Evening star., 1916-09-03
$4,000 on Ford Pay Rolls.

To buifd this large number of cars.
the number Of employees at the pahent
Ford factory, which / visited a few
days ago, has been increased to more
than $4,000 at the present time, while
the pay rolls of the branch factories
and branches have grown to more than
$4,000 names. On July 81. 1915. which
was the closinA Of the fiscal year of
the company, there were on the books
orders for 128,000 cars which had been
untitled. These orders were carried
over into the present. year and sent
the figures In the production up into
the half million mark. On July I'll,
1916, there were still on the BOOKS
$4,000 untitled orders. These have
been carried over into the present fis-
cal year, SO from this it car be seen
that the company this year already
has an excellent start. The plaNt was
shut down the last two weeks in July
TO permit Of taking an inventory OF
the stock.
The quantities Of raw material enteS-
ing into half a million production OF
Ford cars are beyond the grasp of the
average individual First. there is z00,--
000tons of vanadium steel heat treated
py special process. 100000 each of
wheels and tires, 51,950,250 square feet
of rubber cloth material in the tops.
z,5S7,500 square feet of plate glass in
the windshields with other stock in pro-
portion. The volume of these materials
has brought about methods in their
handling and manufacturing operations
which have worked distinctive savings
in production cost and these, com bined
with methods of distribution, made pos
sible the remarkable reductions in Ford
prices recently announced. While no
official information was given me of
the proposed production for this year. l
would not be bit surprised If it did
not reach 100000, and possibly the mil
lion mark.
That the demand for motor cars con-
tinues is shown by a statement OF the
Hupp Motor Car Corporation, which
last month showed another big in
crease with a 33 Ia per cent gain over
the same period last year. The state
ment bears added significance as the
months in the motor car industry. Up
to June 80 the statement showed almost
so per cent increase for the year. The
officials of the company are elated over
the showing, the company passing
through one of the most successful
years in it's history.
Busy at Packard Plant.
Out at the plant of the Packard
Motor Car Company there was every
sign of prosperity. The plant is run
ring full time and the past year has
seen most satisfactory one. Last
! year 5000 Packard twin skies were sold
and delivered. This year this number
will probably be increased to 10000
cars of the same type. The same motor
| will be used, with some slight changes
| in the body lines. The company did a
| tremendous truck business. the United
States government being one of it's
| largest patrons. Several hundred motor
! trucks which were purchased after the
| chase was started for villa were
| shipped to the Mexican border, and
! that number has been constantly in
| creasing. Only recently the Post Office
truck game and placed orders for
| trucks, the Packard company coming in
| for its share of the business.
Tho Studebaker Corporation COM
menced the season last year with plenty
| of orders on hand. and at the close Of
| the fiscal year had sold and distributed
| II, 900 StIdebaker automobiles which
| vas the Largest IL its history. Since