Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
PRAISE BUICK MANAGER
Credit Given e. T. Strong. the Chicago
Buick Branch Manager, For Assem-
bling 400 Dealers on Short Notice
For Trip to the Factory, Flint, Mich.

Automobile men are giving great
credit to Chicago Buick Branch Man
ger E. T. Strong for one of the Dis
gest achievements IL assembling deal
ers for a factory trip on short notice.
The recent visit Of approximately 4vV
Buick car distributors TO the plant at
Flint. Mich, probably never has been
paralleled by any motor organization IN
the matter of rapidly executed details.
Practically forty hours were con-
sutned in getting in touch with 4eo
Buick dealers and getting them al the
Chicago branch. Within thirty min
utes after Manager Strong decided to
engage special trains and take over all
OF the dealers in his branch territory
to Flint the telegraph and telephone
wires were busy and mesa ges We're
beng delivered to Buick car dealers
as far away as 500 miles.
by the next morning, said Buick
official. Manager Strong had fully 20
dealers at his branch Every train
seemed 10 swell the throng after that
AT noon Mana ger Strong had them all
AT the Lexington for luncheon as the
/ Buick Motor Companys guests. Later
the manager arranged program Tor
the afternoon and evening. BY o'clock
that evening nearly 400 dealers mad
registered at the banquet at the Lex
ineton. All the available big motor
/ buses in the city were engaged to
! transport the Buick family to the
/. Dearborn station. where two big spe-
/ cial solid Pullman Grand Trunk trains
| were waiting for the run to Flint. Inc
! dining car equipment OF the specials
was ADEQUATE to take good care of the
dealers. and Mr. Strong's assistants
assigned the train accommodations 10
all the dealers without friction.
AT Flint the special trains were laid
up on the siding alongside one of the
main buildings of the Buick factory.
! General Sales Manager r. H.sCoillns
addressed the assembly in the factory
| salesroon, gave the dealers all the data
! on the new 1916 models and had them
all cheering for Trainload Collins.
/ Then the visitors had an abundance OF
! time to inspect critically the 1916 line
of models.
| At noon luncheon was served in the
| dining cars. after which several of the
! new Buick little skies. known as the
model D 45. and selling for $685. I. o. o.
! the factory were put at the disposal OF
! the dealers both on the country roads
F; and at the Buick testing track. Man
ger f. r. Strong and the sales man
ayers of the Chicago Buick branch
| were then requested to get demon
| stators.
| During the afternoon session another
| personally conducted tour was MADE
/. thru several of the plants. and the
wonderful manner in Which the trlp
! was systematized made 1t possible LOT
every dealer to observe for himself that
the 1916 Buick automobiles are built
from the best ra " material to the fin
ished product in their own plant at
Flint. Mich.
| At s o'clock in the evening a dinner
was served in the dining cars, and
again several of the new light SKIES
were brought out and placed at the
| dealers disposal for tryout In this
wonderful car.
| The return trip was made to Chi
cago Friday night, arriving at destina-
| tination Saturday morning without
| mishap. and everybody pronounced II
one of the most successful business
| trips ever made. The rush of orders
| for 1916 models that are now flowing
| into the Chicago branch are so heavy
! that already the first three months
allotment is entirely exhausted. Meyer
| in the history of the company has such
a pressing demand for cars been faced.
and Manager Strong will be Obliged to
| spend most Of mis- time at Flint to send
send a few trainloads toward Chicago.
Auto Sales Company, West Church
| street, Marshalltown, Iowa.