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The Detroit times., 1914-07-29
Ordinances

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen--Your Committee on Or
dinanCes. TO whom was referred the pc
titton OF sam r Rogers u AL 1l63),
requesting that the name OF 81 Charles
avenue bc changed 20 Frontenac boule-
ward. respectfully report that inasmuch
as 81 Charles avenue is a continuation
OF Frouteuac boulevard north OF Har-
per avenue, and as the petition request
Ing the change in name is signed by
all the residents on -. Charles avenue.
your committee can see no objection 10
the request and therefore recommend
the passage az the following ordinance.
Respectfully submitted
SHERMAN LITTLEFIELD.
GEORGE OWEN
EDWARD BARNETT.
ELMER ID CASE
ANTHONY NOWC
JOSEPH SCHEMANSKY.
Accepted.
The following is the ordinance:
An Ordinance changing the name Of
-. Charles avenue to FrontenRc
boulevard.
1T MS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE
PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF rETROIT'
Section That the name OF the
street and highway heretofore
known as ST Charles avenue. eN-
tending from Harper avenue TO
3 strong avenue. is hereby changed
and shall hereafter be known and
designated as Frontenac Boule-
ward
Sec. This ordinance shall take
immediate effect
Laid on table for 30 days
The Detroit times., 1914-07-29
BOARD or ASSESSORS OFFICE
NOTICE STREET PAVING
ASSESSMENT
Paving Notice No 1884.
PALMER AVENUE.

To q .ogg lrrw. John q Bcye- linton
Nafteia. Bank L1Era ~chiutte stan
isr N1Fll stores Co. ~ ~ X. T. PeO-
Piles Ice CO. W. IT CaNell.. f.; k'tr
Motor CaI 49, fu1 90 an other p.rsos
1WHiD-, .p,. upsiU- Dg otherwise
lerrst,o iu Hut ~ tte lhts aul p ON .cs
truutiu- ua Dalmc, H,vnue in said
titv uf Detroit Within the lw,I-
her, .rafrei .aouuor.i The Common
raut ID ut tho city OF Detroit hayi"E
.nfHgred much u Palmer avenue.
f1m tre east line or Mt Elliott ave.
uue to tbc west line OF Bellevue ave-
ule 20 tc graded aud paved notice ~
hereby GNeH That an assessment has
ucou w.l. upon all the lots ana
UrcWisc- flontinE on said Palmer ave-
nue. Uua liHhle go be assessed for sad
1riprot e.ueHt under the provisions IS.
the CITY charter and TINT roll Of SAID
Ass ess mVUt is now completed. and VIII
remain, ~ tho Assessors Ofhce in the
CITY OF Detroit from the date hereof
until August nth 1914 FOR the inspec-
tiOn Of all persons concerned therein
BOARD or ASSESSORS
by DANIEL l. pILWQRTH
A-73g President
The Detroit times., 1914-07-29

I'D Littlcneh moved 60 reconsider
the vote by which the resolution was
adopted
Aid Schcnauskv. moved 20 suspend
Rule % FOR the purpose 81 Indefinite
iv postpOning tho motion 10 reconsider.
which motion prevailed ne follows
Ycas-Aid Barnett, Behlow Rlell
Case Do Galan, DILL Field. Freiwald
The Detroit times., 1914-07-29
Ordinance No. l2e-A.


An ordinance 90 repeal an ordinance
entitled AN Ordnance 60 amend
section OF HAPPIER 1O7 ~ the COM
piled Ordinances Of the CItS of he
troit for year 1912. by adding n new
section tO he known ~ section IN.
approved July p, 1919"
TT IL HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE.
PEOPLE OF THE CITY or DETROIT
section L. That an ordinance emit
tied An ordinance 20 amend Section 4
OF chapter l97 of the Compiled Ordi-
nances % tho city ~ Detroit FOR year
1914 by adding new section to be
known as Section 4 Cd, approved July
p. 1918" be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Section 3 This ordinance shall take
immediate, effect
Approved July i4 1914
OSCAR r. MARX.
Mayor.
Attest: RICHARD LINDSAY,
city Clerk.
A-7l2 Cofhcial papers please copy). a.,
The Detroit times., 1914-07-29

