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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-17
Eor colds, erIp OF lnfluenza

and as a Preventive, take Laxative
BROMO QUININE Tablets. The
genuine bears the signature Of f. w.
Grove. (Be sure you get BROMOJ
0c.-AdyertiSement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-17
Catarrhal Colds.

W. y. Gokay pays the cost of trial
by refunding your money If Hyomei
fails to relieve that cough or cold you
ve.-Adyertisement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-17

let your hair stay lifeless colorless,
thin, scraggy A single application
OF delightful Danderine will double
the beauty and radiance of your hair
and make il look twice as abundant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-04

wires are not twis BED, bur 4ald
nararellel and continuous and then
bound together. And the oblique
ssorm braces that radiate like
web from the top Of the towers on
each side to 400 feet of the bridge
floor beneath are calculated to bear
the whole weight of the bridge Tor
that distance if necessary They
are small, but the same engineers
that made possible these great
modern suspension bridges manu-
featured them and set them IN
place. 900
build the Brooklyn Bridge, so It is
now forty-nine years old. Since
the DAYS when It was started the
| Roebling plant from its initial
shops at Trenton, N. j., has spread
to Roebling, 10 rifles farther down
the Delaware.
Col. Roebling 4iTl directs tho
work of his company. Part of its
war service consisted of the 3D.
| 100000 feet of Roebling wire caH
| ble, now reposiug on the floor OF
| the North Sea, which was once u
part or the mine barrage. The
. A5ratic Barrage, which WAS ready
Tor laying when the war ended
took over l2,OOO, 900 feet more.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-04

ONE OF the periodic cries that
- the Brooklyn Bridge is not
safe because Of the terrific over
crowding Of Trains and motor We
hic.es having recently been stilied
by the statements of engineers who
Know the facts, the whole pictur-
esoue romance Of the building Of
he bridge has been again recalled.
When Col. Washington A. Rceb-
hng. who wove the great wire ca
bios over plans made by his IA
Their. John A. Roebling, announced
the other day that the bridge was
good for many years 70 come, he
smoke from n knowledge Of long
FORGOTTEN facts. He knew when
he built 1t that it would be sub
iect to overstrain in the future.
And when he built into that first
great bridge, which ushered IN the
Ace of Steel Wire and preceded
his wire cables for the Williams
burch and Manhattan bridges "ve1
the East River, factor OF Safet'
far in excess Of what timid imag'
nations could picture, he bull' ~
centuries, not decades.
The cables are made o. ~
Strands, each strand contaln'ri
27S wires. continuous like warn !;
q skein nearly 200 miles long. Ih'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-04

HERE'S THE BILE CO,
delicate MACHINERY
view Of the This fight
Bobby Strauss who balloon
s VET hut lust like Dado
Mrs Strauss them both,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

3iE. Hero and son, Edward. OF East
Chicago, have been calling on friends
ard relatives here.
Fred Englebreeht OF Chicago who has
been visiting at the home OF william
Klein returned TO his home.
Miss Verona Kretz Of Chicago, san
dayed with her mother. Mrs. Philip
Kretz
This Farmers Instl@lte held at the
Lincoln school last Friday drew large
attendance and everybody enjoyed the
lecture given by the Institute workers,
Mrs G,HiIliams and Mr.. GesteF
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

