The Washington herald., 1922-01-08
GAINS new INSIGHT
into CAR WORKER
Skill of Mechanic Reflects
Standard of Different
Auto Types.

Statesmen. dealers. distributors,
executives-everyon connected
with the automobile business in all
its ramifications-isN gaining a new
insight into the part played in
manufacturing by the factory
worker A knowledge of the fac
tory worker is interesting and en-
tightening, and it pays big divi-
dends.
Advertising of the automobile
has freely played up the story OF
the skilled mechanic whose char
acter and skill stand back OF every
machine. Auto manufacturers like
to feel that mature men. steady
eyed and deft-handed men. working
for the love Of the cause. men sat-
isfied with their jobs and alive
with the ideal of service to the
public, are making the automobiles
which are pouring out over high
ways of world commerce.
Dealers and statesmen like to have
the assurance that the workmen in
the factory are not doing a single
sloppy job. One brakeband. put on
awry or loose, may lose a customer
forever. And II is the repeater that
the dealer and salesman wants to-
day. The transient trade is a thing
of yesterday. An army of satisfied
customers is the bread-ani-butter
of today and tomorrow for every
one who is selling autos.
There als oeen a time in che
auto business when almost any sort
of car could sell-for a while. But
that day is fast departing. Along
with beauty of design. practicable
ity of external details and quality
of materials. there runs a factor
most important of all-the actual
work of building.
Welfare Bailded Into Factories.
The best effort Of auto companies
in caring for the welfare of en-
ployes has undoubtedly been in the
building of the factories themselves
The auto business has probably
done more factory construction
than any other Industry during the
same number of years. Hundreds
of millions of dollars have been
expended for automobile factory
buildings since thessigning of the
armistice. In this period Of less
than two years. certain factories
OF superior construction have
sprung up. The lighting and VEN
tilating are almost perfect. Clean
illness and spick and span appear
ance have served to make the auto
workers working home almost as
pleasant as his own home. Roomi-
ness for each operation in building
the car has been carefully provided
Tor in many factories, preventing
the worker from feeling cramped
and from being in constant danger.
Among the very newest factories
which illustrate the best that has
been done along these lines, is the
Liberty Motor Car Company's new
plant in Detroit. After operating
for several years, the Liberty peo-
pie realized. as did many other
manufacturers, that the welfare OF
the workmen was vital consId-
Grafton to the best workmanship.
hence, when the new factory wa =
quilt, the best and most advanced
IDEAS obtainable were applied. 1t
cost great deal of money to do
THIS, but the company, like Others
VINO are far-sighted, was building
Tor tomorrow-building with the
paramount thought OF having the
pest possible workmanship go into
the car. INV
FIRST. the lighting was looked af-
Yer. Inc factories of less than a
generation ago used house windows
admitting feeble rays. More re-
centiy some building ran to the
U ;u eItreme-all glass and glar-
ing sunlight.