Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-18
DODGE BROTHERS
HAVE MODERN PLANT
Since Beginning the Manufac-
ture of Own Cars Plant
Has Grown.

| Dodge Brothers began making cnr3
81 thcir own design two years ago. At
| that time the plant comprised twonty
| acres OF floor space, but since then
| constant additions Of now buildings
have provided a total II Y acres. In
/ Guiding buildings now under con-
| struotion and nearing completion.
| one OF the new structures now IN
process IS an eiGht-story building, $40
feet long and 125 feet wide. to ne
used exclusively for the storage OF
rough and finished work.
The company employs 5000 men,
| and is producing $50 cars day. APP
| proNimately 10000 cars have becn
built and sold in the tirst 26 months.
| This remarkable record Is due TO the
| manufacturing efficiency brought
about by tho use Of the very latest
methods and the best equipment it IS
possible e. obtain.
Tho factory Is SO laid out that the
main assembly building. which f.
1 100 feet long. 60 feet wide. four
stories high. and runs from east to
west, is fed with parts and units from
the ether buildings and wings which
1un from north to south. Every de-
partmcnt is so placed that It's product
viii travel to the assembly floors by
the shortest possible routes.
The chassis and final assembly de
partments are confined to ono noor.
However in the main assembly build
ing. while the floor Immediately be
low is occupied by storcrooms The
one Immediately above contains the
trim and top departments, whore the
iody Is completely upholstered and
the tops and curtains are mnnufac-
turcd complete. The top floor OF this
building Is given over exclusively t.
cnamoliEg.
ON account OF It's recent construc-
ton. the plant cWbodics practically
every known modern device for cf-
fiCicnt production of automobiles in
Quantities. In addition to this, much
original equipment in the way OF con
Veyors and machining processes has
been constructed. An elaborate sys-
tom Of enameling ovens for impart-
ing a high grade finish to bodies.
Tenders and small parts is in opera
ton. the only equipment of its kind.
In this ConVcyor bodies are lifted in
Il cradle attached to ar endless belt
AZ the front end OF the system and
carried thru four distinct coats Of
enamel, with necessary rubbing ana
intermediate operations, and dropped
of at the end of the conveyor eight
hundred feet away with beautiful
ana durable finish The conveyor
carrlcs the bodies. thoroly cleaned to
the experts who immersc them with
enamel IN "A brush like stream. quick
ly ana uniformly During this opera
tion tho bodies are travelling continu-
CuslY, passing upward thru an open
ing in the ceiling TO the first oven
housed on ;hc roof they make n com
plctc loop Of several hundred feet.
Returning they are saudcd rubbed
ana given the second coat. then sen.
UP again into the second series of
ovens. This process is continued
thru the four coats of enamel ThC
ovens are heated by electric coils. by
moars Uf which the temperature may
lac rcgu,atcd absolutely from IA CON
troll tower.
Tho enamel is thoroly clarified in
the basement of this building and is
carried TO the fourth floor thru n cir
cullting system, and there applied by
flooding. as stated. behind glass
screen which excludes all dust
The capacity of the present body
cnawcling plant is 400 cars day
other convoyors of equal interest are
in use thrIout the shor for the as
Hombly OF the motors, assembly Of
tr'nsmissions and rear ayles, enamel
Ing and baking of frames. assembly Of
wheels. rims and tires. and for the
chassis and final assembly. All Of
these convcvcrs arc motor driven and
may he regulated TO give an out3rt Of
800 TO 500 cars per dav. Motive
power is furnished by mounting ono
Of the standard automobile motors on
a suitable frame.
An Industrial railway complctclv
cncircles tho plant and enters ovcrv
departmont on tra ground floor
The forge plnnt contains moro than
30 steam hammers ranging in capac-
| itv from 400 to Z 800 hounds each.
! and uroducing $4,000 nounds cf
| stool forging daily
In the hcat trc,t dcpartncnt from
! 90 OOO TO 100 600 narts are treated
| c,crv 81 hours ana for this niirposc
| 80 furnaces and 20 cyanide rots arc
r,oiiircd \ thousand mounds of g, 70
anido are used each day i'm tho latter.
IL 0OO gallons of fuel oil nre CON
sumcd ench dav fer heating tho fur
roces in the forge and heat treat de-
partmcnts An undcrrround circu-
| iaung and cooling system rs used I'm
tho heat trcnt department for mair
tanning an ,vcn tcnpcrature IN tho
! oil aud othcr cooling solutions
J In the machine shops the unit svs-
Il tom Is largely I'm vorue bv which svr-
tenn AL machine operations necessary