New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
FORD ALWAYS SAW
 HIS CARS FUTURE
Away Back in 1908 He Predict.
 cd Enormous Sales

Detroit, Jan. 21 R-To turn out automobiles "one like the other, as pins coming from pin factory are like the other. or matches from a match factory are like the other." was the idea of Henry Ford shortly after he established his first plant in 1903.
 Ex-Partner Testifies
 This was the testimony today of John w. Anderson, former partner of MT. Ford at the tax appeal hear stockholders of the Ford company are opposing an additional levy of more than s30,000.000 against their 1919 incomes, enhanced by the sale of their holdings to MT. Ford.
 Anderson, with Horace H. Rack ham drew the original incorpora- ton papers of the Ford Motor com pany and invested S5,000 in the Mo- tor company. The government now wants s1,43S,S26.35 additional in come taxes on the profits Anderson made on the sale of his stock to MT. Ford.
 Profits Were 4Foreseen
 Anderson's testimony was designed by appellants counsel to support their contention that greatly in- creased production and profits could be foreseen long before March l, 1913, and that the stock of the com- pany therefore was worth at least s9,4S9.34 share as of that date. This figure formed the basis of in come tax payments by the appel lants. The government contends the figure should have been less than 2 S4,000 share.
 When Henry Ford drew the parallel between pins and automo- piles, Anderson said, T remarked that's all right with. pins but with automobiles their manufacture IS complicated.'
 "Mr. Ford said: The principle is just the same; all we need is the floor space." e...
 AL lHdL IlIlC tilC Pittit i'''N' square feet of, floor space.
 Ford Was Confident
 Thinking of the myriad of pins, Anderson continued, "I said to Mr. Ford. How would you sell so many automobiles; where would you find market for them?'
 'Mr. Ford said You needn't fear about that; the people will buy them When you make automobiles in quantities you will make them cheaper and will find more people with sufficient money to buy them al lower prices. Of course, you must make the simple with not too many parts"
 Skilled Men Eliminated
 The necessity for skilled labor at Ford Motor company plants has been eliminated with the substitution of modern machinery. in the opinion ot Fay Leone Faurote author of 6 number of engineering works. Testifying for the defense in the tax suit the writer set the valuation . Dl tue SlOCh dS ol lJIo GU @l -,VoV q . share. One reason for such a high valuation, the witness said was that the company had never been troubled with labor problems.
 The assistance of skilled labor was not reduced in 1913, nor is it required today he declared. Faurotc termed the Ford plan the ma chanlcal marvels' and said g. com mon laborer who enters the employe of the company can be trained to operate the machinery in three days In some instances, he testified all a man has to know is the difference in color of lights.
 Faurote was the fifth prominent automotive figure to set 1913 valuation of the stock at s12,000 or more.
 The government contends the 1913 valuation should have been only s3,547.S4 and seeks to recover ESQ., 100000 1t claims was lost in income taxes on profits accruing from sale of the stock by reason of a previous high valuation. .