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Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20
STORY
 IF VISIT I I l
 'F0RD FACTORY
By James MarsdaIe

It is not so many years ago that, upon your return from visit to De- troit, your friends asked, Did you visit Belle Isie?" In those days De rroit's famous playground was the display line Tn the national advertis- ing of the City of the Straits just as were associated the Board Walk and Atlantic City; Buffalo and the Falls" Chicago and the stockyards; Milwaukee and-but there. As with this last named municipality, time has wrought change in Detroit and now the query put to the visitor is: Did you visit the Ford plant?'
 | A short time ago 1 happened to be in Detroit and this time I neglected the waterfront where in past years had joined the throngs crowding the ferries for Belle Isle. Like many an- other pilgrim, I boarded the street car and proceeded to Highland Park.
 Somehow as l noted the Grand Cir GUS Park had become a business cen ter and as I beheld the solid rows of business houses northward for miles along Woodward Avenue where, within my memory had been scatter ed homes and small stores, was i'm pressed, not with the thought that De- troit had thus grown because it had become a general center of automo- bile building, but rather that this was a Ford-made metropolis.
 Acres Upon Acres Under Roof
 My purpose in visiting the Ford plant was that 1 might write an ar ticle telling ''all about it." When 1 stepped from the car and beheld its immensity I began to have serious doubts as to the fulfillment of my plans. Here were acres upon acres under roof and pouring rom the buildings came swarming masses of men crowding the streets and forming long lines waiting for street cars to take them to thousands of homes. Was this mass of humanity, more in number than the population of many towns, the entire force of Ford em- ployees? No, just few of the 55,OOO
 1 entered the administrations build ing and saw a gigantic office Of hund- reds of departments, working quietly; one sensed utmost efficiency and pro- duction-an atmosphere of silent frlc- tionless activity.
 saw the Ford plant in it's entirety and realized that was in fact city which operates it's own power, heating and lighting plant, fire department, telephone and telegraph exchanges, freight and express offices, laundry, laboratories and machine shops, and it maintains it's own schools, hospitals safety and hygiene department, mo- ton picture studio, park and athletic field band and auditorium education al and legal departments, home and
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20
DarOss Top Works
 Is Temporarily At
 Ray Kreb's Garage

H. P. Daross, proprietor of the Da- ross Auto Top Works, has taken tenn porary quarters in the Ray B. Krebs garage at Lowell s
 The establishment of Daross in the Warren district will prove of much convenience and benefit to motorists here. Daross is thoroughly experi- enced in the business, having been engaged in it in Phoenix for. seven years, while in Tucson he operated the biggest plant of the sort in the southwest for two years. Even as a boy he was engaged in a similar line of work on carriages and buggies.
 In bis Lowell plant Daross does auto painting and upholstering. in- cluding seat covers and cushion re- pairs, top repairs and recovering, and plate glass windows for back and side curtains. One of his specialties is what is called the California" top, which is a late innovation The top is not movable, but it practically makes a limousine of car at small cost. Another speciality is the Vic tory" finish for auto bodies. Instead of being painted the body is covered with top material which gives a classy, and yet. serviceable surface that will not scratch and is easy to clean.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20
State Motorcycle
 Police Force, Plan
 For New Jersey


 z TRENTON, IN. J.. March 19. A state motorcycle police force for pa trolling the main highways has been recommended to Governor Edwards by committee appointed by him to find ways and means to combat the iawlessness prevailing through the state.
 q The members chose the motorcycle as the most efficient and economical vehicle for the purpose.
 The committee advises that a state intelligence department~be organized for the securing of evIdence ana de- lection of crime. This department would include a force of motorcycle patrolmen. They would patrol the highways. at the same time cooper. ating with country and municipal forces.
 Signal stations at important points along the country highways are also suggested. so that every highway pat rolman may be in close touch with the central office.
 By placing these officers and the intelligence force under the supervi- sion of the state highways or motor vehicle department, the committee be- -iieves control over country driving would be centralized and more effec- tive than otherwise.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20

