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Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Sep 1923, p. 18

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^tTtJ^^^^^^^^^ SEPTEMBER SSE Stt' . ^---------- Development otftrdCdfCqtted Biggest Achievement Bt stry ? The Ford Motor company was twenty years older oh June 16. : . a And this birthday anniversary firfds it enjoying the greatest prosperity m its history, and engaged in carrying out an expansion program of enormous magni- tude, necessary to brinjr manufacture up to meet the ever increasing demand tor JFbrd products. In the score of years which have passed since its incorporation on June 10, ivw, the growth of the company has been amazingly rapid and now its activities extend to nearly every country on the globe and the Ford car is in use in prac- tically every land on earth. .... ^The capital originally subscribed m the company was $100,000 of which only $28,000 in cash was actually paid into thetreasury. Among the twelve stock- holders with the company in its infancy Henry Ford held 25 percent of the stock. First Record Breaker Ford "sold" his car to the public at the very start by practical demonstration for he piloted the first Ford racer him- self and won race >fter race;in aH parts of the country. Driving old *m, on an ice track at Baltimore Bay, Mien., he was the first to break the mile-a-mm- ute record. '. " .... . In 1907 Mr. Ford acquired additional stock sufficient to bring his holdings in the company up to 58% per cent. Development of the company sinee 1908 when the Model "T" Ford car was first placed on the market has been marked by unusual success until now it occupies the foremost position m the industry. Fosters Higher Wages In 1913, Mr. Ford set a new standard for the industrial world when he an- nounced his now famous $5 a day min- imum wage and the $10,000,00 profit- sharing plan, a move that gajnedLJiinL international fame. Many will remember, too, a year or so later when announcement was made that if sales went to a certain figure every Ford purchaser would receive a rebate. The sales passed the figure and checks went out by the hundreds of thousands. When in 1919 Edsel B. Ford assumed the presidency, his father turned over to him all of the responsibility of that of- fice and he has taken an important part in all developments of the company since that time. Upon becoming president, Edsel Ford purchased the remaining 41 & per cent held by outside stockholders and on July 9, 1919, the company was reor- ganized under the laws of Delaware for an authorized capitalization of $100,000- JD0O. Car for Average People In his ambition to do the greatest amount of good for the largest number of people, Henry Ford always has kept the Ford car within the reach of the person of average means. Last October the price of Ford cars was again reduced, bringing the various types to the lowest level in the history of the company. And only recently the inauguration of the Ford Weekly Pur- , chase Plan has opened the way to auto-' fflnhiV nwnf>rship^£ot^^MMiitifmal--tllit- sent them to air Parts of the world and SSre than 6^0O4Bb are now m use m the United States alone. . . Manufacturing methods of the Fort Motor company have been and remain the marvel of engineering experts of the world. All are based on the most sdentffic principles, distinctly individual in their advanced steps and.tl^ey brjng quantity production with Jugh quality coming automatically in the process. Under its present expansion program the company is carrying out on a larger scale than_jevex^eioj3^ita-policy^ Meeting every manufacturing economy possible. Thus with costs cut to the minimum all along the 1*^. f^ pri- mary raw materials to finished tars, trucks and tractors, it is able to give the purchaser a high quality at a very low price. Has CHm Minos It has its own coal mines in West Virginia and Kentucky and iron ore mines and forests in Northern Michigan. The Ford railroad, the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton. connects with practically every trans-continental line, which af- fords unusjiial shipping facilities; AtRiver Rouge, with a plant area of 1,200 acres, the company besides hav- ing the largest foundry in the world, operates its own blast furnaces, machine shops, body plant, saw mill, coke ovens, cement plant, paper mill, power plant, locomotive repair shops and the Fordson Tractor Plant. The parent plant of the company m Highland Park occupies nearly 300 acres of which 123 are under roof. Here are the general offices, the Detroit sales branch, the boys' industrial school and the world's largest individual automo- bile plant. The company has a glass plant at Glassmere, Pa., another at Highland Park and a third is under construction at River Rouge. There also are manufacturing units at Hamilton, O., Northville, Mich., Troy, N. Y.f