THE BEK : OMAHA, TUESDAY. MARCH 13. 1917.
A Complete
Revolution in Agricul
tural Methods
"That the entire Southwest is on
the verge of a complete revolution
in agricultural methods, with
which will come more economy
and an increase in yields of from
20 to 40 per cent, is apparently the
unanimous opinion of farmers,
tractor manufacturers and others
in touch with the situation who
are attending the big national
tractor demonstration at Dallas.
The sentence, perhaps, most fre
quently heard on the tractor
grounds is a short sentence of four
words 'The tractor is coming.'
And usually following closely in
the wake of that remark comes a
second, also of significance 'The
light tractor is the thing.' "The
Dallas Morning News.
I THE FAMOUS FOSD :TRACTJDR h
iv
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The above is a reproduction of an actual photograph taken of the Tractor demonstration at Dallas, Texas. This picture illustrates the
enterprising way in which the large and growing army of FORD TRACTOR dealers are pushing the sale of FORD TRACTORS through-
out this country and in various parts of the world. .
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Will Surpass The
Marvelous Growth of
the Automobile
Industry
"The tractor industry s just
completing the first chapter of its
history, and n very eventful chap
ter, and one that has been marked
by brilliant and rapid progress, is
tho opinion expressed by every big
factory official with whom the
matter was discussed. The next
four or five years will see a devel
opment that will surpass even the
marvelous growth of the automo
bile industry, they believe without
exception. And the farmers, to a
man those with whom the ques
tion was discussed are of the
same opinion." The Dallas Morn
ing News.
VHa Knr Tw nam WOk It, MIT.)
WANT 2,000 TRACTORS
FOR NIGHT PLOWING
1 BIG TICTORT FOR "THE FORI)"
Dallu, 1xas, May 19th, 1915.
Vh Ford Tractor Co.,
mnneapolli, Minn.
Gentlemnt One of our expert! waa at
Stamford Monday starting one of our agents
with the Ford Tractor It was well adver
tised and there waa mora than two or three
hundred people present.
The agent for the tractor decided
to make & eonteat out of the affair, got out
oma hand bills and made a big talk as to
how they were aroint to ahow the Ford Trac
tor up. "Well, ha came out and we did
aome plowing In the same field, and, of
course, It was about an even draw on pull
ing plows, but when we took the gentleman
out and palled other tools over the broken
land we whipped him to death. Then there
wm a big bunch of oountr commissioners
there and we hitched the Ford Tractor to a
I -foot road grader and built one and a half
mllea of the prettiest road you erer saw.
The Tractor bitched to it and pulled
U on round. On coming back the next
time their main and only drive wheel was
en the soft land. The result waa that they
Just pulled their engine down, spun their
wheel and could not move the grader. To
aay the leaat It waa a big victory for the
Ford Tractor in that territory.
Our agent In that county alone claims
that ha la going to sell a hundred machines,
-We think he la over-estimating It a little,
yet at the same time he Is a very good busi
ness man and has an excellent territory.
We Just pass this Information along to
you, for we know you like to hear things
of this kind.
Tours Tory truly. R. H. Parks.
Wlnsted, Minn., Sept. 3, 1915.
The Ford Tractor Company,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Gentlemen: Having had a Ford Tractor
at work on my farm I am pleased to be able
to State that X was agreeably surprised at
the amount of work It did aa well as tbe
manner In which it would do it.
There are many new and valuable feat,
ures found In the Ford Tractor, such as I
never expected to find embodied In any one
gas tractor, which makes It especially
adapted to use on small farms as well as
en larger fields.
Perhaps the most characteristic feature bf
the Ford Tractor Is Its ability to turn cor
ners so easily, rapidly and accurately. I
have harvested with it on fields of one acre
In site, and found that It was more con
venient to turn corners than it would have
been with horses, at the same time taking a
full swath with the binder.
X consider the Ford Tractor one of the
most valuable assets to modernised farm
ing, and to own one of them is tbe only
way to appreciate Its usefulness.
Respectfully,
' JOHN WESTRUP.
