Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
|OvER MILLION IS
1 SPENT ON PLANT
Large Sum Expended During Year to
Enlarge Universal Tractor Fac
tory In Rock Island.
ITS OUTFIT NAY BE DOUBLED
Continued Heavier Demand Expected
10 Increase capacity From 10
To NJ Machines Daily.

40 4
proAiiDateiy Hliiio" anu nan 4O'
lars this year 70 bring the Universal
tractor plant 10 iig present dimen- I
.tons NJ ,,oisno p1o,. oor,ranv has
erected ana put iut0 'perdt'VA one ~
the Iargest plants 10 this vicinity aud
IA Tho tractor industrv
rhro,,,b oatitions rr,da ~ tho far
n W.T. ouiNuE tnls gedl tug e"''ei s'i
tractor plant now covers between nine
and ten acres n is said Desplte the
r.,,a e,,,.r,,,,,,,.,,. ~, ,,,,, ,.,c,,r r,ls,.
49,
I since u was hrst e5taDilaHe' niue
more than q year ago, il is stated that
II has not been able TO keep pace with
80 6,,oords r,aao zoo, n untii now
frrtbor evtertiop If tho faofnr,,'s
49, ,.r.,..,rtio,,g 4, not .,.nstdsrsl
80. piJp'' '''''
'" ~ oy naobino ~ ,ha t-o,yors,1 tr.ctor
-, ,,5 st. ,,,,r1,f,,,,. ,.,,. - yt.
,,fSni,te said
ssSa,,,. no., ,,,,.-o d, limo ia ,t,o big-
,orv ~ ,bc tractor i,d,st-y that fbe
aa,,, g. 80, .r,ot,,. -
go, y. 10 az ,,o,.,r $50. o,o~o 4,
-. -, -
, ,,iae 49, 80 ~ e.,
IA IT,, ro nj ~ III. Jor,.n5 DC
49, t,,r,1is., "a tt,. ,,,ts,,,. f,il1,, 49,,
,a,,e ty,,s,,,,,,t ',o,,tCn -, b., ~,
49, 1880 ,',,tci, pa,'s r,.,j,, ~ ta,r,, t6o
,arra', an5 -, ,no,in-,, o,,ri7,s;,,o
frsetor riant ~ ,no ,,orl5 - tban
,.,y - ~. ,,,,, e .,,.. ,,-D.l,,,,
,,n.,, ~, 80, ~ -,
.''i''','u," 60 ""9 a''''F -,
80 w ",'n 800 80
a'''' e. .'ii ,.,,,,l ~ 'e -
~ 'il'''.l9 t'' i,' i-
.ioN'ou al.u '"e t"1.u' pu1 ~ -,
,nand for Universal tractors hv farm.
err throughout the United StateS and
foreign countries the plant has been
ENLARGED i'm fl now covers a floor
space of over nine acres
starting with the production of
only few tractors a week. the de-
1mAnd has constantly increased as has
also the production until TODAY more
tractors are being produced i'm the
Universal tractor plant than i'm any
otber evc,ueive traftor factor,- in, tho
NorId
rTba local .ractor factor,. Ia ao,,i,-
mad tbrougbort ,ritb mo Iatos, tabrr
saving convcniencos and the most effi-
cion, rncthods ~ ,,~od,,ctto, so tta+
raw nuteriate crter and arc p,ovod
sorward. In a. cortt,,,o,,s r.rocoss nd
emorya a enisl,cJ tractor rod, T., In
wor, in ali narts of tbo world
"The Growth 81 tbo ,lort rs harat,,
hoc,r INC roa,,a,e,,,b,,t of enc NJ
,igne pIow con,nsny Win the fnll o.
operatlnn Of us nmbloveq ia novv doing
III utmns, 10 moct M Increasing no,
mands for the Universal tractor NJ tbo
American farmers and M allied roy-
prnments
n.y. n,, o.
>" "V""'' "u'pn''
Win such huge obstacles as the
scarelV Oh material ana laDof lnereas-
ins uaN ny uay' the UhlFeFsal tractor
X plant is running al luu capacity, "A
hours DAY AZ present the factory
Is ptoducing on an average OF A.
arae'ofs uaS anu pl@ns are uaaei
Il Wy IVA tuoio yuan uoupllhb llls oul
pun ~ the very near future inns L
~ 1''a"' nap'e nea' WIle M II 10 Iedi!1e'
II ,, 800, eai ON, ai,p q nan aEo lie iac
tn,t.. a go POI ae'' e'y 10 ol
. lt,'. "nu N'' IN, '-'s i%Sl laIe
nra,,o,,. "'a l,'o' ,liSH uoUOieU IN
soo ~, "''pu' '''a "o" enpioS
.,rha ac,,r,,rti.,,,,.,,- 20 a.. ~,
,ino pr, -, -'ie w.
risted ,shon ~ oan ,. - w appie
trartor bas tho,,sa,,ds 80 -. va.
bavIng tts zo,,,rot. 80 - 20 -, a.
sentiai N tbo ceu,n,atta, Sf "a 4'4 80 y
,or ana n,uet ke ,,rana,i,. - 'V 80 -
or cast machinoalsat1 o, ti1i ga 50
.Considor t,oS -. .,,, w.
hlluv ~ ,nst a cra,,Istsf, W.. ~ -.
narts that 90 ~ n,.t,a 80. w ~ ~.
ira very frst 4 "a notbi~s ~ -
OF rolled steel OF certain thickness
ienetn ana hardness. These pieces o
roiieu sieel are brought to the pey
drop tcrge shop, which is one OF III
iatest ana most up-to-date in tn
United states with battery OF heat
an governs, drop hammers, hardening
ovens, and hardening tanks. Yer
costly dies that can only be used OF
TINS particular part are set up in
huge drop hammer having force O
10000 pounds. The piece of steel al
ter being heated red not Is forged il
this huge hammer into the shape of
crank shaft. In the big machine sho
containing hundreds Of the latest en-
CINE and turret lathes. milling ma
chnes, boring and drilling machines
grinders, etc, the crank shaft j
miiied, turned and ground TO yariou
dimensions that must no arcprafe Z,