The New York herald., 1922-04-16
FORDCO. HOLDS
| Big TRACTOR SHOW
First Exhibition of Its Kind
Ever Held in This
Country.


show ever conducted will open to-mor-
row and continue every day from 10
A. M. to 10 p. M. until Saturday evening
tho 22d. on the grounds of the Hellman
Motor Corporation. South Jane street,
near Bridge Plaza, Long Island City,
only 10 minutes by subway from Broad
way.
More than 10000 invitations have
been issued to leading Industrial heads
In this city and all over the country.
Among those who have been asked to
attend. outside Of the representatives Of
the leading industries, are the leading
city and borough officials OF Greater
New York
The show is being given under the
auspices Of the Ford Motor Company
and Ford dealers of the metropolitan
districts of New York and New Jersey.
Tho site selected affords full opportuni-
ties for a complete demonstration of
the many industrial uses to which q
tractor can be put, and 1t is so centrally
located that 1t Is easily reached not only
from the business districts OF New York
city but also from all railroad terminals
and hotels.
Nearly fifty Of the largest manufacture
ers Of Industrial equipment In the entire
country will be represented by the
products which they build. and the vari-
Gus exhibits range from railroads to the
smallest features OF equipment adding
10 convenience and economy in Industrial
operations
The show will be housed under the
roof Of the Hellman Motor Corporation
and under a huge tent which has
already been erected. Working opera
tions will also be carried out in the
open where the magnitude Of the work
done is such that 1t cannot be shown
under cover.
Interest in the exhibit. among indus
trial leaders throughout the country is
SO great that arrangements have been
completed with the Westinghouse plant
at Newark, N. J., to install radio set
at the show and every evening talks on
the various phases of modern industrial
achievements will be broadcast, these
talks coming from many OF the best
known business men in all parts of the
United States.
The entire purpose OF the exhibit Is to
show, by actual operation, the many
time and money saving advantages of
the Industrial tractor. 1t Is In no sense
the ordinary type of show. but offers a
practical opportunity for the interested
business man, city, State or town official.
contractor. mining operator. railroad
man and others to study the Industrial
tractor under the conditions Of service
which appeal most to him.
Among the kinds Of work which will
be done will be included tho use of a
Fordson tractor as railroad equipment
showing the ease with which railroad
hauling can be accomplished. For this
demonstration a track has been laid over
which the tractor, equipped with loco
motive driving wheels Will haul dump
cars such as are used In mining oper-
atons, as well as starting and pulling
other heavy car loads.
A huge scaffolding has been erected to
permit of demonstration Of the tractor
operating a hoist bucket. the tractor
motor turning the winch.
During the entire show tlfe electric
lighting and the electrical machinery
of the Helman Motor Corporation Will
be operated by a generator driven by
the Fordson tractor.
OF interest to road building contrac-
tors and city officials will be the showing
Of scrapers, bucket conveyors, ditchers
graders, sweepers and end and side dump
trailer equipment In the construction
OF better roads all over the country
Fordson tractors hauling end or side
dump trailers are used almost exclu-
sively.
In an unimproved lot ADJACENT to tho
show grounds the tractor will be In daily
operation excavating. loading dump
trailcrs and hauling the excavated ma
terial away.
Merchants can see the tractor used
for hauling lumber. coal, brick, ma.
tcrials. switching loaded freight cars
&c. Park commissioners. club officials
and estate managers can see it used for
pulling lawn mowers, rollers. &c. Dock
men and steamship companies can see II
used as push or pull mule. Builders
can sec It operating a hoisting crane.
stationary machinery and doing Other
work OF general utility value.