The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-31
SKILLED AND UNskiLLEp LABOR
FOUND IN LARGE NUMBERS
In This Twentieth Century Industry.
Many Employed in This
City Auto News.


Have you ever stopped TO think OF
the large number Of men that are
employed In the automobile industry.
in the factories and garages all over
the world? A large army OF men
are engaged in the work of building
and repairing cars. one factory In
Michigan alone employing over 1,400
men. The best machinists In the
country are engaged in the business
Graduates from the best colleges in
the United States are finding good
jobs with the manufacturers OF cars.
In the making of cars are included
designers. engineers. chemists. mold
ers. electricians. machinists and
scores OF laborers. and in the Offices
thousands OF bookk7epers and stem
ographers are employed. Yet today
II is claimed that the auto industry
is just in its infancy.
Hundreds OF factories are scattered
all over the United States, and in
every city and town from the At
lantic TO the Pacific you will find
garages and machine shops. N is
but fifteen years or less since YOU
could count the factories In this
~SNHNs@ oA tVGA ftODlt IN
all walks OF life are using the diff
ferent makes OF machines for pleas
ure and commercial purposes. YOU
can now purchase car at prices
ranging from $500 up 20 $4,000. The
majority OF the caro- made. are pro
PEELED by gasoline. a large number
by electricity and quite a few by
steam. Edison, the great inventor,
has a1an ftta
TO propell large machines by storage
batteries.
In the city OF Wheeling alone there
are many garages and repair shops
and many workmen are employed In
them at good wages. II Is also
claimed that there are over two hun
dred auto pilots employed in Ohio
county. Greater Wheeling is for
tunate In having an automobile
factory that turns ont what is
claimed 10 be one OF the best auto
trucks made in the United States. A
number OF them have been in use in
this city for several years and are to-
day giving the very best OF satisfac-
ton. So today Wheeling is not lack
Ing when II comes 10 holding up her
end in the automobile industry, and
III Aui AiohihS employment 10 n large
number OF skilled and unskilled men.
Automobile Business Good.
Reports from the different garages
and machine shops are to the effect
hat the automobile business Is very
good and that the prospects, for the
fall Is encouraging. many tourists
are enroute through the state. and
as the majority OF them pass over the
National road. Wheeling gets her
share of repair work. A large amount
OF gasoline Is also disposed Of to
tourists. II is reported that the town
Of Elm Grove Is 10 have a new garage
and repair shop IN the near future. II
will I'll long felt want in this par
ticular district as there is no con-
Germ OF the kind located there nj
present
The Altenhefm garage r. nIled 20
us capacity win local cars and a
great deal OF repair work IS also be-
ing done by the company. an add
ton II also being built 10 the Woods
dale garage at that place. A new
supply house was opened in Wheel
ing this week and will carry full
line OF supplies and DO repair work.
The other city shops and garages are
all very busy The taxicab Ia also
coming IN for its share Of business.
and next week being fair week tho
owners are all smiles.