The sun., 1919-08-17
DOBLE WILL Be
PRODUCED AGAIN
Price to Be Around $4,000 and
Car VIII Be Seen at
Show.

Negotiations aiming at a combination
Of the Doble- Detroit Steam Motors Com
pany and its parent body. the General
Engineering Company. with the Anal
gamated Machinery Corporation OF Chi
caso have been completed. The work
ing out Of the agreement. as has been
generally known, has been under way
for some time, but the task IL now
finished and an official announcement
made of the closing OF the deal.
The combination Is In the nature Of
an agreement whereby the Amaigamated
Machinery Corporation Of Chicago Sc
cures the sole manufacturing rights TO
all products involving the Dobie patents.
including the Doble- Detroit steam motor
car and the Doble household heater
The basis of the agreement, in addition
to large cash payments already made,
IL one Of royalty payments and other
contractural rights and responsibilities.
Thus General Engineering and Dobie-
Detroit stock assume a greatly strength
ened position as to probable earning
power. due 10 the financial strength and
manufacturing facilities of the purchas-
ing company which will put the Doble
proposition into production at once. The
strength Of the Chicago concern Is indi-
Gated to the fact that the financing of
the Enthusiastically a very large one
has been entirely completed from its own
resources. with no stock or securities
Of any kind offered to the public
The Amalsamated Machinery Corpor-
alton of Chicago, of which Lawrence r.
l. aNwa Tan
of men largely engaged In the manu-
faoture OF motors, axies and other parts
of automotive machinery and was formed
for the manufacture of automatic ma
chimes used in the making of shells and
other munitions. II has a large and
well equipped plant at Thirty-seventh
street and Racine avenue and here the
Doble production will start at once. the
agreement Just completed taking effect
August /.
The General Engineering Company Of
Detroit was the original company formed
for the commercial development of prod
ucts involving Doble patents. The
Doble-Detrolt Steam Motor Company
was next organized. Before the latter
concern could reach the commercial pro-
ductlon Of the Dohle steam car the war
put a stop 10 this work and delayed It's
advent on the market. although during
the eighteen months that interviewed
much work was done in perfecting and
refining the car so that 1t Is now ready
for commercial production.
The war placed no restrictions, how
ever. on the development Of the Doble
household heating burner, Good prog
ress was made with this heater and the
Amalgamated Machinery Corporation
will enter into large production
of this device at once. Work
will start at once also on the Doble
steam car. which, when FIRST announced,
created such widespread interest The
car which will sell for $1,000 or more,
and in general design and construction
will be much like the models previously
shown. will be exhibited at thu next
automobile shows and will be ready for
delivery about that time. These cars
will have custom built bodies. The
Doble steam car will thus 60 into produc-
ton at the same time as the Doble
steam car TO be made in France by the
Societie Francois Dob,e of Paris. This
concern was organized for that purpose
and has made heavy money payments
for Its rights. II is made up largely of
men who are directors in the Renault
Company. including Delage, Turcat
Maery and Citroen, the latter sometimes
referred TO as the Henry Ford of France,
as he has entered into quantity pro-
duction of car Of his own design
which win sell at low price.
The Doble-Detroit Steam Motors Com
pany will maintain an executive Office in
the Marquette building. Detroit, but all
manufacturing will be done by the Anal
gamated Machinery Corporation IN its
Chicago plant. Morgan ]. Hammers of
the Doble-Detroit Company and A. B.
Premier. the company's patent counsel
will join the Chicago organization, Mr.
Hammers taking charge of all engineer
ing as related TO Doble products.
owen. Graham and Starkweather will
continue as distributors OF the Doble
car for Detroit and vicinity.