Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-02
MANUFACTURERS
Of AUTOS HAVE
CONSOLIDATED
An SSO,OOO,O0O Merger,
Involving ID Plants, Is
Effected; to Start Pro-
duction at Full Speed.
(By The Associated Press.)

Dayton, ONO, July L 10y lne A9I
sociated Press. An SO,O00,OOO
consolidation of manufacturers of
automobiles, trucks and auto parts,
with factories in seven states, has
been completed here under the
name of Associated Motor Indus
tries. win /. dinner, of Dayton, IS
chairman of the board. The merger
.i..cludes seven automobile ana
truck factories, in addition to mo-
tor, body, gears, ignition and other
part makers. Offices will be here
Full speed production will be
started within a few days in al
plants, it was announced. A num-
Der of other manufacturers of cars
are being considered in the con-
solidation and some additions may
be announced soon, it was said,
Besides the manufacturing plants
involved, five assembling plants
will be operated, located at Indian
apolis, Boston, Louisville, Oakland.
Calf, and st. Louis, Mo.
ii Plants Involved.
All the plants in the merger are
owned outright by the consollda-
lion, the titles being turned over III
fee simple to the corporation. IN
Guiding the assembly units, four
teen plants are involved. The
manufacturing plants are: National
Motor Car and Vehicle corporation
Indianapolis; Covert Gear com
pany, Lockport, N. Y, transmission
and clutch makers; Recording ana
computing Machines company,
DAYTON, Ohio, ignition, magnetic
starter, battery and generator man
lufacturers; jackson Motors corpof-
tation. jackson, Mich; Kentucky
Wagon Manufacturing company,
Louisville, KY; Saginaw Sheet
Metal Works, Saginaw. Mich !:
| Traffic Motor Truck corporation,
St. Louis; Murray-Tregurtha COR
Iporation, Boston, Mass, manutac.-
urers Of gasoline engines, and H. -
Holbrook company, New 9Ih'
manufacturers of autonooi'9
| bodies. ...,,
The officers of the corporation
besides MIR. dinner, chairman OF the
board, include:
/ Louis Ruthenburg, Dayton, pres
Iident; A. A. Gloetzner, Lockport'
In, ": Robert V. Bord, Louisyilie
XIV: Il. c. Brandle, st. Louis, Mo-
land George M. Dickson, lndlahap
oils, vice presidents.
Board of Directors.
The directors include, in addition
Ito the above: James r. Duftln
louisville; II. G.. Stoddard, Worces'
fer Mass; III. V. Hale, saginaw
Mich. III. j. Lnkert, Dayton; -
r. Halladay, Jackson, Mich; n. W
STERLING, Jackson; c. L. V. Exse ''
sen, Chicago; Guy Wilson, st. LOUIS
Buell. Hollister, New YORK; II. +
IHolbrook, New York, and M. Doug
las Flattery, Boston.
The official announcement SAID
san, 100000 dealers financing fun'
would be available during the mex
year and that more than 2O,oo'
skilled mechanics Will be employee
as fast as they can be round.
1--WE shall start productioh
lfull speed" Mr., Dinner said TO-DAY
"Prosperity is here now. Associat
ed Motor Industries belleVes Una
the country was never in oette,
lcondition than at the present UNI
to omen up factories and begin pro
duction and putting men ana Wo
men to work. There is no questlo'
about the sale of goods after tne'
,are manufactured at reasohaoI
prices" ,o,,o,
"The policy of the corporatlon,
Mr.. dinner said, 'is against Was'
reduction and at the same TIM
tavors price reduction 49,
"prices must be reduced, ou
without lowering the wages D
workingmen and women. AN
nolicv of wage reduction is entire
, iv wrong. 1t is the human elemeh
[ that is the most important IN an
industry. 1t must be made possl
hle for wage earnerS to make no
only the living wage ana the say
ling wage, but something more.
t According to the announcelngl'
: of poncies, Associated MOTOR III
, dustries will continue to manulacl
IRE all the cars and trucks no no
=; made by member companies. m
{: present capacity of all plants WIN D
!. Increased. The manu1acturln
Infants and assembling units are $
; situated. it is stated, as to be aoi
70 deliver cars practically ffelSil
e free anywhere east Of the Roeh
$ mountains. The policy announce
. ment states -,-...
Associated Motor Industries WI
= manufacture automobiles an
! effect q saving in manufactufln
l trucks exclusively. IT purposes
effect saving in manufacturln
costs by large quantity, standaro
: Iized production, under centrallze
; management.
"All our plants are In operatio
inow."