New-York tribune., 1922-07-02

Merger Formed
|Bv Auto Makers
:, Factories in Z States
''. and Will Be Called As
located Motor Indus
nies; Offices in Dayton
Soon
|ruu Production
r;ll Employ 10000 at Start
and Increase Number AS
New Firms Are Admitted

| ,.vroN, Ohio, July / (By the AS
.....d Press).-An sso,ooo,ooo con
l'.i;s..ion Of manufacturers OF auto
.,,I... trucks and auto parts, with
I,...orje. in seven states, has been
] .,.ted here under the name OF the
! '..a.i.,ed Motor Industries. Will l.
$780, Of Dayton, is chairman of the
e'~ The merger includes seven
i S..wos;le 'ys and truck factories, in ad-
4 a ".;on to motor, body, gear ignition
I .,, ..d other part makers Offices Will De
tsEe,, re-, ,need production will be started d
z ful. few days in all plants. 1t was
{ viihin A number of other manu-,
a$anoun.. Of cars are being considered
8sactafs's s.onsolidation and some addi'
~ 'ne & he announced soon, 1t was
lyons ma ma;a BESIDES the manufactur-
a inn ounss. involved, FIVE assembling
ing p'sa;iT be operated, located at IN
lants W." Roston. Louisville, Oak
s.sd Csl., and St. Louis.
4 All Owned Outright
q :, ~. nlau.s in the merger are
q All 'nu 'nutrfight by the consolidation
4 ssneai ' ti.Ies es'', beng turned over in Zee
& the .''les .n ,he corporation. lncludins
8 snple ~, units fourteen plants are
\ ne sssS sss The manufacturing pian,s
II HvolVUee', VUa,;onal Motorcar and Vehicle
8 ae.rs.;on. ae. Indianapolis; Cover'
4 car Company, Lockport, N. p.,erd;no D., .raM =
rssion and clutch makers; Escor.,ms Gn
3 sd Computing Macnines CosnpaHo nnato
8 n.v.on, nav Ohio, ignition, magne.o
3 .sr.er battery and generator manu
q ss.urer,; s,s. Jackson Motors Corpora.
y D ~ ~ Jackson, Mich; Kentucky wagon
4 Xyy..,rufscturing wv, Company, Loulsvllle
r.. @ saginaw Sheet Metal Works, Sagl-
Nv nsr Mich: Traffic Motor Truck Cor
ss,stion, ss St. Louis, Mo-; Murray.Tre-
gwr.ba Corporation, Boston. Mass
& n.nnfacturers of gasoline engines, ano
~ Holbrook Company. New orK'
h,nfacturers u of automobile bodies.
A1 The officers of the corporation, be-
,,a.s Mr.. dinner, chairman Of the
s...a s,ur include: Louis Ruthenburg,
/ n.rton Tu.-T, president; A. A. Gloetzner,
- octnort. n. y; Robert V. Board,
III louisville, Ky; T. c. Brandle, Of
SSt Louis, Mo-. and George NJ. Dickson,
sot Indianapolis, vicepresidents:
The directors include in addition to
zthe above James R. DuAin, Of Louis
Mile; H. G.. Stoddard, of Worcester
Mass: H. V. Hale, of Saginaw, Mich;
sE J. Linkert, of Dayton; c. I: Halla-
dsy, of Jackson, Mich; W. W. Ster..
*lmg, of Jackson; c. L. V. Exselsen, OF
chicago; Guy Wilson, of St. Louis;
Buell. Hollster, Of New York; H. F..
Eobrook. of New York, and M. Douglas
Flattery, Of Boston.
i S35,Oo0,O00 Finance Fund
4 The Official announcement said a
sss5. 600 900 dealers financing fund
would be available during the next year
band that more than 10000 skilled me-
chsnics will be employed as fast as
3 they can be found.
/ According to the announcement Of
fpoicies, Associated Motor Industries
= will continue to manufacture all the
cars and trucks now made by member
eompanies The present capacity of all
2ylsnts will be increased. The manu-
Aiacturng plants and assembling units
Hare SO situated, it is stated, as to
&be able to deliver cars, the policy
announcement states:
q Freight free anywhere east of the
&Rocky Mountains"