Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
WORK OF REMODElING GAY
CARRIAGE PLANT IS
STARTED TODAY
STOCK BEING SOLO
ONE HUNDRED statesmen ARE
SENT THRUOUT COUNTRY TO
SELL STOCK IN BIG LOCAL FAC
ToRY-PHENoMENAL GROWTH
is PREDICTED.


Ottawa will have $2,000.000 auto
mobile plant if the plans of the Of
ficials Of the Client Motor Co. are
carried out The company has been
incorporated and large portion Of
the stock has already been sold and
work has commenced upon the re-
modelling OF the buildings. The pres
ent buildings will answer for the pres
ent needs, but it is expected that in
few years the older buildings will
be torn down and replaced by mod.
ern automobile factory. The floor
space. if properly untitled. will at
present provide sufficient room for q
daily capacity of twenty-five cars.
A contract was recently signed with
the firm of Stands & Fannell, Of Chi
cago to sell 100000 worth Of stock.
This sales company has a national
reputation for financing projects Of
this kind and has placed number
Of the leading automobile firms in the
United States on firm financial basis.
The sale of stock will commence
Immediately and between fifty and
one hundred representatives Of the
Chicago Arm will start out In day
or two to various parts Of the United
States to boost for the Client Motor
Co. All the stock is common and
every holder will be on an eqdAl basis
with all the rest OF the the stock
holders. The first twenty machines to
be turned out will be sold to the
stock statesmen. these will be fur.
nished with banners and will adver-
tise thruout the United States. The
company expects to reach daily
capacity of ten cars within q few
months and within two years expect
to reach, if not exceed, the capacity
of the plant.
The only stock proposition that was
ever endorsed by commercial body
in Ottawa is that of the Client Motor
Co. The Ottawa Chamber of Com.
merce has given the company let
ter and recommends the purchase Of
stock as a good investment from all
information obtainable concerning the
character of the men who compose the
Client Motor Co.
The fiscal agents, Stands & Fun
nell, who have the contract for the
disposition of one million shares OF
stock, have prepared prospectus
showing some of the good features in
corporated in the Ghent motor car.
The car itself will be designed by COM
petent and experienced engineers. 1t
will have cylinders cast enbock. 1t
will be provided with vacuum feed
system and will use a shaft and spiral
bevel final drive The car will con-
= tain single ignition system, will use
the helical cut gear The axel will
h be three-Quarter floating type
The retail price of the car will be
: 1890 The weight OF the car will be
S twenty-five hundred pounds.
c The fiscal agents are represented
s in this city by Robert P. Inglis ant
s J. Henry G.. Boig. Mr.. Bog and Mr.
g Ingis are experienced in the auto
i sales business and understand every
phase of their profession They have
been very successful In their under
takings and are competent men o
high caliber.
The Ghent Motor Co. will include
among It's officers and directors, SOM
of the leading automobile menufactur
ers and successful business men 0
the country
:, @. l.. Brockett. Of Chicago presi
dent and treasurer, was t0rmerN
- :. connected with the International Har
. vester Co He will take a perranen
70 position with the new company
. f. K. Koons. of Chicago, is one o
the largest automobile BODY manu-
u racturers in the country He wa
'l' formerly connected wi 4 the kimbal
oS g. Co, the National Automobile Cc
IN and the Pope Toledo Automobile Co.
st d. A. Gent. the secretary, is res
NJ ident of Chicago and president OF tn
ne Johnson City Washed Coal Co, a
OF Marion, Ill.
c. A. Gent, director of the con
pany and chairman Of the board @
by directors, IS associated with his brotf
ru or in the coal business
tai C +. Hermann, merchant OF Appe
ton. Wis. and f. Constantih. genera
manager of the Johnson Rehning Cp
n.