South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-28
WILL BUILD BIG
AUTO SALESROOM
ON HOMES SITE
Sacrifice Three Dwellings for
Franklin-Marmon Building
on Lafayette Blvd.


. Three residences must be sacri-
-ficed 70 make way for South Bends
newest automobile sales and ser
vice station. The Franklin armon
Co. a South Bend corporation. has
acquired property at Lafayette blvd.
and Wayne ST. and a new building
j. % be erected at once.
The conpany's new holdings IN
/, Ciude a frontagS OF 90 feet on Lafay-
, cite blvd. with a depth OF 1s5 feet
on Wayne Present plans are for
the rapid completion OF the building
IS the company expects 20 occupy
g. about the middle OF January, 1922.
The acquisition OF another large
automobile sales and service room
on Lafayette blvd. "a rapidly trans
forming this section into a motor
SOW Residence property values.
c-ie % tho expansion OF the business
district. have increased by leaps and
bounds
The residence property OF DIT.
James J. Varier embracing IS feet
and g. feet OF the adjoining Wolver-
ton property will be utilized in tAe
Sales building.
The -Marmon Co, was
recently incorporated at Indianapolis
with a capital stock OF $500 600. The
officers are John J. Wolverton, pres
ident; Edgar r Johnson, vice-pres-
ident; Warde l. Mack. treasurer;
Ray W. Reynolds. secretary. and g..
y. Farabaugh, director and counsel.
The state Securities commission has
just granted its license authorizing
the issue OF the company's securi-
ties
Franklin Company Expands
This new corporation IS really an
expansion OF the Franklin Motor Car
Co. whose business has been in OPP
Grafton for several years at SIT Lin
coin way w. and has grown so rap
idly that the present building u de-
olared inadequate TO give the service
desired both by car owners and the
management.
f In addition 70 the Franklin and
Marmon cars. the new company has
had offered f. and has under con
sideratlon a franchise for the sale OF
a high-grade line of medium priced
eix-cylinder and lOw-priced four
cylinder cars.
The officials OF the company have
planned a number OF innovations for
the new service building. 1t is 10
be two stories and a full basement,
absolutely fire-proof and TO be an
architectural beauty. It will be
faced entirely in white glazed terri
Gotta. The large show rooms, fac
ing both streets. viii be flooded
with DAY light through the big win
dows giving plenty Of room for dis
playing many models OF cars Offices
Will be on ground floor.
Easement to House Cars.
The basement floor. which wiz be
under the entire building and eX-
tending out 20 the edge Of sidewalk,
VIII be reached by ramp from the
main floor and will provide storage
space for over 100 cars.
Another new departure is 20 be
introduced. en- the second fIooi OF
the building is 90 be installed COM
plete shops for the overhaulng and
repairing OF automobiles and trucks.
Various departments Will be here,
including motor rebuilding; ma
chine shop; electrical department
for batteries. starters and generators;
paint. varnish and upholstering de-
partments. in fact. equipment and
machinery will be provided 10 re-
build any make OF car.
This department Will be open for
service day and night the year
round. including Sundays.
The company Will OFFER a profit
HSaring plan 10 its share holders
Each share holder Will be provided
with an Identification card, that en-
tiles the owner 20 special discounts