Go,dner, Guthard, Hess, Hlndle. Heating.
Knapp, Lempke, Ltttlcneld, Lodge, NoWC,
% brfeu Gwen Seid, RemhaidJ Schr-
maifky schultz. SkrzSCA. Thompson,
the lresideu'-3l
NRys--None
AID Litteneld then moved that the
motion 20 recousider be indefinitely
POSTPONED. which motion prevailed
The regular order was resumed.
FIFTEENTH WARD.
By Ala. Reid:
Resolved. That the Public Lighting
Commission be and is hereby request
81 20 cause arm light 90 be erected at
the intersection OF FrontcnaC boule-
ward ana Longyear street
SIXTEENTH WARD
By Aid Goldner and pm
Resolved That the joint committe
20 which the matter OF street car tracks
at intersection Junction and Din ave
nues was referred be requested 20 give
"a further hearing on tHo matter ln the
near future. with notice 90 all concern
ed SO Tar as same may hc given.
Adopted
FOURTEENTH WARD
By Aid F'rciwald
Resolved. That the sidewalk line on
the north side of Grand River avenue.
between Cottereu and Martindale ave-
nues. be and is hereby established az
a distance OF twelve tl2) feet from the
lot line
Adopted.
By Aid. FrciwRld
Resolved. That the Committee on
Parks and Buulevards confer with the
Commissioner OF Parks and Boulevards
ana take the necessary steps 10 afford
immediate relief at the bath house at
Belle Islp
Resolved. further. That the Com
mittee on Parks and Boulevards con
slider the advisabtlity OF calling a spe-
cial meeting OF the Board OF Estimates
for the purpose OF appropriatiuR SUI
ncient money 10 enlarge the bathing
facilities a. Belle Isle, either 10y con-
structiue an addition 90 the present
bathhouse or by constructing new
one.
Adopted,
The Detroit times., 1914-07-29

RICHARD LINDSAY.
City Clerk
The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
AUTOMOBILE runs
Wildly ABOUT Store
Detroit Pedestrians, Startled at the
Strange Sight. Stop and
Gaze in Wonder.
WAS ONLY. A DEMONSTRATION

Startled out of a rush-hour reverie,
his hand hanging inert from the bell
cord, the conductor of a Woodward ave-
nue. street car In Detroit. blocked traf-
&c for several minutes the other even
ing while he gazed into the brightly
lighted interior of the Studebaker auto
mobile store.
Inside the store, an automobile OBJ
viously was running wild.
So lar as human beings were concerned
the automobiles Studebaker -four
touring car-was empty. Its lamps were
a.! blazing and IL was in rapid motion
Along the Charlotte avenue side the
car would glide. turning in time to avoid
crashing into the glass front Its tail
light would gleam until II reached tbs
back OF the room. when il would swerve
and charge at the side. where II again
would miss collision by an eyeIash. The
next turn would bring 1t back on its
course again. casting the binding rays
OF its headlights into the eyes Of the
amazed beholders
crowd gathered. For a time those
in the front row would dodge the charg-
ing car. Later on their confidence grew,
for they saw that the car, instead Of
turning by some lucky accident was fol-
lowing circle and making each lap in
a definite track. Then somebody noted
The Washington herald., 1914-02-01

y
that. ON the dust. cover that trinity en-
closed the cars top. hay cat, obIiyious
10 all excitement and sound asleep.
policeman worked his way through
and tried the door, which opened readily.
He lodged the car and made his way
to the offices In the rear, where he found
A. *. McLuney. the branch manager.
There's crazy automobile runntn'
round your front ROOM" ejacuated the
cop.
Never mind it," replied McLuney. IT'S
demonstration"
''Of what?'
'Irreyersible steering gear, II you know
what that means-steering gear that stays
put and doesn't rack your arms out at
the sockets
The cop went outside and vainly i'm
plored the spectators to move on" The
car kept running circles. The crowd
grew. And the cat slept on.
Throughout the week of the Detroit au-
tomobife show. the whole process was
repeated nightly.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
NOW Is BEST TIME
TO BUY AUTOMOBILES
Manufacturers Are Turning Cans Out
on Fixed Schedule. Says
Agency MANAGER.

This Is the best season of the year to
buy a car, according to Bob Martin,
manager of the local Buick factory
branch. and he tells why.
AT this time. during February and
early in March," he says, buyers can
get what suits them better than they
can later in the season. At present man
ufacturers are turning their cars out on
a fixed schedule, devoting to each chassis
and body the full attention It should
receive When April comes. with its fine
days, and rush orders come in, II Is often
difficult for manufacturer to do exactly
what he would like to do. Obviously. the
rush job never is as satisfactory as the
painstaking job requiring plenty Of time.
We dislike to have a rush job done
on one of our cars. At this season We
have number Of cars ready for imme-
date delivery, which will not be ths
case two months hence, and the same Is
true OF a number Of dealers in high
grade cars Instead Of ordering now and
getting the best for their money, many
buyers wait until the last minute an
are disappointed when the dealer find
it a physical impossfbility to mako de-
hveries on a promised date"
The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
DISSATISFIED OWNERS
BUY CARS EACH Year
Frequently Purchasing Is Not Eco
nomical and Loss Through De-
probation Is Excessive.
AUTOS MUST MEET DESIRES

