Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-19
INTERSTATE FOUR
POPULAR PRICED
Local Company Have Distribu-
ton For Well-Known Make
Now Selling at $3.50

Although this year marks the first
anniversary of the Interstate in the
medium priced field. the business of
the Interstate Motor Company has
grown to such large proportions that
plans are being laid at this time to
increase the production to forty cars
day for the coming year. Based on
ten-hour day, this will mean a
finished car every fifteen minutes.
In speaking of the increase in pro-
ductlon of the Interstate, b. w.
Iwyman says:
"A car every fifteen minutes will be
our slogan for the coming year. For
the past six months, we have been
doing everything in our power to faci-
litate matters. We have been able
to anticipate the material shortage,
which has been prevalent over the
country for some time, and by the
time the show is over we will be
building our full quota of forty cars
a day.
Based on the short time we have
had to perfect our factory and or
ganization TO the point of building
the Interstate on such a large scale,
such an increase in production is re-
markable. Our car with its particu-
lar claim of power, comfort and
beauty is filling a long-felt need in its
class.
AT the 1915 New York show we
announced our price at $1,000, and at
that price created such demand that
we were only able through the most
intense manufacturing application to
meet the demand. Since our change
OF price in July 1915, our manufacur-
ing space has not been large enough
to take care of the business created
by such an announcement. We were
able to reduce the price without
changing the quality of the car by
making immediate preparations for an
Increase in production and carrying a
much larger stock of material than
formerly.
I'VE have added in the past sixty
days $4,000 additional feet of manu-
bringing the total well over 200, 900.
We have ample room to enlarge the
factory as the necessity arises and
from present indications IL will not be
long until we will find it necessary TO
use more ground
The Interstate continues its policy
of marketing only one four -cylindcr
model which lists at $3.50 as compared
with $1,000 a year ago. 1t employs
the same type of valve-in- head Beaver
motor with three and one-half by five
inch cylinders.
The motor of this car is a long
stroke engine with large overhead
valves; it is made by the Beaver Com
pany and has conspicuously good
pulling power on high gear. There
is a Remy lighting and starting
equipment which also cares for igni-
tion and q Schebler carbureter, bolt
ing direct to the cylinders, since all
manifolding is internal. A decided
feature of the Interstate Four is the
great accessibility of the motor and
all connected with il.
The bodies offered include a five
passenger touring and a roadster
model, the former holding its rated
capacity without any crowding. 1t is
nicely proportional, being a very
manageable length overall Quiet
running and good acceleration are
other characteristics.
The Interstate is handled locally
Company, 125 South Eleventh street,
j. ID. Ferry, manager, whose reputa-
ton as real mechanic is to be envied.
In addition to the local distribution,
the Auto Sales and Distributing Com
pany covers 20 counties throughout
Central Pennsylvania.