The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-15
BETTRNS FROM DETROIT.
yr. W G. V-aldrap Talks interestingly
Of His Trip-Will Have Supply
Cars Soon.

for the Studebaker corporatlon' "a
turned Friday from Detroit Mlcn''
where he has been the guest OF Gen
eral Manager Walter E. Flanders VI
the studebaker corporation, EMF
factories.
Mr.. Waldrop joined the studeDaker
snecial train at Charlotte, n. Co. arrlV-
ing in Detroit on Tuesday morning at
o'clock. where he spent two days IN
sDecting the EMF factories, and en-
loving the hospitality Of Mr.. Flanders
the great automobile manufacturer
He sneaks in glowing terms OF the trip
and especially of the hospitality OF tne
:studebaker corporation.
t'I was not the only guest OF Mr.
Flanders" says Mr.. Waldrop. "1n fact
was one of the party of dealers from
this section who were personally IN
yited to 90 to Detroit and inspect the
facilities the company have for turn
ing os1t Flanders "20'' and EMF "3O''
cars.
CT understand the Studebaker cor
poration is spending over $4,000 IN
entertaining all its dealers in similar
fashion. Special trains are run from
various sections of the country to De-
-troit and back, and every item OF the
dealers expense is paid from the time
he leaves home until he returns. The
object, of course, is to show their man
.ufacturing facilities and how they pro-
educe quality cars. Mr.. Flanders told
me that one object he had in nesaad IN
bringing me to Detroit was to con-
vince me that the Studebaker corpora
ton actually will be able to procure
in the coming season the $4,000 cars
it has promised it's dealers. During
the past twelve months, aS everybody
knows, we have been unable to get
more than one car for every four we
could have sold, nevertheless the COM
J pany was turning out 100 cars per
-da*. was permitted to look over the
records at Detroit, so I know that |
got my full quota. In short, we we're
not the only ones who were in a sim
liar position, there are many Others
ct confess that until my visit to De-
troit I was just little skeptical ct the
ability of any company to build $4,000
automobiles in twelve months. I had
expressed that skepticism in a letter
to Mr.. Flanders personally and his re-
sponse was, "Come and see." And ne
1rofdad a special train of such sump-
tuous appointments as are not sur
passed by those on which railway mag
mates travel on their inspection tours.
There was every comfort that heart
could desire, and the stomach was not
overlooked. We had royal good time
at Detroit We spent one day in the
big Plant No. where EMF "30'' cars
are made, and then we spent day in
"a still, larger one, Plant No. 3, where
Flanders "20" car is made from the
pig iron to the complete, fully equip
ped car.
"sIt was the most interesting exper-
ience I have ever had, and l. feel as if
. know my product now better than
ever before. know just how the cars
are made and just how the quality is
put into them. Add to this the sact
that I had the pleasure of meeting
personally ali the important heads q
departments in the enormous orgai,i-
zation, and you will understand that
now feel as if / was indeed one of the
family. Perhaps the most pleasant
pcrt of the whole time was ne eveiine
spent. at Mr. Flanders home on Green
Lake. There Mr.. Fiand rs owns about
1900 acres of beautiful rolling hills
and lakeside property. In fact, his
property completely surrounds Green
Lake. There he likes too think he is
farmer, and there he gets his recrea-
ton and relaxation from the arduous
duties of managing lie largest auto
mobile factory in the world.
"To know Mr.. Flanders at his home
one could not imagine that he is the
administrator of a concern doing a
business of over $50, 100000 a year
He is a true American of the New Eng
land type and to meet him once IS tc
know him under all conditions. | was
pleased to find that he was SO thor
oughly conversant with all my own af-
fairs and was anxious to help me o21