THB COMING "HORSE" ON THE FARM.
m . Zumbrota, Minn., fiept. , 1818. ,
'1 have seen the Ford Tractor at work on
a binder and also seen it at work on both
cms and two gangs, and it does all you
claim of it. 1 think It is the coming horse
on the farm.
"If anybody doubts my worn, write m.
t am, sincerely, & K. CLEMUtNTttOK. '
Brflan to Recruit Oreaf Army of
Colttralors to Combat U-Boat
Food Menace.
LOWDOtt, Fob, ITWs want 1000
Amerioan tractor plows for tbe use of a
civilian army of night plowers which we
are about to onllst throughout tho British
Istee," said Sir Arthur Lee, Director General
of Food Production, to Tho Associated
Press today. This new department, which
Is tho outgrowth of Germany's submarine
campaign, alms at the enlistment of several
hundred thousand civilians to cultivate
every available btt of soil. '
"Wo hope to make the traotor plows fill
tho gaps caused by tho shortage In labor,"
continued Sir Arthur. "For this reason we
are going to Import 1,000, or as many as
we can, from America. We are going to
equip them with headlights for night plow
ing. Laborers can only work eight hours,
but tractors can work twenty-four hours.
They will bo driven by taxicab drivers and
chauffeurs, who wilt be able to learn .their
mechanism In a few hours.
Behind every plow will be a skilled farm
er. They will be assisted by prisoners, con
scientious objeotors, members of the home
defense forces, and women. In this way
we hope to produce enough food to make
us Independent of outside help as long as
the war lasts. Wa do not believe we will
be able to produce sufficient to feed the
population in time ot peace, but we are
confident wo shall be able to grow enough
to stave off starvation during the war.
"For this wo thank tho German subma
rines. They already have given England an
agricultural policy which is destined to make
ue to a large extent self-supporting. The
submarines also have revived rural life,
given tho farmers a minimum wage, and
generally made our national defense more
affective than a thousand speeches In Parliament."
The FORD TRACTOR
$495 F. 0. B Factory
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A successful farm tractor now in operation in thirty-seven States and several foreign countries. Manufactured by
THE FORD TRACTOR COMPANY Inc., of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The lowest priced tractor for general farm
use. Orders on hand sufficient to keep factory working day and night. You can share in the profits.
"The machine the world has been waiting lor."
BUY STOCK TODAY
Right now you can buy Ford Tractor shares at the low price of $5.00 per
share (par value $10.00.) Price will positively be advanced on Saturday, March
17th. This stock will continue to be advanced and we predict that enormous
profits will be made by those that take advantage of the present low quotation.
Do not delay bift forward your order today. Write, wire or phone.
The Ford Tractor Company of Minneapolis, Minn, is engaged ex
clnslyely In the manufacture of THE FORD FARM TRACTOR, and
has no connection whatever with the Ford Motor Company of Detroit,
or with any other automobile or tractor concern.
MOTOR PROFITS
THE FARM LABOR PROBLEM SOLVED
The demand of the farmer for a light, serviceable farm tractor at a
low price has at last been met. The FORD Vcs the farmer's work bet
ter, quicker and cheaper than horses can do it The FORD palls ploughs,
drills, discs, harrows, mowers, binders, seeders, manure spreaders, drags,
wagons and small road graders; it operates ensilage cutter and silo filler,
feed grinder, water pump, circular saw and other belt driven machines
used on the farm. It is designed for strength, power and durability. It
performs all classes of practical farm work. Every farmer needs a FORD.
Every farmer, farming forty acres or more, realizes the need for a good,
strong, serviceable tractor that will do the work, and that is constructed
of strong material and is of snch simple design that It is not continually
getting out of order. THE FORD TRACTOR is built and designed to
meet every requirement of the average farmer.
SIMPLE, POWERFUL, EASILY HANDLED,
RELIABLE
THE FORD TRACTOR sells for $495 f. o. b. factory. It is the lowest
price tractor for general farm use. It is In successful operation in thirty
seven states and in several foreign countries. The demand Is increasing
daily. The unfilled orders, on which deposits have been made, now on
the books of the company, will keep the factory running night and day
for months to come.
