The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-04

| The United States government now
uses these blocks exclusively, and the
United States steel corporation has
adopted them over all other material
or make for their $1s,O00,0OO plant at
Superior, Wis.
Such men have business judgment
enough to want the best and go after
It,
Contractors may claim that they
can't see how Ferguson system blocks
are to be laid in wall In such case
they are cordially invited to inspect
the specimen walls erected at our
plant, or any of the walls now in pro-
cess of building around the city. 1t
can easily be proven that the Fergu-
son system is the most systematic and
perfect of wall construction designed
by the best talent in the world.
One thing is WORTHY of particular
note. Cement blocks made in Fargo,
our biggest little city in the world, have
been shipped to Washington, D. c.,
and tested and accepted by the United
States government. Sample blocks,
for tests, made in Fargo have been
shipped to st. Petersburg, Russia,
and Pekin, China. Furthermore, ia
pan and other foreign countries have
chosen Ferguson system blocks for
their superiority over all other designs
of blocks. If these blocks are de-
manded above all others by the whole
world, and Fargo demands scme other,
inferior blocks, is the world wrong and
Fargo right?
1t might be we'll to state here that
aside from the fact that the North Da-
kota Engineering and Contracting Co.
is home industry-the merits of the
companys products should alone be
sufficient reason why local buyers
should demand them only. This COM
pany is ready to compete on any kind
of fair competition, and. all it cares
about is that every prospective buyer
of cement blocks make an honest in.
vestigation of Ferguson system blocks
as produced at the company's plant at
Twelfth and Front streets, Fargo.
Now, Mr.. Builder, why do you not
look into this matter-get samples and
have them tested by an expert? If
you have none, make careful inyesti.
cation for yourself. See both sides of
the cement block question. You are
investing hard-earned money and ex-
pect to make a profit on your invest
ment. You can buy better material
than you are now buying for the same
money invested. You will get a lower
insurance rate and have less repair
expense and your profit will continue
longer. Last, but not least, you win
be helping home industry that will
employ thirty more and bring thirty
more families into our beautiful city.
My idea is that the city of
Fargo should appoint a competent
man to act as concrete expert to &C.
eide impartially the relative merits of
cement blocks sold in Fargo. Other
cities have such an expert and the
matter is important enough to war
rant that Fargo should follow suit
You can buy first-class block in
Fargo, Mr.. Bunder-a block without
an equal for any kind of building
just as cheaply as in any outside town.
Ferguson system blocks are one half
larger than the blocks you now buy,
which makes the difference in price
per block, but it costs you so per cent
less to lay your blocks-which is a
positive saving. When you buy Fer
guson system blocks of the North Da-
kota Engineering and Contracting Co
YOU can return the blocks you don't use,
but you can't send blocks back when
you buy them out of town. If YOU
don't have enough you can depend
upon it that your home company will
fix you up at no additional cost,
The North Dakota Engineering and
Contracting Co. is the Oldest cement
block manufacturing concern in North
Dakotas They make cement blocks
by the Ferguson system because the
Ferguson system is the best known in
the world. This company wants Far
go men who are interested in Fargo
prosperity to investigate these blocks,
because they ere made at home. This
wants men who are looking
out for No. / and for their own pocket
books to buy these blocks because they
are the cheapest and best.
E. /. Chilson.