Letter, W. S. Dickey to Harry S. Truman

W. S. DICKEY CLAY MFG.CO. NOT INCORPORATED RAILROAD CULVERT PIPE, SEWER PIPE, FARM DRAIN TILE, FIRE BRICK, FIRE CLAY FLUE LININGS, VITRIFIED WALL COPING, VITRIFIED CONDUITS, PARTITION TILE, ETC. ALL QUOTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS ARE CONTINGENT UPON STRIKES, ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS UNAVOIDABLE OR BEYOND OUR CONTROL. QUOTATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. GENERAL OFFICES, 200-217 NEW YORK LIFE BUILDING KANSAS CITY, MO. March 11, 1916. ANSWERING YOURS OF IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO Mr. H.S. Truman, Grandview, Mo. Dear Sir: You'll be glad to know how easy it is to build a Dickey silo. Any good brick mason can build it. The block is fitted be- fore it is shipped. Blocks are made for each size silo. The steel reinforcing bars are all cut and bent to the proper size. The doors TENATE are fitted before shipping. All the mason has to do is follow the ARCHIVES AND RECORDS DN "NATIONAL blue prints and keep the silo plumb. ADMIN." u. s The work is so simple that you can direct it yourself and help do it. Full and complete plans go with every silo. No guess work. No Risk. Everything is worked out exact. If plans are followed we guarantee that the silo will not blow down or crack for a period of three years. We do this with- out seeing your mason, because we know any good brick mason can do you a good job. Your sons and grand-children can use the silo, as it will last for generations. It is indestructible, everlasting. Vitrified salt-glazed clay is the most enduring material known to man. Neither acid nor alkali will harm it. It is CROSS THE CONTINENT THR o UGH KANSAS impervious and will not soak up the juice of your CITY silage - it will keep as sweet and clean as your crock. HEART OF AMERICA It's the same kind of material as the dishes on your