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NEW YORK. Jan. 12.-Two hun
sred letters Of Introduction to Henry
Eord were presented at the Hotel
I3elmont yesterday. No one knows
low many persons sought their own
atroductions to the Detroit motor
ar maker whose company will begin
dharing- 81 100000 anticipated prof
ics with its employees next Monday.
The first came before Mr.. Ford had
his breakfast; the last called long att
or he had gone to bed.
A few Of them saw him-on the
sing. One offered him all unbelieya-
pie bargain in Long Island real es-
ate, and was willing to argue after
Mr.. Ford had declared, with a smile:
I'm so far out OF the real estate
market that [ wouldn't buy your City
lall for a cent-on payments"
Most of the collars, however, hail
pllilanthropic schemes to lay before
lie manufacturer. That was, at least
he inference from their insistence.
hat they had no selfish motives.
May Make an Edison Car. /.
Thomas A. Edison and Mr.. Ford
have been intimate friends for many
ears. Yesterday morning Mr.. Ford,
With his wife and his son, Edsall
Ford, set out for Llewellyn Park-by
train. They had luncheon ut Glen
iront, the Edison home. ana in the
afternoon Mr.. Edison aud MIR. Ford
.alked business for three hours.
We're getting ready" Mr.. Ford
explained last night, to put an cleo
.ric a on the market. Two of them
are being tested, but there are still
some things about the batteries on
which we r working. That's what
we talked about today.
l''ln u year, | expect, we will begin
making this car, and When lie start
NY son will have u company OF his
own. That is, he will be president,
out | suppose l shall havea good dea!
to do with the project"
The younge. Ford-to whom his
father says he feels no need of leuy-
ing IL fortune-has just passed his
wentieth birthday. He quilted the
r'etroit high school u year ago last
summer. in the middle OF his course,
md became u vice president OF the
.'ord Motor company. He is also sec
,ctary to his father, and has kept in
intimate touch with all affairs of the
company.
Suffragettes Ask About Women.
The suffrasettes sought again yes
!crduy to bedevil Mr.. Ford because
he has not provided a IS minimum
wage for his women employees US well
az for his men,. He didn't seem to be
disturbed.
Our women will share in this dis
.ribution," lie sa.G, even IL the new
minimum will apply only to those
who have families depndoent on
them. Why we haven't put them on
a par with the men l cunt tell you,
because we haven't taken up the mat.
ter. Our women start at a minimum
of $10.I0 Il week. and their wages
RUIZ as much higher than those paid
in other plants as do those of our
men,"
Then, with u twinkle in his eyes,
Mr.: Ford added: I'VE expectsour wo-
men TO marry, you know"
Two hundred men applied for work
yesterday at the Long Island City as
scmbling plant of the Ford company.
spurred by the news that the profit
sharing plan would apply there as
elsewhere. AS many more applica-
tions have been received by mail, 1t
was said by b. J. Hlrsch, manager OF
The plant.
1--WE have filed the applications in
the order. of receipt" the manager
added. I'VE will not have need for
many of them now. ven with the
shift to an eight-hour day, but we
may need a lot when the addition to
cur plant is completed"
Mr.. Ford is expected to visit thu
Plant Monday and explain the new
system to the men,.
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