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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1924)
DIVERSITY EDITION. FEBRUARY, 1924 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON ! i PiMey motor company doubles sale of ford cars in year just past Local CompanyEmploys Many Men in Reconditioning Fords in this Vicinity New Buildings Constructed New Machinery Added Makes this One of Leading Agencies of Pacific Coast Second Largest in OregSn-Fifty Employes Draw Down Salaries Aggregating $75,000.00 Yearly 45,000 Square Feet of Floor Space Now Occupied by Company; ; Total of 900 Carsi Trucks and Tractors Sold in 1 923 Complete Stock of Accessories Carried at All Times by this Progressive Concern "Service Is Watchword and Practice 1 X - The Valley Motor company was incorporated oa January 1. 1922. - The orgauization baa been In existence,- since .1917. formerly owned by Vlck Bros. The 'busi ness has expanded from year to year until now It has been forced to build a large addition to their plant costing approximately 15,- cdo. . i . (During the year .1923 a total business of three-Quarters of a million dollars was done which proved to, be the greatest year in their history. Over 900 cars, trucks and tractors were sold dur- $73,0O0 In Wages I Paid Yearly Motor Fs(hlihni'iU Hre lltv. ccmPS One of Important Concerns of Valley 1 Almost $75,000 a year is dis tributed In wages by the Valley Motor company of Salem. That's a lot of money for a single auto business, anywhere. It really rep resents the second largest Pord distributing agency in Oregon; also, one of the oldest, for it was founded back in the days when Ford was mostly a name and not an Institution. The Valley Motor company em ploy 50 men; there are 150 peo- V - " , . y f Plant of Valley Motor Co., Ford Dealers log this period which placed the Valley Motor company as second largest Ford distributor in the state of Oregon. There are at the present time fO employes on the payroll, which Includes a shop force of 31 skilled Ford mechanics. This en tails an outlay of approximately $75,000 a year. - The Valley , Motor company plant . occupies approximately 45, 000 square feet of floor space, with an up-to-date equipment of special' Ford machinery, which enables them to do any and all work pertaining to Ford cars, at a minimum coct. r Due credit to the expansion of the business is due to the entire organization and the present man agers. Mr. W. X. Phillips and Mr.-P. A.- Eiker are the active executives of the firm. pie directly and solely dependent upon its wages. There are more than 5500 Ford cars, and more than 400 Fordson tractors within the Marion-Polk county territory covered by the Valley Motor company ageucy. That's a big and interesting fam ily. The Valley Motor serves most of them and many others from the outside. The Valley Motor company spe cializes on Fords. To do this the company has installed one of the most complete Ford repair shops in the west. There are 31 skilled employes in the machine shop alone. The company has special ized Ford machines for every kind of repair operation,' so that it is able to give practically a factory- service. Several of the mechanics and superintendents have had Ford factory training; others have been with the firm for years, and know by sight and sound most of the Fords in Mar ion county, as a doctor knows his patients or a postmaster knows the faces of those who cot mall irom him year after year. It's an intimate, friendly relation that they have with all these mechani cal members of the great Ford family. The company treatment of its employes is close' to the model on which such service can be idea Ized. Men almost never "quit" the Valley Motor company em ploy; they might be taken ill, or their wives want to go to Califor nia or to Broadway, New York; but the man on the job finds con ditions good enough to want to stay. The company has its de- parement rivalries, in which the parts department -and the sales force and the mechanical division fight it out for the best service. Regular meetings are held every Tuesday evening at the lo cal YMCA where games are flayed between the different de partments and where the men get together and talk ovr their prob lems of administration. Some ex cellent suggestions come up out of these man-to-man meetings; suggestions that better the service to the patrons, and that make every man a better salesman or mechanic. 411 f-W A, . .LX11- . d m m r i HsjivffT7Tj rr US wn, ;!'k j "j is -sj Brtr-rwa"' trrrnxn W , 'II I A- -1 t- M 3 r i LI Parts and Accessories Department The Valley Motor company ted in thy name!" But the Val- stands near the top in the wholr? list of Ford agencies in Oregon A Ford agency in Portland, an old, wonderfully well managed company, usually ranks first; but the Valley Motor people are a close second to their very best. They lead by a wide margin', over most of the other Ford agencies of the state. "Service" is a terribly abused word; it is almost like the French patriot said of liberty, as she was going to the guillotine: "Oh, liberty, what crimes are commit- 4 h h Sectino of Repair Department ley Motor people really give "service." There is a man whose only duty it is to nee that every one gets exactly what he wants. If it is a matter of repairing, he follows it through the shop until it is done and ready for delivery. If it is ordering