Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1927-01-27
GRAHAM BROTHERS
PRODUCTION FOR 1926

Production facilities of Graham
Brothers, truck manufacturing dlvls-
ion of Dodge Brothers, Inc, were eX-
banded over 40 per cent in 1926, the
first full year of Dodge Brothers con-
troll of the company, according to an
official announcement. Production
and sales under Dodge Brothers gull
dance last year more than kept pace
with the increase in manufacturing
facilities.
Shipments of trucks and motor
coaches in 1926 totaled 37,463 units,
a gain of 55.7 per cent over the "a
O56 shipped in 1925, Graham Broth
ers best previous year. Shipments OF
3-4 ton commercial cars totaled 29,-
$50 against 26,657, gain of 11.9
per cent.
One of the particularly bright
spots in Graham Brothers record last
year was the very large gain in Ca
madam business. Total shipments of
trucks to dealers in the Dominion dur
ing 1926 show an increase of 1919
per cent over 1925.
Expansion of Graham Brothers
plants last year includes the addition
of a quarter of million square feet
of floor space at the plants in De-
troit, Evansville, Ind, and Stockton,
Cal. The total floor space devoted
to the building of Graham Brothers
trucks and commercial cars now ex-
ceeds $4,000 square feet. These
plants are among the largest and best
equipped in the industry.
Since 1921, when Graham Broth
ers adopted the Dodge Brothers en-
CINE as the standard power plant IN
all models, Graham Brothers factories
have grown / $50 per cent.
This tremendous increase in man.
ufacturing facilities has been .paral-
leled by the development of the
trucks themselves. Ten years of con-
slant improvements since the incor-
poration of Graham Brothers in 1917
have resulted in new conceptions OF
what truck can do and of the values
available.
From a single model in 1921, the
Graham Brothers line has grown tc
10 models with 81 standard bodies
These are made in 3-4 ton, 1-tor
(G-Boy), 1 1-2 ton and 2-ton model:
with varying wheel bases. In addi
ton to the standard models, the fac
tory, through it's special equipment
division, supplies special bodies de
signed to meet the different needs OF
over 400 distinct businesses and voca
tions.
The past year marked the introduc
ton of Graham Brothers 2-ton trucl
at price nearly 5000 lower thar
any 2-ton truck had before been sold
The 1-ton (G-Boy) also made its bow
in 1926 as an important development
in design and weight distribution
Noteworthy improvement were also
incorporated in the 1 1-2 ton models
All of these improvements, added tc
the rugged strength and handsome
appearance for which Graham Broth
ers trucks are so well known, have
been welcomed by truck buyers.
Graham Brothers now build trucks
motor coaches and buses to meet
over 90 per cent of all commercial
motor transportation requirements
With this advantage at the beginning
1927 promises to bring even greater
records.
Dodge Brothers dealers who sci
and service Graham Brothers truck
in every part of the world have Sc
their sales quota for trucks during
the coming year well beyond the 1922
record and large bank of orders
on hand at Graham Brothers factories
The plants are being operated at full
! capacity. At the convention o
Dodge Brothers dealers in Detroi
early in January practically ever,
dealer confidently predicted tina
1927 is to be another record breake
for Graham Brothers sales, continu
ing the unbroken record of yearl
gains of IS to 213 per cent whic
have been made every year sine
1921.