rental exchange, grocery. drug and shoe stores meat market, tailor shop and publishes it's own newspaper. Visits River Rouge Plant Later 1 took trip to the River Rouge plant of the Ford Company and saw where square miles were de- voted to this tremendous industry There were the blast furnaces where ore was converted into molten steel; conveyed in immense crucibles by rail to the molds built on the convey or principle Here the metal was poured upon the travelling molds and the finished pigs" or billets dropped automatically into waiting railroad gondolas at the upper end of the. con eveyor, whence they started on a jour ney through the plant that would soon bring them forth as Ford cars. I saw each step in the transition; the cars growing before my eyes or the unassembled parts being loaded into freight cars for transportation to other assembling plants. Four thou sand complete cars were built that day
 Surely, I thought, such a place has grown beyond the point where its operations reflect the present influ- ence of one man. So I asked one of the foremen to what extent Henry Ford's personality featured in any of the operations of the plant
 ''Very intimately" was the answer. "The old man (this with a tone of reverence and admiration) knows just what is going on. If he happens to be going through here and stops to watch. machine, believe me, if that machine doesn't suit him in its oper- ation, he just says, Tear that ma chine down. and out she goes He knows what he wants and he gets it. '
 That night 1 betook myself to my hotel and in the seclusion of my room I prepared to write the article which would telb of the Ford plant. l. 1 placed before me my notes which included the table of statistics which follows and which tells what the production of million and a quar- ter Ford car production means. Here are the figures:
 Over 639,375 tons of steel are re- quired for the cars. S1,S75, ,000 square feet of rubber cloth material for tops. 5000. 900 each of wheels and tires 3,75O,000 lamps.
 7,2S7,500 square feet of plate glass for windshields.
 [ 172.5O0.QO0 feet of copper tubing for the radiators.
 17,950,O0O pounds of steel for Ford magnetos.E
 43,000 miles of wiring used in mag netoS.
 12,4O0,OOO square feet of galvanized metal for gasoline tanks. 66,725,000 square feet of sheet me- tai for guards and lenders.
 3S,750,000 feet of tubular rods.
 10000, 900 gallons of fuel oil for heat-treating.
 25O,O00 tons of coal for gas, power and heat.
 Reviewing this table and my eXper- fence of the day I realized that this stupendous industry had grown be- yond the point where anyone could tell its story; its magnitude defies human comprehension.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20
Bowen Discusses
 Persons Who Own
 Studebakers Here

There are 5S well known miners, 12 shift bosses, five mine foremen eight engineers, two general mana. gers. two superintendents. 30 mer- chants and business men, four law yers, six doctors, five peace officials, eight rent car drivers, two master mechanics, two chief electricians and two stage lines in the Warren dis trict using Studebaker cars.
 The men here mentioned must have car they can depend upon at all hours of the day or night to take them swiftly and surely to their journeys end it was pointed out yes terday by Bowen of the Bisbee Auto company.
 Compare this with the men who must have car where economy is the main issue. n tfS
 Contrast this with the technical and mechanical men who must be shown before they are convinced men who know all Of the mechanical features of the car from the ground up.
 And lastly, the men with whom the price is not considered, but where dependability, modern con- struction, speed, power and good looks are the points considered" the
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20
FAMOUS AUTO RACES MAY BE
 REVIVED SOON

NEW YORK. March 19.-The ia, nous Vanderbilt and Grand Prize au Iomobiie races may soon pc revived
 Interest in the return ot the popu. lar races at Westchester and Long lsland has resulted Ill the appointment, of b. D. Partridge or the New York automobile Dealers Assoclation, as chairman Of committee 10 take cnarge of a racing program.
 w. c. Poertner, mead or the dealers organization, IS making every effort to bring the former national racing teams back into competition.
 New York has been without motor racing since the dismantling or the Sheepshead Bay speedway, several years back. Use of the Westchester or Long Island courses. is proposed for the future events.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20
Foolish To Discard
 Tires Just Because
 The Tread Is Worn

