Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-04

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simplex Brewster, Daniels, Fergus |
Murray, Cunningham and Diddle. |
Brewster, Rubay and Brooks-Ostrukl
have also taken space for BODY ex-
hibits
II has become known that tho
Mitchell Motors company. Racine,
Wis. has been licensed by the -Four
Wheel Drive company. Clintonville'
Wis, to mako trucks for the govern
ment. Mitchell becomes sub-con-
tractor, licensed by the Four Wheel
Drive company, under the contract
which the latter company received
direct from tho government. Mitcheli
has been working on Its contract for
several weeks.
II Is estimated that at the present
rate of progress the Ford smelling
plant at Detroit, will be completed
ana in operation by the first part OF
l92O. Much Of the output OF this
plant will doubtless be used by tho
ford Motor company, and ny the
tractor plant OF Henry Ford & Son.
rhe buildings at the plant are prac-
ucally without exception or concrete
and brick construction cover tract or
land nearly "a mile long, ana VIII en-
ploy, it Is said, about 100000 persons
scandinavian automobile buyers
prefer cars equipped with magnetic ig
milton Seven passenger bodies are
ilso very much in demand for when
scandinavian car owner wants To go
riding he desires his family to accom-
pany him. The two-seated roadsters
are wanted in the small car class
expensive cars with two-seated bodle5
are rarely seen in Scandinavia.
A new method Of shipping automo-
tiles has been used by the Moon Mo-
tor Car company OF St Louis in ship
oing thirty automobiles to Japan.
each car is Grated In solid box
which is lined with waterproof pa
per to do away with the possibility
of trouble from the salt water. THIS
Ia necessary AS the salt air has "A
strongly corrosive effect on metals
not protected by an antitrust prepara-
iion.
The United states Rubber company
ls having the biggest year In it's his
cory. Its total sales I'm the flrst eight
months of 1917 amounted to SlOo,-
COO. 600 of which the tire department
contributed about Si0,0OO,OOO. 1t is
predicted that this department NAV
chow sales close to $60,O0O,OOO for the
| entire year.
From authentic sources it is report
ed that the office OF the Redden MO-
TOR Truck company, will shortly be
| transferred from Chicago to Jackson.
Mich. The accounting department
| tas already been there for the pas
| three months.
September gross and net earnings
/ n
! pany are lie largest of any month in
! the company's history. After allow
ING for usual dividends on preferred
md common stocks, the surplus tins
kyear is expected to reach Sl,5OO,oOo.
In the Industrial municipality OF
| Dodge Brothers," in Detroit, Where
| $4,000 men are engaged in building
motor cars. IL was seen few months
o~o that new arrangements would be
necessary to handle the rapidly IN
rraasinp volume OF scrap and refuse.
/ There WAS no debate, no argument
no board OF directors meeting. Inc
t>yo Dodge brothers are their own d.
| rectors and II question or buliulus
| or improvements arises IL is usually
settled then and there. Such was tne
use of the Sncinerator. Not only dlu
they build a plant capable of reduc-
| ing waste to The minimum and there
! NV placing the big Detroit factory
| squarely behind the national conser-
Vation campaign, hut they bullt IL on
such a scientific basis that the rctuse
itself was made to serve a valuable
purpose. Since the incinerator has
/ been in operation large part of the
II factory has been heated with steam
Il generated by the burning wastes.
Before ;he war. and also during the
first years OF this war, the Russian
i automobile importers made 1t hapit
OF going to Sweden to ascertain now
well the different cars would stanc
the roads. If car got a reputation III
Sweden, 1t was certain that the kus-
sian market would also he opened u
II. as the roads in these countries are
almost Of the same type. AS a result
of these poor road conditions. low
hung cars are not desired. An account
of the many short turns that are en-
countered on \ese roads. cars with
too long a wheelbase are also not
wanted.
The Mllhurn Wagon works is now
doing the finishing work on all Olds-
| mobile closed cars and at present IS
turning out fifteen bodies a day. The
chassis are shipped from Lansing g
Toledo where the bodies are added
and completed.
Due 10 the increased demand fol
trucks of large carrying capacities
the ]. C. Wilson company. Detroit
will add u 5-ton model to their pres
ent line Of 1-ton. 2-ton. and 3 " tor
models about January I. The new
model will follow closely the desiSf
OF the present trucks.
Carlton NJ Garrett, formerly with
the western department of the Split
dorf Electric company. the Moor
Automobile company and the Cadillac
Motor company. has Joined the motor
department of the Federal Expor
corporation.
John \. Willvs has succeeded
George j Gould rs director of the
Western Maryland Railway company
The resignation of Mr.. Gould mark
the passing of the influence OF The
i Gould interests I'm this railroad,
i. H. Akers, who for the past fiv'
years has been in tho employ of The
j REQ Motor Car company, as factor!
! representative covering the centra
/ western states, has been appointed as
Il I.t.