After eighteen months of practical use on the farms of America the
FORD has proved so successful that a new modern factory has been built
and leased to the Company for a period of years, and already, while the
Compny has only been in the new building abont one month, the demand
for THE FORD TRACTOR is so great that an extension to the factory is
already being planned.
The plant of THE FORD TRACTOR COMPANY, Inc., Is located In
Minneapolis, Minn, the center of the great Northwest agricultural district
and the home of the farm tractor Industry In America. Minneapolis is
to the farm tractor what Detroit is to the automobile.
In our opinion THK FORI) TRACTOR occupies the same relative
fiosltion that the low price automobile has occupied in the automobile
ndnstry. In other words, the big demand for farm tractors Is, and
mast always be, for the low price tractor. Certain patents owned by
this Company inventions of Mr. Paul B. Ford are such as to moke It
impossible, in onr opinion, for any other manufacturer to turn out the
same dependable low cost farm tractor without paying royalty to THE
FORD TRACTOR COMPANY, Inc.
We have in our office an illustrated folder giving full specifications
and particulars regarding THE FORD TRACTOR, a copy of which will
be readily mailed immediately upon request.
SALES ORGANIZATION
The .urncr orKanliatlon of THK FORD TRACTOR rom-ANY now
numborn over Two Hundred cadihlliihrd drnleri, or fluent, loented throuirli
out tome of the be.t farming- eountrr In the 1'nlted HtntrM. The.e njrenlw
keep on hand or at a nearhy farm one or more farm truptora, whleh they
exhibit or demonstrate aa often an orrnnlon require. The eomlilned aell
InK ability of a lara-e UKeney orsaniantlon properle trained and equipped
can aeareelT be overeatlraatrd aa to ita fnr-reachtna; re.ullH. Theae deal
era are today aelllnic more traetora than the f'ompany ran deliver. The
added capital which thla Company will receive from the underwriter,
will enable the Company to Increaae Ita mauiifacturlnK fncilltlea. Dealer
aeeklnc THE FORD TRACTOR AGENCY ahould communicate with lia at
once.
MESSRS. ROBERT P. MATCHES A COMPANY,
Dept. O-B, 1S34 BROADWAY. NEW YORK CITY.
Pleaae aend me full particular regarding; an Investment In the Mtock
of THK roan TRACTOR COMPANY. Send me a copy of the apeclflcn
tlona of tbe tractor, with photovrapha and full particular,. Send me proof
of the fact thnt theae tractora are In allccc.Kfiil operation on the farms
of America. Olve me complete detnlla, bank referencea aad full Informa
tion. If perfectly aatlafactory. 1 might be willing; to Intent
Dollar..
W e believe that the motor vehicle haa mnde more money for the miiwiII
investor, from a amall Investment, than any other Industry In America
during the past ten years. The auccesa of tbe automobile haa made a ne,v
t crop of millionaires! fortunea have grown from trifling amounts) cltlca
have been built, and the complexion of atatea chaaged as a result of the
motor vehicle Industry. Probably no other Invention ever afforded the
profit that has been made out of the motor vehicle Industry. And no other
industry today la making greater proflta for the actual cash capital In
vested. These profits have run all the way from 10 per cent per annum to
1,000 per cent per annum on the Investment, In fact, more than 1.000 per
cent per annum baa been earned by aome of the low price automobile man
ufacturers. There are three distinct branches of tbe motor vehicle Industrythe
automobile for pleasure purposes, the truck for commercial purpoaea and
the tractor for farm parpoaea.
THE ONE BIG MONEY-MAKING OPPORTUNITY
IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY TODAY
Is. In our opinion. In THB FARM TRACTOR FIELD. The leader In the
low price farm tractor field Is THK FOIIll TRACTOR, manufactured
by Tllli FII11U TRACTOR COMPANY of Minneapolis. Minn. Right now
you can aecure an Interest In that company on a basts that aeema certain
to Insure tremendoua profits.
ORGANIZATION
THR FORD TRACTOR COMPANY la Incorporated under Ihe laws of
Delaware with a eapital Block of 1 0,000,000 divided Into IOO.OOO shares of
T per cent preferred atock and 000.000 aharea of common atock. Each share
bas a par value of $10, fully pnld and non-assessable.
