Arizona republican., 1919-05-11
ANNOUNCE S4.500.00]
 EXTENSION PLAII FUR
 QDSM0BILE FACTORY

LANSING May 11.-The many ru- mors current in this city concerning thc extension plans Of the Oldsmobile plant were far over shadoWed when Edward Yer Linden, president, an uoInced the schedule Of building opef- atious that has gone into effect
 Including the new motor plant and thes heating plant just recently com pleted," said MT. Yer Linden, "our 1919 expBnsion plans call for seven large buildings which will add approximately a million square feet of floor space to present working facilities"
 Perhaps the most important of tdeEe new buildings is the new axle plant. which will be built on the eastern end. of the recently acquired properties of Che Reliance Engineering company. Tng addition will consist of two units, both of steel and glass daylight con- etructlou One is to be built imnredi- atcV-the other just as soon as re- quircd. Each unit will be 750x140 feet and with it's equipment win cost s1325,000 Ground already has been broken for the first unit and the equip ment ordered. This consists largely of especially designed machinery for the economical making of axles. The riapt will also include a complete heat treating department, an electric sub station and a fuel oil pumping station. Tn a1l this plant will bring into use 26T- 900 square feet of floor space and it's capacity VIII be so great that axles win be furnished other general motors units
 The assembly building is to be ex- tended by 6o0x91-foot, four story ad- dition which will make it 1,S40 feet lOng-the longest single building in the United States devoted to automobile assembly. This extension adds IS,40t square feet of floor space and entails an expenditure of half million dollars
 -A new sheet metal and enameling plant is also to be started at once This will be 4Sox1S0 feet. one-Story with a tvvo-Story wing 360x96 feet; to. tai floor space, 155,50o square feet Construction will be of concrete Witl saw-tooth roof. Its equipment will b, wonderfully modern. In the ovens nov being built, the stock is aUtomattcall. dipped. baked and dried without ono requiring human attention This build ing will cost Sf00 900; it's equipmen St5doO0.
 Between the present assembf building and the warehouses a Rey building which will provide more com rnodious quarters for the sewing an trimming departments is rapidly near ing completion. Designed to provid perfect lighting for the accurate wor required and with especial thought fo the comfort and convenience Of tn many women operators, it will be on of the very finest daylight seWin rooms in the country. This buildin and such additional equipment as required win cost s125,0O0.
 Our extensions last year. continue r.gVer Linden. required the buildin of 1 fine heating plant equipped wit tvvof 5o0-horsepower Erie City boiler wit6 automatic stoners. The exter of t31is years expansion will be bette appfeciated when it is known that ad diti6ual boilers totaIfng 1,500 hor( power win be required
 The new motor plant which VIZ rushed to completion last summer anticipation of the governments rt Quircments, is already in operation, bl our; new plans call for at least 6t workmen in addition to the presel large force. This plant is 250x500 fee one-story full daylight constructio comprises 100000 square feet and "; huilt and equipped at a cost of or million dollars.
 When the new buildings are con plcted. and most of them will be fiji shed before the end of the year, ov 4.500 workmen will be employed in u oldsmobiIe plants
 Tt is quite true" concluded MT V Linden. "that we are contemplating number of other extensions but, natu ally. the extent of this further expal sion will be governed by business col didons. Since the Oldsmobne econ
 my truck was placed on the market couple of months ago the demand for has been phenomenal And althoul our passenger ear production has a ready passed OUT highest pre-w