The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11
SELL YEAR 5
Output Of
HAYNES
Sales Manager Appointed for
Michigan, Nebraska, Okla
bona, Missouri and Kansas

Early in January of this year when
the engineering staff of the Haynes
Automobile company. Kokomo, Ind
unanimously recommended the adop-
ton of the vulcan electric gear shift,
the company's board of directors, ON
the strength of that recommendation,
straightway decided to double the
company's production.
An aggressive sales advertising cam
paign. which has been marked with
success since its inception. was en-
barked upon, and as a result the COM
pany is one of few manufacturers in
the country at the present time which
has oversold TO such an extent as to
insure delivery of every Haynes car
built. or TO be built, during the pres
ent season
A. G. Soldering. general manager of
the company, seen in Detroit during
the recent good roads convention held
in that city, stated that every man in
the Haynes organization, from the
president down. was exceptionally well
pleased with the success which has
marked the work of the company this
season. and to which all of them in
their respective capacities have con-
tributed
Joy reigns supreme in Kokomo,'
continued Mr.. Seiberling. Already we
are planning for 1915. 1t is too early
by far to tell you anything definite on
that score. however. beyond stating
that we hope to offer the public some
thing which will warrant our lncreas-
ing Haynes production TO 5000 cars.
Personally I am very anxious TO
see us make that number of cars. re-
CARELESS OF the fact that it might in
volve some small expediture for addi-
fionaI machines and factory equip
ment We have ample room in our
present buildings.
Mr.. Strout. our general sales man
ager, likewise favors the idea. and he,
as a matter fact is strengthening
his forces with that object in view
October l. for example. G. A Coats
one of the strongest automobile men
in Michigan, joins US in the capacity
of Michigan district sales manager
with headquarters at Kalamazoo
Mr. Coats is formerly of the Michi-
gan Motor Car company
Two weeks later J. c. Barcus, who
was until quite recently Identified
with the Marathon Motor works or
Nashville. represents US, also as dis
trict sales manager. in Missouri, kan
sas. Nebraska and Oklahoma me
last two states have never been very
remunerative for us, due to the fact
that we seldom had a representative
visit them. but so numerous have the
inquiries from that territory become
that we are sending in good man TO
secure some the business.
Our advertising department with
our big campaign in full swing. our
immense catalogue and parts book IN
preparation, together with the pubii-
cation of our monthly, The Haynes
Pioneer. and other routine work, has
probably been the busiest of busy
departments at our factory. so We
have secured the services of ). A Me-
rinbaum a Chicago advertising man
He is already with US as assistant ad-
vertising and publicity manager 10
Mr.. Crawford.
Mr.. Merinbaum has had world or
experience in the advertising field and
comes TO us very highly recon-
rnended."
A. G. Soldering will leave kokomo
October 10 for an extended business
trim TO the Pacific coast.