Show Ford Factory Branch Officials I Stage Big Tractor Demonstration 10 J i ov I J fl r i le i 1 I Q d 41 t v Vl ru H. H H. H Young branch and L. L C manager C. C his his' assistant who were r responsible fo for the huge success of the recent Fordson tractor demo demonstration tion held during state fair week huge demonstration held bythe by bythe bythe T THE the Ford Motor company during during during dur dur- ing state fair fall week was the largest industrial demonstration tion ever held between the Missouri river and the Pacific coast I two Twenty-two tractors were used t I Practically every known Own farm operation operation operation opera opera- tion was performed including plowing plowing plow plow- ing packing seeding pumping pumping pump pump- Plow Plow-I ing threshing baling feed chopping wood sawing leveling and manure spreading The prime motive in this in-this this demonstration demonstration demonstration demon demon- was an educational one Therefore due to the fact that farmers farmers farmers far far- mers came to the fair fall to see methods whereby production might be in increased In- In increased creased It was a success City folk who attended the fair were interested in seeing the product of the field and consequently they were interested In power farming and its methods The demonstration proved to be educational to all state fair fall visitors The fair fall demonstration was a culmination culmination culmination cul cul- of ot a series of eight held throughout the intermountain territory territory terri terri- tor tory controlled by the Salt Lake branch of the Ford Motor company compan These eight demonstrations were held at Idaho Falls Boise Twin Falls FalIs all aU allIn allin in Idaho and Richfield Logan Delta and Provo in Utah A crew rew of fifteen fit fl- teen men and three advance men were necessary to op operate rate these dem dem- The crew was made j dem-j up of or II Hr H. H Young branch manager of the Ford Motor company L L. L C. C assistant manager W. W C. C Binford manager Kimball Binford Motor company company company com com- I pany Ogden J. J A A. manager manager manager man man- ager Oliver Chilled Steel Plow works Pocatello Ford Motor company roadmen roadmen road road- roadmen men and salesmen representing the various companies manufacturing Implements implements implements im Im- im- im that trail behind the FordSon Fordson Fordson Ford- Ford son tractor in the various operations Mr 11 Sloe SloE had charge of the actual demonstrations on the road where eight tractors were used All Ford dealers in the vicinity of the towns in which demonstrations were staged I I were present and nd in many cases br bought Q their bankers along with i them On the evening of the first demonstration day ay a banquet was given by the company to Its dealers I and their bankers at which Mr 11 Young gave a talk on Henry Fords Ford's Idea of power farming I It is planned these demonstrations I an annual feature at the fair owing to the sr great at success of the re recent ent venture I |