Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-25
10th BIRTHDAY IS
OBSERVED BY FORD
Worlds Greatest Automobile
Manufacturing Concern Was
20 Years Old June Is

"The Ford Motor Company was
20 years old June 16, and this
birthday anniversary finds it en-
joying the greatest prosperity in
its history and engaged in carry
ing out an expansion program of
enormous magnitude, necessary to
bring manufacture up to meet the
over increasing demand for Ford
Products" says Evans Mathis,
manager Americas Auto Co.
"In the score of years which
(which have passed since itgsfncor-
boration on June 16, 1908, the
growth of the company has been
amazingly rapid. The capital
originally subscribed in the compa-
ny was 100000 of VIII h only
$4,000 in cash was actually paid
into the treasury. Among the
twelve stockholders with the COM
pany in its infancy Henry Ford
held rs per cent of the stock.
'In 1913, Mr.. Ford set a new
standard for the industrial world
when he announced his now ia
nous SIS day minimum wage and
the $10,000,000 profit-sharing plan
move that gained him interna-
tional fame.
"In him ambition to do the
greatest amount of good for the
largest number of people, Henry
Ford always has kept the Ford car
within reach of the person of
average means.
Last October the price of Ford
cars was again reduced bringing
the various types to the lowest
level in the history of the compa-
ny. And only recently the inaug-
uration of the Ford Weekly Pur-
chase Plan has opened the way to
automobile ownership for addi-
tional millions of people who can
now buy Fords on weekly pay
ments as low as SIS.
The first car manufactured by
the Ford Motor Company was on
the road in june and sd1d the
early part of July, 1903. In the
initial year, 1903-1904, the compa-
ny produced 1,7O8 cars and each
year has been a steady expansion
until in 1922 production totaled
l. 351,333 and this year will pass
the l 100000 mark, a figure which
it is estimated will equal if not ex-
coed the combined output of all
other automobile companies in the
United States.
"Since it's start the company has
produced more than 7,750,000l
Fords and sent them to all parts of
the world, and more than 6,000,-
600 are now in use in the United
States alone. ,r
Manufacturing methods of the
Ford Motor Company have been
and remain the marvel of engipI
eering experts of the world. All
are based on the most scientific
principles, distinctly individual in
their advanced steps and they
bring quality productions with high
\ quality coming automatically in the
@process. tsa.
"There are thirty-four branches
of the Ford Motor Company in the
United States of which twenty
eight are assembling plants. Those
have all been improved and en-
larged within the last year and to-
day are producing cars and trucks
at the rate of $500 every eight
hour working day. There are more
than 5000 Ford dealers in the
country and over $4,000 authorized
Ford Service Stations, making al
total of more than $4,000 points
of contact with the motoring pub
lie.
"The Fordson Tractor was
brought out in 1917, during which
year 254 were produced. 1t was
developed after years of work and
experiment by Henry Ford and his
engineers and presents a most
sturdy and dependable power
plant, easy and economical in
operation. Like other Ford pro
ducts, it met with almost instant
success and at present the Ford
son plant at River Rouge is pro-
ducing tractors at the rate of 500
a day to keep pace with the grow
ing demands"