South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15
TO MAKE CITY
BIG WESTERN
AUTO CENTER
Present Plans of Company are
FoStered by PreS't ErSkine
and includes Extensive
Enlargement of Plant.

South Bend az one OF the largest
automobile manufacturing centers
in the United States is the dream %
Pres't A. r. ErslSine, Of the Stude-
baker corporation, that viii como
true with the carrying out OF the
present plans OF the corporation 10
double the present capacity OF its
South Bend plant BY engagements
and by the employment or 1000 ad-
ditional worlSmen.
For more than four years Pres't
Erskine has dreamed of making
south Bend a great automobile
manufacturing center. and saturday
the corporation announced that II
will issue SIS. 10000 in seven per-
cent gold notes. the proceeds from
these notes to be used in retiring its
present outstanding loans. and in
completing the construction OF one
OF the most modern automobile
manufacturing plants in the world.
Promises Great Plant.
In an interview with The News
IIftle@ 1hLuEudN EIE@ I IL 1tNAAA6 NC
clared that the new plant will be
completed and in fun operation BY
The summer OF 1920. and that 1000
additional worlSmen will be en-
pIoyed at the South Bend plant.
This has been my dream for
more than four years" said Mr..
srskine. Il have dreamed OF max
ing south Bend one OF the greatest
automobile manufacturing centers
in the country, andauow that dream
is about 10 be realized.
1T means that AZ least 20. 600 ciu-
zens will be added 20 the popula-
tion OF south Bend I'm less than two
Years Already nearly 20 percent Of
The new plant is completed, and the
balance will be rushed 20 compile
lion as rapidly as pos: Jle."
VIII Not Affect Subsidiary.
Mr.. Frskine declared that the
construction of the new plant here
will not affect the corporations
plants AT Detroit. except that the
south Bend plant is 20 be the lars
st or all the corporations indus
tries. The main efforts of the cor
poration IN the manufacturing of
automobiles are 20 be conferred in
south Bend. according TO Pres't
Isrskine.
The new plant will have a capac-
ity or 100000 finished automobile
annually. and with the 10000 an
nuaI output OF its combined Detroit
plants. the corporation viii more
than double it, capacity i'm the man
ufacture Or cars.
Nucleus Esta blish 1915.
The nucleus for the new plant
was established I'm 1916 when the
CORPORATION constructed a number
Of buildings an which 20 take care
OF war contracts. These buildings
were constructed with a view 70 en-
rarEinr the automobile manufactur-
ing department when the time ar
rived. and now that the need for
operating the entire plant i'm hlliuS
war contracts has passed. the cor
poration Is now turning To the car
rying out Of It's plans Of making
south Bend the great automobile
manufacturing center Pres't Ersline
has dreamed 81.
Cost or New Plant.
The cost of the new plant VII be
several million dollars The permits
for the buildings already completed
cost the corporation i'm the neigh
borhood OF a million dollars. The
equipment for the manufacture OF
cars IS % bc OF the highest quality
and the facilities for carrying on
this Industry will be uneNcelled any
where In the United states
with the need for homes by the
additional workmen 20 be employed
The corporation is also directing ts
tttention 10 the construction Of
houses near the plant. II il PROB
7ble that the plans for the erection
81 A IarEe number Of houses made
Turing the war viii be carried out IN
contemplation Of the need for more
homes that will come with the in-
crease I'm tho number or workmen %
lie empIoyed In the operation OF tho
new plant
I,rskinc's Statement
Saturday Pres't Erskine issued q
formal statement i'm which an eX-
PLANTATION ~ the issuance OF the S15..
600. 600 seven percent gold notes
the present financial standing OF tbs
corporation. the corporations earn.
inEs and "a review Of the corpora