The New York herald., 1920-01-04
MANUFACTURING
/. CREED OUTLINED
BY HARRY sTUTz
In Announcing New Car Veteran
Builder Says People Know His
Product Always "Makes Good"

Considerable interest has been shown IL
shs new '-H. c. g." the latest creator
OF Harry c. Stutz. Of Indianapolis, presi.
dent Of tho n. c. s. Motor Car Company
II was announced that a special exhibition
Of the new Indianapolis car will be made
at the Hotel Astor during the National
Automobile Show.
10 u claimed tho now car represents the
mature Judgment and engineering skill
Of tn creator. Mr.. Stuts has devoted twen-
ty-ons years exclusively to automobile
engineering and building. and In announc
Ing the new car he calls attention to the
fact that he Is producing a conservative
car Of distinctive quality. in confor,nit,
with recognized principles OF practical
engineering.
That the new n. c. 8. embodies all the
good In both American and foreign en-
gineering principles and designs. and adds
supreme economy, long life and beauty Of
design Is the assertion Of those who have
been privileged to see and study the COM
pleted product.
In discussing his plan Mr.. Stutz has de-
veloped what may be termed an ideal creed
for the builder of an automobile. Those
who know Mr.. Stutz best will appreciate
the sincerity OF his ideals and realize
that the fact that these are his ideals
also means that Mr.. Stut1 is the type Of
man and the type Of engineer who will
hew strictly to the line Of these ideals.
IT believe that the real business Of any.
thing mechanical is to work well and to
wear WE'LL" says Mr.. Stutz. ''To achieve
this, therefore, place simplicity, strength
and serviceability above all else. AS a
result, 1t is a matter of history that what
over I have designed and personally built
has stood up and entailed the lowest
possible maintenance expense.
"I believe, on the other hand" continues
Mr.. Stutz, 'that an engineered product can
be both strong and well designed. After
have established the mechanical funda-
nlentals make IL a point to build beauty
around them. In this connection I cannot
escape the fact that true beauty is always
simple and because OF this seek to avoid
al unnecessary features and embelllsh-
nlents.
'tBoth the user ana the designer must
admit that true beauty is based on genu-
inenesA Beauty cannot be obtained by
the use o( cheap. initiative materials.
insist, therefore, on the best OF everything
and will not tolerate substitutes or Sec
onds.'
1T Is highly important to bear In MIND
constantly the item Of cost Of operation to
(the owner Of the car. This calls for the
very limit of practical engineering to in
sure that the motor develops the last ounce
OF power out Of every drop of fuel and that
the correctness and compactness OF motor
constructing insure the limit of economy
out Of lubricants without friction and with
the least possible wear.
Another point in my manufacturing
cresd IL that no matter how well a motor
car 10 des'gned 1t can never be better than
the shop n which II is built and the men
who build It. You cannot get quality ex-
cept in a rigidly disciplined shop from
which all workmen except the most con-
scientious and expert are barred.
II believe. too. that there is point In
any factory's expansion where tho penalty
for Increased production may become de-
creased quality and Will never build any
more cars than ] can build well. After my
twenty-one years OF practical experience
] have produced a car in absolute con-
formity with the principles of this creed"