South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-22
NEW BUICK HEAD
GIVES 1920 PLANS
Ten Million Dollars win be
Spent for Buildings and
Equipment.
n. n. Bassett. 80 eIeeted -

II. II. Bassett. newly elected pres
ident OF the Buick Motor company.
announces the plans made By his
organization for the coming year, In
volving the expenditure Of ten mil
lion dollars for new buildings and
equipment
The Buick program IS a sequence
of forward steps OF which Mr.. Bias
eett's promotion 20 the presidency is
one OF the most important II rep
resents a. series OF the most preten-
tious developments IN Bucks his
tori.
The nov executive has won his
way to the top. step by step. He
comes into his more responsible
duties after practical service cover
ing many years with the Weston
Mott company. manufacturers OF
axless and the Buick company. When
the latter took over the Weston Mott
plant, Mr.. BaSsett became assistant
general manager of the entire bust
meas. His term as general manager
OF Buick and his latest advancement
furnish another example OF the ma
tural course followed by the heads
OF so many Of the great concerns in
the business world.
For a year or more Mr.. Bassett
has been the roai Buick head. His
recent appointment comes as an Of
fetal recognition OF service per
termed in a big way.
Discussing the plans OF his COM
pany, Mr.. Bassett said. "Our plans
involve the expenditure during 1920
of approximately ten million dollars,
Of which seven and a half million
viii be invested In new buildings and
equipment at Flint, Mich, and the
~.alance In the erection OF a new as
sembly plant at st. Louis. Mo. These
improvements and additions will en-
able he Buick factories to increase
their production schedule to $50 cars
daily.
The building program. which IS
already well under way. includes the
erection Of nine buildings and large
extensions 70 three other plants.
Work on these Is being pushed rap
idly. Completion OF the task will
see the Flint factories prepared to
tlrn out $50 cars daily. In addition
the plant at st. Louis will be equip
ped TO assemble 200 cars a day. the
chassis units being shipped to that
point for assembling. Bodies for
these will be built in st. Louis.
The new buildings at Flint in
cludo a four story transmission
plant. drop forge shop, heat treat
ing buildings for motor snop. hard
enlng rooms for tool pant, extension
10 aluminium foundry. addition to
garage building. pattern shop. pat
tern storage. filling station and cen
Gal oil house.
Buick proposes 10 maintain one
OF tho worlds largest plants for the
making or motor cars. If not the
largest. We intend to make il ideal
from the standpoint OF workers as
well as the management We are
seeking 20 surround our employees
with every safeguard, every i'm
prov ement for their health and com
fort. good light, good air and perfect
anitation
To the last detail we are interest
cd IN the welfare Of our employees.
Thousands Of them are PURCHASING
stock through the general motors
plan and are thus becoming part
uers IN the business. We want to
rt3Ke them partners in every sense
c1 the word. 20 have them grow
with the plant, share in the prosper
itv which is following the extra
ordinary demand for the Buick com
p@nys product, AID appreciate
Buick as an example OF the iedal
factory organization