Iron Mountain, Mich., and several points in and near Detroit. A $1,200,000 building under construc- tion at Dearborn, Mich., will provide a new home for the Ford Engineering lab- oratory. It also will house the plant of the Dearborn Publishing company, pub- lishers of the Dearborn Independent, the Ford International Weekly. There are thirty-four branches of the Fjord company in the United States of which twehty^eight are assembling plants. These have all been improved and en- larged within the last year and4 today are producing cars and trucks at the rate of 6,700 every eight-hour working day. "The phenomenal records «»<*«*? the Chevrolet Motor company in go- ing from seventh to second place m the production field in one year makes it possible to announce a price re- duction on their line, already the cheapest, completely equipped motor vehicle now bids fair ta compete with even low price cars in the price field, according to the Northwestern Motor company, Evanston. â-  __ "Investigation into its merits would be enlightening to one, whether m th^marffet^r_jLCju^ or~no£ . . . A "A material reduction in prices ot| CHEVROtET PRICES OTAIffiWICnOM {«*•• »»»** mmtim m m NMgjyfe»»e#»«<»»y«n oh another page where repairing, greasiiig m^m Simonizing is done .^\9fTVV!^^$t LINDEN DE UJ5tf<iARf Ophite «L" *«*-* J " ****** ^^ H. LITTLESTONE _.__,,.........rni..... â- '.,,.....^M..V>..»»»^^ all Chevrolet models has been an-J nounced. , a _„ .. "An effort will be made to fill the avalanche of orders being taken as a result of this drop, in due rotation, and to keep all promises as to dates of delivery. .- "It is suggested that Tall north shore people come in and get acquainted as we ar& about to move to new and more spacious quarters in. the new building at Greenleaf and Chicago Avenue, and we will indeed, be en- abled to give:- you *very satisfaction and service you will like. "Several interesting announcements will be made in the hear future, the news of which will be announced in these columns. "It is necessary to again call the attention of the winners of the New Trier Day contest who have not as yet called for their prizes. lions of people who can now buy Fords on weekly payments as low as $5.00 The first car manufactured by the Ford Motor company was on the road in June and sold the early part of July, 1903. In the initial year, 1903-04, the company produced 1,708 cars and each year has seen a steady expansion until in 1922 production totaled 1,351,333 and this year will pass the 1,500,000 mark, LaJSgure. which it is estimated will equal if not exceed the combined output of all 'other automobile companies in the United States;"- ^^. -â€" Melee 7,750,090 Cars Since its start the company has pro- duced more than 7,750,000 Fords and "Bob" Mclntyre Develops Big Business in "Alley" Robert W. "Bob" Mclntyre has come; to Wilmette's "Gasoline Alley" (rear of Wilmette State bank build- ing) to take up work as successor to the well known Trego in the matter of auto painting. Mclntyre has become extremely popular with north shore motorists in his brief iime in this ping a prosperous business Are You a Member? CHICAGO MOTOR CLUB Established 1906 Wilmette Breach Mgr. J. G. STANTON North Shore Hotel, Evanston 6400 1/4 Million ,;C|shiM|p||: Returned by auto insurance oe- .,: ,,;4;|,:|^artnlent:::- in 1922 '-f§ Depreciation A large i#M)§Jin the 4epre*L ciation of an automobile is the carelessness in caring for its appearance. - t Have it painteK and you wilfe keep its value up. * Robert W. Mclntyre Rear of Wilmette State Bank Phone Wilmette f$4 Service Station for - *~%hfas^&? Goodyear Tires and Tubes in all sizes Goodyear Means Good Wear USED CARS You will always find bargains in used cars Cars Bought, Sold and Exchanged REPAIRING General Repairing and Rebuilding on All Makes of Cars Towing Service Day and Night 234 Wilmette m Miller Bros. North Shore Garage Opposite C. & N. W. Depot 611 Main St. PW Wfeette 2600 721 Main St., Wib*tte, Everything for the Automobile JUST RECEIVED A i*ew supply c| f^^|||f.. | thraugh-the-^ Gives a wonderful light Easily con- trolled from the inside. It has a con- venient switch Mttie handle. The best light for all cars. We can install this light while you wait Price Installed, $11.00 j. c slown S-lllIll /Ib. van duesen Chevrolel Effective September 1st -iSISiK ,„.,lfSfiti Roadster . ......$490 Touring .. ......$495 Coupe «... ,.....$640 Sedan ....v*$795 WATCH Commercial *^ â- 'â- Jf.'ti $395 Delivery Truck S495 Utility 'Express Truck .............'.....555a Light F. O. B. Flint LEAD /^%^iflLz#fe f^Si 1464 TOORTHWESTERWp Phone 970 'SM^S^&m^^P' long enough to tune it â-  .";â- â- â- â- â- ' •â- â- 'â- â-  ^ â- â-  , â- Â«â- â- :-ttmtmMi^" upf:lt;orote,-,-A*ls***i v&kk-£%i&(^ #1v:;;S9^i^SSK â- â- â- â- â-  's^s^JjSft

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