Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-07-21

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three and a half hours ride from Chi.
cago, and on the N. Y. C. 6; St. L, Wa
bash, Pennsylvania, N. Y. c., and Ohio
Electric Railroads. The facilities foy
international Motor Truck manufac.
ture and distribution were investigated
Of twenty eight industrial centers in
the United States, before Fl. Wayne
was selected, in order to find the very
best base for International Motor
Truck extension. In a word, Ft. Wayne
was selected for its strategic situation
with the respect to the delivery of raw
materials from. the Company's mining
and lumber and steel producing pro.
perties and for available sources OF
purchase and with respect to the quick
and facile distribution of the finished
product.
EFT Wayne's position is favorable
geographically and it's railroads and
their connections are the most com
pletely supplied with that special
equipment which is needed for deliv.
ering International Motor Trucks to
the Company's dealers and distribu-
tors the country over and to the 107
International Harvester Branch houses
in the United States and Canada.
BEST of all, the spirit of Fort Wayne
and the cooperation of her people
and organizations are most favorable
to the development of the largest and
most productive motor truck plant in
the world. A truly great factory
must consist not only of adequate
buildings and equipment, employees and
pay roll, but must furnish also a pro.
per environment Of homes, institu.
tons and people! lilo guiIuj9 Il
"That special study was given this
often overlooked fact is shown by the
carefully developed arrangement be.
tween the Harvester Company and the
Fl. Wayne Chamber of Commerce fol
the completion, Sas the first quota ID
1000 homes for Internatioh Harvese
ter men and their families. These
homes will not be concentrated in an
industrial home center, but will be
distributed among number of at
tractive suburbs. The plan is that
these groups of homes in the various
locations will each become the neu-
cleus of suburban community which
will attract in normal way residents
from various walks Of life and such
commercial facilities as are normally
needed in the life Of a residence COM
munity. The houses will not be con-
structed along lines Of monotonous
regularity, but will be diversified as
to plan and style of architecture. AS
a safety measure all plans must be ap-
proved both by the company and the
Fl. Wayne organization which has the
construction in charge. The homes
will be sold to employees at actual cost
plus ten per cent on the amount of in
vestment.
This elaborate program was enter
ed upon and it's vast detail mastered
in the belief that a well-housed en-
ploye is happy workman, and that
happy workmen are the ones who
build the nations master products.
Workmanship of the quality and per-
lection necessary to maintain the
standards of International Motor
Truck manufacture is incompatible
wit hanything but the most comfort
able and wholesome conditions of
home life.
at is noteworthy fact that the site
lao acres of land and that
this represents the greatest acreage
purchased for the great new plant
for manufacturing purposes of any Of
he International Harvester plants on
The American continent, Of which this
will be the oath, or of the European
plants of the company, which are sew
en- in number. This fact shows the
with which the Company
Is entering upon it's motor truck en-
argement plan and the elaborate scale
Upon which it is building for the fu-
,ure
1.-THE buildings of the new plant will
the improvements of every
modern automobile and mo-
or truck plant in the United States.
The company plans frankly to have
advantage of other peoples experience
covering these years. It is the de-
termination to combine all noteworthy
Individual merits of Americas success
ul manufacturing establishments into
his uper-truck-plant in order to
make it as nearly perfect as practical
md scientific ingenuity can devise.
Health and comfort of the workers
md ease, efficiency and perfection of
work will be the major ends involved.
The machinery and equipment will
ollow the same principle and no ex-
,ense or pains will be spared to equip
he great plant for the happiest and
most satisfied workmen and for max
ng the best and most economical mo-
or truck which can be built.
"In fact, the plans which the COM
,any has been formulating ever since
he International Motor Truck first Il
,egan to demonstrate its popularity
'est motor truck made regardless of
rice, and to have the product priced
n accordance with honest and econ
my of manufacture. The Company's /:
argest manufacturing property and