The Detroit times., 1916-11-17
co.
IS BEHIND
ITS ORDERS
Demand for Cars 5O0,-
900 Ahead of Supply,
Says Official

esnnot be- manufactured and aol''
cred with 'he present facilities So
cording 20 + !. Ningensmith vice.
president ana treasurer of the Ford
company and thai explains wtg
Henry Ford wants TO spend the s.r
plus cash 20 enlarge tbc fs1or
This Was brought ou' ThufsaaE
morning IN me suif brouktr hs
Dodge brothers 80 compel ths COM
pany 20 dlsburse he $4,000 llo
profits % last year instead of rein
vestlng 20 10 tha business
Mr. Ilucensmith said thai 'he
$50 600 600 incidentally had a'resdr
petered down 10 mere $4,000 200
Part of This money was spent FOR
equipincn for the proposed ~
creased factory and part o. it
went out because expenses exceed
ed earnings during r paff OF tas
period tha, has elapsed since 'he
financial report was made Iris
Vas due 10 the ract ina, tbe chang
ing Of the model Of the car caused
much smaller production and also
because tho plant was closed FOR
week for inventory During this
time thousands OF men eere az
work. bur they were not producing
cars.
Hesrinc a Adjourned
Soon after n ociock this morn
ing tho ease was adjourned untii
next Tuesday when G Pipp
editor in-chief of The Detroi, News.
will take tho stand 20 testify
reFardins the publication o. the
Ford annual statement
Elliot c Stevenson. attorney for
Dodge brothers, called for Mr Pipp.
but Alfred 1.ucl-ing Mt Ford's az
torney. objected 70 the case pro-
ceeding because ne had not been
notified that Mr. Pipp would be
called Mr. Stevenson said he
would serve formal notice of 'ae
calling OF Mr. ripp and tho case
was adjourned
Testimony av Mr. KliuEensUith
was aim, 81 enf rely in relation 70
The expenditure Of the company
Mr Luck.ng seeking 70 show that
the expenditure were highly neces-
sary 20 care for the growing bust
ness and Mr Stevenson attempt
ing to prove that money OF the con
cern was being spent recklessly
Mr. Kiingensmith testified that
the company employees 200 design.
ers of machinery and tools al The
time. and about 1000 men who do
nothing ,ut make The tools He
added thHt the company would like
10 employ At least 1000 more tool
makers. bat could not get the men
now tie declared that the com
pany wa abou. 10000 cars behind
orders FOR immediate delivery and
AZ least halt.rillion behind on or
ders for deliver. soon.
The witness testified that r. was
he policy of The company 10 make
the cars 70 cheaply IS possible so
that the Gser would get the benef
and the company would prosper by
larger sales even a. smaller pronts
Company To Build IN New Vork
Mr. lucking questioned the wi--
ness closely about the proposal 10
erect Duldins In New York IN
limating that ne thought that a
needless cNpensa The witness de
clared that the company was rent
ing 4 building there nov a. a cost
o. about $4,000 a year hat the
lease wolld expire soon and ths'
proposed 20 erect a l6.story bulo.
lng adjoining The Woodward ho,
The Ford company will rse the
lower three noors and lease the
npper rs TO hc Woodward ho'tt
with the result that the Ford com
pauy viii get ent .ree the rental
from the hotel being sufhc.ont lo
Lay the whole thine and shov p
profit 10 also defended The a.. ION
or The ground hat II the Ford com
pany wanted az any timc TO vaca e
the new property be three lower
floors could be romodeled mak.ns
complete hotel
The tr asurcr MD that about -
ooo 600 alread, had been spent fol
equipment Tor the proposed enlarge
menis Mans the contracts hat
been mae and decided upon long oe
fore The beginning Of the presen
suit and presumably the whole rol
icy had been indcrsed by the Dode,
brothers since ihey bad made n,
protest
In making the slight change b
The hood and radiator Of the Fou
machine. Mr. K'ingensmith testified
the production a. The Ford compau
decreased from 60.oo0 the norma
output. 70 $4,000 month but ha
nov 4 had go baoS 90 60.onn
month
Mr Nlingensmith declared ths
the company aimed io Keep a nil
lion dollar uniforin account in jhr
Highland PARK S1tc bank u th
bank furnishes the concern sll m,
cash FOR rs ras roll end pays two
anda.hsH per cent interest
Probing into the control ~ ~,
executive committee of thc com
rAhN NJ stevenson asked how of
IN the committee ne,
Two ur thre, times week sat