The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-05

corporation.
This was the first gathering of
its kind ever held, and the largest
group Of automobile editors to ever
met at one function.
The press OF the Nation detailed
their automobile writer's who have
schooled the public on the import
ancs OF the autom2bile.
The first days the newspaper
automobile writers assembled in a
group at the Book Cadillac Hotel
to begin a three-day tour OF the
factories, assembly plants, body
plants, and casting foundries.
Oakland-Pcntiac provided a very
novel means Of displaying their fac
tory to the auto editors, 20 new
model oaklsnds transported the ESQ
automobile editors through the fac
tory. which IL the most up-to-date
building in the world.
Writer'S Are Amazed
Chevrolet amazed the writer's.
They were dizzy after seeing the
assembly line which is capable of
turning out a car every Is seconds,
and then the accuracy in which
they are built. Every motor is run
two hours before being installed in
the Chevrolet chassis.
A hurried bus trip to Flint, gave
the automobile editors but a glimpse
Of the new body plant Of the Fish
ers which was recently purchased
from Durant. Continuing on to the
Buick plant. the group entered the
new casting and foundry buildings,
where the motors are built. Cadal-
lac and LaSalle and the Fisher
Body plant cf Cadillac were newt
visited, including the die cutting
factory
Time was short and the tour was
limited to three days, necessitated
full speed during the entire period
the auto editors were in Detroit,
high speed buses transported the
groups from one point to another.
The banquet on Tuesday evening
ended early so that the newspaper
visitors could get a full night s
rest before a hurried trip to the
proving grounds at Milford.
President SlOan's Speech
President Sloan addressed the au-
tomoblle editors on Wednesday at
b luncheon in the main building
at the proving grounds. thanking
the automobile editors and express
ing not only his own appreciation
lat also the appreciation of his
Associates and the entire General
Motors organizat for the con-
sideration extended to us in spend
ing the three DAYS of your time
with us.
Alfred Sloan in his speech said;
"I hope at the end of your visit
you will have found the time profit
ably employed and that you will
go back to your respective homes
with broader appreciation Of what
General Motors part of the auto
motive industry consists and the
manner in which we are trying to
carry out that responsibility.
Let me say also that having been
In the automobile Industry from the
very beginning. have a real ap
probation Of the great contribution
that the automobile departments
of our American newspapers have
made toward stimulating interest in
the industry in its early days when
It's future was more or less in the
balance and of maintaining that in
terest from year to year.
You, of course, appreciate this in
dustry of ours-the automobile in
dustry--is today the greatest indus
try in the world, Three or four
years ago it passed, in volume, steel
and steel products the next largest
industry. Directly and indirectly
the industry distributes hundreds
and hundreds Of millions annually
to those who are connected with it
directly and indirectly as workers
''It also distributes hundreds OF
millions of dollars in the aggregate
TO those who have invested in its
securities. The purchasing power
of this total aggregation. as you
must appreciate is something tire
mendous.''