The San Francisco call., 1910-12-13
WHY THE RAMBLER
CARS ARE POPULAR
Manager L. II. Bill Gives Some
Interesting Facts About
the Factory


1t is always pleasure to meet
nan who is enthusiastic. This is es
oecially true when he has somethin
% be enthusiastic over. This apple
% Manager L. H Bill, of the locs
branch of Thomas B. Jeffery compan,
builds the Rambler says:
With the experience gained and
ample capital accumulated in the
manufacture of Rambler bicycles,
the Thomas B. Jeffery company
commenced the manufacture of
Rambler automobiles in 1901 un-
der the most favorable auspices,
production of the American made
automobile, and from the first the
Thomas B.. Jeffery company made
practically all the component
parts of Rambler cars. Manufac-
turing all the parts of the Ram
saved the middleman's prof4. Con-
sequently they could. and did, as
sumo an independent position in
The trade In the matter of prices
as well as policy in marketing
From the very first low price
was set on Rambler cars, and es-
pecially low prices were. estab-
lished for. the component parts OF
the car so as TO make the repair
bills. or upkeep, of the Rambler
automobile as low as possible, and
also to make 1t possible to keep
Rambler cars in running order In
definitely. True. the first RAM
bier cars. like all other automo
biles of those days, were more or
less imperfect, but as the automo-
bile was improved the Thomas B.
Jeffery company Invariably ar
ranged as far as possible to apply
the improvements on the old
models.
AS result we find single cylin-
der and two cylinder Rambler
cars running and doing good work
everywhere. In its broad term
this can not be said of any other
car. The Rambler factory has
brought it's production up to
$500 automobiles per year, and
since 1901 has shipped and sold
over 10000 automobiles. supply
ing all these cars with parts as
of duplicate parts for the cars
that are in use. has brought into
existence the largest automobile
factory in America.
The Rambler factory covers 21
acres of floor space, and has over
1000 pieces OF the most modern
machinery. besides innumerable
special tools, jigs. dies. patterns.
etc The Rambler factory is recog-
nized among the mechanical au-
thorities of the country as a model
plant of economical and scientific
manufacture. Instead of striving
for the production of the largest
number of cars. the Rambler fac
tory has used its capital and un-
limited facilities for producing
superior car, and by limiting its
production to $500 cars per annum
uniform output has been made
possible. Nothing is done In a
hurry, Every working day In the
ming full force, with no night
work, no double shifts. and no lay
ing off of help. A position. there
fore in the. Rambler factory is de-
sirable and consequently changes
in the working force of the fac
tory especially among men hold
ing positions of trust. are. of rare
occurrence, which, in turn has
developed the factorys force into
the most.-skilled mechanics.
fiery company enjoy. an enviable
reputation. Dun and .Bradstreet
give this company its highest rat
ing. They have always been pre-
pared to meet any emergency, ana
it is noteworthy to mention that
during the financial panic of 1907
mot man in the employ of the
Thomas B. .Jeffery company was
laid off, and every payday all the
employees were paid in full. and
the production of Rambler cars
and parts continued uninterrupt-
edv. With ample capital, 10 years
experience, with the finest equipped
factory in the world, having the
most skilled and experienced work
men, and with an ambition to
build absolutely the best, it must
follow that the Rambler of today
is the equal (and in many respects
the superior9 of. any car In the
connparison. and in elegance of
finish and. beauty of appearance
the 1911 Rambler car is incompar-