Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-13
TREMENDOUS DEMAND
FOR FOR HETzI0gRIHG CAR
Product of WaItham Factory
Has Reached Total of
100 Cars Daily

The phenomenal growth Of the Metz
Company's business is one Of the
most interesting chapters in the in
dustrial history OF New England. It
started out with a single purpose, to
build thoroughly good car and to
produce It along such economical lines
as would permit Of its being sold at
popular price; and so well has IL
succeeded that the natural develop
ment Of the business ranks it today
among the most important industries
OF that great manufacturing centre.
The Metz Company for a number OF
years confined its production to a
roadster car-the widely known Metz
"22." 1t took part in. and won, many
endurance runs and hill-climbing con-
tests, in open competition with much
higher-priced cars. And as the re-
markable stability and the thoroughly
excellent road performance of the
Metz came TO be generally recognized,
there sprang up a demand for tour
ing car built on the same lines and
with q similar regard for economy.
Finally this demand became so in
sistent that the Metz designers could
not longer overlook il, and accord
ingly the company placed on the mar
ket IN January of this year a hand
some touring model, which is listed at
see see, completely equipped, including
electric starter and electric lights,
plate glass rain-vision wind shield,
Instant one-man top. speedometer,
gasoline gauge, signal horn, etc. Such
an achievement has been made possi-
BILE OF course, only through the sys-
tematic organization OF the Metz fac
tory equipment The latter includes
an amazing amount Of specially-de-
signed automatic machinery, and not
only are these wonderful machines
more accurate than the most skilled
workmen, but they are great labor
savers.
Then. too the Metz car is excep-
tionaily compact in design and con-
struction. In the same degree that II
Is a simple car 20 operate, II is a SIM
pie car to build. And what has prob
ably as much TO do with the general
result as anything else is the fact
that with the exception of rubber
tires and the electrical equipment,
the makeup Of Metz car is actually
manufactured In the Metz factories. In
short, the Metz company does not
farm out" any OF its work, nor does
Il pay a profit to the middleman, as
would be the case II Il we're forced
TO deal extensively with parts manu-
facturers.
Inz every department of the plant
~
cfny-promoting system has been es-
~ slished. so that the observer finds
q alself naturally wondering whether
~ further Improvements in this d.
rection can be devised
The engine in the new touring car
It's a 25-horsepower. water-cooled mo-
ar OF the typical Metz type. with
osch high-tension magnetic. and the
twer is delivered TO the wheels by
~ grip gearleEs transmission.
y ch is a distinctive feature of all
. efz cars The electric starting and
Citing plant Is the well known Gray
Davis system. the wheels are 80
r inches. fitted with 3 IL inch Goodrich
-lfncher tires. and the springs both
tUnt and rear are full elliptic.
~ The ieft-hand drive provides centre
IIU1- me NAEE cAIrHNl-NAut NnAN II
made xfill more attractive by the use
a flush doors. and the seats are lux
Uripusly upholstered and fitted with
deep cushions. II Is a strictly fine
car In every respect; and 10 produce
such q car 10 sell az the price quot
81. including such absolute complete.
xess Of equipment. Is mark Of great
credit 10 the Metz designers and TO
The Metz factory management.
The most distinctive feature about
Metz cars Is the hbre-grip gearless
Transmission. which does away with
all gear and clutch trouble. n there
ever was any doubt as 10 its practi-
cability. Il must be admitted that Il
has been effectively dispelled by the
remarkable showing of the Metz in
competition with gear-driven cars OF
many different makes and by the
never-failing service delivered by the
Metz under all kinds of road and
weather conditions.
White Bros. local agents for the
Metz car. report the following sales
J. r. Bailey. Wilmington. Metz 25;
". e. Tyson. Wilmington. Metz %
George W. Burris. Rose Hill, Metz 25
Captain William r. Reybold. Delaware
City, Metz % roadster: Lawrence Tai.
ley. Brandywine hundred. Metz q
+, roadster. and George l.. Messick, Metz
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