The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-07-11
Farm Wagon
Insurance Not ssr, ;rse-

The manufacturers of THE Balm wagon
have built up form of insurance which,
in effect, is better than fire insurance.
It insures the lasting quality OF material
and workmanship that goes into every
Balm wagon-it gives you the guarantee
that protects your investment they
have to-because theirs is not cheap
wagon, it is wagon built upon the
honor of the name-The Balm, behind
which iss.one of the largest wagon plants
in America. This is one Of the things
that makes THE Balm make good.
The Reason
If you could walk around the acres of
lumber piles which form large part of
the raw material that has been air dry
ing for years -then go through the pro-
cess of manufacture, you would under
stand why The Balm has earned the
name of "The Best Wagon on Earth"
You would know why theirs is the one.
wagon to stand up in all climates, no
matter how arid. The Balm wagon is
made from the highest grade of mate
rails, by the best skilled mechanics.
This has been the policy of The Balm
Wagon Company for over sixty years.
Selection of Materials
The Balm method of selecting mate
rails is particularly unique. The timber
is bought years in advance of the time
when it is ready to enter the manufact-
uring department.. This carefully Sc
lected raw material is air-dried where
the frost of winters and the sunshine of
summers season the timber to just the
right degree of bone hardness and steel
toughness.
Balm method then insists that all this
raw material go through the most criti-
cal test and when it goes to the manu-
featuring department, it is rejected if
found defective in the minutest par
ticular.
Construction
Not only are the best skilled me-
chanics employed but in every possible
way old-time methods of manufacture
have been eliminated and the most i'm
proved labor-saving machines are used
, to perform the operations that were for
merly done by hand. This insures the
uniformity and accuracy that in former
days was impossible, besides it has
reduced the cost of manufacture to a
, minimum.
Balm Wheels
, The wheel is the most vital part of youl
wagon. The dodge method of construction has
been adopted in the setting of the spokes into
the hubs, giving wider base of resistance ant
enabling the wagon to carry a heavier lad thar
is possible under the old and prevailing style
Balm wheels are imme rsed in boiling linsced oil
The oil works it's way into every pore and grair
Of the wood and forms preservative against al
future changes in climatic conditions.
Balm Axles
Balm axles are made of the best selected air
dried hickory, constructed ard braced so tn
fulcrum is transferred in all cases to the point
/. the greatest strain.
). Balm SkeiHS
: Balm skens are made from special patterns
!. designed to admit as large an amount Of the axl
as possible into them This steel skein is pro
. vided with long sleeve that reaches under an
fits closely to the axle while the cast sken is
: irforced by truss rod.
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THE Balm Wagon is not the loves
s priced wagon but it is an acknowl
! edged fact that it is the best and is tn
standard by which all other wagons ar
b compared and for service and utilit
d will, in the end, prove your best WACO
o buy.
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