tsssE5s Swanson In "UaaeS rae
hash.s Also Rafhe Nesvw assa Pollard
ccxaedy. C-i-R
Inasssl Eastsr or Lake ape-. Y,efEral-
es to his work ar rQ,e Sinclair RsaninE
WHARF be met vita an aceidsnE his
head = week ago.
MRS johnson rras g. Cissclgo visitor
che fcropart OF chss week
Mrs Beatrice B1ev OF Roberts sHe.
has boeH On clle e3ck itst ror sevepal
| Gays
aksss asa2ae w1c2hOrSs 81 Robsrts
ave-. visited relatives 40 Valparaiso ON
| suntssy.
Helen Coughrn visited friends II
Chicago over Sunday.
Air. and Mas IL Harms ana fam
Fsy, Mrs. r. BmaHxgartea @od Ara.
hMsfks and daughter, Dorothy, nosored
| 10 Esansvfiie. ILL.,. ON Saturday.
! ytncsut Sells Wzltre Brown, Fred
fsndsoz. William Hsm@n and sfr- Nc
cssIlsn attended dance in Hammond
Cd Monday evening.
Mrs vaehi was HamHanod shop
per Tuesday
HsF. and Mia John DionnA of Bea~
Z 'tSttfSt STU Aahti&St ~hlr AT LlrF-
vsr7illo. III, are visiting the latter's
psri Of Ehis week
Mr.. and Mrs. George GoIdIng and
son. Hcnert. visited Rev. ~ K Spiel
berger and family OF Chicago, the fore
man Regnier. Of Roberts avenue.
! Wilbur Cough. who has been in very
poor health for the past few months.
ieft Tuesday for Denver. Col. ana VII.
De gene for ar extended time Yrs
dough and babies viii continue to re
aide vita hei parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harper, OF LaPor<e avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harms or Lake
ave, attended the automobile show at
the Coliseum IN Chicago on Monday
evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

Tvlia %. pinkhaul's VegetabIe COM
sad Tahists aRd Lydia Z Pinkham's
Maed MaTifaine and improved every day
% ali my Cwp work now EXCEPT the
,..ssEs5;,er and do IL with ease. can ac-
.nSuDtssh M suzch IN a day now ss e
-s-ssE have taken me- q week to 90 last
.1xSnsr~ sssd I txy to get every one know
20 4ska YUur medicine to huild them UP.
~ srsa WELCOME to use this letter as
+~@tAn1onial II you IKE. Mrs: CHAs.
EaTEr- 81 Spencer Ave-. Horneil, ~.
In almost every neighborhood. there
,re xsrrnen who Know of the value OF
f.@S1 i. Pn,kAarass Vegetable Com
$500 Taay knew because they have
..fsfen at ard hzvs been helped why
5ss,es,-zf MN e4xrre II a trialf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

Dr.. "a La Despoy aahsaEees the rs-
Ut-enlng OF his offses In the SrAasge
bail fing Saturday Penzassrx eth
f-i-ss
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

Tie IlldlISE W I'LL Ut
/ was tired out all
over anditwas an eff
fort for me to move.
II waa irritable and
cuuhdnot sieepnights
and had trrHble with
my bowels and at my
periods 1t. seemed
ttsatnearly every one
| around me knew of
| your m edicine and
wan ted me TO try II,
i go at last | took
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02
NOW DO MY
WORK WITH EASE
Because Lydia E. Pnkham's
Vegetable Compound Re
stored My Health

HurreSl. " TT Was IN bad health
IRA there didn't seem to be any one thing
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

Phone kaT-zI for appointments for
anything IN the line of nrst-class
Beauty Culture" E'r~ers Spec and
Beauty shop, Sal fiath St. .-i-tf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02
WHITING NEWS
Whiting
Advertisement
Are Winners


STAB TEEATEn
Csxnsne #ezs aAAeeany, "Wednesday y.
azsa TfsnrS@ay, WHEY 5TaI& xlEAyE
the f&Ezzkv. Gpeeass wsHssvrr1s a<s-
rrd&y. rapruAxy d tsst
vas& Beausy shpp. ssaa Amy avenue,
Phone t15A. Open evenings, sr--4s
Hegfumins Eebru~xy q, WAITING
sewefrx stores uEI close et o p na- ex-
cept Rfonaay and Thursday at D y. m.
cert M~naa rana TasaH~a~y ~s q ID. na-.
Saturday aaa pay A&x mt 10 p ma
s-s~1Do
swAR FMEATnE
Last times to-day, WAY G4rls
KAsa ss~ars e~saays @wHF GIRLS
LEAVE H0MR7 wall snN~r~se every
naeanscr of fas 6assgfy, sseesas vs~ae-
vtlle4 Saturday EeArsaey :, s-s-tt
PRINCESS THEATRE TODAY.
es1@rsn Swanson IN "Unaer The
ASH" Als@ Pathe Views ana Pollard
CoAes<, e-l-S
Aho " Azt2hk SAVINGS ana L<oaM As-
&octaRfna is n safe And conservative
form or Investment ana In OF m great
advantage to hsrrow~zs who desire 60
build their owe home. It'll
STAB THEATER gONxGHT
why Q4rqs Leave Eons." This Ia
a picture every oAs must soc. 1sa1s2s1 20
anything In the line of nrst-class
Beauty Culture" Fsrxars Spec and
Beauty shop, sal ffath St s-i-tf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

