Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-10-20
FordsOn Exposition.

The Fordson Industrial and Agricultural
Exposition which is to be staged at Camp
Meies, Washington. from October oath to
18th is destined to be the largest and most
comprehensive display of tractor powered
implements and accessories ever shown an
American public according to the Mont
eomery County Motor Company, Ford dealer
for Rockville and vicinity. who will not
only attend the Exposition himself. but
declares that he is going to make sure that
many of his friends 60 with him.
Advice from Washington shows that this
Exposition is to cover six acres of ground
and will have $4,000 square feet under
canvas. In addition to a showing of the
complete line of Fordson tractors. Ford and
Lincoln cars, there are 80 other exhibitors
aligned with the F0rdsOn products who
will display at the same time. Train loads
of exhibits from every section of the coun-
try are already pouring into Washington
and unloading their contents direct at the
grounds. The show viii have combined
value of over $3,000,000, is the last of a
series of such shows given in every i'm
portant center in the country and will fea.
ture the tractor in every conceivable way.
The Fordson show held in conjunction
with the State Fair at Richmond. Va. was
declared the greatest adjunct in the his
tory of the fairs of that State and was
complimented directly by the Governor
and other noted personaees in attendance.
Branch Manager W. G. Eynon. of the
Washington branch of the Ford Motor Com
pany. states that the Washington EXPOSE
ton will not only have all the exhibits
shown in Richmond. but will also intro
duce several innovations in an agricultural
way as we'll
A few of the features of the Washington
show will embrace such industrial novel
ties as d tractor powered locomotive, equip
ped with Hanged wheels. which draws
miniature trains over track laid around
Camp Meigs for the purpose. com
plete numbering operation in which a
tractor operated saw mill receives huge
logs and converts them into any size lum-
Der. This mill is operated by skilled saw :
ers from the Virginia hills.
Special rest rooms will be supplied the
lady visitors. radio tent is now being
erected in which special concerts from all
noted broadcasting stations will be re-
ceived. there is to be a continuous moving
picture show in which the latest Ford
films and educational pictures will be
shown the public free of charge.
la addition 10 these and other interest
ing features, there will be continual daily
demonstration under experts of every piece
of movable machinery on the grounds.
The Exposition is said to be a continuous
circus in which the animals and perform
ers are replaced by tractOr-powered ma
chinery all maneuvering to the whip crack
of those greatest ringmasters-g and
kerosene. Twenty-three tents will house
the more delicate and stationary exhibits.
Several rings and one large amphitheater
will be utilized for the special demOnstra-
tons of such useful appliances as all
manner Of plows. drags, potato and pea
nut diggers. hay balers. threshing machin-
cry in actual operation. well drills. water
pumps. electric lighting plants for house
and barn, lime pulverizers and rock crush
ers, ensilage cutters and silo filters. tractor
powered portable saw mills. stump pullers
large scoop shovels. complete line of road
construction and maintenance equipment
and all other appliances of a cost cutting
and labor saving nature adapted to tn,
Fordson power plant.
The entire showing. which is free to the
| public, will start demonstration each da!
at 10 A. M. Ford dealers and their friend
within driving radius of Washington will
attend on special days. Prominent Wash
ington officials and also officials of the
Ford Motor Company at Detroit are ex'
pected to inaugurate the opening day
October Gath. The FOrdson Industrial and
Agricultural Exposition is to be showing
of such merit that it cannot be overlooked
by any who has a chance to attend.