▁concluded ▁that ▁both ▁companies ▁might ▁not ▁surv ive ▁and ▁recommended ▁that ▁the ▁Hol t ▁and ▁Best ▁companies ▁should ▁cons olid ate ▁operations . ▁In ▁April ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁finan cially ▁stronger ▁C .   L .   Best ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁market ▁leader ▁Hol t ▁C ater p ill ar ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁C ater p ill ar ▁T ractor ▁Co . ▁ ▁B ax ter ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁as ▁CE O ▁earlier ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁and ▁Clar ence ▁Leo ▁Best ▁assumed ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁CE O , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁The ▁new ▁company ▁was ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁San ▁Le andro ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁when ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁mer ger ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Pe oria . ▁ ▁The ▁C ater p ill ar ▁company ▁cons olid ated ▁its ▁product ▁lines , ▁offering ▁only ▁five ▁track - type ▁tra ctors : ▁the ▁ 2   T on , ▁ 5   T on , ▁and ▁ 1 0   T on ▁from ▁the ▁Hol t ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ' s ▁old ▁product ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁C .   L .   Best ▁T ractor ▁Co .' s ▁former ▁product ▁line . ▁The ▁ 1 0   T on ▁and ▁ 5   T on ▁models ▁were ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁In ▁