Evening star., 1925-04-09

Romance of business" and golden
age of the automobile" are phrases
used in newspapers which comment
upon the announcement OF Ford
profits for a year, and the sale OF
the Dodge holdings for s176.000,o00.
Henry Ford can we'll be rated as
a Millionaire" in the opinion of the
Wall Street Journal. His wealth is
growing more rapidly than that Of
any other ti-mfllionaire. What
Mr.. Ford will be worth 10 years
hence, based on earnings of more
than s1ee.00o,oO0 annually, is left to
the Imagination"
Viewing the same figures as indica-
tion of "stupendous going under one
man power" the Los Angeles Times
notes that the Ford Company sur
plus now stands at something less
than $3.50, 100000, of which 100000
900 Is virtually cash. The Times
adds: Twenty-Five years ago Henry
couldn't break a ten-spot, and now
he has the whole world broke buy
ing Fords at 10 bucks a week. He
can look Wall Street in the eye and
tell it where to CO." An appraisal OF
Mr.. Ford as national asset Is
made by the Dayton News, which de-
clares that "in the annals of Amer
lean Industrial history there is no
case which approaches the Ford climb
to wealth and power, with the ex-
Standard Oil. Ford tops the Rookie
fellers in personal fortune"
you'll have to admit" remarks the
Rock Island Argus, that he is a
success, both as a manufacturer and
financier, and that you willingly
helped him to reach the distinction.
He has been the workers best friend
in guaranteeing him a living wage
and Woodworking conditions, setting
q pace for employment over the Ma
ton" Still another basis for praise
Leader, which says that scarcely a
field exists that does not know OF
Ford competition. The best part of
it is that the Fords do compete. Ford
tendencies are not monopolistic. There
is no evidence that Ford has ever at
tempted to control the automobile
industry" The Detroit manufacturer
Is also credited by the Tampa Times
as to knowing what the American peo-
pie wanted, although when he began
to manufacture low-priced car pre-
dictions were freely made by other
manufacturers that he wouldn't last
long
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Fords independence impresses the
Topeka Capital. HE has no faith in
advisers, bankers or partners and
goes 1t alone" says the Capital. "1f
he ever had to choose between re-
ducing wages and wiping out divi-
dends, Henry Ford says he would
not hesitate g. moment. There is
something sacred about wages. They
represent homes and families, bread
boxes, coal bins, baby carriages, chill
dren's education, family comfort and
contentment' Yet the worker must
earn his wages" Another phase OF
independence is noted by the Elmira
Star Gazette, which declares that
..whatever the Fords undertake is
a success. One of the reasons is
that they do not have to borrow, and
they are never hampered for the
want of money"
Prediction that Mr.. Ford, having
launched his first airplane. will have
an important part In supplying the
demand for planes is made by the
Rinrhamton Press. rBefore he gets
Through" asserts the Press, "the
cities of the country may be facing
the problem Of finding parking fields
for, planes"
The association of Ford with the
Dodge brothers is commented upon
by the Cincinnati Times Star, which
refers to the sale of the Dodge Com
pany as the end OF great business
lromance, the brothers having died In
go. The. brothers, says the Times
kar, were mechanics who drffteo
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