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T H E I T? 1! I A T I N AGE. 



An Unfinished Story 



REGARDING 



I H C Wagons 



A workman in an I H C wagon factory was explaining the various stages of wagon con- 

 struction to an interested visitor. He picked up two pieces of long leaf yellow pine, which to all 

 appearances were sawed from the same board, and asked the visitor to notice the difference in 

 the weight of the two pieces. The lighter piece, he explained, Was kiln-dried. The heavier piece 

 was air-dried and much more thoroughly seasoned. It had retained the resinous sap which adds 

 strength and toughness, while in the kiln-dried piece of lumber this sap had been drawn out by 

 the too rapid application of heat. 



Every Stick of Lumber Used in I H C Wagons Is 

 Carefully Selected Air-Dried Stock 



Here was something to think about, reasoned the visitor. He asked for a test as to the relative strength of 

 the two pieces of wood. The air-dried piece held up under nearly double the weight under which the kiln-dried 

 piece of lumber broke. The workman explained how the comparative life of air-dried and kiln-dried lumber has 

 about as great a difference. 



To the eye there was no difference between these two pieces of lumber, but when put to the test there was 

 a vast difference. So it is throughout the construction of the I H C wagons. They are not built simply to 

 look strong, but are built for real strength, light draft, and satisfactory service. 



After seeing the care used, in the construction of every part of an I H C wagon, the visitor left his order 

 for two I H C wagons and asked: "Why don't you let people know of the great care used in selecting material 

 and in constructing I H C wagons, and that wagons that look alike do not always 'give an equa' amount of ser- 

 vice?" 



This is what we have been trying to do, but we cannot tell it all in one short advertisement. 



For full infortnation and literature on I H C wagons, address 



International Harvester Company of America 



(Incorporated) 



Harvester Building Chicago USA 



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