STAB THEATER TONIGHT
why Girls Leave Homss" This In
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02
RORERTSDALE

PRINCESS THxIsAagsss TepaY..
Gloria Swanson Ina "uatSS rae
hRsh.s Also keafhe Ncsvx sssa Pollard
ccxaedy. c-d-R
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

PRINCESS THEATRE TODAY.
Gloria swanS1n I'm 'unaeF The
reaah." Al@s Pathe Views ana Pollard
CoMes$, e-1-r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17
TRAIN KILLS
Elk GR|BBEN
CLAYSvuLE OLD SOLDIER NETS
TRAGIC DEATH WHILE ON WAL
TO MoUNDSvILLE MONDAY.
Run Down BY Locomotive winch was
To Have Hauled Him to Grand
Army EncAmpment Of W. va.

Ellis X. Cirjhhcn. aged so, a rctrcd
farmer. mot "A horrible death Monday
morning at Claysvilic, IA. under a tram
which he was to have taken Tor M0HnuS-
Vile TO attend the annuy; cncampmcnt
Of the Grand Army OF the Republic OF
West Virginia
News of MIR. GribhCI's death was re
ccivcd at Moundsvilic about noon, ana
caused much sadness among the CIVIL
war Veterans gathered there. II was
the accident viCti'S boast that he had
| never missed a state enCnmpmcnt IN
either West Virginia or HCnnSHlVanla
since the Grand Army Of tho Republic
was formed. and practically every
veteran gathered At Moundsriilc was a
personal friend OF his.
Mr.. Gribbcn. along with n numbcr OF
other rren who wcrc waiting To take
tho train at G:49 o'clock at C~aysVtIlo.
in n restaurant just across the Ralti-
moro d Ohio raiSrnad tracks from the
station. When tho train WAS heard aD-
nroarhinC. :hc zen hurried out OF the
restaurant and across tho tracks 70 TAX"
the rain. Mr.. Grihhcn. due TO his ad-
| vanccd years. did not succeed m getting
over quickly enough and was u down
by tho train. Two locomotives and
TWO cars passed over his body. Roth
logs were severed and his arms. chest
and head were crushed.
The dead veteran was horn I'm Green
county. Pa. and spent practically his
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17
ELLIS G. EVER DEFENDANT IN
SUIT FILED AT ST. GLARS
WILLIE.
Petition Alleges He Appropriated
$3.50 in Checks and Injured
Business $4,000.

In q suit filed yesterday afternoon
IN the common pleas court Of Bel
naont county, at st. Clairsvile, Ohio,
the Wildwood Coal company. a corpor-
hon OF Eastern Ohio, is seeking to
&ecoYer Sa6.55o from Ellis G. Eyer.
bormer treasurer OF the company.
The plaintiff. through Attorneys
rhornburg and Lewis. alleges that the
defendant, without authority from the
company, appropriated checks to the
amount OF $3.50. The plaintiff fur
Sher alleges that by so doing the COM
pany's credit and business was dam
aged to the extent OF $4,000. while
khsolast two clauses OF the petition
fuxther allege that the balance asked
fur is on account Of loss OF discounts
and other things due to said acts or
tie defendant.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17


ton is getting more and more
fashionable.
Howmany men do you know
who won't expect tires to do
their share of the saving!
This is the year for tire-mer-
chants to study their customers
closely.
The makers Of i. S. Royal
Cords have recently stated what
is the biggest opportunity to
serve in the tire business.
u. S. Royal Cords cannot
take care of all the people who
want the upavard quality
in tires.
Nor do they claim a mon
opoly of all good tire making
methods.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17
". r. Coyle, president Of the Whole