"why do so many automobile owners
buy a new car each year and why do
they so frequently buy different make
each year? Simply because they are dis
satisfied; or IL they do buy the same
make Of car each year they do It think
ing the new model will be more satis-
factory than the old" H. B. Leary. local
representative Of the Maxwell and Jeffry
cars.
IF a man is satisfied there is no rea-
son for sacrificing his car and buying
new one. OF course. IL his financial
circumstances are such that he can
crafty the whim of having the very lat
est It is different, but the majority OF
owners today are nVt SO financially well
of that they can keep on indulging them
selves in that way.
Frequently buying is not economical
and loss through depreciation is exces-
sive. II is burden that owners generally
cannot continue to stand. 1t is an ex-
pense that is entering into consideration
in the great wave Of economical senti-
ment now manifesting itself in the auto
mobile world
Added to the question of economy Of
operation is the important item OF eco
nomical ownership. Can a car be run for
several years and be satisfactory for
longer than the first season, and will II
have a good selling value at the end of
a reasonable period of usage?
These points must be carefully con-
sidered. A car today must meet an in
>elligent desire for satisfaction. II must
be satisfactory today and a year from
today in the face of the growing senti-
ment for economy and comfort.
Automobile satisfaction does not come
from any one feature Of a car. The great
excellence of any one make must be in
the full development Of each and every
feature. This will result in a satisfaction
that must necessarily include easy riding.
easy driving. comfort. economy. and long
life. This cannot come from dependence
on any one or two points Of construction.
1t must be built into the car in every
detail"
The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
FORD PEOPLE SIMPLIFY
PRODUCTION OF AUTOS
Work of Turning Out Cars Abounds
in Minute Time-saving
Devices.

The work OF turning out Ford cars
abounds in minute details of production
which save precious minutes.
A unique method is used to test cylin-
ders to ascertain IL they have been bored
accurately to a thousandth Of an inch.
Of the piston rod.
By old machine shop methods the CYL
inder was bored out and the piston head
turned and then one was fitted TO the
other. When Ford production ran up
into hundreds of motorcars per day IT
was obviously impossible to test in this
way, as cylinders were bored in one por-
ton of the plant. while the pistons were
being turned a great distance away.
A device was therefore worked out in
which an electric globe is used to make
the test When n cylinder has been
bored to the correct size it Is slid over
an electric globe. A piston guage OF the
exact size Of a piston head is then slid
into the cylinder, and the tester exam
ines II carefully to ascertain IL any light
leaks around the guage. II there Is no
sign OF light II means that the cylinder
has been pored properly, but IL light
shows the cylinder Is rejected as defect
i've.
No matter how carefully a motor has
been tested before assembly 1t is always
hard 10 start when the assembling is fin
ished. This has always meant laborious
cranking or the spinning of the motor by
q self-starter in the plants whose product
is equipped with a starter.
The difficulty was solved at the Ford
plant at Detroit in a unique manner.
Pulley wheels revolving at high speed
were sunk flush with the floor OF the as
sembly room. When a car has been set
up (and In the rush season they are 60
ing through at the rate Of 1.ooo per day.
no effort Is spent on turning the engine
by ordinary means but the rear wheels
are placed on the floor pulleys. after
the gears have been meshed. This soon
warns the motor and when the first
pun Of the exhaust announces that the
engine Is working itself. the car Is re-
leased from the pulleys and runs out on
the loading platform.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
WINS GUESSING CONTEST.
Francis G. Ward, of The Herald,
Awarded Auto show Prize.

