The Detroit times., 1916-11-15

haI he can manufacture 1000 900
cars year
+ Attorney Stevenson sogrht 20 dis.
cses,t Fcrd $ poicy IN ore breath
be- demanded ta Intelligent state
mont OF Nr FORD policies and .n
another De- declared that The head
of the rl7nt was going blady ahead
with ha,rbrain-l schemts wh
/ jeopardifed tas Interests ot tho
other sto-kho!ders
Million Cars ls Gosi
You arc nor satisGet vHh Tho
. present production and aant 70 .u-
crease yclr ortp.. to l'aao.3 cars
year 90 'oa 41, Mr Ford To-
,as asked
Tie demand was1't satisfied ,ast
year rpIe4 FrrI THIS 10 pre ~
ne tact bar The price Was ioa
h.-h
You ai3 'hat yoa wanted ,o
81 ke greater nUmle- oi machines
NJ lower cos, ana that Ha-n+
-hr ,o max" such Ar awrli g,Uat
IN othe- words i1a, YOUR Cuust ~gCr
a1lIdu 10, you sell cars ii. hisa as
last wear did y,g ust
.t soalf me-, te good usi7ess"
WA, ,ta' lu teI taou1 1h. ~ when
sou sait i' was a5' right and rou
.uu tbilk those aafuI rrohts Here
urt ueo'
SO cant keep them do16 We
urEani1e 10 Ga as m1ch good 'o
everybody as possible replied 81
Ford
Ford admitted that the Dodge
male ,he first car he put lu, bG'
that i was srnm hi, own frame and
drawings as anv o,her mechanics
coal5" Ms au9.nc Alfred l.ucainE
irtertected
and ,he Dcd-c, had 20 equip
heir plant and .eo7ardizs ey"ry
thing hey had in he world I.dnf
,he, aaked Nr Stevenson
n you think SO
.Wt you heIparfite auything p
You Iidnt have ANYTHING '3 ieopard
ize, did you7"
Il jeopsrdzcd my plans. shiCh
might have heeR given up 'c other
manufacturer
And st you talk as $40 .thev
we're stealing somethlnL You tried
70 make cut they were ingrafes be-
cause they wanted their share OF
he property Have you ever had
any offer for your plan,7"
Mr.. Ford wasn't sure whether ~
had had or not. Mr LucklnE his
counsel. poke OF "phony Offers
and Ford announced thAt he lad
bad such
Plant is Not For Sale.
Somebody wanted 20 know wheth
or I'd take 5000 900 900 for my share
of the business. and said it WASH,
for sale diGp't give the matter
any thought because wanted
something 10 work a. didn't give
much thought 70 making money
Just because we didn't have money
in mind 20 nsva made n guess
why ia the business being en.
iarsedT"
Jus, 20 do AZ much good AZ
possible, 70 send ont cars n sou
make cheap ear. parchasable by
many persons. money will fall on
you"
Mr. stevenson told Mr FORD tha,
be was never going 70 bui.d his
tractor plant lie had tried n show
that Ford's salc of land on the
RIVER Rouge 20 the Ford company
rould enhance the value oi his own
property
You Gcn't start spending youT
own morey on this smelter, but
you're willing 70 spend the com
pany's. T0ut rever build IT,
"Oh. you've no objection, Mr.
Stevenson you simply want to ge'
your hands in tho til said Mr.
/ LUcking
Well. x we'd been taking $4,000
month We wouldn't talk about get
ting into the ul. said Stevenson
Mr Ford. you've undertaken tc
Justify Withholding s50.0O0.0 900 from
he stockholders % your concern
Yog want 20 introduce improve
meni5 and iower the price with the
production OF 900 600 cars q year
You said YOU made more money last
year than was right. Have you con
gidered how many other cars are
manufactured AZ about tho Ford
price ."
Mr Ford said he had not
Small Concerns Can't Compete.
40 company With a small output
Stevenson contended. could com
pete with tho Ford especially whon
immense contracts for the parts not