Today in History revisits the July 3, 1918 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story about the Grand Forks Fair hosting a large and diverse machinery exhibition. Continue reading for more details.
Grand Forks Fair to have many machines
Practically All Lots in The Machinery Row Have Been Taken.
A few years ago the county, interstate and state fair that did not have a great big machinery exhibit was considered a “boomer,” and the average patron went home with the idea that the fair had taken his money without adequate return. Those were the days of the steam threshing engine. Then came the period when the big machinery companies made up their minds that it was not necessary to go to the expense of exhibiting at fairs. Evidently this policy was mistaken, for during the past three seasons, each year has seen an increased display in this department.
Reservation for space in the machinery section at the Grand Forks Fair, July 23 to 27, at this date calls for the entire plotted outdoor lots with only three vacancies in the Machinery building. The following companies handling tractors and threshing machinery will be on machinery row during fair week:
- J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co.
- Hart-Parr company
- Aultman-Taylor company
- Illinois Thresher company
- Cameron Bull Tractor Co.
- LaCrosse-Dakota Tractor Co.
- Avery company
- Ford Tractor
Other machinery people are:
- Northern Rock Island Plow Co.
- Horton Motor Co.
- The Whirlwind Mixer Co.
- Northern Implement Co.
- Appleton Mfg. Co.
- McGuire Electric Co.
- Northfield Iron Co.
- Minnesota Moline Plow Co.
- Grand Forks Foundry
- Dakota Equipment Co.
- Moyer Mfg. Co.
The following automobile dealers will be in Machinery hall:
- Tom Moore Auto Co.
- Grand Forks Overland Co.
- Valley Motor Co.
- Lyons Auto Co.
- Fuller Motor Co.
- Dakota Auto Co.
And the following miscellaneous machinery:
- More Bros., Fargo
- Hinman Milking Machine Co.
- Kramer Rotary Harrow Co.
- Garden City Feeder Co.
- Crane Ordway
- Empire Separator Co.
- Perfection Mfg. Co.
- Bartles Northern Oil Co.
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