People don't throw away their shoes just because the sole is worn, said w. $. Lanford of the Lanford Rubber & Supply Co.,, local dealer for Gates Half-soIe tires. As long as the up pers are good they can be made to render further service by the simple process of adding new sole.
 IL is exactly the same proposition with tires. The wearing surface is the only part that really needs atten- tion and if that part is kept in repair the fabric carcass, or the tires upper can be made to give much more ser vice than is usually gotten out of it.
 It is both foolish and eXtravagant to throw away tires simply because the tread is worn, when a half-sole means thousands Of miles more wear.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20
Take A Walk

Before you owned a machine. yvu used to walk to the car line m the morning and back home in che evening.
 You used to exercise your leg and body muscles on many a short errand. Now you use the bus and, if you work the car too much on such trips, your legs will become weak and your muscles flabby. !.
 You cant keep yourself active and in good health by sitting be- hind the steering wheel whenever you're outside.
 Take walk whenever you can, to maintain your vigor
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20
GERMAN CAR AT SHOW

The first German automobile to be shown in this country since 1914 is on view at the Boston Automobile show this week. It is the Mercedes, considered the highest automotive product of Germany.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20
NOTICE
Attention U. R. K. p.

Attention U. R. K. P. All members requested to meet Tuesday night 6:90 at Odd Fellows Hall to meet Grand Chancellor. Be in uniform. By order
 CAPTAIN.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20
ATTENTION KNIGHTS OF
 COLUMBUS

Members of the Knights of Colum bus are requested to be at Hennessy Undertaking parlOr at 3 D. m. today to attend funeral of Mrs. Winifred May Hughes.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-20

Let the Legion Auxiliary bake your pies, cakes, and bread for you Satur- day, March 26. at the Cash and Carry, BiSbee
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09
Struggle Has Been Long and Bit
ter, but the Victory Is
Secure.
EMPLOYERS HAVE SEEN LIGHT
Workers, by Heroic Efforts. Succeeded
In Maintaining and Vlndieat'no
Constitutional Rights - viii
Be No Turning Back
BY SAMUEL ooMPERs,
80
%

President Of the American Federation
Of Labor.
Employers hive hot come willingly
or readily 10 see that IL Is just and
right and wise that those who work
should have their proper voice I'm help
ing TO shape and determine the condi-
lions Of life and labor. But we hnNe
come far. BY the token of progress
made We know more progress Is TO be
made.
II ia lust little over a decade since
the scorn, which those who dominated
the thought of society felt for the life
and the rights Of labor, was expressed
by United States judge when. with
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison. /
received sentence to prison because |
had dared To print and to speak the
protest of labor against injustice. Mr..
Mitchell and Mr.. Morrison were sen
fenced to six months Imprisonment,
respectively, and to one year. What
we had done was to discuss the merits
of case that was before the courts
the Buck Stove and Range case.
Carried TO the Courts.
Back of that event was history made
by fighting. The National Association
of Manufacturers had taken the posi-
ton that the organized labor move
ment must be destroyed. The Anti
Boycott association was formed. Every
pressure that could be mustered
against organized labor was brought
TO bear upon 1t, including the pressure
of suits In the courts TO abridge the
constitutional rights of the freedom of
speech and of the press. That battle
was probably the most concentrated
effort of employers to break down the
fighting spirit and the fighting ability
of the working people.
The result was that the working peo-
pie maintained and indicated their
constitutional rights and their right 70
own themselves and to secure agree
ment with their employers by collec-
tive bargaining; for the purpose OF
bringing employers to realization OF
the fact that they had the right to es-
tablish better relations and secure bet
ter conditions they made secure like
wise their right TO cease worS-to
strike.
Labor In Days Before War.
When, early In 1917, the clouds OF
war began to become apparent TO dis
corning men, call was issued from
the headquarters of the American feds
GRAFTON of Labor In Washington, ask
ing the officials and leaders of the ma
tional and international trade unions
TO assemble in Washington on March
u. The die had not been cast for war
at that date. But the representatives
of the great American labor movement
then adopted unanimously a declara-
ton that, come peace or come the Dill
ter days of war, there was but one
place for labor and that was under the
flag, for the flag and with the nag
The words of the conclusion Of thai
declaration will bear repeating. for h'
expression like II has been uttered IN
any other land Thus spoke labor on
March Il, 1917:
I'VE. the officers of the National and
international Trade Unions Of Anerl'
ca In national conference assembled II
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09

