The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-04-15
TRUCK FACTORY
Is MAKING GREAT GROWTH
From the Anacortes Citizen.

Prom the Anacortes Citizen.
a visit to the plant of the Western
Iron Works reveals the fact that this
concern is one of the most thriving
industries Of Anacortes.
In less than year the plant has
enlarged till it now has a floor space
ten times as extensive as that of
year ago. The installation of new
machinery necessary for the prompt
and proper turning out of Bull Dog
Trucks and Tractors, gives the place
an atmosphere of the big auto con-
Germs of the eastern cities.
Notwithstanding the difficulties at
tendant upon the launching of new
indusry, Mr.. w. ]. Michelet and his
capable staff of assistants have made
showing that is highly creditable
to al concerned. The manufacturing
department, the drafting room and
the assembly floor have all the ne
cessary equipment and put the plant
in a position to do business in
modern way.
But even with all that has been
done, the demand far exceeds the
supply and although President Mich
elet is now in position to turn out
at least one truck per week on the
average for the coming year. this
will by no means fill the orders that
are coming in.
As vet nc effort has been made
to stimulate sales. but the fame of
the Four Wheel Drive Bull Dog is
spreading, and from other places
come inquiries and orders for trucks
which the present plant can hardly
A.,
comes from Walla Walla. while an
other man who had used the Bull
Dog in ka!ispell. wants two more to
take down to Texas for use in the
oil fields where the nature OF the
roads demand something more than
the crdinary drive to give satisfac-
tory results.
Larimorc. n. D. comes in with
modest little inquiry for fifty, and
hopes they can be supplied, other
wise as mary as possible. F. Grimm
and Company, of Seattle, write that
they are DESTROYS of securing the
Tractor agency for the Strait Set
Elements and the PHILIPPINES, also for
the Dutch East Indies and Siam.
From this it is evident that the
time is not far distant when the Ana
cortes docks will see ships loading
cores docks will see ships loading
cargoes of trucks and tractors made
-i,y the VtsgteSl Iron WORKS. ., 80.
In fact so promising are the pros
poets for the future business That the
company is seriously considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of issuing bonds to IN
crease their capital to point where
additional equipment can be install
ed, so that production can be raised
to the point of truck day.
The insistent demand is such that
il cannot be ignored much longer,
and il is hoped that the company
will take advantage OF the rising
| tide in its fortunes and exuand to
| the fullest extent. There is no rea-
| son why Western Washington Wash
ineton should not have plant to RI
val those in the East, and there is
every reason why, with all its bril-
liant prospects, that plant should be
the Western Iron Works.
This opinion is confirmed by Borg
and Beck OF Chicago, one OF the
largest clutch manufacturers in me
world. who state in recent letter
as follows:
I'VE hope that the public will ap-
rreciate the fact that standard mo
/ tor vehicles ca nbe built on the Pa
CHIC Coast as advantageously as In
the East. Certainly this is our opln-
/ ion. and we are going to cooperate
with YOU to the best of our ability.
The above must be highly encour-
oinp To those who have, and VINO
are going to stake their hopes in the
future of Bull Dog Trucks and Trac-
tors.-Anacortes Citizen.