a special part, from stock or by mail or wire, he sees that it is done. He doesn't really "work" himself, but he keeps every one powerfully busy, it is service in capital letters. An immense stock of parts is constantly carried, so that the company could Luild a dozen; complete new cars, and still have oceans of used parts left, from its parts stock. It is believed that there is no other company in Ore gon, representing any car or ma chine of any kjnd. - s so large a slock for replacements. The company pays taxes to the amount of more than $2,000, and it ranks as one of the leading em ployers In Salem. It has had sev-1 cral partial changes in personnel, but the same old business con tinues and grows steadily larger j and more Interesting. It has reached the point of being a real Salem business leader; for which everybody has a good word be cause it stands for high and clean business ideals. The Ford Car the Gateway to the Pleasures of Motoring The full enjoyment of car own ership is now open to everyone. At the new low prices, there is s Ford model for every - '-"book and for every motor car require ment. Today, with higher hood and radiator bringing improved ap pearance, the Ford car represents at its present low price an. even greater value than ever before. And the sturdy dependability, the simplicity, economy of operation of the Ford, are opening the new hours of pleasure as well as con venience and satisfaction to mil lions of people. A large number of people are placing - their order for car through the Ford Weekly Pur chase Plan, making an initial pay ment of as little as $5.00 and making weekly . payments to suit their convenience. This pus them on the preferred order list and in sures delivery of their car at a time to b determined by them. This money draws 6 per cent in terest and is credited to the pur chaser's account when the car is delivered to them. 'The prices of Ford cars at Sa lem are: Roadster, regular $359.60 near the top In the whole list of Ford dealers In the state. ; Their , business for the year ' 1923 was one of the biggest yean in the history of the Valley Motor company, making an increase of 300 per cent over 1922, with a total sales for the, year of over 900 units. There are now over 5,500 Fords and more than 409 Fcrdsons in this territory they serve, and outside of this they are serving a larger number ,of tourists than ever before. The Fordon in the Industrial Field-; ' .. Because of its general utility 8 IrmW:' m0mmt,m i"r,wijs ws' ww.isi.i ia..iwi; tjurn .iwumi m w Section of Battery Department " . - i " ' ( Used Car Department 427.20 Roadster, starter Roadster, starter, dem. rims Touring, regular Tourin?, starter Tourinjr, starter, dam. rims Sedan, Tudor Sedan, For door Coupes Chassis, regular Chassis, starter Chassis, starter, dem. rims Trucks, regular Trucks, starter Tractors Ford all steel cab, body and chassis, complete.. Valley Motor Co. lias Shown a Nice Increase in Business The Valley Motor company has for the past eighteen months been Climbing steadily in the volume of business and enjoying a very hardy growth until now it stands 44S.00 390.80 458.40 479.60 697.60 796.40 630.00 323.20 390.S0 411.60 461.28 527.84 509.60 584.16 and its 'economy of v operation, the Fordson tractor, "though prl--' marily built- for the farm, 'has proven practical for hundreds of uses in the city. It supplies trac tion power for hauling and belt power for operating machinery it is an all-around power plant Merchants use the Fordson for hauling lumber, coal, brick, and other material, and for switching loaded . freight cars; manufactur ers use it for transporting trailers leaded with stock or refuse; cities, villages and counties build roads, and parks, haul garbage . wagons, clean streets and remove . snow from sidewalks with 1 the Fordson; contractors have. put it into service for excavating, haul Ing equipment arid construction material, and for operating sta tionary machinery. v . The Fordson: has been used as an industrial .locomotive; with runners replacing front wheels. If j (Continued on page 3) Valley; Motor j Company Offers Unique Facilities to All Ford Ceir Owners ;r;. We carry one of the larg est Ford Parts Stock in the state, also a large stock of tested " , "''''.' Auto Accessories Oils and Tires , 1 Day and Night Service Every day in the year Sufficient trained Ford mechanics in our shop to do your work and do it right We have just opened our New Service Build ing which is operated in conjunction with our f Repair Department, giving us one of the i largest and best equipped Ford Service Stations in the state ENTRANCE ON CHEMEKETA STREET We handle all our trade ins without a middleman, giving you the highest possible valuation on your old car. Reasons WHY Reasons THE UNIVERSAL CAR OWNERS ARE SATISFIED with VALLEY MOTOR COMPANY SERVICE We make no charge for inspection and adjust ments on your car, for you. buy this service when you buy your car. VALLEY MOTOR CO. FORD LINCOLN 1 FORDSON 260 N. High Street, Salem, Oregon J. HOME OF RELIABLE SERVICE AND SATISFIED CUSTOMERS Our shop is equipped .with special Ford ma chinery, which enables us to do any or all of your repair work at a minimum cost. 6 We occupy our own $100,000 home Your guarantee of the permanence of our com pany. Our annual payroll of over $75,000.00 is an asset to the community , ( I ; it If 4 V 1 0