The San Francisco call., 1909-12-02
AUTO MAKERS USE
AMERICAN TOOLS
Italian Manufacturers Equip
Their Factories With Machin-
cry Made in United States
Special Agent Godfrey L. Garden
Reports the Conditions as
Found in Turin
By R. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

Special Agent Godfrey l.. Garden of
the federal government has forwarded
description of a large plant at Turin
Italy. which turns out automobiles
and other machine products. He says:
THE Italian automobile works,
known as Societa Itala. located in
Turin, are at present working about
500 men. At the subsidiary shops in
Caluso, where the forging. stamping
and pressing work is done, there are
more than 200 men employed. The
number of machine tools in service is
4SO. The great majority of these tools
are of American origin. The shops
cover an area of 10000 square meters
(322,936 square feeD and are modern
in character. The attention to detail
in the construction department and the
accuracy with which material is
worked up is perhaps unexcelled in any
automobile establishment in Italy.
During the last year 1 found that the
wages paid in Italy to good maehinists
are on the average so centimes CO..
cents per hour. In the italia shops
payments are made on both a fixed and
a piecework schedule and on premium
basis. a working day comprises 10
hours.
F. L. du Broy. long Identified with
the Olds motor works, yesterday Joined
8 -----...t the ii. o. Harrison
DuBroy Joins company, diStribu
Harrison Force tors of the Peer
- !. less and Selden
cars. Du Broy
takes the position of manager in the
San Francisco house.
A ]. Smith, agent for the two cycle
Elmore In San Francisco. announced
.:. yesterday that P.
% El%oTs Ss"c Cars {. joined i the e. selling
that business still keeps up in II the Ell EI9
more line, he having made three sales
so far this week.
The wet weather has brought about a
Der company It
Selling Wei sifagsaFa fires in the tr9 last a {
few dsIs Than at
any time during the season. 1t is
very evident that the public is begin
nlng TO realize the merits of this tread
for city use in wet weather Unso-
licited business is coming in right
along, a sign of satisfactory results.
The following equipments have been
Arthur Kanzee's new six cylinder
tread Republic tires all around.
J. A. Folger has just taken delivery
of his new car equipped with Repub-
lies.
Mrs Captain Niebaum has fitted
over her limousine. using Republic
Staggard tread tires both front and
rear.
Mrs. Hannah GerstIe has put a pair
of Staggard treads on the rear wheels
of her Pierce-Arrow.
Benjamin Alexander has equipped
his new Standardization with Repub-
lie staggard treads both front and
rear.
The Wells Fargo Nevada national
bank recently returned Staggard
tread casing which had seen 1900
siderable rubber left on the tread.
J. F. McLain, manager of the
Franklin automobile company in this
...- city, reported the
New franklin sale Yesterday of
Cars Coming danlet Ffa4Hlin f6 c.edadle iane
L. Hind. This
classy car has just been received in
the last shipment from the factory and
created a great deal of interest in the
short time il was in the SalesroOm.
McLain announces that the Franklin
town car, which is the car for winter
weather. will arrive about the last of
this week or the first of next. In the
very fine limousine. and one of the
Franklin taXicabs, also ton truck
with 37x5 pneumatic tires. 4