The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20
l.s',DVERLAIO
UIs MOLINE Pl0W
nn1tsa Mnst Important ia Years
OS1rsry's Agricultural Ma
( tAtsse~y Trade


III 11o9a. QAso. Oct ls--- Presa3ens
- ~ WSvHs arr ounces the &caui-
1Da ~ contrcl w ~. wgfsyS~over-
- ccMraag 81 tss Maisae Eaos
'paMy. manufacturers ef rhe Mo-
|1k-Iassvrx2i T~scsos, VIII plants at
etne. SNtcaso, Esocs Is3sad and
reepsxs. fsss~css. ssrrrheo1 wiser
- Msrs sasscs Minnesota and
A0MeA keeF@s* New xoYk
n The srsnssa~gter - toe nsoss import
"a In years va ne agricultural nsa
Is1nefy INDUSTRY. sh~ Moline corn psrsg
GR1<1 Ia sSSS- being e5e ,es the Old
- farm ins rserasBi concerns IA the
Jnlted eSst~s Through the purchase
II 1915 and Subsequent development
~< - Enfv~rssa Tractor company II II
nnv. one OF the largest Tractor pro-
neafs in the world
4Ae i'm perassve wartime need Of
E0Gtofs for farm development the
11ngnasn Of the government TO as
4 pro4uofion through the grant Of
14oEftie4 for the @htpment OF steel.
- the desire of John y. WHY'S 10
43Aer coordinate the immense fac
eky and Distributing facilities of the
I11ys- Oveland organization in the
WINNING sof the war have brought
1out the new uHtes of automobile
m4 tractor interests.
y The M0ltn4sproduct Itself is unique
that the factor and the farm i'm
4o44enfa are 10 connected as 10 form
0oMplete unit. which one can oper.
%eo. n q the only tractor which will
a III farm work without horses
AZ no time in its history has the
oa1no company been able to supply
~ demand for its tractor. although
1enenta are now running fifty trae-
1U per Gay
10 Moline Piow company has 20
nmGh houses and 10000 dealers
N.Y. Overland company has over
- hundred distributors and 5000
40. Al = result Of the probable
0on OF passenger car production
Wttlys-OverlAnd early next year
entire selling forces OF both com
1ao4 - we'll AS their com bine d
ueAnturfng facilities. will be avail
~ eUf concentration on the develop
n ~ the tractor as. far as may he
pa4inle with the desire Of the
4 A4hintatrAtion to stimulate food
lmc41en.
2&4 announcing the closing of nego-
31e0o Tor the purchase OF the Mo.
o0mpAny. President John y
aly1 raid.
E*z at0 the present shortage OF mar
k9r and horses or the farm and
001t1 war necessity. abroad and
N0mef Of increased food produc.
~ t14 11rmef is confronted with
II D9D6Dom OF increasing his crops
- help. The tractor with pow
1AWn farming implements solves
9Ad ~ enabling ene mar. woman,
gefafplsz TO 10 the work former.
A0qu3rOd Of two or more men ant
~ sight horses
III e one man can pillow an acre
Ao9f 1t fuel cost OF only two gal
- ~ ensolene."
a the purchase of the Molin,
49, company ! find no, only an OPP
e401ty for the WHY'S Overlans
4uAny to lend its maximum manu-
uring strength TO legitimate wa
kks 6ut the best and quickest wa,
1t ~ ATTAIN lead In a field which
the greatest possibilities with
return OF peace and into which
Conpantes tn this age OF pow
exminG, IT seems to me. mus
1ef 0r later enter"
1910 Moline organization will re
INTACT and the company will b,
8Meo4 Mnder the s5r1e management
onNp0tore. F. G. Allen. vice pres
manager will become presi
a1A4 general manager.
- Xakiys-oserland company ha.
M lAnght control of the Moline
eofBn1on stock-~there is M
- M a merger and no change
3fers financial status is con