Francis C. Ward, seventeen years old,
employed by The Washington Herald.
had the distinction of being the winner
OF the first prize in the guessing contest
at the Washington Automobile Show.
conducted by the Edward S. Brashears
Agencies.
During the show guesses were contin-
uously made, but in the entire week no
one guessed the exact number of rooms
in the new Unicn Central Building. On
Monday following the contest Mr..
Brashears wired Cincinnati for the num-
ber of rooms. and found that the Off
GERS of the company did not know the
exact number of rooms in the building.
They had to be counted for the Wash
ington contest. On count it was found
that the building contained. with its
present partitions, las rooms. Young
Ward, of The Washington Herald. was
adjudged the winner of the first prize,
his guess being LEO.
The second nearest guesser was Mrs.
K c. Berry, Of the assessors Office, 1,&l0;
the third was w. II. Keen. chief chemist
for the Firth Sterling Steel Works, whose
guess was 1.460
In accordance with the terms of the
contest the prizes have been forwarded
to the winners.
Among those who ventured guesses
was Vice President Marshall
The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
Novel New body shown,

A novelty in the way OF q closed can
and one that is destined to meet with
favor. has just been brought out by The
Stevens-Duryea Company. This model Is
known as the landau-phaeton- The rear
portion of the top can be folded back
and the windows dropped into the sides,
SO that pleasant weather touring may be
enjoyed. as well as comfort on stormy
days.
a choice Of goat skins and carriage cloth
to match. and is a clever bit of the car
rage builders art II Is one Of the prac-
tical types of combination open and
closed bodies that have been built by the
company since the completion Of its new
body works, in which all bodies, both
the open touring and the luxurious
limousines and Berlines. are designed and
built complete.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
Optimism ,reisns In Detroit automobile

Optimism >reigns In Detroit automobile
manufacturing circles. The industry is
In a decidedly cheerful mood. and 1t faces
the new year healthier and stronger than
at any other period of its lifetime.
Take our own company, for instance.
We have on our books, orders for 80 per
cent more ''Detroiters" than we had last
year at this time. and believe the same
condition exists in all other established
automobile factories of Detroit. And these
orders are based upon a knowledge Of the
fundamental conditions of the country.
All up and down the Mississippi Valley
and its tributaries throughout the great
section which feeds the country. there Is
prosperity from years of big crops
tnotably the last three), which Ii i'm
pregnable to any calamity bowling that
may be indulged in.
Throughout the entire United States the
past year has seen great impetus given
to the good roads movement The sue
cessful launching of the great Lincoln
highway project and the enthusiasm with
which II is being carried out. is having
its bearing on road-making In the re-
motest parts of the country. and as sure
as night follows day, more automobiles
follow more good roads
More and more people are learning the
Increased joy of living, and the better
health that follows the owning of an
automobile-and think Of this-there are
a hundred million persons In the United
States, every one born with the right to
this joy and health and while they may
not all get II, most of them are going to
work for II, and there are only 10000
cars in use in this country all told. And
besides this there are the uncounted MILL
ions In the other countries OF the world
who are just waking to the fact that the
American automobile is possible for them
to attain.
Yes, I think 1t is going to be a great
year for automobiles in 19l4-and for
many years after.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
MARION AUTO COMPANY
OUT OF RECEIVERSHIP
Action Means Manufacture Will Go
Ahead on Broader Basis Than
Ever Before.

What Is regarded in local automobile
circles as a most optimistic ST.: OF trade
conditions in general and OF the automo-
bile industry in particular, was the lift
ing Of the receivership for the Marion
Motor Car Company Saturday, January
a It was shown that the financial af-
fairs Of the company have been adjusted
for the continuation OF the company's s
business on a larger scale than ever be-
fore.
The Marion Company, which is one Of
the Oldest automobile manufacturing
concerns in the country. and among the
largest in point of production, went into
the hands of the receiver November 3
last. 1t was announced at that time
that the action was a protective one and
the company claimed to be solvent. The
early restoration of its status gives evil
dence of this fact
The discharge OF the Marion receiver Is
especially noteworthy in view Of the fact
that 1t Is one OF the first instances in
which standing has been restored to an
automobile company whose affairs have
been under the supervision of the court.
It gives most concrete evidence to sus-
tain recent declarations and various state
ments as to the future bright prospects
for the trade. The successful ending of
this receivership is sure to go far in
throughout the automobile world.
Henry Cunningham, local representa-
tive of the Marion Company, In speak
ing Of this action. said:
This means that the Marion Company
will 20 ahead on a broader basis than
ever before. Evidence of the regard in
which the Marion Is held by dealers and
owners Is reflected by the fact that our
organization was held intact during the
IalN
pleased with the outcome, and are all
hoping that We will have no more floods
in Indianapolis, for. as a matter OF fact.
the company's temporary embarrassment
was very largely due to the floods OF
last March, which resulted in not only
great financial loss at that time. but al
most entirely disabled our manufactur-
ing organization right in the height OF
the spring season. This naturally made
US overlate in finishing our 1913 produc-
ton, and correspondingly late In starting
deliveries Of our present models.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
BRANCH Plant SYSTEM
NSURES SATISFACTION
Ford Company Plan Facilitates the
Manufacturing and Shipping
of Cars.
AGENTS ALL CARRY PARTS

