesting
machines. have rented space in the
city, where their products will De
on display during the entire week
Of the demonstration.