OFFICES AND PLANT
A boat two wont ha ago the Company movtil Into a nrw (wo-nlory
hulldlnfc with every modern facility, lorated at AlariUon street and Hev
enteenth avenue. N, C. In the ciiy ot Minneapolis Minn. The present fac
tory has u to parity of twenty FOHI) tractor, per day. Additional
facllltlea will he provided aa rapidly aa poaalblc.
THE PRODUCT
THK FOHI) -ell for $195. It In the lowest prlrerf tractor made for
general farm purpoaea. The profit at thla price In nufflclent to ahow an
earn In; of about 33 1-3 per cent on the par value of the entire common
tock, with a production of only Ita.IKH) tractors per annum.
Thla farm tractor hna proven Its ability to do heavy farm work rapidly
and to accomplish It In season, to plow deeper than by horae plow, to
nave In cost of labor and to be utilised for tlrlvlns machinery on any part
of the farm.
According to the WALL KTRURT JtH ItAI., "There lire In the t nlted
Ntates alone over 2.700.000 farms on whleh the prewent models of trnrtnrn
inn be economically Uited." In addition to this, thnt journal points out
that "the American tractor has already found a Rood field In Kurope,"
nnd It la believed that after the war chanves in Kuropean farm methods
will be revolntlonlxed and will call for an Immense supply of American
made farm tractors.
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IN WAR OR PEACE
THE SOIL MUST BE TILLED
An aifent of the French novernment after lnvptlKa!lni the farm
tractor field from bUto to stern has placed an Initial order for Fifty
FOKD TRACTOUS for a private concern, and has made the public an
nouncement that this order was not for war purposes, but thnt these
tractora would be used to till the soil after peace has been declared.
In faot, serious-minded men have taken the placing of tills order as
a forerunner of peace, and Kurope, short In men and more than short
in horses, must of necessity look to the farm tractor for the power
with which to till the soil.
So In buying stock today in THE FORD TRACTOR fOMI'ASt
you are getting In on the ground floor basis with the low-priced
tractor builder In America, with an opportunity not only to make
money out of tractors tlmt must be used on the millions of farms In
the 1'nlted States, but with the type of tractor that all Europe must
turn to when peace has been declared.
We honestly believe that THE FORO TRACTOR COMPAXI of.
fers the greatest money-making opportunity of the age. We unhesi
tatingly advise our clientele to plunge this time, and buy every share
of this stock that they can afford before the advance in price, which
will positively take place March 17.
Our clients In Sew York City or all those that can find It conven
ient to visit us In our offices, In the heart of Automobile Row, corner
of Fifty-ninth street, on the Circle, 1W14 Broadway, should do so, and
we shall be glad to go Into the fullest details regnrdlng this company,
Its management, Its past and its future. Everything about this com
pany Is open to the closest scrutiny, and wo solicit the most rigid In
vestigation, realizing that he who Investigates will most certainly
Invest
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STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT.
The following la a copy of a letter from W. Baer Fwlnpc. President
of Til 10 FOHI) TKACTOH COMPANY, which tella of the early development
of THH FOIIll FA KM TRACTOIl, the present prod action facilities, thft
plana of the Company d estimated proflta on future production.
THE FOHD TRACTOR COMPANY. INC.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 20th, 1910.
Messrs. Robert P. Matches Co.,
IKU4 Broadway,
New York. IS. T.
(entlrmeni
The following; general Information regarding the progress of The
Ford Tractor will, 1 believe. b of Interest.
