The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-02
LOCAL DEALER
OF FORD BRANCH
GOING TO DETROIT
FRANK BENTLEY PROPOSES
LEAVING TOMORROW TO
ATTEND MEETING AT MO-
TOR COMPANY'S FACTORY

Frank Bentley, representing
Trevor and Morris Motor Com
pany, local Ford dealers, will leave
for Detroit tomorrow with some
100 Ford dealers from Florida
and South Georgia, who, with T.
900 others from al, sections of the
United States, will move into De-
troit by special trains this week
end for a two-day gathering at
the Ford Motor Company's fac
tory, the first assembly of its kind
in the history of the Ford organi-
cation, for a display of the forth
coming years models of the Ford
vs.. They will be guests of the
Ford Motor Company while in De-
troit.
Wives and members of the FAM
lilies will travel with the Ford
dealers in this spectacular gath
ering at Detroit, which will last
through Friday and Saturday,
bringing every dealer in the coun-
try into personal contact with
Henry Ford, creator of the gigan-
tic industry that bears his name,
and Edsel Ford, his son, who is
president of The Ford Motor
Company.
The high note of Fridays pro-
gram will be the first view of the
1887 model of the Ford VS.. The
dealers and their guests will be
taken through the Rouge and Lin
den plants of the Ford Motor
Company for their first view of
the car that will be offered to the
public shortly.
This is the first time that Ford
dealers have gathered at Detroit
for an inspection of a new mod
ell. In the past the custom has
been to assemble the dealers at
the branch headquarters in the
region where they operate, but
this year the Ford Motor Com
pany has had them assemble at
Detroit where Mr.. Ford can de-
liver personally a message that
will outline his views on the bust
ness that is gathering top-notch
speed. Outstanding in the cere-
monies Friday, the opening day
of the meeting, will be the presen-
tation to Henry Ford of a huge
old Cape Cod windmill, the gift of
all the dealers in the United States.
The windmill has been standing
on Cape Cod for generations but
is still in an excellent state of
preservation. 1t has been placed
in Greenfield Village, the small
city of original American build
ings and homes that Henry Ford
has bought and assembled as a
means of preserving living chap
tiers out of old American history.
The purchase, dismantling, moving
and reconstruction of the old
windmill was made possible by
contributions from the dealers
and it will be an engaging addition
to the scenes in Greenfield Viii
lage.
Ford dealers in the territory
covered by the Jacksonville
branch will assemble in Jackson
vile Wednesday, boarding a spe-
cial train which leaves for Detroit
at six p. m. on that day. They
are scheduled to arrive in Detroit
for breakfast on Friday morning.
The meeting viii open officially
at the Coliseum on the State FAN
Grounds in Detroit, Friday morn
ing at 9 O'Clock, EST. The morn
ing program will consist of the
presentation of the new models
and a general get-together meet
ing. From 1890 until 2 p. M,
there viii be a luncheon, at which
the windmill will be formally pre-
sented to Mr.. Ford. The luncheon
will be followed by a tour through
Greenfield Village.
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.
the dealers will visit the Rouge
and Linden plants.
r. L. Allen, manager of the
Jacksonville branch of the Ford
Motor Company, and T. E. Melon
nell, assistant manager, will be in
charge of arrangements for the
special train that viii leave this
section and will see that all deal
ers make the trip in solid COM
fort.