The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-21
NEW AGENCY FOR
LAFAYETTE CARS
Lafayette - CASTOR Com
pany to Distribute
Cars Here.
HISTORY OF BUILDERS
Achievements Of Lafayette
Cars Ccntcrs Around
Three Men.


formal announcement Of th" tp.
no,ntmrn, of the Lafayette Gafton
.omplu, 8s dIurbutors for la
sayctt. motor cars for oklahoma
and T,Aaa.
Publ. intsrcv Zoo tho iafaycr"
,ar has been reutcrcd from the 900
option about the three mon tUIrilF
onroruod I'm 1853 Development nud
production. Thor part iu nc u',
,nH of auiomotit, history is here
,riery unmarked FOR the infurma.
on Of those not already familiar
With a.
Mr.. Charles " sash president of
he Lafayette Motors company 900
1892 entered the employ Of tho tliut
Road car company. which later hc
rame the Durant-Dort Carriage
fompany, and at thc end of u pc
riud of tcw years. marked hy
fucccys,Nc promotions. found himH"li
,lcc president and genera manager
- that concern In 1910 Nr Sash
was elected president NJ the Buick
Motor company ana his striking
succcss In this position led iu l'la
% his election as president Of "a"
General Motors company IN 1915
Nc purchased lhe Thomas u. Joffory
rompanN kcnosha. Wis aud or
ganizcd tho Nash Motors COMPANY
which has boon highly successful
During the world war Mt Nash =
fautory was highly cffidcnt IN
uuilu'ag Nash Quads for the govern.
ment
- Mccall White. vice president
and chief engineer OF the Lafayette
Motors company received b 81
echnical education az the Nirdgle
Technical college and the Royal
Technical college ~ GlugRow. Scot
and Served his apprenticeship IN
he workshop OF Mc-srE Glhb a
Hofg, Ltd. and Fairfield ship
building and Engineering company.
lad, where he laid the ground work
" his profession In the building of
ocomotVcs, mining plants, marine
sngincs for ocean grey hounds bat.
lie ships aud mcu-o-war After
completing his appron ,iccship no
became assistant ana later chief
Pnginccr to Messrs Alley and Me
Lellan. Ltd, OF Glasgow, high speed
steam and air compression builders.
His entry into the automobile In
1ustry was as assistant chief en-
g.necr 20 the Mo.Car syndicate,
ttd. of pfaislcy. Scotland whore he
developed the silent chain drive Ito
hen became chief engineer TO the
hll.Brit-sh Motor Car company Ltd.
ana designed and built their first
,ar. la0t-1e05.
In 1907 h. was assistant chief
engineer OF the Daimler Motor Car
company, Conventry England, latcr
icing made chief engineer and gen
hral manager OF their Italian factory
At Naples, where he designed and
built the first silent knight which
won the DeWar Trophy In England
py its wonderful achievements and
durability
Returning from italy Mr. White
became chief engineer aud works
manager for Mcssrs y. napier 4
Son. Ltd, of London. England
manufacturers of the famous worlds
record breaking racing cars 1909
% 1913. Next, is Mr. Whites entry
into the American automobile in
dustry ana We find him as chief
engineer of the Cadillac Motor Car
'ompany OF Detroit, whore he dc
signed the cight-cylindcr Cadillac
car In 1917 Mr.. White was ap.
pointed one OF SPECIAL committee
- thrco engineers TO investigate and
improve the practicabihty OF tho
l2-cylinder Liberty afr craft motor.
on June !, 1919, Mr White re-
signed az chief engineer vice prcsi-
D dent and assistant general manager
of the Cadillac Motor car company
and began Immediately to design and
build the Lafayette car. Mr. Whites
greatest single accomplishment to
the automotive world was his dc.
signing and building Of the high
speed V tyne motor
Nj Earl G. Howard. vice pres dent
and general manager Of the la
taycttc Motor company was FOR e
years connected with the Cadillac
Motor Car company Of Detroit. Th7
greater part OF that time In the ca
paCity OF general sales manager
Previous to this lac was associated
with The National Cash Register
company uf Dayton which orgduita.
ton he Joined Immediately upon
leaving tho university. In June
1919, Mr. Howard resigned from tho
Cadillac Motor Car company ano
Immediately became associated viii
the Lafayette Motors company
Mr lloward.s distinction in salc'
work arises from the belief that IA,
greatest sales stimulus which cnt
be given product ot morlt over .
period OF years, results from cor
Iectly Interpreting and serving th'
needs ana wishes or the people who
use lhal product
me routine tho Nulpe & mart