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Merlin in Rushford

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Good Evening, Neighbors!
My wife and I just returned home from seeing the movie "The Monuments Men" in Winona, MN. We both enjoyed it, and I recommend it. There is a LOT of footage of restored, historical military vehicles. It got me to thinking: in this tractor/equipment restoration/preservation vocation, are we all not "Monuments Men", trying to preserve a bit of our rural history and heritage? The factories that once stood proudly and built these great machines are largely gone, ie Oliver/White in Charles City, IA; Farmall in Rock Island, IL; Minneapolis-Moline in Minneapolis, MN. Generations of hard-working men and women labored in these places, and what remains are photos and relics. Sadly, we will most-likely never-again see such industrial prowess and fortitude. When we drag an old Super M, or 77, or D-19, or 820, or 9N, or anything else out-of-the-weeds and make it run again, we are preserving a piece of our American Heritage and Culture. So, on this cold, February night, I commend you! Keep up the good work! You are all truly "Monuments Men" and "Monuments Women"!
Merlin in Rushford, MN
 
I agree. To many of us, we use these machines for fun. These old machines helped raise families, sent kids to college, and fed a nation.
 
Years ago I delevered to the Country Boy grocery store warehouse in Hopkins, Minnesoda.
It vas in the old Twin Cities factory building.
They had a big picture in the receiving office of the factory and a bunch of Twin-Cities tractors lined up on the rail dock.
Every time I vent there I told them I like to buy the picture.
One day I vas there and no picture, I axed aboot it and no one knew vhere it vent.
The picture vas aboot 3 feet long and 2 feet vide.
 
Concerning history; They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This may be true, but there is NOTHING like looking at the real thing to put things in perspective!
 
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