The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-02
BIG AUTO MERGER
MADE AT DAYTON
An Eighty-Mill lion-D liar
Consolidation Announce
by Manufacturers
PLAN INNOVATIONS
New Corporation Will Utilize
Radio Devices to Expedite
Production, Delivery

DAYTON, Ohio, July An
sS0.OOO,0OO consolidation OF manu-
facturers OF automobile trucks has
peen completed under the name
of the Associated Motor Industries.
WIN |. dinner OF Dayton Is the
chairman of the board. The merger
Includes well-known cars and trucks
In addition to the plant making
motors, bodies, gears, ignition and
other parts. Main offices will be In
Dayton. The manufacturing plants
in the first group are:
Companies Involved.
National Motor Car & Vehicle
Corp, Indianapolis.
Recording & Computing Ma
chimes Co, Dayton, ohio.
Jackson Motors corporation, Jack
son. Mich.
Automobile and Four Wheel
Trucks.
Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing
company. Louisvllle, Ky.
Saginaw Sheet Metal Works, Sag
NAV.
Traffic Motor Truck corporation,
ST. Louis.
Boston.
p. r. Holbrooks company. New
York.
The board OF directors 10 an
nounced as follows;
Chairman, Will I. dinner; presi-
dent, Louis Ruthenburg; vice pres
idents, A, A. Gloetzner. Robert f.
Bord and II. G. Brandle.
The directors include, in addition
TO the above:
James X. Duffin, Louisville; II. O.
stoddard. worchester. Mass; II. v.
Hale, Saginaw. Mich; II. j. Linkert,
Dayton, Ohio: C. /. Halliday, Jack
son, Mich; w. w Sterling, Jack
son; c. l.. V. Excelsen, Chicago:
Guy Wilson, st. Louis; Buell. Hollis
ter. New York; II. f. Holbrook.
New York and II. Douglas Flat
terry, Boston.
$4,000, 900 Available.
The official announcement said
n S35.OOO,OOO dealers financing fund
would be available during the next
year and that more than 10000
skilled mechanl will be employed
as fast as they can be found.
1--WE shall start production at full
speed" Mr.. dinner said, prosper
ity Is here now. Associated motor
Industries believe that the country
at the present time, TO open up fac
tories and begin production and put
ting men and women to work. There
is no question about the sale or
goods after they are manufactured
at reasonable prices. :.
THE policy OF the corporation"
Mr.. dinner said, "is against wage
reduction and at the same time
favors price reduction
"TTeight-Erec" Delivery.
According to the announcement OF
policies, Associated Motor Indus
tries will continue to manufacture
Nall the cars and trucks now made
by member companies. The present
capacity of all plants will be main
tanned. The assembling plants are
so situated, It is stated, as to be
able TO deliver cars practically
freight-free anywhere east of the
Rocky mountains. The policy an
nouncement states:
Associated Motor Industries will
manufacture automobiles and trucks
exclusively. 1t proposes to effect
a saving in manufacturing costs by
large quantities, standardized pro
duction, more centralized manage
ment.
"All our plants are In operation
now.
"By the plan OF operation eaci
plant will concentrate on tn pro
duct it can make best in large guam
tity. The members make amoni
themselves virtually everything tina
enters into automobile or truck con
struction. The merger will us
nearly the entire output OF its mem
Der companies. Any surplus in tn
output OF parts will be disposed o
to manufacturers outside the mer
ger"
VIII Utilize Radio.
Innovation is proposed in the us
of radio to make one unit of all 1t
operating system. Radio !nstalla
tions are being made ready for a
the plants. Later IL is planned 1
have radio installation in the prin
cipal dealers offices.
In his statement today. Mr.. oh
mer said:
THE merger Is unique in that
has purchased outright all Its plant
instead of being a holding corpora
tlon. he executive officer
OF the consolidation are the onl
executive officers of the merger. A
the plants will be operated as a un
from the central offices.
1T is not an imitation OF any OF
ganizat!On that has gone before i
There is no question but that
reduction in cost so that prices wi
come within the reach Of the cor
flsumers pocketbook must b
- brought about before there can be
return to old-time' prosperity, I'll
manufactures must be satisfied wit
smaller profits.
"As to my employment polici'
they are well known, and l sha
have more to say about them late
believe in paying people all the
can earn, and making II possible fC
them to enjoy their work. Wome
should receive the same pay as me