". r. Coyle, president of the Whole
sale Coal Association, advanced .
novel idea at one Of the group meet
ings for solution of the coal problem
as it affects the consumer. He sug.
gcsted organization OF a complete
production and d]istributiou institur
ton with local dealers In all citie0
listed As partners in the enterprise.
Such a central agency. he added.
should buy a interest in the local
dealers plant ard sell him an inter.
est in tho production Of the material
hr must 10 furnished.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17
SteubenViIIe People
Start Paper Industry
on Site at Nitro

Charleston. W. Va. MAY l6.-ThH
Charleston Paper Manufacturing com
panv today announced The purchase Of
nine aud o~nc-quarter acres al Nitro.
the former government ordnance
plant. The property includes a power
plant. BY the time The plant Is com
pleted. probably in September. it will
have cost $500. OOO. according to the
announcement.
Plans have been laid { OStart with
4 force Of 100 mon. The factory Will
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17

entire life in that and Washington Coun-
". Since his retircmnot from the farm
fifteen years ago. he resided In ClaAS
vile.
lie served with tn" 18Th l'cunSNl-
rania Cavalry IN the CIvil war. ~" was
woundCd at Gettysburg. hut wa abe
10 be with Grants army again when
Ice surrendered al ~AppomatoI Court
House.
lie leaves one dauEh ter. Ms y. y
Rush Of Washington. IA. and Two IONS
J. $. Gribbcn OF RiChhill Township.
Washington county, Pa. and J. II. crib
ben OF New Town. Iowa
Funeral arrangements rad not boon
completed last night. hut it Was stated
that burial will lie made in RtyCrYicw
cemetery IN Greene county.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17
nine INJURED IN
D. KILN EXPLOSION

East Liverpool. o., May 1.-two
nSen are in a serious condition and
lsasen other workers. including one
woman, are suffering from burns and
io1her injuries as a result Of 4 gas cX-
jplosion which wrecked a clost kiln in
Ithe McNicol Pottery ~Company's plant
Ia WeusviIle, four miles west Of here,
t0day.
! 3Sdward Dinerstine, Is. and James
Spencer, SO, are the most seriously in
Hured. Dinerstine's face and body
Ewere badly burned and he is believed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17
NOSE WHITE HELD
FOR KILLING Lewis

Nj" White. coIo-cd. accused of shoot
ING James Lewis At BARTON on Sunday
night had a hearing yesterday after
noon before Squire Roberts At Barton.
He Vas he'd tor .hc grand jury. Lewis
who WAS also coiored, died at the Mar
tins Ferry hospital on Monday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17
WILDWOOD COAL COMPANY SUES
FORMER TREASURER FOR S26,550

TO be internally injured. Spencer. the
foreman. sustained Il fractured leg and
burns about the upper part of his body.
William Buckle also sustained a
broken leg. while Mrs. Jasper Ramsey,
Ralph Wheaton. r j. Hall. Joseph
Holiday. Edward Exkler and Charles
Hall were burned or bruised. The in.
iured were members OF a kiln drawing
crew.
A lighted match is believed 10 have
ignited accumulated gas in the kiln.
causin gthe explosion. The property
loss is estimated at $500.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17
Novel Solution Of the
Coal Problem Proposed

Washington. May 16.-Neccssity OF
stabilizing foreign markets as the mi
tial step toward adjusting American
domestic commerce. was agreed on
with practical unanimity by speakers
at tho opening session today Of the
annual meeting of the Chamber Of
Commerce Of the United States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17
ROAD TOO NARROW
FOR MINING man

