

GET PLANS BEFORE YOU BUILD 



Guess work in building a barn is not only slow, wasteful and expensive, but it results in a barn that 

 is a constant source of dissatisfaction as long as it stands. 



You expect that barn you are planning to build to serve you the rest of your life — then why not get 

 it right? The few days or weeks you spend getting ready for a right start will be regained by the time the 

 building is completed, and the few dollars you spend for plans will be saved many times over during its 

 construction. 



But most important of all, you will have a barn that exactly meets your needs — convenient, labor- 

 saving, properly lighted and ventilated, free from waste space — in fact, the ideal barn for you, and one 

 you will take pleasure and pride in. 



No other organization of architects is so well equipped to give you expert advisory service and prac- 

 tical barn plans as the Architectural Department of The Louden Machinery Company. 



Unlike most architectural concerns, its services are limited strictly to one line of work. Agricultural 

 Architecture. Every man on the staff is a Farm Building Specialist. As a result they are more com- 

 petent to advise you on your farm building problems than any organization of general practicing architects. 



Our staff of skilled architects and builders is supplemented by an auxiliary of 75 practical field men 

 who know barns from basement to ridgepole. 



There is probably a field man in your territory. Write us about your building plans and we will 

 have him see you, if possible, and talk the matter over with you. There's no expense — no obligation. 

 We're glad to confer with you about the matter that's nearest our hearts — the building of better barns 

 — and we sincerely believe we can benefit you. 



Why Build From Plans? 



Complete plans will protect you against waste of material due to guessing and working in the dark 

 as to measurements. 



They will protect you against waste of time, due to delay necessary in figuring our details of construc- 

 tion, while the work is in progress. 



They will protect you against the misunderstandings which so often arise between owner and builder. 

 Even the most reliable builder may misinterpret your desires, and go wrong, when no complete plans are 

 followed. 



They will help you to adjust your loss in case of fire. 



Louden Plans 



will effect a valuable saving in material and labor. They will expedite your building operations. They 

 will give you the advantage of the knowledge of experts, gained through many years of study and expe- 

 rience. They will correctly convey your wants to your builder. They will help him to give you efficient 

 service. 



Every plan we execute is of the highest order. Our great organization enables us to give you the 

 very best service at a very moderate price. 



„, , , „, ,. Guelph. North Dakota, Sept. 7. 1916. 



The Louden Machinery Company, 



Fairfield, Iowa. 

 Gentlemen: 



You will remember I built a barn last Fall, following your Architectural Department's plan No. 3404, and will 

 say I am so very well pleased with the barn, although it has been rather expensive to build in this country. 



I am so well pleased with the ventilating system, and the barn is so light and pleasant, and the air so fresh and 

 cool in summer, and so warm and dry in winter, that it has been pleasing to me to think I carried out your instruc- 

 tions in full. 



Very truly yours, 



Chas. B. Denison. 



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