Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-03
JOHN RUD WRITES
ABOUT TOLEDO TRIP
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X From overhead parts are lowered
by chains. Along the way men are
attaching the parts. The frame is
mot in motion all the time, but can
be instantly connected with the
Ion its way whenever desired
Top quality of womanship is as
sured by having each man do work
on which he is an expert, If it be on
ly to tighten a bolt.
Lines of motors, already tested,
wait on both sides of the conveyor
These are put into place, cantileyer
springs are put on, steering mechan-
ism and lighting and starting sys-
TENS are adjusted. Gradually the car
takes form.
Instead of painting the chassis
with a brush, sprayer is used. 1t
does the work more rapidly, more
and at a lower cost.
The tracks of the assembly lead
directly through ovens in which the
paint is baked. Tenders and run
ming boards come into their places.
+ Wheels with the tires on are
brought along on a runway. First
comes a front wheel, then rear
wheel. You ought to see them put
on the tires. 1t is lightning. BY a
special device, invented by one OF
the men in the department, the tire
can be put on wheel in three sec
onds.
From overhead bodies are drop.
ped down ON to the chassis and soon
made fast.
The car is now reay for its tests.
Rapidly revolving wheels in the floor
engage the wheels of the car, and
send them at high speed to make
sure that they are operating freely.
This is not test under the power Of
the car.
Gasoline and water are then put
into the car. 1t is pushed off the
track into another room, till it's
wheels are in contact with wheels in
the floor.
With the use of the self starter,
the machine gets it's first chance to
prove the success of its construction.
1t surprised me the way the motors
started. They were off with rush.
There was no hitch or delay. All the
work had been done right. In a few
minutes the motor was working APP
parently almost as smoothly as if it
had been year on the road.
We saw how the cars were ship
ped. The export department has a
lbig feature in this line. The finish
ed car undergoes preparation by hav-
ing its wheels taken off and fastened
on the under side of the frame which
forms the top covering for the car
The top is covered with tar paper
as a protection against the elements,
and all is sec rely boxed.
Along comes a big crane running
in an overhead groove quarter OF
mile long. The operator sits in a
small cab not unlike that of a rails
road engineer Chains grab the boz
containing the car, and within for
ty-five seconds have carried it our-
side the building and placed it on
the fiat freight car.
1T is processes like these, all that
| l have described, that explain why
every car in the Willys-Overland
line is what it is at so low a cost.
Making so many is the answer, max
| ing them to go all over the world
and having profited by the experien-
ces of users everywhere. Quantity
production, immense and costly ma
chimes, skilled designing, careful in
spection, accurate tests of material,
efficient factory methods, rapid as
sembly and advanced methods OF
handling, all these We saw; all these
tell why the WHY'S Overland Com
pany lives up to its ideals of a car
for every need or taste, price, class
and service right.
| We saw the line. 1t is quality
from the lowest priced to the head
liner. 1t will be the marvel of the
automobile shows.
The sightseeing tour was only one
angle of this convention Tonight we
will hear policy defined by the vari-
Gus officials.
The two days program includes a
rollicking beefsteak dinner, a more
formal banquet, minstrel show. a
concert by the famous Overland
band and concert by the Glee Club.
Finally there will be a speech by
the moving genius Of it all, Mr..
WHY'S himself.
You will agree with me that this
is some project t6have been put over
all within one plant and by the peo-