Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
DODGE BROTHER
 SIGN CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS
Ry E. N. WATsoN. of petroit Eree

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 Rumors in regard to the future of Dodge Brothers have been as active and persistent since the death of John
 F. Dodge and Horace r. Dodge as are the humors that emanate from politi- cal conventions, the magnitude of the business and the success of the com
 pany making it's affairs, as a matter of course, of great interest to the
 whole country.
 These rumors have never received any denial nor has any attention been paid to them by Dodge Brothers, off,
 cials of that concern evidently be- lieving that it was their duty to make and market motor cars, rather than to pay attention to what the wise
 acres in the trade had to say about them.
 Recently, however. there has ap- peared a complete and final answer to all these run1ors, in the official
 announcement of Howard B. Bloom CT, chairman of the board of direc- tors. that the company had signed long-term iron-clad contracts with Frederick J. Haynes, president, and John BalIantyne, treasurer of the
 company.
 This announcement was not made by MT. Boomer to the public. but as was naturally to be expected, from
 the policies of the company, was | made to its own representative and
 dealers; and it was only after it had been sent forth to those representa- tives and dealers in the ordinary course of business, that the public learned anything of it.
 This announcement, coming Tn the official manner in which it did, as-
 sures a continuity of the organiza- ton and policies that have always dominated Dodge Brothers, as well as
 the continued operation of the busi- ness under its present ownership. Dodge Brothers is one of the larg-
 est manufacturing concerns in the world and the second largest automo-
 bile manufacturing company in the world. It's business and affairs are of tremendous importance to the whole country, because of the vast
 number of persons deriving liveli- hood from it's operations; but it is, of course, more important to the city of Detroit than any other place in the world, because it's main and activ- ities are carried on in this city. Starting as it did in the brains of John F. and Horace E. Dodge, with its first shop housed in small quar- ters in the Boydell Power building of this city, it grew with Detroit un- til, at the death of it's founders, 1t was an enormous institution. And,
 because of the dynamic force and ca- pabilities of those founders, all peo- pie wondered as to it's future. 1t would have been a calamity to the city of Detroit had Dodge Broth- CTS not lived up in every particular to the standards and capacity out lined for it by its founders. The an- nouncement of MT. Blooner of the contracts, with MT. Haynes and Mir. Baliantyne, is the best answer that could be made as to the future of Dodge Brothers.
 After the death of the founders. the plant continued to operate as all big organizations do operate, when ton associated with the plant at the
 death of it's founders, continued to di- rect 1t, and it has had an ever tn- creasing period of success.
 The contracts with Mir. Haynes and Mir. Ballantyne assure the continuity of the present organization, and Mr. Boomer asserts that Detroit can count on Dodge Brothers in the fu- ture as it has in the past. as one of l its most stable and successful tnsti- tutions.
 MT. Haynes was associated with John F. Dodge for 21 years before
 MT. Dodge's death, and has been ac- lively associated with Dodge Broth CTS for a great many years before l he was selected as president and general manager.
 MT. Ballantyne is president of the
 Merchants National bank of Detroit, financier of national reputation, and l was for a great many years the con- l fidential financial advisor of John F. and Horace F. Dodge