The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-23
CONTRACTS ARE LEI . FOR NEW MOTOR co. 15O Cars Daily Capacity for New Cleveland Auto
 Co. Factory

Of more than ordinary importance IS the announcement of the letting of con- tracts for the plant of the new Cleve- land Automobile company to be erected on its recently acquired 19-acre tracl at the intersection of Euclid avenue and London road. This large building, 600 feet long, so feet wide, four stories high, of concrete and brick construc~ tion, with handsome brick and cut stone front facing Euclid avenue, initi- ates the new period of postwar busl- ness enterprise, so far as Cleveland IS
 concerned. It ushers in what is pre- dicted to be one of the most prosperous and expansive eras in Cleveland building and manufacturing history. It is the forerunner and advance agent of swiftly growing business confl-
 dence. It indicates that in the opinion of some of C1eveland's ablest business men the time has arrived for action.
 That is why, to business men in all lines the matter is of extraordinary
 inter est
 Contracts call for completion of the
 plant, including two smaller buildings
 to be used as independent heating
 plant and timekeepers offices, prior to
 July 1, and it is the expectation of
 those concerned that the huge plant
 will actually be in operation and pro-
 ducing Cleveland automobiles at the
 rate of 150 cars dail. before that time. Five acres of floor space. every foot Of it laid out for fast production of high grade cars by J. R. Hall, for seven years in charge of Chandler Motor Car company production. will be availa ble on the plants completion. for the car ryng out of what is said to be the most ambitious first-year programme ever attempted in the automobile iE- dustry In every sense the plant will be a model of effcfc&cy. From start to finish the plan of continuous pro : gresson will be utilized in it's most highly developed form. And endless con veyor system will keep the gradually assembled cars moving continuously toward completion, every operation planned to consume the least possible time consistent with high grade manu- l facture. Always the workmen will 1 perform the same identical operations and thus secure precision with speed. | At the end of the conveyor system, | what started as frame will be a com ] pleted automobile, ready for adjust | ment and test.
 | Tracks of the Nickel Plate railroad ] pass through the rear end of the prop 1 erty and two private switches, each 1 1900 feet long. lead directly alongside l two separate and distinct loading plat l ibTtilS. TeSptcllNclE OUu Itol anu op' i feet in length. Accommodations will | thus be provided for the loading ahd | unloading of 25 60-foot freight cars at l once, if necessary. Adequate shipping 1 facilities are of the utmost importance l in the handling of large production 1 and when it is recalled that the cry l ing out of the Cleveland Automobile companys schedule means the receiv- i ing of raw materials for the shipping 1 of completed cars in excess of 5000 per month, it will be appreciated just what 1 this addition to Clevelands industries ! mean. From 1900 to 1400 workmen | will be employed.
 Ernest McGeorge has been retained
 as consulting engineer in charge of ! building operations.
 Pending completion of the factory buildings. the temporary general of fices of the Cleveland Automobile coni- pany are al the Hollenden hotel, Clev g. l land, where several suites have been
 combined to provide the necessary ia J cilities.