Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-29
NE VI INDUSTRY
To LOCATE IN
TRUCK PLAN 7
PAR-CAR COACH COMPANY OF
DETROIT 10 START OPERA
TIONS ON JULY 10.
Turns out q High
Glass Traffic Bus

a new industry, the Part AZ Coach
Company Of Detroit, viii be located
in the Bollstrom Truck plant, and
viii be doing business on Monday,
July 10, according to AN announce
ment by "A Joint committee of the. AL
ma Chamber of Commerce and the st.
Louis Board Of Trade, which have
been cooperating with S. O. Burg
dorf, receiver for the plant, in the
securing Of the new industry, which
promises TO be- q fine thing for the
two communities, as any industry
which is Of aid TO one Of the two
communities, is Just as certain to
bring aid and comfort to the other,
as their interests and ideals are one.
The Par-Car Coach Company is "A
comparatively new industry as in
dustries go, but it has been in busi-
ness in Detroit for a sufficient length
cf time to insure that it has passed
the experimental stage, and that it
has passed this business stage sue
cessfuily. For % period Of two years
the concern was doing business in De-
troit as a partnership. In May Of this
year the company was Incorporated
with a capitalization Of 100000.
1t is stated chat the company now
has orders on its books to the amount
Of S225,00O. OF this amount 100000
worth is subject to delivery by Au-
gust /, so it is assured that the COM
pany will be active from the very
moment that the doors Of the plant
are opened on Monday, July 10.
The Par-Car Coach Company man
ufacturcs passenger bus or coach,
which contains II individual swing
seats Of the latest design. The en-
tire coach, body and chassis is manu-
factured by the company.
The two organizations Of st. Louis
and Alma, which are known by differ
ent names, board Of trade and a
chamber Of commerce, but whose aims
are the same, cooperating with S. O..
Burgdorf, receiver Of the Bollstrom
plant, have made arrangements,
whereby the company is TO be located
in the factory which has stood idle
for some months, and once again the
wheels of industry will turn at that
location, aand once again will the
people Of Alma and st. Louis have
visions Of the future, when the two
cities. which are now realizing their
common aims and working to achieve
them, may grow to such an extent
that one may drive from one city to
the ether, along a beautiful street
completely built up.
On Friday of this week eighteen
trucks will start from Detroit with
materials and machinery for the
Par-Car Coach Company, and the
first of the week will see numerous
signs Of activity around the Boil
strom plant.
Following are the officers Of the
new Gratiot county industry: Presi-
dent. c. O. Westfall; vice president,
J. r. Wooden; secretary, A. c. Car
penter; treasurer, c. A. Reem.
The Officers of the company, man
aeer and three or four Of the princi-
nal department heads are moving
their families to st. Louis, having al
ready rented homes in the commun-
ity.
The factory will open with 25 men,
and viii add more men to the pay
roll as rapidly as they are needed.
Local help is to be employed, except
fer the department heads, which is
another matter that will be highly
pleasing to the residents Of st. Louis
and Alma.