The history of Samuel Gompsrs Is
largely a history of organized labor.
Since 1881, with the exception Of one term.
he has been president Of the American
Federation of Labor. which he was large
ly instrumental in organizing. Friends OF
the veteran labor leader say he Is the
most active man In the United States.
despite his seyenty-one years. He Travelled
an average of 100 miles a day during
1890. one trip being made by airplane to
keep an engagement Hardly meal is
eaten without a conference going on
simultaneously. and at times he has die
tated statements as he ate. During the
last year he has written four books and
fifty pamphlets. Another book 10 IN tie
hands of his publisher. Born In England.
Gompers came 20 America when thirteen
years old He organized an International
eIzar-makers union IN 1854 and was ser
Rotary and president for six years. Il
was in connection with this work that ne
became interested In the larger move
ment which resulted IN organization Of
The federation.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-09

the capital Ut our nation, hereby
pledge ourselves IN peace or IN war,
In sire or in storm, Ia stand nnre.
sarYedlN by The stnncards OF liberty
ant tie S.iety and preservation o. lie
rs ~ ITS aud ideals nt our n luhlie
al is sUlymn hour Of our nations
life. IL Is our enr4est hope thai orr
republic may be safeguur,led IN It's
answering desire for peace; that our
people MAY he spared the horfnrs and
lie iurden qf wpri that they may
have the opportunity 20 cultivate and
develop the arts of peace, human
brotherhood and a higher civilization.
But despite all our endeayors and
hopes. should our country he drawn
into the maelstrom OF the European
conflict. we. with these ideals of liber-
ty and justice herein declared, as the
Indispensable basis for national poll
cies, offer our services to our country
In every field of activity, to defend,
safeguard and preserve the republic
OF the United States OF America
against Its enemies whomsoever they
may be. and we call upon our fellow
workers and fellow citizens In the
holy name of Labor. Justice, Freedom
and Humanity, to devotedly and patrl-
otically give like service"
Labor In True Light
With this emphatic announcement
of labor's devotion to the republic, TO
the great democratic cause of the
world, and with other Developments
that came quickly In those days ON
the eve of war and In the days that
followed so rapidly when war became
a grim and real thing among Us, EN-.
ployers everywhere came Ia SIRE that
the American labor movement was
something more than had been pie
tured tn them through the prejudlciul
briefs of their hired lawyers. They
came TO see II In something of its true
light. They came To understand II as
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-20
MORE TROOPS
In SlLESlA
British, Italian and French
Commissioners Want Re-
Inducements.

Paris July 20.-(By the Associated
Press. 1.-The British. Italian and
French commissioners in Upper
Silesia have sent in report in which
they jointly demand that reinforce
ments be sent to the Allied troops Of
occupation, it was announced here
this afternoon.
The recommendation came almost
simultaneously with the receipt of a
note by the French foreign Office from
the British government in which.
Great Britain insisted there was no
necessity for sending more troops in
to Upper Silesia. The note was in re-
ply to the recent communication in
which the French government noti-
fed Great Britain that reinforcements
for the Allied troops Of occupation
were needed urgently to make sure
the troops were not disturbed and to
insure respect for the decisions of the
Allies under the treaty of Versailles.
The British note reiterated the de-
mand of that government for the
early convening of the Allied supreme
council. In view of the insistence Of
the British prime minister, Mr.. Lloyd
George. it is probable that Premier
BRAND will agree to meeting of the
council about July 81.
The council, besides dealing with
the Silesian question. pro baby will be
occupied principally with the question
Of maintaining the penalties against
Germany, continued occupation Of
Dusseldorf. Duisburg and Ruhrort
and few details concerning execu-
ton of the Versailles treaty.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-20
DE VALERA MAY
MEET | CRAIG
IN ] BELFAST } | |
General Srnuts Believed Re
sponsible For Moderat-
ing Trouble.
Special consid Grafton to the
Irish Question in Eng
land Today.

