Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Mar 1929, p. 52

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sz Chrysler Profits Soared During '28, This Report Shows No more glowing report gives evidence of the prosperity of the automobile industry than that just made public by the Chrysler Corporation. 'fhe report states that the corporation rolled up a profit of $30,991,795.20 in 1928, a·3 compared with $19,484,880.11 earned in WILMETTE LIFE liveries of Chrysler Motors products for the year to date were 13.7 Jjer cent ahead of the same period a year ago, notwithst:tnding the u~aavoidable re·striction in the volume of Dodge business in January incidental to the introduction of the new Dodge Six. The record of operations for the last half of 1928, made in the face of the special problems incidental to the as· similation of the Dodge business and the rehabilitation of its product, give promi'5e that current operations will materialize the benefits for which last year's expansion program was undertaken. March 29, 1929 .H upp Co. Acquires a Plant · for Making Shafts in Ohio 1927. The spring business is keeping up the strong pace set last year. Retail de- I'ROM "400" Standard Six ~edan $930.00 "DELIVEKE6 I!ULLY EQI11PPED Most People Expect '!foo"Prices ~be Higher than they Actually are EOPLE who have formed their price-impressionoftheNash P from seeing this striking new car, and cc 400" from the enthusiastic comment of u400" owners, are very apt to price it higher than it really is: "400" prices are a big "400" feature. The Standard Six "400" Sedan, illus- trated above, is an excellent example of the new value Nash now offers. Here are some of its notable features -features of highest quality which you are not accustomed to expect in · a car at its price: The Hupp Motor Car Corporation has acquired the Atlas Manufacturing Company. plant at Fostoria, 0., and will The great Ford production and sales install $500,000 worth of new equiptpent are not the only notable achievements so that all Hupp crank shafts can be of the Ford company. It is just dismade there starting May 15. closed that the sale of by-products of the company is . an industry i!l itself. The Ford company has JUSt anNEW G~ M. TRUCK P· L ANT Plans for the construction by the nounced that in this department of the General Motors Truck company of a business there was in 1928 an increase $150,000 truck distributing agency build- in value of $3,758,132.91 over 1927 sales ing in Denver is announc.ed. The of by-products. Total by-product sales for 1928 aggregated $16,774,672.59, while building will be erected on s1x lot's. the total for 1927 was $13,016,539.68. Nothing was thrown away at. the Ford plants. · There was a gain of $110,846 in the value of ammonium sulphate, which is IN SIX .MONTHS ! sold by Ford dealers over the country to farmers and gardeners for fertilizer. The gas sold to the Detroit Ci~y Gas company represented the quantity accumulated over week ends and holidays when plants are not operating at full . capacity. · All surplus coke was disposed· of on the commercial market. Capacity of the coke ovens was increased during the yeAr in order to obtain gas ~o~ · .he operation of the Rouge plant, wh1ct1 accounts for an increase in the quantity of coke marketed. Coke was sold in Detroit, shipped by rail to points in Michigan and by water to Great Lakes cities. Benzol, sold for motor fuel in Detroit, gave the Ford company a greater return by $795,383 in 1928. This increase was made possible by the additional coke ovens. There was also a substantial increase in the return from glass sales. Plate glass is manufactured by the Ford Motor company for usc in its automobiles·, but in order to obtah economical and efficient operation of the factory the surplus was marketed to the commercial trade. Coal from the Ford owned mines in eastern Kentucky was sold by r~il shipA very powerful, hig~-turbulence, ment to coal dealers in the middle west high-compression, completely-presand from the Ford dock at Duluth, sure-lubricatedmotor, with 7 bearings. Minn., for use in the northwest. The by-product report also included the A lengthened wheelbase, new doublesale of Johannsson gauges. These precision measurement blocks are used drop, tubular·trussed frame, alloy steel extensively by large manufacturing essprings, and 4 Lovejoy hydt'aulic shock tablishments and are the standard of absorbers, for unsurpassed riding ease. measureme11t at the Bureau of ~tand ards in Washington. And complete equipment-full-sized The Skokie Motor company oi \Vilcowl lamps, gasoline gauge and motomette is the north shore Ford distribumeter on instrument board, bumpers tor. · A Little Secret! Millions to Ford Via By-Products front and rear, spare tire and lock, shock absorbers, freight and handling charges-all included in the delivered price quoted above--nothing more to biiJ! California Plans to Build 331 Miles of Roads in 2 Years California has added 255 miles of paved construction, 34 miles of bituminous macadam and 698 miles of grading with crushed rock, oil sealed or armored surfaces, a total of nearly 1,000 miles of improved. highway during the last biennium. This is the summary of a report just issued by the department of public works. For the coming two years the plans contemplate 311 miles of paving, 154 tniles of macadam and 541 miles of grading, a total of 1,007 miles. In addition to its building ·program, the state is making its highways safer. The minimum 'width of pavement had been set at 20 feet and the minimum width of grades at 36 feet, providing for an eight foot shoulder on either side, thus giving the motorist ample room to ~to..u his car with all four wheels off of the pavement. r o Sedans from $9 3 o to $2 3 o o, delivered, 8 coupea, Cabrioleta, Victorias from $9 J o to $2 o oo delivered TheNewNASH Leu· ·~ ~oo· World ita Motor Car Value lltiPORTANT "400" FEATIJRES-NO o 'THBR CdR Hd.S THEM. d.LL High compression Aluminum alloy pistons 7-bearing crankshaft One-piece Salon (lrJiwr St,.,ls) motor fenders Exterior metalware High Turbulence New double drop frame chrome plated over Clear vision front · pillar posts nitkel L."Ujoy shock To~sional vibration , ab~cbers dampe~ Short turning radius Nash Special Design (nr/JisiN NAill....,.,,> front and rear Salon Bodies World's easiest steering Longer wheelbase bumpers EVAMSTOM MASH COMPAMY D. K.. VOGEDING . (9f53) 1S Motor Manufacturers Pay 30 Million in "Divies" Fifteen representative manufacturers in the automotive accessory, equipment and parts industry paid $30,390.089 in dividends to stockholders in 1928, according to figures compiled by Automotive Daily News of New York. Of this amount, $24,890,089 was paid in cash and stock valued at $5,500,000 at market prices at the close of the year. 1Yz Blks. North of Davis St. "L" Station Coa-. Bea·oa Ave. & Cluk St. EVANSTON Ga-eealear 5500

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