The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
Some of the War Activities of TIT
Ford Motor Company.

\ Without going into particulars, the
following items will give some idea
of the value the Ford Motor Com
pany was to the Government of the
United States in it's call for the sinews
OF war:
More than 100000 steel helmets.
/ Order for 5000 12-cylinder Liberty
Motors. Over 1900 had been de-
livered when the arInistice was sign
ed, and they we're just striking their
producing capacity.
10000 Caissons, mainly for 155 mm
guns. Something over 5000 delivered
Order for 112 Eagle" boats, 200
feet long, % feet beam. Something
like 25 delivered, when the order was
reduced to 62. The balance will be
finished by the LIST of August.
More than 5000 trucks More than
25 900 regular Ford cars. More than
5000 ambulances.
100000 Cylinders for Liberty Mo-
tors. Because of the superiority of
the work on this article, the Govern
ment placed the order with the r. ord
Motor Company to make all the cyl
inders for all the Liberty Motors
made in America. The original order
was practically completed when the
armistice was signed, and a new or
der for 100000 had just been entered
100000 Bearings for the Liberty
Motor. Here again the Government
recognized the superior quality of the
bearings made by this Company, and
placed the order with them for all the
bearings for all the Liberty Motors
made in the United States. On this
order over 100000 bearings had been
delivered.
100000 Cylinder Forgings for
Liberty Motors Once again the
Government recognized the superior
ity 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 for $4,000 OF
the small, two man, military tanks,
and 5000 of the six ton, military
tanks. Cancellation came before
more than a dozen or 50 tanks had
been delivered But the foundations
had been laid and the super-structure
almost completed for an enormous
ing tanks alone. Of course, This
building comes in mighty useful in
the enlargement OF business.
Motion picture reels in behalf of
Liberty Loans, Red Cross and Pa
triotic Fund work were made by the
Company and supplied to the Govern
ment in sufficient quantities to serve
the entire United States in Motion
Pictures. Motion picture reels in vol
ume sufficient to serve the armies of
the United States in France, Italy
and Palestine we're furnished by the
Motion Picture Department Of the
Ford Motor Company.
More than $1,000,000 of work was
also done in the production OF
special devices for the Naval Depart
ment Of the British Government
The Government was also furnished
with 275 skilled mechanics for work
in France.
They also, through their Chemical
Laboratory, cooperated with the
manufacturers of gas masks for the
United States Army.
An average of $4,000 men and
women were employed by the main
factory at Highland Park; $500 men
at the Ship Building Plant on the
River Rouge; 1000 men employed at
the new Blast Furnace in course OF
construction On the Rouge; $50 men
employed at the Carburetor Plant, or
an average Of $4,000 employees, prac-
tically all on 100 per cent Govern
ment work, under a standard eight
hour day and minimum wage OF SD
Ia day.