The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
No Intention of Moving
But States Attitude is
Closely Studied.
GET MANY OFFERS
Several Cities Ready to Make
Large Concessions to Secure.
Big Kenosha Industry.

/ South Bend, Indiana, is flirting with
the Nash Motors company. Nash
Motors company has given South Bend
the once over.
This was the rather startling infor-
nation which was brought out today
in messages from South Bend and in
statements made at the local plant of
the big motor company. South Bend
is anxious to have Nash Motors move
to that city and is willing to make
moving easy. Nash Motors is "anx-
iously watching conditions in Wiscon-
sin with the idea of having an anchor
to the windward" Is the statement at
the plant here.
According to the message from South
Bend, which is not denied by the
local plant officials, vice president w.
Fl. Afford recently visited South Bend
and made an Investigation of condi-
tious there. 1t is not stated that
South Bend has offered to provide
factory buildings for the big company
but the report says that that Indiana
city is hopeful that some time it may
become the location of plants of the
Nash company in both Kenosha and
Milwaukee.
President Nash Talks.
Charles w. Nash, president of the
Nash Motors company, at his ONCE
this morning. did not give a great
deal Of credence to the South Bend
story but his statement was just lit
tie discouraging:
with conditions as they are in Wis
copain just at present we always want
to keep an anchor to the windward,"
said President Mash. eve must have;
something in view if Wisconsin con-
ditions made it impossible or unecon-
onaic. for Sus TO Continue manufacture
here. You know these conditions as
we'll as we do. They may force uslto
seek some new field and there ara
plenty. of fields open. There are sew
| eral progressive cities which would
be ,gIad{to make concessions to secure
| the focaEion2 Of the Mash plants. am
not ready to. say that South Bend has
made, any 4suchs an offer but there are
several cities which have assured US
plant IL we will move 10 them. We
hsve,nospresentN plans for moving away
from Wisconsin but we are closely,
watching the situation in Wisconsin,
ana that is about all I would want to-
say. We have not dickered with the
city of South Bend but 1t il true Mr..
Afford was there and looked the town
over"
Nash Talks at Milwaukee.
81 can not account for the fact that.
this year people have been buying as
many cars in august, usually low
IA Tel -
said Mr.. Nash. According to all the
traditions of the automobile indus
try, there ought to be marked falling
off in August purchases. But our
company has sold more cars in August
than in July, and, according to all
indications, will sell more in Septem-
Der than In August,
Condition I'm General.
"This applies in general throughout
the automobile industry. Only once
before, in 1920, was there any similar
volume of sales during the late sum-
mer months.
"a remarkable fact is that farmers
in the rural districts, who are sup
posed to have been hard hit by poor
crops or low prices, are buying our
proof that the motor car has become
necessity instead Of luxury in mod
ern life"
Mr.. Nash stated at the Wednesday
noon luncheon that business condi-
tions in general throughout the coun-
try were never better.
ct can see nothing on the business
horizon that bespeaks anything but
continued prosperity for the balance
of this year for 1924" he said.
Prosperity Seen Everywhere.
"Here in Wisconsin, state which
hold to be the greatest in the union,
we have diversified field of agricul-
tural endeavor. Whether wheat is
high or low, the Wisconsin farmer,
with his dairy products and varied in
terests, rides right along, and the
state as a whole prospers, whatever
the conditions may be elsewhere. But
at the present time the entire country
is in excellent condition, with bright
prospects for the future"
+ Mr.. Nash told the Nash dealers that
the present day tread in motor car
manufacture should be toward stand
ardization of body line and general
appearance. "A man WHO buys a SaA
today should be in less danger than
formerly of having his machine made
antique in. appearance BY radical de-
partures III new body designs, he said.
Rudolf Hokanson, manager of the
Nash Sales company, presided as host
at the luncheon. Other speakers were
James T. Wilson, vice president of
Nash Motors and manager of the Mil
waukee plant; E. H. Mccarthy, general
sales manager of the Nash Motors
company, and George P. Miller, presi-
dent of the Nash Sales company.
Mr.. Mccarthy pointed out that Nash
shipments up to Aug. Is of this year
have exceeded shipments for the en-
tire calendar year of 1922.
YrwE A N "