It waa during tha latter part of 1912 that my attention waa railed
to the Insistent demand of farmers for a light, aervleeable farm tractor,
and In 1914 I began devoting my time and energy to the development of a
rarm tractor light In weight, aervlrahle to a large degree, r-ad that eon Id
he aold to the fnrmera at n reasonahle price. About this time, or early In
1915, Mr. Paul B. Ford who had been studying the trnetor problem, Joined
me, and on March IS, 1915, The Ford Tractor Company was Incorporated,
and July itOth of the same year we sold and delivered the first Ford Trac
tor that was put ont In u commercial way. Our first tractor la atlll la
use on the farm to which It was shipped and la giving excellent aervlee
and satisfaction. Since the first Ford Trnetor waa shipped hundreda more
have been manufactured, aold and delivered and are In uae In various
parts of 40 Mtatea of the 1'nlted States, and In addition to that we have
aold and shipped Ford Tractora Into Canada, England and Porto Rico,
with large ordera from other foreign countries pending.
The business progressed ut so rapid a rate that a larger Company
with greater facllltlea was necessary and thla resulted la the present or
ganisation of The Ford Tractor Company, Inc..
Our tractors have been In the hands of farmers and In actual use for
more thnn a year and wa have demonstrated beyond the shadow of a
tlouht their high degree of efficiency aad general practicability. In order
to meet the continually growing demand for our tractors, we have come
to your hanking house for the eapital necessary to enlarge onr facllltlea
for turning out Ford Tractora on large scale.
We are now located In our new factory, which la of the moat mod
ern type and so constructed that additions may be added from time to
time. Our factory capacity la tweaty Ford Tractora each twenty-four,
hoars, but with the steadily Increasing demand for our product I an
ticipate the early necessity for added factory space. Aa you know, "THK
I'OIII)" Is the lowest priced aervleeable farm tractor on the market, which
largely accounts for Ita wide popularity. With the funds which your
house proposes to furnish us we will. In my Judgment, be able to manufur
tii re and sell at leant 28,000 tractors per annum nt a net profit of abont
ft.1,000,000 per year. Thla would Indicate an earning of approximately 33 1-3
per cent on our total Issue of common stock at Ita full pnr value. We have
In these figures provided for a "Safety Fund" of ten dollars on each trac
tor turned out, to be used for contingencies or working surplus. .
I may add that we are located right In the heart of the Great North
west, the richest farming district lu the world. Our manufacturing and
shipping facllltlea are second to none, and I would suggest, whenever pos
sible, that you send Invcatoro or any of their nearby friends or relatives
right out to our factory, where they can see Just what we are doing and
MutUfy themselves as to the large, permanent, profitable Industry where
in they may participate.
Our business Is open to Inspection nt all times, and we solicit oppor
tunities to show Investors tbe details of same and to demonstrate and veri
fy the correctness of all statements made.
Yours very truly,
THE FORI TRACTOR COMPANY. 1WC.
(Signed) W Baer Ewlng, President.
OFFERING OF STOCK. '
We are the exclusive underwriters of the atock of THE FORD TRAC
TOR COMPANY, INC., and no other brokerage or banking house haa any
authority to sell or quote prlcea on tbe Treasury atock of this Company.
For Immediate subscription we offer the unsold portion of tVO,000
shares of the common stork of this Company at fo.00 per share (par value
$10,001, full paid aad non-assessable.
No subscriptions will be accepted for leas than five shares, hnt you
will he welcomed Into this Company whether you purchase 5 shares, lit,
sbares, 100 shares or 1,000 shares. In fact, the buyer of 10 or 30 shares
will be given the same consideration aa a purchaser of 5,000 or 10,000
shares.
In any event, subscription booka to this allotment will be closed next
Saturday, March 17, when the price will positively advance. -Ordera should
he mnlled with remittance without delay. Telegraphic orders may be for
warded If remittance follows by first mall. ..
The shrewd Investor will promptly fill out the coupon In the lower
right hand corner of this announcement and pin to It draft, check or money
order for the number of aharea wanted. If you aend currency be sure to
register the letter. ROHKRT P. MATCH K COM. 'A.M.
Exclusive Financial Agenta for Tbe Ford Tractor Company, Inc.,
1834 Broadway, New York City.
MESSRS. ROBERT P. MATCHES A COMPANY,
Dept. O-B, 1S34 Broadway,
New York City.
Please find Inclosed herewith In full payment for
Shares of the Treasury Stock or THK FORD TRACTOR COMPANY, Inc.,
pnr value 910 per share, fully paid aad non-asaessnble.
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