The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

that are subjected to legitimate wear
| should he easily and economically re-
placeable. This sounds like merely a
mechanical detail. As a matter OF fact.
1t would not be possible for dealers all
over the country to guarantee. six
months ahead. the approximate value OF
a used Packard car unless they knew
that used Packard can be placed In a
| readily marketable condition by minor
| replacements made possible by the re-
| movable bushings that were incorporated
in the early design.
| The second element In Packard growth
has been cooperation, absolute and COM
plete. No one man built the Packard
| factory. no one man designed the Pack
organization. or formulated the Packard
policies. Each man has helped to share
the burdens OF the others
The third factor in our progress has
been the almost limitless capacity for
work Of the men who have made up our
organization. Every problem conquered
has simply led US TO some new problem,
and every task previously done has been
the foundation Of even greater efforts.
In equal measure. the success of these
| essentials has made possible and has
been made possible by the car We build.
We concentrate on the type OF car we
believe Is the right one for us TO make
We originally set out 10 build nothing
| but the highest type of motor vehicle
and upon this purpose we have centered
all our subsequent effort.
In developing our type Of car the
| changes have been always careful and
invariably beneficial Every improvement
Is the result Of cautious experimenting
Followed up by exhaustive tests on the
| road. During the last fiscal year our
development department cost u. over
$4,000. 1t Is complete factory in it.
self
The plan We have followed Of develop
ing type will continue to be followed.
AS 1t Is possible to provide additional
comfort and convenience, as We learn tn
make things better, the car will improve
accordingly. just as II has improved. But
there viii be no abandonment Of our
purpose, no changes merely for the sake
OF ehange and no readjustments of plans.
methods. principles, or car.
We are building for permacency in this
business. and our tools are optimism.
imagination, cooperation, concentration.
honesty Of purpose and hard work"
At the offices Of the Moon Motor Car
Company, room No. $50, Bond Building,
there has come the news of several
changes in the factory Of the COMPANY in
St. Louis.
J. J. Meade has been made superIn-
tendent Of the motorbuilding department
OF the Moon Motor Car Company, OF 81.
LOUIS. Mr.. Meade was for six years the
assistant superintendent of the Packard
company's motor department. and for
two years following that he served az
superintendent Of the motor department
OF the E. r. Thomas Company. Mr.
Meade's wide experience and study have
made him one Of the country's foremost
experts on the building of motor. for
automobiles
Inc Moon Company builds its own mo-
tors because IT cannot buy outside of the
factory as good a motor as President
should have
The acquisition of Mr.. Meade as ,be
superintendent of the Moon motorbuild-
ing department means that the Moon
motors Will continue to rank among the
foremost Of the countrys automobjJe
motors. The Moon people use a long.
stroke T-head motor.
Mr. Meade brings with him to the
Moon factory i. c. Palmer, who for
many years has been chief inspector OF
materials at the z. R Thomas Motor
Company. He will hold a similar pos,.
ton with the Moon company. Mr..
Palmer.s reputation and experience also
stamp him as one of the foremost men
In the country in his profession.
1t Is said that the Moon exhibit proba-
bly, was one OF the most successful in the
history Of the Moon Motor Car Com
pany. Besides creating quite a bit or
interest in the city 6f Minneapolis, the
Moon company secured the services of a
large number Of new dealers In the ter
ritory to the west Of that city. It was
the first time that the Moon company
had ever exhibited their various cars in
Minneapolis. and Mr.. Moon says that his
made in st. Louis car took the town by
storm. In addition to the securing of a
number Of new dealers. quite a few cars
were sold at the Minneapolis show.
The Moon exhibit included a chassis
Of the 1913 model 49," s3y' touring
car. q model '4s'' touring car, a model
80" gentlemen's speedster. and the en-
gine of the six-cylinder Moon "65.'
D. w. Riddle and George H Rorers ~