▁from ▁the ▁company ' s ▁product ▁line ▁and ▁introduced ▁smaller ▁models ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁market . ▁When ▁the ▁Federal ▁A id ▁Highway ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁fund ed ▁a ▁US $ 1 ▁billion ▁federal ▁highway ▁building ▁program , ▁B ax ter ▁began ▁foc using ▁company ▁assets ▁towards ▁road ▁construction . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁C .   L .   Best ▁Gas ▁Tra ction ▁Company , ▁formed ▁by ▁Clar ence ▁Leo ▁Best ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁Hol t ▁faced ▁fier ce ▁competition ▁with ▁the ▁Ford son ▁company . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Best ▁and ▁Hol t ▁had ▁spent ▁about ▁US $ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁legal ▁fe es ▁fighting ▁each ▁other . ▁The ▁two ▁companies ▁competed ▁econom ically ▁and ▁intellect ually : ▁Benjamin ▁Hol t ▁had ▁ 4 7 ▁pat ents ▁in ▁his ▁name , ▁while ▁his ▁nep hew ▁Pl iny ▁Hol t ▁had ▁ 3 8 ▁pat ents ; ▁Best ▁founder ▁Daniel ▁Best ▁received ▁ 4 2 ▁pat ents ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁C .   L .   Best ▁had ▁ 2 7 ▁pat ents . ▁ ▁Harry ▁H . ▁Fair ▁of ▁the ▁bond ▁bro ker age ▁house ▁of ▁Pier ce , ▁Fair ▁& ▁Company ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁fund ing ▁C .   L .   Best ' s ▁deb t , ▁when ▁Hol t ▁share hold ers ▁approached ▁him ▁about ▁their ▁company ' s ▁financial ▁pl ight . ▁He