The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1920-02-12

How have they done it? By buying from them
products that they could manufacture at home.
Moral: Keep Southern money in the South There
were sent out of the South TO the North IN I9L1
S2OOOOOO 900 for automobiles and 81 per cent OF the
material entering into their construction came from
the South Though we have no exact figures avail
able to show the aggregate amount OF money sent
North for automobiles during 191S-1919 it is
reasonable to assume that it will reach the enormous
total of $500 100000 The point is to show that TINS
immense volume of money can be kept at home by
patronizng southern manufacturers, and that these
concerns now the most promising institutions n
which to invest money especially the automobile M
dustry because it Is young in the south and its stock
is within reach of ALL Purchasers get in on the
ground floor and get the full benefit of the rise in
price which is coming as certain as night follows day
and in very short time. Theprce of stock in the
old companies is almost prohibtive and why should
it not be- since it is yielding immense fortunes to its
owners? No one cares to dispose of property thai
is making rich by paying unheard of and almost
unbelievable returns the original investment.
The figures appearing in the statements below are
regarded authentic and perfectly reliable since
they have been gathered from prominent ne~spaperc
and other public sources Of information
THE FORD RECORD
without question. the most remarkable showing
of profits in the automobile business, any other
line Of manufacturing for that matter has been made
by the Ford Motor Company. Starting about twelve
years ago with tJtal cash investment of only $2o.
10000 it has grown with almost unbelievable rapid
ty until during the last fiscal year. after paying all
exrenscs the highes wages in the industrial fed.
and dividing portl IN OF It's pronCS among nearly
5000 employees thsre was left the huge sum %
$50 600 net to the stockholders This equiv
alent to $214264.72 NET PROFIT for just one year
for each $4,000 invested in the beginning.
THE CHEVROLET
This company in 1918 built 10000 cars at a net
profit of $4,000 each
THE STUFF
This company has earned for its stockholders in
the past three years 100000 each $4,000 orig
inally invested.
$4,000 IF INVESTED AS FOLLOWS
Overland. five years ago --------------$S3,SOO 10000
Ford Canada nine years ago ---------- E1.OOO.OO
Hupp, six years ago ------------------ 9,60O.OO
Reo, ten years ago ------------------- Do Il.VJ
Chandler three years ago --------------- 164 90
Paige-Detroit five years ago ------------ 1,6OOOo
100000 invested in Paige-Detroit yields now
profit of $4600.OO per year
$5,NOOO0 in General Motors grows to S2O625OOc
in eight years.
WHY INVESTMENT IN DRAKE MOTOR
AND TIRE MFG. co. is DESIRABLE
l. The automobile is about the only thing manu-
featured that the dealer can't buy on credit
e. The demand is greater than the supply
g. We have the earth for market.
T. People usually go further and sacrifice more 10
own automobiles than they would to own any
thing else
s. 1t is perhaps the most profitable business in
the world.
6. 1t is one Of the safest lines of business in tie
world
z. The automobile is a necessity as we'll as
luxury. This combination captivates all classes