London. July 20.-The probability
of meeting in Belfast between
Eansonn DeValera and Sir James
Craig, the Ulster premier is fore
shadowed in some political quarters
and several newspapers this morning.
General j. c.. Smuts, premier Of
South Africa, who re-entered the
negotiations yesterday, doubtless IL
largely responsible for this and
similar optimistic speculation which
has survived under great difficulty.
since Monday. when the Ulster pre-
m1er departed suddenly for Belfast,
after making forceful statement on
the subject Of self-determination as
it applied to Ulster.
This seemed for a time to end all
hope for an amicable meeting be-
tween the two Irish leaders, but the
moderating influence of General
SHUTS, coupled with Belfast dispatch
es to the effect that Sir James does
not regard the peace parleys as in
terrupted, has gone a long way to-
wards establishing confidence.
Mr.. .DeValera now is reported will
ing to go to Belfast and meet Sir
James after he has discussed with his
Dublin followers certain proposals
which it is understood Premier Lloyd
George will submit to him Thursday.
The British cabinet today will give
special consideration to the Irish
question and it is believed that the
aforementioned proposals will be
discussed at great length and that
they are likely to receive the ap-
proval of the entire ministry.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-20
Illinois
Governor
Indicted

Springfield, ILL.,. July 90
Governor Len Small of Illinois
today was indicted by the Sanga-
mon county grand jury in con-
nection with the Investigation Of
the state treasurer's Office during
the term that Small served | as
treasurer. A number of other
state officials were also indicted.
The others indicted included
Lieutenant Governor F. E.
Sterling and Vernon Curtis.
The indictments charge em-
bezzlement, conspiracy and op-
GRAFTON OF q confidence game.
Bonds of all three were fixed
at fifty thousand dollars on each
count. .,
On the first Indictment the
governor, lieutenant governor
and Curtis were charged with
bezxlement. OF $70O, 600. 53iS8
- 20 The Indictment for conspdracy
,hy ccnfidenee, games So clls4ess
thGt the three obtained e divers
drafts, warrants, vouchers i and
documents to the amount of two
million dollars. .i
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-20
MINNESOTA TO
REDUCE ROAD
CONSTRUCTION | !,
Nearly Three Million Dol
lars to be Cut From Ex-
penses First Planned.

st. Paul. Mimi, July 20.-The Min
nesota highway department will be
forced to cut nearly three million doll
lars of new construction from it's 1921
trunk highway improvement pro-
gram, Commissioner Charles M. Bah
before August S acts to continue fed
eral aid to the states on the old ap-
portionment basis.
(. Federal aid forthcoming. Mr.. Bah
cock said, nearly 1900 miles OF trunk
routes in more than Is scattered To-
cations will be improved this season
by grading, gravel surfacing or paw
ing. Otherwise, the total of state
funds available in 1921 for new con-
struction of trunk highways may be
reduced by nearly one-half and the
Improvement mileage will be reduced
to approximately 915 miles. S
Moro Contracts to Be Awarded.
Working at top speed during the
last sixty days. the highway depart
ment has placed under contract more
than two million dollars Of state bet.
terments on the trunk. system and to-
day and tomorrow will award abou,
$85o,000 of additional contracts
These figures are exclusive Of approx
mately four million dollars Of like
trunk improvements to be financed
with country reimbursement bond
money, and the three million dollar
fund being used to provide constan,
duty patrolman for each five to eight
mile section and otherwise insure
adequate maintenance from the star
on the entire seven thousand mile sys.
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