In the 1960's and 1970's, the companies to beat were International Harvester, Euclid and Allis-Chalmers.
The clodhoppers had loaded themselves into their International Harvester or their Stud baker and gone into town.
He was an executive of the agricultural machinery company founded by his father that became International Harvester.
He was the nephew of Cyrus McCormick, founder of the agricultural machinery company that became International Harvester.
Other big companies followed, including Navistar, formerly International Harvester, and Ames Department Stores, which brought him on board while it was in bankruptcy protection.
The Navistar chassis was donated by the Navistar International Corporation (formerly International Harvester).
Deering then became secretary of his father's company, which merged with McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and became International Harvester in 1902.
Talked to the chief executive officer of Navistar - used to be International Harvester - talking about a problem that they had in Illinois.
His father managed finances for the family agricultural machinery business which became International Harvester until he died in an insane asylum in 1865.
Navistar, formerly International Harvester, was the Big Board's most-active stock for the second consecutive day, rising 5/8, to 7 3/4.