The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-13
.PAICE-DETROIT I
TO ERECT new
MAMMOTH PLANT
Five Years of EndeavOr Have
Made New Factory Alb
s0Iute Necessity
1T WILL BE LOCATED ON
McKINSTRY-ST., OFF FORT
Complete, Up-t0-Date Establish
ment Has Been Planned
by Company

Detroit automobile circles were
much interested today in the an
nouncement made by the Paise-De-
troit Motor Car Co.. OF the completion
of plans for the erection Of a mann
moth new plant on McKinstry-st., be-
tween Fort-st. and the tracks or the
wabash and Pere Marquette railroaos'
ON a plot OF land 900 feet long by l'o
feet wide.
rhe announcement did not come as
a surprise for the growth OF the au,o
mobile industry generally ana tna.
of the Paige Detroit company IN par
ticular indicated that slAfh move
would be necessary before very long
The company stsrted five years ago
In 1909. to manufacture hsnt.
medlum.priced car In the old Stearns
laboratories building on Twenty-nrst-
ST. The plant occupied only hair OF
the building and tho ofhces we're AL
contained In one room.
Success came quickly, however. ana
the lenses OF the other tenants or the
building were bought UP soon until py
the end OF the second year, the rage
company occupied the entire build
ing.
The first year only 500 cars were
mt out. Then 1900 were put out IN
1910 and 5000 in 1911.
But the demand still continued 10
grow. Early in 1912 the new motor
plant was occupied at Lieo ana
Larned-sts. This doubled their former
space. facilities and output, raising
the production in 1912 to 5000 cars.
Later in the same year, when 1t was
absolutely necessary to add more rae
tory space 1t was decided to remove
the service department from the main
factory into a separate building. A
large new building was rented AT
Lafayette-ave. and Twenfth-st. Part
of this building IL used as stock
room, in addition to the regular STOCK
rooms at the factory, but as most OF
the building Is devoted to the service
Of Paige-Detroit owners and dealers
In the vicinity. this building Is known
as the Paige service station. 1t 10 AZ
large as the plant in which the Paige
company started manufacturing.
A fourth building was required
when the demand for the Model q
became SO great that 1t was impossi
Bile to keep up with the orders pour
ing In from American agents and for
elgn countries. Accordingly q new
building was erected at McDougal
end Jefferson-aves. and equipped ex
clusively for the manufacture Of the
Model No. %. At the beginning OF
this year they were again forced tc
add space and secured a fifth building
which Is opposite the Model 25 factory
and in which the transmission gears
for all cars are assembled.
The architects. of the new plant
John Scott company, specialize In In
dustrial construction and have plan
ned a complete factory In line with
every requirement OF modern manu-
featuring efficiency methods.
The buildings will be Of the most
modern design and absolutely fire
proof in construction, with complete
fire sprinkling system. Reinforced
concrete Is the material To be used
The wall surface Of the entier plant
will be practically entirely Of glass
except the supporting piers into which
the steel window sashes are built. The
front, facing the west, will be Of hib
bel glass which lessons the glare Of
the sun at the same time rejecting al
the light. The opposite, or east side
IN plain glass.
This new building for which ground
IS TO be broken at once. will DO large
enough to house the entire organixa
ton, including the manufacturing and
executive oflces. From a birds-eye
view the buildings will be IN the
! shape OF tremendous III.
The new home Of the PaigeDetroit
manufacturing plant IL designed to
take care Of this quickly CROWN con
Germs expansion for some time tc
come. The main building will be 400
feet long. 60 feet wide. three stories
high. giving a total working space Of
100000 square feet to. begin with
This means an area OF almost 2 l.:
acres.
In the center Of the main building
1 ard attached to It. but divided by
heavy fire walls is three-story build
4 IN n 80 a