Republican farmer., 1919-06-06
DIRECTED FIGHT
 FROM BEDROOM
Greatest Manufacturing Interests il the World Directed from Hote Bedroom in Mt. Clemens DurtlI Ford-Tribune Trial.

Bedroom in Mt. Clemens Durtl Ford-Tribune Trial. Mt. Clemens, Micn., June 2-Th first day Henry Ford came to tow1 I to see his million dollar suit agains the Chicago Tribune brought to tria | he had a headache.
 He had been "fussing" as he ex pressed it, around motor tha morning and the night before. ant had inhaled some of the gasolin fumes He stated the fact as simpl, as if it were common for millionaire to put on overalls and work aroun, greasy machinery.
 But it was that headache which made Mt. Clemens early aware of MT Ford's pedestrian accomplishment His headache powder is a brisk wall in the open air, but what he know a walk most men would call hike.
 He made a bee-line to the town limits and struck out cross-country Being a 1.-the man with not an ounce of superfluous flesh and very agile i1 his movements, little impediment like farm fences did not impede hin at all He scaled them easily ever the barted-wire ones, one hand o1
 
 flying leap which allowed even thd tails of his spring overcoat to clear. He saw everything as he wen along. noted the character of the soil discussed the advantages of draining told about the tilling machine hd used on his farm at home. He wen aside to look at a small patch o1 mandrake growing in the fence cor ners-the May-apple of ordinary fame. He followed with his eye bird that passed with piece o1 string in her mouth, noting which tree she had selected as the site o1 her nest.
 Walks or Headache There was no let-up in his speed Ployed land and sandy soil retarded him not at all. He seemed to neu1 tralize the difficulties of the ground yb putting more strength into his stride. He spoke freely of his ideas of life, of the happiness of making things Ego" of the satisfaction of giv1 ing people good chance in life It may have been on that walk that his plan was born, but be that as it may. 1t was not long after that Henry Ford had decided to make tho city of Mount Clemens the headquar- ters of all the Ford worldwide in1 terests for the duration of the libel suit.
 He had struck into road and was nearing the town when he saw an elderly man hoeing in a little garden and the two held converse over the fence. The gardener was wholly un- aware of the identity of his friendly visitor. But very soon after that Henry Ford dropped a remark. Tt was a remark which carried little meaning to the person unaccus- toned to the Ford method of doing things.
 This is as good a place to work as any; what is the matter with us staying right here?' That was the re- mark.
 Presently it began to appear what an apparently casual remark by Henry Ford meant.
 Down in the hotels they began to| rooms.
 Over in a business block they be- gan to clean out a whole floor.
 Trucks and vans of furniture be- gan to appear as if by magic, all coming overland from Detroit.
 Desks. typewriters, chairs, dicto- graphs, filing cabinets, heaps of sta- tionery, large council tables, various cases of all sizes and shapes bulsing Nllil papers came uHOtI IHe of small army of men.
 Linemen were soon busy putting in special telephone and telegraph wires. The vast volume of Ford business began to roll back and forth across them. Swift motor cars kept the road between Detroit and Mt Clemens hot with their traffic.
 Then a. corps of personal represent tatives, secretaries and clerks arr rived.
 Move Offices in a Day.
 In less than a days time, the cen tral office of a great $500, 900 in dustrial concern had been transport- ed bodily from Detroit to another city, and was running as smoothly if it were in it's specially arranged% fees at home.
 The Ford business has outposts in every country in the world. Just now Eew motor factories are being plaus ned here and there in Europe to help give employment and encouragement to that distracted continent. But the decisions made. say. about a new fac tory at Cadiz. Spain. or about the new factory at Copenhagen, are being made in the hotel rooms at Mt. Cle- mems, Mich.
 The Ford Motor Car Co.,. the Ford son Tractor Plant, the Eagle Ship building Plant. the various banks | which exist principally to handle the Ford finances, the Dearborn Realty and Construction Co.,, through which homes are being constructed for Fordson employees, the Dearborn Independent, which Is MT. Ford,s weekly magazine of opinion - all : these were surprised to find their headquarters moved within one day to a comparatively small city.
 This was Henry Ford's way of say ing, concerning his libel suit. We'll fight 1t out on this line if it takes all l summer"
 So 1t was decided to give a news service to every newspaper in the country. In one day a whole floor Tn | a business block was occupied. Special wires and other equipment were in- stalled. Verbatim reports of the trial were ordered. Lists of thousands of | newspapers. city dailies and countSk2 weeklies. were prepared, and pre- ently the news of the trial was ind ing its way by wire and mail to evefy corner of the United States.
 Send them the uncolored truth, z was the order. It so happened th3I