Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-15
TO ERECT BIG
EASTERN PLANT
Local Manager Anton Jensen
Tolls of Ford Motor
Co.'s Purchase
AT LONG ISLAND CITY

No, it Ia not an invasion OF ne"
York by the big automobile manulac'
turers of Detroit although 10 all ap,
pearances 1t looks like 1t. Inc foLu
Motor Company is the second OF Tue
western manufacturers TO cree, d
large plant in the east, first ln1orma-
ton of which was given out yestei-
day by Anton Jensen, manager Vi 'he
Perth Amboy branch.
The Ford Motor Company mas pur--
chased outright a big plot OIL grounu
on Jackson avenue at the corner oI
| HONEYWELL street, in Long lslanu
CITY. not a stones throw from that
end of the new greensboro prldse;
Ground has already been broker n
by the middle of March,, 1S!lj ~
first of the buildings, rs feet by 200
feet, will have been erected. Inc
plant of four-story reinforced con-
crete construction is being built prl-
mariIy as a distributing and service
plant for Ford dealers and owners
Every facility known to the magnln-
cent plant of The Ford Motor Com
pany at Detroit will be at the disposal
of the hundreds of dealers AND SUD
dealers. who handle Ford machines,
and their thousands OF customers. A
fine showroom Is to be fitted UP Tor
their instruction where they can care
fullv inspect samples of new Ford
cars as they make their debut from
the factory in Detroit. This same
room is to be used, as convention
hall where the branch managers on
the Atlantic seaboard and their deal
ers can meet at regular intervals n
discuss subjects of moment apper-
tanning to the Ford. With these IA
cilities, Mr.. Jensen states, a new
standard will be set for business in
tercourse between manufacturer,
dealer, sub-dealer, and, customer. A
similar plant has Just been completed
at Kansas City toatake~care of Ford's
western trade.
This latest move on the part of
the Ford Motor Company represents
an investment of over a quarter OF q
million dollars. 1t offers a striking
illustration of the solidity Of this
pioneer company and the methods it
adopts for the are of its customers.
The immense family Of Ford owners
in this territory have much cause for
congratulation In the establishment
of this great service plant SO near at
hand. But IL owners have reason to
be pleased how much must 1t appeal
to the hundreds of dealers and sub
| dealers who handle these cars? Here
they will have facilities at their In
slant demand not surpassed at the
main plant. A stock of parts cover
ing every make Of Ford machine
since the early days will be carried
doing away with any annoyance and
delay which might ariseyin his direc-
ton, thus guaranteeing to every own
er the full use and enjoyment of his
car. And in the event of unprece'
dented demand for cars, entirely
cleaning out the dealers of their stocl
on hand, the advantage Of a plan
like this where stock can be replen'
ished at a moments notice can bt
readily seen. In order to expedite
the shipping of4cars andaparts to tn,
various points two sidings will BIZ
run onto the Ford property from thu
main line of the Long Island rail
road.
Ford and prosperity are synony
nous. Already one sees on a visit tt
the section where the plant Is under
erection a change for the better
Where was formerly a practical wild
erness has now taken on a new LEASE
of life. The few old stores are bright
ening up and others are being bull
In anticipation Of the harvest to come
There Is nothing novel about this
however, for anyone who has follow
ed Ford and his fortunes has seel
like. conditions obtain.
No more convincing means coult
be devised to impress upon the thou
sands interested in Ford and his car
| the progressiveness of the Ford Mo
tor Company than the erection OF thu
Long Island City plant with the OBJ
ject in view.