Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
Gossip Of Auto
Builders.

builders, have purchased the factory
and real estate Of the Murphy Chair
company, Harper avenue and the
Grand Trunk and Lake Shore tracks.
Approximately $l.500,O00 was in
volved in the transaction. On 4 plot
OF about IL acres the factory con-
tains from $4,000 to $4,000 feet Of
floor space.
Henry Ford has offered $500, 900
for Charter Oak park, Hartford, ac-
cording to the New York Herald.
The owners want $250,000. The park
is known for its great mile track, on
the Grand circuit since 1873. Moth
ing is known in Hartford regarding
the plans of Mr.. Ford for the use Of
the park grounds.
Edward Tucker, jr., formerly as
sociated with Joseph A. Schultz in
the Detroit branch Of the Cadillac
Motor Car company, has accepted
position with E. c. Howard of the
Lafayette Motors company, Indian
apolis. Mr.. Tucker has been men,
Der of the Cadillac organization for
six years with the exception of two
year. spent in the army, when he
was first lieutenant in the air serv-
ice. II
J. G. Cashin has been appointed
advertising manager of the Aeason
Motor Truck company under Dom
Whitaker, who has had charge Of the
advertising in the past and is now
assisting Harry Conlon, vice presi-
dent, in charge Of sales and on the
road most of the time. Mr.. Cashin
Was advertising manager of the
Standard Motor Truck company.
It is learned that orders for ma
terials placed by the Maibohm Mo-
tors corporation, Sandusky, o., call
for more than $S,0O0,0O0 Of expendi-
lures. The progress Of this COM
pany has been rapid from the time
of its starting on the new factory
building at Sandusky and distrib-
utors from all over America have
sought to place orders, which in the
aggregate tax even the capacity OF
the great new plant being brought
to completion there.
. Clifford Victor Herbert, son of the
great music composer, is in Detroit
Mr.. Herbert was interested in trac-
tor development work when he
joined the 55th artillery, with which
he saw active service in France
After his return he joined Spencer
Trask & Co., Chicago.
Charles F. Van Sicklen returned
from New York Wednesday and an.
nounced Immediately the abandon
ment of his plans to lease the Ford
retail building at Woodward avenue
and the Boulevard.
Eddie Rickenbacker reached De-
troit last Saturday for few hours
Eddie is out of flying completely
and out of racing and is considering
a number of business propositions,
none of which he is in any hurry to
close.
Henry Lansdale, manager Of the
passenger transportation depart
ment of the Packard Motor Car
company, has returned to Detroit
from an extensive trip through the
middlewcst and west. Mr.. Lansdale
says that at the close of his trip
he is convinced that there is a mar
ket for 1920 for the Packard Twin
Six for $4,000 cars.
C. Y. Kenworthy, having sold his
interest, has resigned as vice presl-
dent and general manager of the
Roamer Motor Car company, Chi
cago, which position he has held
for three years. He is now president
of the Kenworthy Motors corpora
ton, organized under the laws OF
the state of Illinois.
Rolls-Royee of America, Inc, is
the. American branch of Rolls
Royce, Ltd, the British automobile
manufacturers. The American COM
pany will have an authorized capital
of $7,5OO,O00 preferred stock, of
which $3,500,00O is to be issued
shortly.
Notices have been sent to all
stockholders of the Fisher Body
corporation, Detroit, advising them
of the increase of the capital stock
from $2OO0O,O0O to $50,0O0,000, from
100000 shares to $4,000 shares. The
100000 shares of additional stock
are being purchased by the General
Motors corporation. In. the last
week the Fisher Body corporation