Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
HAS INTERESTING RECORD
AS BUSINESS EXECUTIVE
Frank B. Ans,ell Heads U. S.
Automotive Corporation, of
Connersvillc, Indiana.
rs son OF wnAIrny MAN
Youthful Manufacturer Has Worked
From bottom 10 Top in Auto
World Since Graduating From COL
lego In 1907.

Frank Il. Ansted. of Connersville
Ind. is only 81 years old. But to-
day ne is tho guiding genius of the
great "Anstcd interests" embracing
numerous big plants He is prcsi-
don, Of the United States Automotivc
Corporation. the chief subsidiary uf
which is tho Lexington Motor Com
pany.
Mr.. Anstcd is can apostle of tho
joy of working" He is rich mans
son who has succeeded in spite Of
his heritage of money, and who has
discovered that the JOY OF living Is
found simply in liking to work for
the fun OF II.
Gives Impression of .Anstcd.
W. y. I. John, wcll-known author,
has given his impression Of Frank
Il. Ansted in the November issue o.
Motor, one of the leading automobile
publications OF tho country Mr.
John says:
II had travelled several hundred
miles In n mugGy sleeper for the en-
press purpose OF seeing Frank r.
Anstcd. president OF the Lexington
Motor Company. The morning hours
in Connersville didn't find me Sceih-
ing with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. because
u
both lived until . o'clock. BUT when
] began to encounter vivid stories
of how he had saved tho business OF
!So-and-so by stepping in with keen
/ Drain and 4 ready check book-of how
lhe had sold $4,000 worth OF coun-
try club stock in two hours-of how
he had kept the Lexington plant
running without a shut-down during
the depression last fall and winter
of his mastery handling OF what
threatened to become a nasty strike
of his ability as a salesmar--oi his
ability rs an cXccutivc-of his ability
10 work at top speed for long hours
OF his boundlcss cnthusias m-,hon T
began to wondc- II / hadn't better
sec him before z o'clock
Is Carefully Groomcd.
The first ching YOU see when YOU
meet Frank Arstcd are his warm,
keen blue eyes and his square lrisn
chin. Then yea receive an impress
sion OF careful grnominC-so sore OF a
first-hand grooming carried out II
accordance wi n his own tastes
rather than with those OF a solicitrus
merchant tailor or the back section
OF Vanity Fair. Then. when hc
moves. comes strong impression of
action-reS;less, energetic cnthusi-
a"m.
1T might as we'll be told here rs
later that Frank b. Anstcd is the
son Of wealthy father: Il father
who before him was the biggest man
in Conncrsvillc. and the suuarce;.
too The story OF his youthful days
he's only II young thirty-scvcn now
lis amusing. simply because it so
parallels the magazine stories OF the
hcadetronr young chap who comes
home from college to Jolt the old
town ont Of its rut and show it how
10 make money by modern methods
Took job In Rank.
After graduating with his Lib
from the University OF Michigan. in
1907 he returned to Conncrsville to
work in tho bank o. which his father
was director
Local option had something to do
with Frank Anstcd's entry into the
automotivc industry. y saloon mex;
10 the bank went the way OF the
,ransEressor. And being lover OF
automobiles Che owned an old Marion
them and something Of salesman,
he decided to become motor ear
dealer before and after banking
hours. We Motor shop was organized
where the foamy schooncrs once had
sailed, and the contract for tho Lev
ington car, then a product of Licking
ton, Ky, was obtained.
''Yc MotorASalon nrospcrcd Soon
IT was ahs.-biyr; :, roodly percentage
OF the factory's, production. Com
ncrsyillc was At that time ono Of the
largest buggy ccntcrs In the world
And he conceived the idea Of equip
ping these hug@ics with electric
lamps In short order he sold the
idea TO one OF tho towns leading
buggy buildo-s-pcrhap IL was his
father. Nocifcrous agitation soon
resulted in Legislation which com
PEELED every buggy in Indiana to dis
play lights at night. with this Icris-
!ation in force. he presented himself
before one Of tho large matters OF
dry cells. explained his idea. and
asked for the best price
How .many cells viii YOU need?
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