Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-17
BOOST FOR WAUSEON.
The Automotive Body Company Es-
tablishing a Record For Rapid
Development Unprecedented In
The History of Wauseon Business

During the past twenty years no
industry has located in Wauseon,
that has shown such rapid and sound
growth as the Automotive Body
Company which began business here
in March 1920 and within the six
months which have elapsed since
that date has made constant progress
until to-day it has bona fide con-
tracts for 100000 of its products.
We are not forgetting the Van
Camp Company Milk Condensory
which since its beginning here has
furnished market for millions of dol
lars worth of the dairyman's pro-
duct, has made Fulton County a first
rank dairy county, increased the busi-
ness of Wauseon and directly and
indirectlE has increased the value of
farm lands and town property alike.
Nor do we forget the Superior
Iron and Manufacturing Company,
employing at the present time about
125 men, thus increasing the popula-
tion and the business of Wauseon
also creating a demand for Wauseon
real estate.
These industries have been real
boosters for Wauseon, they have
brought money into the town in
stead of taking it out and have added
to the material prosperity of the
town.
Our point is not to minimize these
business institutions nor the real
benefit they have and do bring to
Wauseon, but to call attention to the
4I.o4 Th4 A.14 P41r-
Company, Wauseon has another
Booster and one that has made a
phenomenal growth during the short
time it has been located here and
also gives promise of being a per-
manent builder of the town, fnanci-
ally and socially.
Messers Bixler, Freeh and Herman
came to Wauseon early in the year
and purchased the Red King Wind
mill plant and machinery, also
leased the mill machinery of the II.
H. Williams and Son Lumber Com
pany, they We're not asking any fnan-
Wauseon at that time. they began
work with a small force of men and
every one of the three mentioned
rolled UP their sleeves, literally and
worked. Mr.. Bixler an engineer and
designer not only made the working
drawings but was out in the shops
Transforming his ideas from paper
to wood and iron. They had contract
ed for the entire output, up to their
canacity at that time. of Ford truck
cabs and bodies. Very soon they
were called upon to execute custom
work for local parties and the cabs
ard bodies turned out by them came
to the attention of motor truck
manufacturers salesmen and users,
then the orders began to come thick
and fast, more than they could ac-
cept, the reason was that the Wau-
secn products showed points of su-
periority in design and construction
and adaptabilitv to the character Of
service required that no other pro-
ducts on the market possessed. Then
came an order for two school car
bodies for the Metamora School.
These bodies attracted the immedi-
ate attention of the motor truck peo-
pie and the consequence was more
orders. About this time the abso-
Lutte necessity of expansion was fore
ed upon the attention of the manage
ment and Mr.. Clyde Smith of To-
ledo was called to the financial
arrangement and the work of pro-
Ividing for the necessary expansion.
IA policy adopted bv the Automotive
Body Company which llscommend
itself to every careful business man,
is that no work is put up, for which
there is no bona fide order and that
all orders. are taken with the agree
ment that goods are to be paid fol
on delivery.
To day this company has bona fide
orders for 100000 worth of bodies
and cabs and the orders are not only
secured by perfectly legal and safe
contracts but each order is furthel
secured by cash payment in ad
vance as an earnest of good faitl
on the part of the customer.
To turn out these orders, and
may be of interest to note in pass
ing that the company is actually si
months behind it's orders: it is nee
essarv that there shall be additions
capital with which. to buv materia
and labor to be used in their manu-
facture.
One of Mr. Smiths moves was t
secure the Fleming and Hough Aut
Sales Co, of WauSeon to take charo