The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-02
CHANGE valve
BUSINESS TO
TRACTOR PLANT
Z. & Y. Co. Reorganization Brings
Minor Changes In Personnel
of Forces.

the b. Il V. Motor Co. OF East Mo-
line, will be moved to the tractor
plant in this city soon. This is in
dicated in an announcement today
of change in personnel Of the r. &
v. companies, necessitated by dis
continuance of the Moline Engine
Co, sale of part of the r. & v. prop
erty to the Troy Laundry Machine
Co. of Chicago and disposal of the
poppet valve business to the Mo-
line Plow.
The statement from the officials
contains the announcement that the
machinery and equipment pur-
chased by the Moline Pillow company
will be moved to the tractor plant
in Rock Island soon. 1t also adds
that the buildings acquired by the
Troy company will be occupied as
quickly as they are vacated by the
East Moline concern.
officials of the Moline Pillow COM
pany stated today that if the pro-
posed sale is consummated and the
machinery moved to the tractor
plant it will not mean that the COM
pany will discontinue manufactur-
ing tractors. Only part of the build
ing space at the Rock Island plant
will be used for poppet valve en-
zine manufacture. These engines
will be used for the Stephens motor
car and Moline tractor.
Formal Statement.
The state issued by the R. & V.
officials follows:
THE r. & V. Motor company
has reorganized the personnel of its
manufacturing plant This change
has been made necessary because
of the recent sale of that part of
the plant of the Root & Wander
WORT Engineering company's prop
erty known as the old plant to the
Troy Laundry Machine company of
Chicago, and the proposed taking
over of the poppet valve business
by the Moline Plow company.
1T is understood that the Moline
Plow company will remove the shop
equipment and inventory purchased
to the tractor plant at Rock Island.
This removal is expected to be COM
pleted within the next so days.
The r. & V. Motor company
will continue to manufacture the
R. & V. knight car in plant No. 4.
This building is already occupied
by the company. During the war
period it was occupied by the R. &
V.-Wagner Ordnance company. The
R. & V Motor company hopes to
increase it's output by the efficiency
effected by the concentration of its
production plant under one roof
The sales department reports an
increased demand for the COM
pany's product
Troy Firm Coming In.
ut is understood that the Troy
Laundry Machine company will
move its plant from Chicago to the
plant recently purchased at East
Moline, and will occupy same as
the r. & V. Motor company and the
Moline Engine company can vacate.
Under the plan of plant reor-
ganization certain changes will be
made in the management, but there
has been no change in the person
mel Of the executive officers of
either the R & V. Motor company,
the Root & VanDervoort Engineer
ing company, or the Moline Engine
company. The management, how
ever, is perfecting plans for the ex-
pansion of the automobile business
and will devote all of its energies
to the R. & V. Knight lines.
"On account of the discontinue
ance of operations by the Moline
Engine company department, the
reorganization is made, effective
Sept. /"
The Moline Engine company is
one of the subsidiary corporations
formed about year ago.
Holder Remains President
No change is made in the board
OF directors. The executive staff
will continue without change, as
follows:
President-H. A Holder.
Vice president-C. H Wander
WORT and G. A. Shallberg.
Secretary and treasurer - S. G.
Smith.
The biggest promotion comes to
y. L. Walker of East Moline. He
becomes assistant to the president
and will continue to discharge his
duties as assistant secretary and
treasurer. Mr. Walker has been
purchasing agent for the company
Tor a number of years.
Recognition also is given to Gust
olson, Jr. He is elevated to be
chief engineer under the plan OF
reorganization. H. DahlQuist be-
comes head Of the materials depart
ment, taking charge of purchasing
stores, receiving and shipping. a
A Gustafson is made general sup
erlntendent, or works manager, 1T
which capacity he will direct the
assembling of chassis, plant main
tenance, tool room and stores, tel
machine shop, motor assembling
test and inspection.
y ID. NJ. Beal, who has been assist
ant sales manager, is given respon'
Aoiilty for the finished car. a de-
Rrtment which will embrace
chassis test, painting, trimming
assembly and final test.
Department Executives.
Z department executives who con
unue in charge under the reor'
i ean1zation plan are B. F. Metcalf
i employment; Ed Fratcher, chief &C
Il eountant; and D. S. Smith, superin'
j tendent of the service department
i commercial accounting will b.
Il handled by II. s. Cartright, and cos
Il accounting by Karl Guckert-
i In addition to his duties as vice
i president, C. H. VanDervoort viii
i eonunue to act as sales manager
j The suspending of operations o
i .ae Moline Engine company, whicf
i mas been making motors for th'
A otepnens Motor company, means