The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-01
Some Of the War Activities of
the Ford Motor Co.

Without going into particulars the following items
will give some idea Of the value the Ford Motor Com
pany to the Government OF the United States IN
it's calls for the sinews of war:
More than 100000 steel helmets.
Order for 5000 12-cylinder Liberty motors Over
1900 had been delivered when the amstlce was sign
ed and we were Just striking producing capacity
y 10000 Caissons, mainly Of 155 nm. guns. Some
thing over 5000 delivered
Order for 12 eagle boats 200 feet long, % feet
, beam. Something like 25 delivered when the order
reduced to 81. The balance will be furnished by
) the first Of August
, More than 5000 trucks More than $4,000 regular
Ford cars. More than 5000 ambulances
100000 cylinders for Liberty motors, Because OF
the superiority Of the work on this article the Gov
eminent placed the order with the Ford Motor Com
pany to make all the cylinders for all the Liberty
motors made in America. The origina! order was
practically completed when the armisce signed,
and new order for 100000 had just been entered
100000 bearings for the Liberty motor. Here
again the Government recognized the superior qual,
ty Of the bearings made by this company; and placed
the order with for all the bearings for all the lib
erty motors made in the United States On this order
100000 bearings had been delivered.
100000 cylinder forgings for Liberty motors. Once
again the government recognized the superiority OF
Ford work. and placed orders with the company for
all the cylinder forgings for all the Liberty motors
made in America Over 100000 had been delivered
A large volume of experimental WORK: was done in
building three-ton military tanks and the government
had Just placed orders of $4,000 of the small twoan
military tanks and 5000 Of the siXton military tanks.
Cancellation came before more than a dozen OR so
tanks had been delivered But the foundations had
been laid and the super-structure almost completed
for enormous building in which we intended max
ings tanks alone. OF course this building comes in
mighty useful in the enlargement of our business.
Motion picture reels in behalf of Liberty Loans,
Red Cross and Patriotic Fund work were made by the
company and supplied to the government in snfG
cent quantities to the entire United States in
motion pictures. Motion picture reels in volumes
sufficient to the armies Of the United States in
France, Italy and Palestine furnished by the
motion picture department of the Ford Motor Com
pany.
We also did than 81 100000 Of work in the
production of special devices for the naval depart
nent of the British government.
We also, through our chemical laboratory cooper
ated with the manufacturers Of gas masks for the
>Jnited States army
An average Of $4,000 men and
ployed by the main factory at Highland Park $500
men at the ship building plant on the River Rouge;
1000 men employed at the blast furnace in
Of construction the Rouge; $50 men employed at
the ca1buretor plant average of 5000 employ
practically all on 100 per cent Government work
under standard eight hour day and minimum wage
of $500 "a day.
ESTES & COMPANY
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