Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-25
WOOLWlNE TELLS
OF TRIP TO EAST
FINDS FACTORIES PUSHED TO
LIMIT IN ORDERS
Power Wagons in Increasing Demand,
and "Rapid" Is Manufacturing
IS Per Cent of Nations
Output

Woods r. Woolwine, president of the
Woolwine Motor Car company, arrived
home from his trip to the factories in
the east in which the products of those
factories he is the representative in
this city and for Southern California.
In an interview with the active head
of this concern as TO his trip and the
results obtained, Mr.. WoOlwine said:
But few people can comprehend the
situation in the automobile world un-
til a trip through the east is made and
a visit paid to the huge factories de-
voted to the production of the auto
mobile.
When one considers that last season
the output of the factories were $4,000
machines and for this coming season
the total of 100000 cars will be turned
out, some idea may be formed rs to
what the business will be. The fac
tories as a rule have all enlarged their
plants and all are behind on their or
ders-hopelessly so.
The Olds Motor works are enlarging
their plant to double its previous ca
pacity and their output for the coming
season will be 5000 cars. This increase,
of course, is the result of increased de-
mand for the Olds cars, and these i'm
proVements will reach all of half a
million dollars and the plant is work
ing 2200 men entirely on day work
no piece-work being allowed in the
factory, and this will in part explain
why the Oldsmobile is such a splen-
did car and increasing in demand every
week of the year.
At the time that was at the factory,
the New York agent was there too, and
although he had placed his order for
325 cars, he was trying his best to get
in for one hundred more cars, and
stated that he could easily dispose of
500 cars this season.
The six cylinder seems to be abso-
lutely perfect in auto construction, and
one of the handsomest cars made in
America.
The Rapid Power Wagon factory is
doing an enormous business, far in eX-
cess of the capacity at the present
time. They have two buildings 600 feet
long by 100 feet Wide three stories in
height, and they are now erecting four
new buildings-two 300 feet long by 100
feet wide, one APO feet long by 100 feet
wide, and one $40 feet long by 100 feet
wide, all three stories in height When
the new buildings are completed they
will have a floor space of eighteen
acres. They will spend in building and
equipment during the next year 81, ,000,-
ished they will have the largest COM
mercial power wagon factory in the
world. The Rapid people are pioneers
in the manufacture of commercial pow
er wagons, and their output the coming
year will be about 5000 machines. They
will manufacture the coming season So
per cent of all power wagons made In
America, and this certainly shows that
the Rapid car must be right and giving
the best of satisfaction. They make
every part of their car. and every man
in their employ is on day work. not a
single man on piece work. Their 1910
models will be far in advance of any
power wagon made.
The Cartercar factory will make this
year $500 machines, and are charging
their plant to double it's present capa-
city, and when the buildings are COM
pleted and the machinery installed next
year they will be able to produce double
their capacity. The Cartercar is very
popular in the east and gives perfect
satisfaction, for it is the simplest auto
mobile to handle on the market and eX-
ceedingly cheap in expense of upkeep.
From my observation, busienss is
generally very satisfactory I'm the east,
and they are all looking for an unusual
period of prosperity during the next
two or three years. but there is no
country in America that compares with
our lovely California, and l was GER
tanlv glad to get back to the Land OF
Sunshine.