The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-26

ways, but nowhere will this be more
strikingly shown than in the business
world A paratifely few years
ago, few men would have thought of
establishing radically different bus
mess or learning a new trade after
dereting the lna jer portion 81 their
years along other lines y notable
example OF the ada pta bility of the
modern business man is found in the
announcement that Andersen Broth
ers, the famous furriers OF Mime
apolis, MINI. have engaged in the au-
tomobile business. These gentlemen
recently contracted for the States of
Minnesota and North and South Da-
kota as distributors of Abbott-Detrolt
motor cars, and are engaging in the
business on scale and with q spirit
that will insure success. They are in
vesting several hundred thousand dol
lars in launching new company UNI
der the name of Andersen Brothers
Motor Car company, and are erecting
magnificent hea dquarters at Mime.
apolis and establishing a chain of
agencies at every important point in
the three states. Geo. b. Levy. who
has been closely associated with them
| for number of years, has been APP
/ pointed manager of the new company.
Perhaps no company is more init
mately known through the Northwest
! and West than Andersen Brothers,
| Nearly a generation ago they organic
! ed a fur business, dealing largely with
! the Indians. but they are now heavy
| importers from all parts of the world.
! As their business grew they added
hides, tallow and many y-products
to their line and are now personally
known To nearly every cattle man in
! the West. They also own a number
| of banks and are interested in other
! branches OF business.
OfficiaI reports show that farm pro-
ducts in the Northwest for 1912. viii
reach the stupendous sum OF S763, zoe,
GOO. which far eclipses the showing
! of any prev io4S- year slieeessf az
| yield of all crops for one year means
/ a small fortune tn the average farmer
and thousands of them will come into
the ranks of automobile owners this
/ fall. Believing this an exceptional
opportunity for big business. Andersen
! Brothers decided to enter the auto
mobile field and after considering
many makes Of cars selected, the Abb
hott- Detroit line the type of car
most in demand in the Northwest
Automobile Expansion.
Where will automobile expansion
! stop" was the question local motor
lists asked each other today upon tht
I divulgence Of the news by Coleman
Cutchins. the Hudson dealer. that the
! Hudson Motor Car company's Dctroi'
| factories had doubled within a year
owing to the addition of two new fac
tories instead of the one as announced
fortnight ago.
Significant in this connection is tbs
fact that the record of 1913 Hudson
/ car purchases for this territory afst
| broke the marks of any previous
| years.
| 1t Is but two weeks ago since II
was learned that a single new factor,
was to be added to the Hudson plant
| and now comes news of still another
! of equal size,
The extraordinary expansion of tn,
| Hudson company's plants dates bach
| to it's creation Of the model plant
less than two years ago, Scarcely q
year from the building of the origina
| plant, 1t was necessary to add more
| than 200 square feet of floor space
to take care Of the increased demand
Mr.. Cutchins was enthusiastic ovel
the news. He stated that the Hud
| son expansion was in direct proper
| ton to the great demand through
cut the United States for Hudson cars
The moment motorists secured
news of the existance of this boart
of engineers, they made pell mel
run for Hudson cars, with the re-
suit that at first the factory was over
whelmed with orders.
The Hudson organization did no
endeaNor 10 make the factory facili
ties do. ThSy COPIED With the situa
ton IN a Thoroughly modern manner
I with thc result that OVER one thiri
~ a million sunarc feet Of Hnar Snae,