The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-05
'E. N. +. BUYS
Old FORD PLANT
sTuDERAkER CORPORATION
TAKES OVER THE PLANT FOR.
MERLY USED by FoRD-wlLL
ADD 1000 WoRkINGMEN AND
TURN OUT MORE CARS.

With the sale of the original Ford
Motor Co. plant to the EMF factor
les Of the Studebaker corporation
there Is revealed one OF the bits OF
business romance which sometimes
creep into the history of great corpo-
rations. Three years ago Walter e.
Flanders was manufacturing manag-
er Of the Ford company. Today he is
preparing to install In the building
where he once directed the operation
of the huge Ford company branch
Of the huge industry of which his Ia
the head.
Means 1000 More Workmen.
/ The transfer in round figures means
| that the EMF factories will employ
1000 more workmen and Will turn out
10000 more cars a year than they are
| manufacturing at the present time.
The big building which has just
been purchased stands at the inter-
section of Beaubien street and Pr
quette avenue, and in taking 1t over
the EMF factories have completed
the last link in a chain Of buildings
which cover two Solid blocks Of city
property The new branch will be
known as PLANT TO-"
For months the EMF factories of
the Studebaker corporation have been
unable to meet the demands of the
dealers who handle their cars. The
demand grew so pressing that the
need for more manufacturing space
became imperative. The original
Ford plant with it's 10000 feet of
floor space, was suited in every way
to the needs of the EMF concern
and negotiations were therefore enter
ed upon, with the result that the plant
passed out Of the hands Of the Ford
people and into that of the Stude-
baker corporation.
The Importance of the sale was rec
ognized in manufacturing circles the
moment 1t was announced, and much
interest is being shown over the plans
of the EMF factories. The addition
of 1000 men to the payroll of the COM
pany and the increase OF 25 per cent
in theNproduction of cars is In itself
a great advancement and means much
for the city Of Detroit and for the au-
tomobile industry.
In connection with the increase In
the payroll of the EMF factories a
letter received from Clarence I'll.
Booth, assistant general manager OF
the concern, showing the tremendous
amount Of money paid out monthly for
labor is Of intrest. Mr.. Booth says:
Payroll Enormous.
Il note the very interesting article
on the subject of the Packard Motor
Car Co.'S payroll record and money
measurement on the magnitude Of the
automobile industry in Detroit. You
quoted from a very interesting speech
by Pres Henry B. Joy, SOL presume
the figures are correct.
Along this line 1t will be interest
ing to you and to your readers to
know that, splendid as the Packard's
showing is, the Studebaker corpora
ton, EMF factories in Detroit,
eclipse them. For example our pay
roll, covering August (the same per-
iod as that mentioned by Mr.. Joy)
was 1851, 677.07 as compared with the
Packard's payroll of 1924 ,407.00. Mr.. |
joys statement that the latter amount
was the largest amount ever paid out
in wages In a single month by any
manufacturing enterprise in Michigan, |
is therefore not quite correct; nor Is
his statement this is also the record
payment for any automobile factory |
in the world
"As against the 1878 employees at |
work in the Packard plants, our pay
roll shows s,sOS. Mr.. Joy asserts the |
rate of wages, IL maintained for a |
year, would mean an annual payroll |
in excess Of $4,000, 900. On the same |
terms the Studebaker corporation, E. |
u - /
to $500, 124.S4.
"As against fifty three cars, the rec
ord shipment of cars mentioned by Mr.. |
JOY our shipment on the same day, |. |
e., the last day Of August was 1S1 cars. |
II do not wish to discount In any |
way the very interesting statements
made by Mr.. JOY. but am sure that
every resident Of Detroit VIII be In
terested in and proud to know the
figures which / havt given above and
which can be verified at any time by /
reference to our books, which we will
be glad to throw open to you"
Mr.. Booth said that Mr.. Flanders is
entitled to unlimited credit for the
showing which the EMF
factories are making. THE purchase
made constitutes one of the greatest
strides yet made" said Mr.. Booth,
and opens the way to increased pow
ers of production. The business done
In August surpassed anything In the
history OF our concern, and I believe
anything in the history OF the auto
mobile world. From present dndica-
tons / think that the business this
month will be even greater, and when
you consider the fact that we have
been working at disadvantage be-
cause of our inability to meet the de-
mands made upon us for cars, it is
easy to appreciate what tremendous
gain will be made when we are
equipped to take care Of % per cent
increase"