The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-19
NIGHT AND DAY
FORCE TO SPEED
UP PRODUCTION
DORT BODIES WILL BE TURNED
OUT AT LOCAL PLANT AT
RATE OF 125 PER DAY.

It's a mighty busy place over at
the old factory B plant, which the
bort Motor company has leased and
which they have been operating Tor
some time past, because of the fact
that they are running the plant night
and day to speed up. the production
of the auto bodies which are being
manufactured there and when one
crew leaves the machinery at o'clock
at night, another crew OF men taxes
their places and the wheels revolve
merrily until $50 the following
morning, when the day force, refresh
ed by rest and sleep again take up
their places to do their part OF the
work of turning out auto bodies Tor
the bort automobile.
Up until the time that the night and
day shifts were placed in operation,
the day force was turning out about
SO auto bodies per day, but at pres
ent with both forces busy, the out
put of the plant is close to 20. ms
will be steadily increased as the nignt
workers take on the familiarity OF
the work which they must have be-
fore being able to turn out their max
inum production. When this point
is reached, with the modern machin-
ery which the company has and to
which it is constantly adding, the out
nut of the factory will run up TO l25
bodies per day, where it must be kept
to satisfy the demands of the in
creasing call for mere bort touring
cars.
James Rhodes, who came here when
the company first came over to this
citv with their work, acts in the ca
pacitv of superintendent and is to be
found on the Job each and every day.
Mr.. Rhodes is an experienced man IN
the auto body business and uses the
utmost care to see that every detail
connected with the work Of turning
out these bodies is up to the high
standard which he insists on. In
spite of this. he is far removed from
the type of superintendent who drives
his men and the latter are unanimous
in the declaration that "he's the best
man we ever worked fer" Mr..
Rodes has personally saw to the in
stallation of the new machinery as it
has arrived and been placed in the
factory and at present this equipment
is lust about as complete as it can be:
Frank Engenann is in charge OF
the night crew and he and his men
90 on duty at 6.-o'ciock, working
through until midnight, when a half
hour is taken off for the partaking
of dinner and at 1890 the wheels are
again set TO revolving and the men
work through until $50 in the morn
ing. There are at the present time
81 men employed on the night shift
and they are. fast learning the art
Of making good auto bodies The
night crew VIII be added to until it
is Of the same strength in numbers
as the day force.
The office force consists Of Charles
J. Allen and this department is oQlv
working a day shift, although with
the extra amount Ell work being done
by The plant Mr Allen finds that he
has to move lust twice as quickly as
ne did before 10 order TO keep mp with
the hustlinr bort procession.
It IS q busy place and the men who
work over at the plant are a content
ed lot. unanimous IN their declaration
that they are working for the best
Lorcmen and for the best manufactur-
ING concern in the world.