The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
TRACTOR SCHOOL
| FOR STATE FARMERS
Local Branch OF International Harvcs-
ter Company Will Hold Two Day
Convention Here.
EXPERTS WILL LECTURE.
Leading Tractor Mechanics In State
10 Have Charge OF Classcs-School
Begins Next Month.

Arrangements have been completed
by the officials OF the Richmond
Branch of the International Harvester
COMPANY whereby a statewide move
ment in the form OF tractor schools
will ~ inauguratsd. This is no new
movement with the company as SINH
lar schools were held last year and SO
successful was the work that the com
pany is going to repeat the classes
this year.
According to statement made by
officers Of the local branch yesterday
tho school here will open around
February ID and classes will be held
for two DAYS Two sessions will be
held each day. one In the morning
from $3.50 10 IL o'c1oct and the other
in the afternoon from l to 4 O'Clock
The classes will he -hald in the show
room of the branch at ~ and Clay
streets.
This instructions viii not be con-
fined TO the farmers who own tractors
put out by the branch here or will II
he confined to tractor owners only
Prospective purchasers are invited To
attend Irrespective of what brand OF
tractor then intend to buy and they
can get the benefit OF the instruction
as we'll as those who already have
purchased tractors.
Special Mechanic In Charge.
- @. W. Funkhouser. special tractor
man for the company here, will have
charge of the work. hnt he will be as
sisted by experts who have seen the
inner workings OF a tractor and are
familiar with every part OF this farm
implement Special tractor mechan-
les. all affiliated with the local
branch, will lecture on each part
separately.
In addition to these practical de-
monstrations. In which a tractor will
be pulled down and every part gone
into. there will be a lecture illus
trated with slides showing the flow OF
oil and other technicalities Of this i'm
portant farm implement. Not only
Will lectures ~ delivered on the
tractor itself but all the quipment
necessary TO the working of tractor
will be leetured on extensively.
Other Cities tn Have Classes
Plans for holding similar classes in
smaller cities throughout the state
have been completed and the COM
pauy contamplates opening these
schools Immediately upon the clos
ing of the classes here. Culpeper.
Warsaw. Rocky Mount, Va, Chase
City. and Harrisonburg also have
been selected for the instruction
schools. The classes in these cities
however will be held on only one day.
1t is probable that other cities may be
selected later.
Believing that both owners and
operators can obtain better results II
they know the pecularities Of their
tractors led the company to hold the
school again this year. Questions
may he asked by those who attend
and as many as possible will be an
wered.
In order that the farmers attending
.iiR school may not forget the IN
formation and irstrsction they have
received, a hook containing an out.
line of tractor construction and Pc
culiarities OF the implement, will b
given free to every man present This
book will be beneficial for after study
and had the desired result last year
While the open school Is hoidins
the attention Of the company at thi:
time plans have been launched for an
experts school," which will be held
on later date. This school will be
for the purpose Of gathering together
the leading tractor men of the state
in an effort to discuss what they have
accomplished by experiments. This
school win have no bearing upon the
school for the novice"