The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-06-21

advertisement authorized by E. S. Evans,
Oakland, and Motor Service Company of
Grantsville, d. Ford Agents for Garrett
county,
Detroit, Mich, June 16-The Ford
Motor Company is twenty years old
today.
And this birthday anniversary finds
it enjoying the greatest prosperity in
Its history and engaged in carrying
out an expansion program of enOr-
nous magnitude, necessary to bring
manufacture up to meet the ever in
creasing demand for Ford Products.
In the score of years which have
passed since its Incorporation on June
is, 1903, the growth of the company
has been amazingly rapid and now
its activities extend to nearly every
county on the globe and the Ford Car
Is in use in practically every land on
earth.
The capital originally subscribed in
the company was 100000 of which
only $4,000 in cash was actually paid
into the treasury. Among the twelve
stockholders with the company in its
infancy Henry Ford held % per cent
Of the stock.
Ford sold his car to the public
at the very start by practically de-
nonstration for he piloted the first
Ford racer himself ard won race
after race in all parts Of the country.
Driving old "999' on an ice track at
Baltimore Bay, Mich, he was the first
10 break the mile-a-minute record.
In 1907 Mr.. Ford acquired addi-
tional stock sufficient to bring his
holdings in the company up to 5S12
per cent.
Development Of the company since
1903 when the model ST" Ford car
was first placed on the market has
been marked by unusual success I'M
Ill now it occupies the foremost posi-
ton in the industry.
In 1913 Mr.. Ford set a new STAN
dard for the industrial world when he
announced his now >4mous $500 g
day minimum wage and the 100000
900 protit-sharing plan, a move that
gained him international fame.
Many will remember, too, a year
or so later when announcement was
made that if sales went TO a certain
figure every Ford purchaser would
receive rebate. The sales passed
che figure and checks went out by
the hundreds of thousands
When 1919 Edsel B. Ford assumed
the presidency, his father turned over
10 him all the responsibility of that
Office and he has taken an important
part in all developments of the com
pany since that time. Upon becom-
lng President, Edscl Ford purchased
the remaining z per cent held by
outside stockholders and OF July 9,
1919, the Company was recognized
under the laws Of Delaware for an
authorized capitalization o. $780,
100000.
In his ambition to do the greatest
amount OF good IJr the largest num-
aer d people Henry Ford always has
kept the Ford car within the reach OF
the person OF average means.
Last October the price OF Ford cars
was again reduced, bringing the var
lous types to the lowest level in the
history Of the company. And only
recently the inauguration Of the Ford
Weekly Purchase Plan has opened the
way to automobile ownership for ad-
dltlonal millions of people who can
now buy Fords on weekly payments
as low as $500.
The first car manufactured by the
Ford Motor Company was on the
road in June and sold the early part
Of July, 1908. In the initial year,
l913-O4, the company produced 1,7O8
cars and each year has seen a steady
expansion until in 1922 production
C0taled 1851 1873 and this year will
pass the 100000 mark, figure
which 1t is estimated will equal if not
exceed the combined output of all
other automobile companies in the
United States.
Since its start the company has
produced more than 7,750.0OO Fcrds
and sent them to ali parts Of the
world and more than 100000 are
now IN use in the United States alone.
Manufacturing methods Of the
Ford Motor Company have been and
remain the marvel of engineering ex-
perts Of the world. Ali are based on
the most scientific principles, dis
tinctly individual in their advanced
steps and they bring quantity produc-
ton with high quality coming auto
natically in the process.
Under its present expansion the
company is carrying out on d larger
scale than ever before its policy of
erecting every manufacturing econ
omy possible. Thus with costs cut TO
the minimum all along the line, from
primary raw material to finished
cars, trucks and tractors, it is able
to give the purchaser a high-quality
product at very low price.
1t has its own coal mines in West
Virginia and Kentucky and iron ore
mines and forests in northern Michi-
gan.
The Ford railroad, the Detroit, To-
iedo & Ironton, connects with practi-
calIy every trans-continental line.
which affords unusual shipping IA
cjIties.
At River Rouge, with a plant area
OF 1920 acres, the company besides
having the largest foundry in the
world, operates its own blast furna-
ces, machine shops, BODY plant, saw
mill, coke ovens, cement plant, paper
mill, power plant, locomotive repair
shops and the Fordson Tractor plant
The parent plant of tie company in
Highland Park occupies nearly 300
acres Of which 123 are under roof.
Here are the general offices, the De-
troit sales branch, the boys industrial
school and the worlds largest indi-
Vidual automobile plant