While trying to pass between two
cars. a we'll known mining nan OF the
ST. Clairsvinc vicinity last evening
ran into the Ford coupe Of Mr.. 4. l..
Mcfarland. which was parked in front
Of the Mcfarland residence in st.
C~airsyille. Damage amounting TO
possibly SO resulted. A motorcycle
officer placed the mining MAI under
arrest. but AS he agreed TO pay for
all the damage. he vas released.
Five thousand matches are lighted
every second in the United States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-17

produce a heavy grape Of wrapping
paper.
Charles G. Hartjc. Of Steubenvflle,
Ohio. is p~rcsidcn, Of the concern; W.
tt. ~Kimbcrland. Of Pittsburgh. vice
president. and Il. 6. Stewart. Of To
r0ntn, Ohio. secretary-treasurCr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-28
Auto Terms Derived
From Queer Origins

TT r. hard TO realize that the
name limousine comes from the
head-covcrfnr Of q French peasant
woman. yet this Is tho absolute case. -
says j. !. Handley. president OF the
Handiey.knight company. kalama.
roo. Mich.
1T appears that the limousine was
the headcovering os the womenfolk
OF the region about Limoges. France.
which was the capital Of the old prov.
ince Of Limousine. Tho peasant won.
en- there wear sort oe coli. or hood.
with a cape attached. This became
known az a limousine. because the
women Of Limoge. were II.
Later. the women Themselves were
called Limousincs. and when the
French brought out a sort Of cam.
paisn wagon for their armies. much
like our prairie schooner. this was
named n limousine because. like tho
women OF Limousine. !, was covered
with a hood When the French be
gan to build automobiles covered
with a hood they were quickly
named 1irnousines' after the ppazant
wonan's Golf.
Other names In tho vocabulary OF
an automobils have equally interes-.
Ing anteccdents. Sedan ~ named
after the village in northeast France
OF the same name. where occurred
the dnbscie Of Napoleon III. In 1910.
The factories in this town were fam.
Gus for the chairs which they turned
out The chairs of those days were
the ancestor OF tho modern taxicab
Chairs were necessary because in the
ancient parts OF London and Paris
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-28
BRANCH STORE
FOR EVERETT
Western Auto Supply Co.
EnIarges Chain

FRS, Of number Of chain stores
10 be opened In the Northwest terri.
tory in is2s by the Western Auto
supply Co. is now being fitted up In
Everett by James shsuliA shauiis
Ia employed BY the company 10 have
sole charge of opening new branch
stores on a uniform basis with their
Routhera stores.
The new Everett store IL located nj
.ssa Colby At. and will be under the
direction of Roy Felmley. former
saiear manager Of the Seattle store. on
WeAtiake ave. February 10 has been
act as the date for tho opening OF the
new store.
Another important deal Of the
Western Auto supply Co. In this ter
ritsry has recently been eonsummat.
cd In Portland by the purchase OF the
threo-story building. iooxso. from
iisliow a Wright. In the heart OF tho
city. and which Will b. fitted up and
used solely By the accessory com
pany.
According 10 o. VI. Pounds. district
manager. these two moves toward
greater expansion by the company
marks the opening OF number OF
chain stores In the Northwest during
is2. This year promises to be the
largest 1ns In the history Of the com.
l,any. he said.
In order To carry out a policy Of
uniformity In their many stores. the
Western Auto supply Co. employs
travelling auditors. window trimm.rs
and sales promotion experts. who
travel thruout the entire territory In
the West and Middle West. introduc.
ing uniform business methods and
ideas Of successful selling.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-28
ROBERTS
PORTLAND DEAL
Northwest Oakland Distrib-
utor in 0reuon City

Announcement Of more than oriln.
airy interest on auto row was made
by r. h. Roberts Northwest Oak,
land distributor. from Portland a few
days sEo. Roberts advised OF hayin<
closed a contract with Howard NJ.
Convey OF the Convey Motor Car Co.
Of Portland. whereby that organize.
ton takes over the retail selling
franchise Of Oakland automobiles for
Portland and Muitnouiah county,
Oregon.
Convey II one OF the oldest automo.
bile men In the Northwest He en-.
tered the automobile field II years
aEo in Portland and as the Cadillac
distributor has built up a most en-.
viahle. and. incidentally. perhaps. the
largest organization in the industry
in the city OF Portland.
He has lust returned from q visit
to the Oakland factory. where he
made thcrc Investigation OF all the
new methods now being employed In
the manufacture Of the new Oakland
cars. the new iabratories that have
he>n established for every manner Of
testing materials TO he used In Oak.
land car construction and the I'M
mense vnlsrgements to the Oakland
plant by which the General Motors
corporation are preparing 10 place
Oakland at the top OF the ladder In
volume Of production.
In addition 10 the Cadillac. Convey
has hs~n handling IN. Dodgcrf Tor TN.
past six years lie will continue with
the Cadillac.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-28
The Japs' Encroachments

