Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20
LOCAL STUDEbAKER
DEALER TELLS WHY
HIS CARS SATISFY
PRESIDENT JOHNSON or LOCAL
COMPANY GIVES STATEMENT
or EXPERT.

The following interesting statement
made by NJ. =. wollering. vicepresiden,
Of engineering and production for the
studebaker Corporation i given ou'
BY c. y. Johnson. president Of the John
son.Joiner Company. local siudebaker
dealers:
To the owner who sits complaccnily
behind the wheel q his car. free from
the worry Of mechanical troubles there
In seldom a thought as 20 what Is be-
hind a good ears inbuild stamina that
enables II 20 stand up and give service
under every possible rad condition
In every part Of tht world.
Quality never finds iis way into an
automobile By accident II IL due 10 Ger
tain reasons to the presence OF high
grade materials. sSillful engineering
exacting tests In laboratories. In the
factory. and on the Rad; constant in
spections throughout the process II
manufacture. And thesc In turn mean
that the manufacture must he bis
enough and have resources and equip
ment enough to make sure that the
standards laid down are rigidly ad
hered 70.
Nor can the Importance ~ tradition
be overestimated. Seek the reason fuI
any great. long lived manufacturing suc.
cess and you viii find that the concern
In question has not only held o. Ideals
u quality but has possessed the facil.
ltles for seeing to u that quality was
built into it, product In material. d.,
sign and workmanship u has made
sure" This has been Studcbakcr's -
perienee.
Some sage has said that the training
Of child should begin with its grand
parents In like manner Il may be- said
that the Inspection ~ a car should be-
SIN with the raw materials No, only
does s,udehaker specify highest dual.
ny materials, but We check up on all
our suppliers. subjccting thsss mater.
his 70 the most rigid and searching
tests 70 make absolutely sure they meas.
uTe ~ 20 specifications.
With ~ even the smallest holt re
eeives careful consideration and an In.
dividuAl material specification made for
IL. chrome-nickel and chromevanadi.
um steels are used on parts where a
combination of toughness hardness and
exceptional fatigue proprieties are d.
mandsd. and the physical properties
are increased from fifty to sevcniy.fivs
per cent over those obtained by the use
cf the nonalioy steels. And 80 Il Cos
throughout the car. In each case IN,
material In used tina, will give the hes'
results IN the particular function 4
must perform.
The studebaker research and expert
mental laboratories. unexcelled In IN
industry. represent an investmen, Of al
proximatsly 500. 900 and employ 10
skilled men. each holding a college q
university degree. In the chemical lab
orstory materials such as steel bal
stock. brass. bronze. babblt and cas-
irun are carefully analyEed and checked
with specifications from the engineer
Ing department Steering knuckles
transmission and rear axle gears. steer
ms arms and other vital parts are reg
uariy sampled and checked In the me
chanicai laboratory 10 SEE that produc
ton h always up 10 standard. Special
izrd experts test finished parts To-
strength by special machines which ex
ert crush. twisting. pulling or bendinl
strength sufficient 10 break any FIN
ished part.
In the metailurgical laboratory. test
are made q heat treated steel undei
microscopic enlargements from samplei
which are taken after each heat trea,
ment In the research laboratory. which
n fully equipped with scientific worl
along original lines. the work consist
~ investigating. anAlyIing and devel
oping new IDEAS toward deiermlninl