The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-05-15
h|N0T MAN HEADS THE
INTERSTATE TRACTOR
l.. {. Stearns, Prominent North DakO-
ia Auto and Tractor Dealer, Heads
Organization that Manufactures
Famous PlOwman Tractors.

The following from the Waterloo
lowa) Evening Courier is Of particu-
lar interest to the many friends of the
Minot Auto Co. and kindred organiza
tlons thruOut the state and Canada
as it concerns transaction of gigantic
proportions put across by L. G..
Stearns of Minot, who is secretary and
general manger of the Minot Auto
Co. and either president or vice preEi-
dent of the various other organiza-
tions.
Mr.. Stearns' many friends thruout
the state will be pleased to learn that
he will not leave Minot, altho he will
have general supervision Of the man
ufacture Of the Plowman tractors,
which will necessitate his being away
from the city part of the time.
The Minot Auto Co. have been gen
eral northwestern distributors of the
Plowman tractors for the past two
years and have placed some 500 of
these machines thruout the Northwest
whore they are giving the very best of
service
The article from the Waterloo Ev-
cning Courier follows:
Eastern capitalists. interested in
the future possibilities Of the Plow,
man tractor by l.. C. Stearrs of Minot
n. D.. who has extensive trade rcla-
tions in his home state, Montana and
western Canada, have, within the
past few days completed deal which
is of general interest to industrial cir
clcs Of Iowa and of particular interest
to Waterloo, by the purchase Of the
physical assets, including copyrights
patents and trade names Of the Inter.
state Tractor company of Waterloo
manufacturers of the Plowman trac.
. tor. The announcement of the pur-
chase, together with the statement
that representative of the new owners
are now in charge, relieving Howard
S. Miller, receiver, was given to the
Fpress today.
Wide Trade Relations.
4 & = Ghe advent Of eastern money into
ithe local industrial field. carrying
with it the usual anticipated expan,
5sions and improvements. was made
tleman is affiliated with the Minot
Auto company Of Minot, N. D., the
Grand Forks Overland company of
Grand Forks, N. D., the Western Trac-
tor company of Regina. Sask., Canada
the Grand Forks Tractor company OF
Grand Forks, N. D.. and the Great
West Motors company of Calgary. AL
berta. Canada. which have selling or
ganizations of recognized efficiency
Mr.. Stearns is listed among the sue
cessful pioneer tractor dealers of
northwestern North Dakota, Montana
and western Canada.
Tractor is Popular.
During the past year the various
organizations Mr.. Stearns is identi-
fed with have been selling the Plow-
man tractor and he is emphatic in his
declaration that it is the popular
tractor in that part of the country
The Minot Auto company, known as
the leading organization of its kind
in northwest North Dakota, practically
introduced the Plowman tractor in its
strade territory and during the past
year disposed of upwards of GOO ma
chimes This was considered remark
able in view Of the restrictions placed
on trade by the war and the light
crops in that section Of the famous
wheat producing state
Mr.. Stcarn's wide field of interest