Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-19
THE REASONS why.
For the Consideration Of Farmers.

For the Consideration Of Farmers.
During the past month many farm
ers have asked me why I am not sell
ing the Deering Harvester and
Mowers. Believing they have right
to know the facts l will explain for
one and all through the PLAIN DEAL
Err.
lst. There is no longer a Deering
Harvester Company with which any
person can make contract. 1t has
become merged into and is part and
parcel Of The International Harvester
Company of America, and is as incap-
able Of making contract as though
its existence had been obliterated
from the face of the earth. This
international Harvester Company de-
sired me to enter into a contract with
it to handle the goods made by the
Deering Division Of the International
Harvester Company which I positive
ly refused to do, for many reasons
which / will endeavor to explain.
E 2ud. Because the international
Harvester Company required me to
sign contract which I know is unfair
and thatunder our laws, in my opinion,
makes every agent who signs it liable
to criminal prosecution under the
statutes of Iowa. The contract offered
me was with the International
Harvester Company for the Deering
Division, but the Deering Company
was powerless to revoke, cancel, modi-
fy or In any manner change the con-
tract, aud the same is true as to all
other divisions except alone the
Harvester Company at its office in
Chicago. which absorbed them all.
No machine could be delivered
until settled for by cash OF notes.
All notes, orders, machines and
attachments and all orders and con.
tracts taken by me were to remain
the sole and exclusive property Of the
international Company which re-
served the right to take possession Of
them at Its option, and to neglect or
refuse to surrender them on demand,
was made crime under the contract.
! was required to pay the taxes
imposed upon their property, pay
the freight and keep the goods safely
and securely sheltered, and to use any
part of the money or proceeds Of the
sales to pay any of these charges
branded me as a thief, as an embszzler
liable to criminal prosecution.
No purchaser Of a Deering machine
Of any kind can ordsr or contract for
1T with the neeriEg Company as such
but MUST do SO with the international
Company as the following copy Of
their order blank shows,
DEERIRa DIVISION.
ORDER FOR DEERING MACHINES.
international Harvester Company OF America
GRNTLEMEN:-The undersigned hereby purch-
ases OF you, to be shipped on or about.
leo -, one of your Deeripg ........
to be consigned to the care of ..................
agent at............ Upon receipt of the Ma
chine the undersigned agrees to execute and
deliver to you approved notes, as follows:
One note for $............ payable. 100, i,
One note for S......... payable. .,...,1N. i.
One note for PAYABLE ....... 19o,.. !.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .........."......
Said notes to draw interest at the rate off,.
per cent. per aDnum from date uutil maturity,
and ...... per cent. per annum from maturity
until paid.
1t is distinctly understood that the above
mentioned machine is purchased subject to the
following WARRANTY, and no other, and the
undersigned hereby acknowledges the receipt
OF a copy of same,
International Harvester Company Of Ameri-
ca warrants this machine to de good work, to
be well made OF good material, and to be dur
able If used with proper care. If fupon one days
trial the machine fails to work well, the pprel-
aser shall Immediately give written notice to
said company at Chicago, Illinois. or Its author
ized agent through whom the machine was
purchased, stating wherein 1t fails; allow reas-
enable time for a man to be sent to put 1t IN
good order, and render necessary and friendly
assistance to operate it.. II the machine cannot
then be make to work we'll, the purchaser shall
Immediately return IL tn said Agent, and the
mohey or notes given for 1t shall be refunded,
which, when done shall constitute settlement
In full Of the transaction. Failure on, the part
Of tho purchaser to comply with any Of the con-
ditions herein named shall be considered an
acceptance fthe machine. The provisions of
this Warranty cannot be changed or waived in
any respect; neither can this order be cance' ed
without the consent of the International Har-
yester Company of America,
On the cover OF the book from
which this order blank, was taken is
the following explicit instruction to
the local agent:
ssPlease see that an order properly
signed is taken and that copy of
warranty is detached and given to
each purchaser; Deering Division,
International Harvester Company
will require such order to accompany
each set Of notes accepted by IT."
Even the notes required to be taken
are made payable to the International
Harvester Company Of America. The
following being the full form OF the
body Of the note:
$.......... ............. Iowa,
On or before the first day OFF,.
I promise to pay to the international
order, the sum of