Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-28
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consider the possibility of machines
and after glancing at that engine
| studying it, watching changes, read
| ing and thinking, Mr.. Ford branch
ed out into the automotive indus.
| try.
OF course, says Mr.. Ford, the
! horseless carriage was common
idea. He had it, as did severa
other inventors. But Mr.. Ford fig
ured that steam was the best means
for moving his car, and he set about
making a machine to operate By
steam. He built one and it ran
| But is had defects-lots of them
When he found he couldn't worl
out his difficulties to his salts
faction he turned to gasoline ant
so was born the Ford
!! 'It was in 1890 that | began tt
work on double cylinder engine,
he writes, because it was quite
impractical to consider the single
cylinder for transportation.
Shortly after that the farm wa
left behind definitely and complete
ly, when Mr.. Ford went to Detroi
as an engineer and machinist TO
the Detroit Electric Company a
exactly $45 month. The jol
wasn't much in itself, but its grea
beauty lay in that it kept him OIL
in his workshop, for he had spar
time and he employed it.
Two years later Detroit got
thrill. Chug-chuggingB down it
main streets came the gas buggy
In the seat was Henry Ford. Be
hind it was string of frightened
horses and curious people. In from
of it was bulwark of wondering
thousands. Henry Ford had foun'
a way to ride without horses to drai
him.
The machine, however, was
slight problem. To begin with, i
blocked traffic. Not that it stalled
but every time Mr. Ford stopped tn
Icrowding started and he could not
in safety, leave the car a moment
Il Always there was some curiou
soul who would climb aboard, pla.
with the brakes or the clutch ant
then trouble commenced.
Had to Get Permit From Mayor.
Finally it came TO a showdown
with the city authorities. At last
writes Mr.. Ford, although Their
were no speed laws, no traffic or
/ linaces, he had to get permit from
the mayor to operate the machine
''Thus for time" he continues
Il enjoyed the distinction of beinI
the only licensed chauffeur in tn
country"
Mr.. Ford ran that first machin
| 900 miles until 1896 and then soil
it. 1t took him four years to max
the first sale of a Ford automobile
but he Immediately did what he ha
done since-put his profits int
building a new and better car.
All this time Mr.. Ford was work
ing as an electrician with the elec
trio company. He had become
foreman at $125 a month, but his ga
Iengne experiments were not popula
at the shop. The trouble was the
believed in electricity completely
and were at least mildly skeptica
about gas.
Fairly soon, therefore, Mr. Fore
left the electric company. That wa
when a group of men willing to TAX
a chance stepped in and organized
the Detroit Automobile Company
Mr.. Ford was chief engineer. ii
owned a small block of stock and i
was his car they sold. There wer
ldisagreements of finance and aut,
development, and Mr.. Ford quit
He took his patents with him, open
ed the famous one-story brick she'
and proceeded to build and sci
about rs cars About that time
it was then 1902-Mr. Ford woi
a road race in one of his own car
and business began to pick up.
Formation of the Ford Motor Ca
| Company was the result"
Il determined absolutely" write
Mr. Ford, that never would | joil
Il company in which finance CAM
before work or in which banker
or financicrs had part. | hay'
yet to have it demonstrated that il
the way to success For the onl.
foundation Of real business is scrv