ness men prefer the Japs as en-.
ployes. Here are some of them:
They work for less wages: they are
more polite than the average Ameri-
can; they can always be trusted and
depended upon. etc.
Well. dear folks. that is quite "a
slam on us poor boobsl
know that some OF our employers
shouted goodbye and good luck TO
our young men as loud as any one
else when they left for the battle.
fields Of France. They have utterly
forgotten the golden promises in Civ.
ing them back the Jobs they left.
when they returned.
Instead. In many cases. their for.
mer places were permanently filled
with Japs and others. They have
forgotten that our boys were risklns
their lives and limbs on the battle.
fields 60 secure peace and liberty for
the misery allowance OF about $40 n
month. while foreigners and non'citi.
zons were earning from $40 to s12 a
day, and more. in the shipyards.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-28

Editor The Star:
Much has been written and said
about the strong foothold the laps
are getting on the Pacific coast and
here in seattle.
Many have given their suggestions
as 10 how 10 deal with this deplorable
situation. II Is a cinch that their In
vasion upon the rights OF our Ameri-
can citizens will continue as long as
Industries. hotels. restaurants and
contractors persist in employing Japs
or other non-citizens.
At the stalls in the city markets
we find a regular Jap army. You bet
they are doing land office businessl
They aren't selling any OF their prod.
uce any cheaper; instead, they are
adding a few cents more " they can
get II. Quit buying from them. get
your produce from your American
friends and let the Japs fight their
own business among themselves.
Some time ago an article appeared
In one OF the newspapers. giving us
some OF the reasons why certain bust.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-28
RETAIL SALES
OVER MILLION
Ford Products Show Gain
in Sales for 1921

DETROIT, Jan. zs.--Retaii sales
Of Ford cars. trucks and Fordson
tractors exceeded the million mark
for the year 1871. according 10 q
statement given out by the Ford
Motor company.
The Ford factory and assembly
plant production figures reached a
total Of i.0b0.7to cars. trucks and
tractors for the year. Retail sales
By dealers was approximately 1893.
600 cars. which surpassed the 1879
retail sales record In the United
States by iof.zi3 Ford cars and
trucks.
Companion OF production figures
for the past two years shows that
Ford inclosed cars are gaining in
popularity. ms % per cent OF the
1891 production were sedans and
coupes az against total OF IS per.
cent for the year previous.
Recent reductions in Ford car
and truck prices brought them 10
a new low level. The touring car
now sells for s3ts. the runabout for
1919, the coupe for $3.50. the sedan
for Ss+b, the chassis for s2s5, and
the truck for st3s. all y. o. -.
Detroit.
This In the fourth price cut In
the past Is months. During that
time the price OF the touring car
alone has been cut from sg75 10
t3+s. reduction OF 40 per cent.
Reductions On some OF the other
types have been even greater.
Outlook for 1899 Is decidedly op-
timlsiic. Car and truck retail sales
for December. 1921. exceeded Deem.
Der. 1890. sales by almost 20 per
cent and Forison tractor retail
sales for the same periods show an
increase OF over 100 per cent for
December. 1921. ~ well as an In
crease over the total tractor sales
for the month OF November.
These facts seem 10 indicate that
not only are the farmers buying
more freely. but that the general
public In becoming moro responsive
and receptive.
Ford IL giving employment at
present 10 approximately 10000
men in bis main plant at Detroit
Nearly 20 per cent Of this city's
population Ia employed by the Ford
Motor company.