The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-23
BY NEA Service

BY NEA Service
Detroit, Mich, April 23.-Although
the public thinks of Henry Ford in
the terms of automobiles, he is
modern Croesus of industry who CON
trolls more enterprises than any 9th
err man.
These businesses run from auto
mobiles to coal mines, through barge
canals, railroads, ship lines; and
now he is interesting himself in
other big projects.
These are the establishment of an
airplane freight and passenger line
and the growing of rubber in the
United States in an effort to break
the monopoly now held by Great
Britain.
Efforts on the part Of Ford in
new lines Of business bring out the
amazing organization he has already
built. Even the bald truth may
seem colored and exaggerated.
Yet each year the profits of his
company go upward, stimulated by
the enterprises with which Ford sur
rounds his original automobile plant.
For in the main he has kept all of
his business projects more or less
closely related to his manufacturing
needs in an organization which
reaches to every corner of the civil
lied world.
Despite the enormous production
of the company, it has reached de-
gree Of efficiency of operation which
hsa drawn the attention of scientists
and industrialists.
The organization represents 4
complete industrial chain indepen-
dent of strikes or shortage of raw
materials such rs coal, iron and
timber and of every means of trans
portation from the mines and forest
to the finished product.
An announcement just made pub
lie by the Ford organization reveals
the following lines of endeavor:
AUTOMOBILES makes, with
production of 1,676,673 cars in
1924.
TRACTORS-A production of Ca
$50 in 1924.
RAILROADS - Holds 75-year
lease on the Detroit, Toledo & IRON
ton line, which was purchased at a
receivership sale for $5,000,0O0 and
made into paying line. 1t is in a
strategic location, cutting across all
the main east and west transconti-
mental lines which run through Ohio
south of Toledo and on toward the
Ohio River.
SHIP LINE-Operates vessels that
complete the transportation system
that joins the coal from the south
with iron from the north at the
River Rouge plant. The company
controls its own ore boats and five
ocean-going freighters.
COAL MINES-Buying coal in
open market was unsatisfactory so
the Ford organization purchased
control of four fields, two in Ken
lucky and two in West Virginia.
These mines have resources of 2O3,-
100000 tons.
TIMBER-A million feet of lum-
Der supplies the Ford organizations
needs for one day. The company
now owns nearly half million acres
of timber land in northern Michigan
in addition to 10000 acres in Ken
lucky.
saw MILLS-The largest mill is
at Iron Mountain, and cuts as high
as 100000 feet. of lumber a day.
Complete towns are controlled by
the company to carry on logging
and saw mill activities.
DRY KILNS-Steam-he heated dry
kilns dry and season wood operated
by the company. There are 81 kilns,
which makes this the largest bat
terry of dry kilns on earth.
WOOD DISTILLATION - Largest
and most complete kind Of it's kind.
BLAST FU RNACES-About.4O AGO.
600 tons of iron year are required
for production, and the ore is treat
ed in furnaces having capacity of
from 500 to 600 tons of high silicon
iron a day.
ELECTRIC FURNACEs-S r p
steel worth from $15 to $40 a ton is
reclaimed in electric furnaces and
it's value raised to $50. The furn-
aces are capable of melting from
200 to ESQ tons day.
HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANTS
Five plants in operation for har-
Messing of water power, cheapest.
| most efficient and least wasteful of
all types of power.
COKE OVENS - Produces own
coke. Coal which costs SIS ton de-
livered is converted into from SIP
to $3.50 worth of coke and by
products.
All of these various interests de-
velcped by the Ford company create
list of manufactured articles that
is astounding.
GLASS-Ford industries use about
one-fourth of all plate glass proc
duced in United States. More than
20.5OO,O0O feet are required a. year.
Glass is made at three places, High
land Park, River Rouge and at
Glassmere, Pa, factory purchased
by the company.
ARTIFICIAL. LEATHER - White
cloth is put through coating COM
hound and is turned into artificial
leather at the rate Of $4,000 yards
per day.
FORDITE-Forty-five parts Of the
Ford car, including steering wheel
rim and coil box, are made out of a
hard rubber substance called Ford
ite. About $500 steering wheels
alone are turned out in day. n
ROLLER BEARINGS-More than
In n