Detroit, Mich, Jan. s1.-The Ford plant
at Detroit alone would support a city
from 1900 to 10000 people. and the
branch assembling plants are located at
Buffalo. Cambridge. Chicago, Columbus,
Dallas. Denver. Houston, Kansas City.
Long Island City, Los Angeles, Memphis,
Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Portland. Oreg.. San Francisco. Seattle
and st. Louis in this country. Beside
these there is the Ford Motor Company.
Ltd. of Canada, with a factory at Ford.
Ontario, across the Detroit River from
Detroit. and Canadian service stations at
Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, London,
Ontario: Calgary, Montreal, Hamilton.
Saskatoon and Winnepeg. Then there
are the Manchester. England. factory
and service stations at Hamburg and
Paris.
The whole purpose Of this gigantic sys-
tenn OF branch plants is to facilitate man
ufacturing and shipping and to assure
Ford owners in every part of the world
the highest type of service after they
have purchased their cars.
But not only do these branch factories,
each one of them a great institution in
itself. perform this function, but they are
backed up by the selling and distributing
organization of the company. which in
cludes Individual agents in every commu-
nifty, from the cities down to the ham,
lets.
Every cog in this wheel of industry
works to perfect this service. Every
Ford agent, no matter how few cars he
handles, is required by his contract to
carry a supply Of Ford parts, SO that
Ford owners never have their cars out
of commission except for a few days. or
generally only hours. unless the car has
met with a serious accident.
II II were not for the branch assembling
plants the Ford Motor Company could
not market its enormous output. because
railroad facilities could not be provided
for shipping the cars IL they were all
assembled at the Detroit factory. But
shipped in knock-down form a single car
will carry as many motorcars as could
be carried in a train II the cars were
shipped in the ordinary fashion. OF
course. all the parts are tested before
shipping and Standardization ha- made 1t
easy for the assemblers. and when these
parts arrive at the assembling plants
here and in the various other cities 1t
requires but little labor to put the cars
together and they are soon in proper
running condition.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
AUTOMOBILE MEN See
Big BUSINESS AHEAD
Dealer Says 1914 Will Bea Big Year
for Industry, with Many
Others Following.
is NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY
Ry CLAUDE s. BRIGGS,
Prddent Bnsg-Detroiter Col

president BhsgtDetroiter Co)
II all the rumors concerning the au-
tomobile industry that have been cur
rent for the past few months were true,
1si4 would be sad year for the motor
buying public. for there would be no
motorcars built for them to buy.
Probably no industry has ever had SO
spectacular a rise; and also it is prob
able that no industry has ever been the
subject Of so much baseless rumor.
There is something about motor
car that appeals to every man, woman,
and child, and the man who does not
own one. or eventually hope to own one,
is a peculiar individual indeed.
And with this widespread interest. 1t
is not at all surprising during the few
short years that the motorcar Industry
has been in existence and has been reach
ing its present enormous proportions, that
there have been many ill-advised en-
frances to the business. Heretofore it has
been possible. owing to the fact that the
demand for cars far exceeded the supply,
for man to take the design of car;
get together few thousand dollars;
spend that few thousand dollars in ad-
vertising that car as the wonder Of the
age, and so secure orders faster than he
was able to build and deliver the cars.
But in the meantime, there have been
serious men with all the fundamental
knowledge necessary to make any line
of business a success; amply backed by
a proper amount of capital: who have
been building good cars; perfecting meth
DDS for larger and better production; or
ganizing and building up admirable sales
organizations; reducing costs by econo-
mics in manufacturing to such an extent
that the sale of a motorcar became more
than the mere taking Of a mans order
and deposit for the future delivery of the
car.
Then came the inevitable struggle
which must come in any industry, be-
tween the fit and the unfit. 1t is law
as old as time and only the fit can sur
vive. This process has been going on
during the past year. There have been
few unimportant failures in Detroit. but
in every case they might better have
closed their doors a year ago-and they
have no bearing on the industry.
During the latter part of the year. there
was d certain slowing up in all business
until after the passage Of the tariff and
currency bills. If there is one thing that
the American business Ilan cannot stand,
II is suspense. Let him know just what
il is he has to face. and he will face that
boldly and fearlessly and make his bus-
ness fit the conditions and win out: but
let there be any uncertainty as to gov
ernmental policies and he will wait until
he knows what he has to face.