Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-01
SPEAKS Of
CHALMER SESSIONS
Convention of Dealers and Factory
Efficiency Reviewed by
Local Representative

The season just closed has establish
ed the fact that Chalmers skies" are
the leaders of the country among quail
ity cars at medium prices in the opinion
of Robert L. Morton, local representa-
tive of the Chalmers Company, who has
just returned from a big convention OF
the Chalmers selling organization.
Il have never seen a convention so
enthusiastic as the 500 Chalmers deal
ers with whom l have spent the past
week" said Mr.. Morton.
For Chalmers dealers the country
over the past season has brought won
derful increases In business. The
Chalmers Company has sold more cars
with a greater aggregate value than
during any previous season. Some of
the largest dealers in all parts of the
country report increases of from 20
per cent. to $50 per cent. in their sales.
Our own territory was not the eXcep-
ton, but the general rule, l found dur
ing the Chalmers convention.
II wish that everyone of my Gus
toners might have attended this con-
~vention and gotten the same inspira-
ton which 1 did.
July II, and the first day was spent in
a thorough inspection of the Chalmers
factory and Chalmers manufacturing
has been marvellous. Even those who
are in the habit of visiting the factory
at least once or twice a year see Won
through a plant which evidenced such
a high degree of efficiency.
AT present the Chalmers factory
about 1900 900 square feet devoted to
manufacturing Chalmers cars. Every
essential part of the car is built COM
plete in the plant. For modern ma
chinery and rigid manufacturing stan
dards I have never seen it's equal.
There is actually one inspector to every
thirteen workmen throughout the
plant.
The convention left Detroit July II
for Cedar Point. Ohio. where business
session were held during the following
The object of the convention was to
.standardize Chalmers sales and service
methods. To anyone who attended this
convention 1t was evident that Chal-
the leading dealers in their territories.
The interchange of ideas covered every
phase of the automobile business. We
dealers in North America, from Winni-
peg to New Orleans, from San Fran
cisco to- New York.
I'VE devoted one entire day to the
study of Chalmers cars, n 1 want to
say that If l could have had every pros
pective automobile buyer in my terri
tory at that convention to study Chal-
mers cars as 1 studied them, I would
not lose a sale to any car in the Chal-
mers price class.
Just closed has been the biggest in the
Chalmers Company's history, l am con-
fldent that next season will be an even
greater one. The Chalmers Company
Is growing steadily. 1t represents the
quality ideals which stand for perma-
nency in the automobile business. l
know of no company which is in a bet
ter position to survive the constant
changes in the motor car business. AS
in the past the Chalmers Company will
build for the future on a strictly quail
ity basis-and at the demand of 500
distributors who attended this conven-
ton, there will be a material increase
in the Chalmers output for the COM
ing year. From prospects in our own
/ feel sure that our company
will enjoy its percentage of the increas-
ed business during the next r. live
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