The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-19
MANY ADDITIONS TO LINE
Statesmen Will Have Great Banquet in
Milwaukee This Evening and Con-
tinue Their Deliberations at the
Plant on Thursday and Friday.

Thirty-one of the country S best au-
tcmobila distributors assembled at the
Nash plant today for the first annual
convention of Nash distributors. 1t
has been an open secret for the past
four months that these distributors
have been the ones picked to handle
the Nash line next year in the various
territories although none of them had
actually signed contracts for next y ar.
This convention was held by the Mash
Motors Company for the purpose of
signing these contracts which represent
one OF the most valuable franchises in
the automobile industry.
The policy Of the company is to give
large territories to well financed dis
tributors who have been in the motor
car business for a long period of years
and are thoroughly familiar with the
distribution of both passenger cars and
trucks. The territory of these thirty
one distributors will blanket the United
States. This body Of distributors rep
resents probably enc of the strongest
bodies ever gotten together by one
company. Their companies are all
financed anywhere from 100000 to
100000. The Nash Motors Company
has gathered together this remarkable
body of distributors under the guiding
hand of G.. B. Voorhis, general sales
manager, in less than five months time.
Tt has been known for some time
that the Nash line would be one Of the
finest lines of motor cars and trucks
in the automobile industry and for
this reason all the distributors through
out the country who are familiar With
Mr. Nash's past success have been
anxious to talk business They knew
that it would not be very long before
the great plant at Kenosha, covering
100 acres Of ground and 81 acres under
roof, would be turning out very valu-
able line of pleasure cars and trucks
and that it is only to be expected that
this line will improve in value as time
goes on.
The Nash Motors Company have al
ready announced one ton truck which
is moderately priced and meets the de-
mand of the largest body of truck
purchasers. The fact that this particu-
lar truck model is only the start of a
complete line including new passenger
cars and trucks is the general gossip
among the trade and there are few
dealers throughout the country who
are not waiting anxiously to see what
the new Nash line will be. They know
that to procure it will mean a very
valuable franchise for them and if they
do not procure it it will mean very
keen competition for the best Of them
The convention for the signing of
the contracts started Tuesday for the
distributors to be followed by sub
distributors convention on Wednesday
afternoon. A banquet will take place
this evening at the Hotel Wisconsin in
Milwaukee which the distributors and
their sub distributors will attend
A convention for the dealers who
have signed contracts will be held in
the near future at Kenosha and will
be announced later.
At the opening Of the convention on
Tuesday, G. W. Nash, president of the
company, delivered an address on the
subject The New Nash Car and Poll
cies, after which w. FL. Afford spoke
on 1.-THE Business Outlook and there
was general discussion Of plans by
G. B. Voorhis, at the head Of the sales
The program for today
and the sessions on Thursday and Fri
day follows: