Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-05-06
SOME OF THE WAR ACTIVITIES
OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Without going into particulars, the
following items will give some idea of
the value the Ford Motor Car Com
pany was to the Government of the
United States in its call for the sin
ews of war.
More than 100000 steel helmets
Order for 5000 12-cylinder Liber
ty Motors. Over 1900 had been de-
livered when the armistice was sign
ed, and we were just striking our
producing capacity.
10000 Caissons, mainly fer 155
nm. guns. Something over 5000
delivered.
Order for 112 Eagle" boat, 200
feet long, 25 feet beam. Something
like 25 delivered when the order was
reduced to 63. The balance will be
finished by tie first of August.
More than 5000 Trucks, more than
$4,000 regular Ford cars. More than
5000 Ambulances.
100000 Cylinders fer Liberty Nc
tors. Because of the superiority OF
the work OF this article, the Govern
ment placed the order with the Foru
Motor Company to make all the cylin
ders for all the liberty motors made
in America. The original order was
practically completed when the ar
mistice was signed, and rev order
for 800, 900 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 us 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 Lib
e1ty Motors. Once again the Gov
eminent recognized the superiority
of Ford work, and placed orders with
the Company for all the cylindel
forgings for all Liberty Motors made
in America. Over 400,000 had been
delivered.
A large volumn of experimental
work was done in building three ton
military tanks, and the Government
had lust placed orders for 15,0 900 CT
the small, two man, military tanks,
and 5000 of the six ton military
tanks. Cancellation came before
more than a dozen or so tanks had
been delivered. But the foundation
had been laid and the super-struc
ture almost completed for an enor-
nous building in which we intended
making tanks alone. Of course, this
building comes in mighty useful in
the enlargement of our business.
Motion picture reels in behalf of
Liberty Loans, Red Cross, and Pa
10 hxyf n
Company and supplied to the Gov
eminent in sufficient quantities to
serve the entire United States in Mo
ton Pictures. Motion picture reels
in volumns sufficient to serve the
armies of the United States in France
and Italy and Palestine were furnish
ed by the Motion Picture Department
of the Ford Motor Company.
They also did more than 81 100000
of work in the production of special
devices for the Naval Department of
the British Government.
They also furnished the Govern
ment with 275 skilled mechanics for
work in France.
They also, through their chemical
laboratory, cooperated with the man
ufactures 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 $500 employees, prac-
tically all on 100 per cent Govern
ment work, under a standard eight
hour day and minimum wage of SIS
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