New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-04


This the odme stuff of getting with it That extra
profit the man makes may be nothing ignore But Ism 1t JUST
little rough the buyer to take money away from MIN ~
out giving anything in return?
The Cleveland situation certainly worthy OF attention.
There are six dealers two of them charging apparently cost on
obt and handling and yet delivering complete to their
customers Two others charge slightly and say they JUST
break even at fifth charges still more and says that at inc
outside he may make profit ST The sixth plainly adj
mts he money the freight and why not' Ian the
customer figure it out2
Til. Ford Motor Company we'll known through the human
tartan principles of pachst Ford cars are not shpPo
r. this c complete They loads OF parts and are
assembled in Long Island City could get car completely
assembled in the Ford plant and could get shipped at
car load New York the they pack Ford cars IN the
trains YOU would s. 30 freight charge tor automobile
1t stands that when ship ranoad OF parts
to be assembled Long Island City just they are assembled IN
Detroit the transportation cost less than on complete cars even
shipped knock down form Yet when you take the delivery
this district from Ford authorized dealer you pay
freight
.y ,vo male money on the freight stated the assistant
70 CASTOR Plaintiff New York manager of the Ford Motor Com
pany when asked him about recently And what more rop
with the companys authorized local dealers require the
latter to charge no less 80 freight the they de
liver This although the do not come from Detroit
but as parts to Long Island City.
Perhaps the profit of the Ford plant slight on each
this freight matter Labor costs are higher ana
make for expense in New York than IN Deo
lPerha
schedule Long Island City plant which will mean 4oooo
cars assembled there the twelve months from August l9Io
Already 20 600 have been assembled and sent out AT
81 car there would be 1000 additional profit in single year
in this city only Maybe the Ford workmen share this profit but
does the customer?
Not less than three cars the size of the Buick four the smaller
Chevrolet or the bort can got automobile freight
coming from Flint Mich The freight rate for 3o-foo Car is
which 5000 for of the three auomo
bc The freight charges by the local representatives are Do
$50; Chevrolet, $3.50; Buick, $40
Mr. White of c. r. Silver Inc says that at $50 no money is
made bort when the handling considered Chevrolet
like Ford sends complete this market The parts are
developed many plants cities other than Flint and the freight
charges on these such that Mr. Hardy vcepcsdcnt OF the
Chevrolet Motor Company nothing made on freight at
3 So although assembled at Taytown and shipped
from Flint Buick people have their for stating that they
make 10 money the freight.
Here ar differences between bort and Buick of $40 auto
mobile Still no one profit Can the automobile buyer
figure this out2
The WHY'S Overland Company generally ships three auto
mobiles carload that is couple of small with one bigger
one The retail New York $50 for the freight on
small car and $35 larger That gives return or SD
carload The freight from Toledo for 36foo cars So/o
The margin is more than SIS carload which the customer
and somebody gets.
The Chalmers branch used charge $45 for the freight from
Detroit but r. Silver $40 when he took the
line At that figure says he breaks The Detroit New
York freight rate $67 TO- Toledo This leaves
thing like for handling Chalmers that come IN two IN
carload with divergence charge and handling costs probably
is about all used
railroads may have for automobiles sent from
Detroit by freight the local dealers have all when
to collecting The reasonable charge $40 for good sized
This what among others, the fupmoble Chalmers Packard
King Saxon Six and Sudebaker Six The actual freight cost
is $685. automobile.
The Saxon Four $50 freight Saxons usually two
little ones and big carload This collection of
90 for the dealer for freight that costs him S677O
Sudebaker and Dodge Brothers dealers only charge S35 tor
our-cynde machines they ship freight they
out lust about level but if three Dodge Brothers
freight car which usually the there big margin left for
hal dng.
The Liberty dealer thinks it charge $45 from
Detroit and that makes him he 1t is
bit pulling ahom the meaning of coming out the
Packard Cadillac tourng) King all considerably larger and
heavier than the Liberty be delivered for $40 where does the
S. in?
If the Packard of s. inches wheel base and good weight
$40 why should Dodge Brothers of inches wheel
base and far less weight 1852 Why should Saxon Six Of
~ inches wheel base much Packard Twin Six