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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1928)
CHEVROLET BUILDS n is cm put Will Be Opened in October; Largest Automobile Fac tory In Southwest for the erTirirai manufacturing of and regulations of Marking the latest step In a movement to keep, pace with the growing demand -for. Hi product. the Chevrolet Motor, company an nounced this week tia construc tion will start rhortlv on a mam moth Chevrolet assembly plant In Kansas City. This, follows closely on the opening of a similar plant In Atlanta to serve the southeast. When completed In October, the JCdUaj City plant will be the lar get automobile factory in the southwest and wi'.l represent ap investment of more than 12,250. 000. Like the Atlanta plant, the Kxnaas City factory will have capacity of 350 cars a day, provid ing Chevrolet with facilities for tli? production of more than 1, 250.000 cars annually. The new factory will serve western Mis souri, North and South Dakota. Wyoming and Colorado. W..S. Knudson, president of the Chevrolet Motor company, declar ed (hat the opening of a plant in Kansas City has been made neces sary to relieve the St. Louis and Janeavllle factories, where the de mand has been taking production facilities and making It necessary for both plants to work overtime for the last three months. It is a further step in the company's pro gram to insure a regular flow of cars In line with the exceptional public demand, he eaid. Twenty-eight acres In the Leeds district have been taken over for the various building, parts and ser vice buildings, driveaway shed, loading dock and power house. With the exception of the office building the units will all be of one story, monitor type roof con struction, allowing for the max! mum 'amount of light for work ,men, Nearly one-half of the huge Chevrolet-Fisher assembly unit will be occupied by the Fisher Body corporation for the building of bo'lies for all Chevrolet closed cars. This close association of the world's largest and foremost auto mobile body builder will enable Chevrolet to provide the same type of service available in other Chev rolet assembly plants throughout the country. Buildings will have a total floor space of more than 410,000 square feet. Work will be provided for 1. 500 people and the payroll will exceed $9,000 daily. Following the Chevrolet policy of recruiting workmen from the respective com munities In which It plants are located, local help will be em ployed almost exclusively, with the exception of a few technically trained men heading the various departments. This plant will be equipped with the latest appliances automobiles similar to those In use in other Chevrolet plants through out the country. Edward Shaw, at present ge&rl superintendent of the Chevrolet assembly plant In Flint, will assume management of the plant. The Sales department, now op erating in the Kansas City zone lo cation, 29th and Grand Avenue, Kansas City. Missouri, will be re moved to the plant as soon as the plant Is rtsdy for occupancy, and vl r. Paul M. Seese will be in charge the work of the Sales and Ser vice department. Appointment of esident comptroller will be an lounced at a later date. Plans were drawn by Albert Can n. Detroit architect. The pU.nl will be served by the Missouri Pacific railroad and the -Cansas City-Southern, with tTack pace allowing for the storage of 100 freight cars. Completion of the Kansas City project will provide Chevrolet with line assembly plants throughout he country and an export plant at dloomfield, N. J. Domestic assem bly plants are located in Flint. At lanta, Tarrytown. Norwood. Oak land, Buffalo. Janesvllle and St Louis. In addition. Chevrolet main tains manufacturing plants In De troit. Bay City, Sagfcaw. Flint and Toledo. n.eauy cooperation on part of cuy ornciais of Kansas Citv in iruanging siigntly the course of the Bayton road and unusual as sistance from the railroad com. pantes made possible the ranld completion. of arrangements for the location of the plant. Chevrolet officials pointed out. over, one hun dred American cities and towns. "The model ordinance as soon as printed, will be submitted to municipal officials throughout the country, and we will, of course, see that all A.A.A. clubs receive copies promptly. "No one. more than the motor ist of this country, knows the eon fusion and even accidents that en sue because of a multiplicity of traffic rules, regulations, and sig nals existing today in American cities, many of them operating In contradiction to one another. The adoption of a model ordinance by American - municipalities will not only make for safety, but It should expedite the flow of . traffic, and add to the pleasure of motoring. "Upon the receipt of this model ordinance I urge upon you and the presidents of our 1047 affiliated motor clubs, continued Interest and activity, and a Joining with other civic bodies In your commun ity In a campaign to secure its adoption. "The chairman of the committee which prepared the ordinance, William E. Metxger of Detroit, a member of our executive commit tee, has been assisted In this work by expert representatives from nine national associations, as well as other official and unofficial groups concerned in safety and traffic handling, and they have co operated in a remarkable way. The nine associations Include: National Safety Council. Amer ican Electric Railway Association. National Association or Taxicao Owners. - American Mutual Alli ance, National Automobile Cham ber of Commerce, American Rail way Association, National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwrit ers, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, National Research Council." TEACH TRAFFIC LAWS In North Carolina, teachers are required to discuss before pupils once a month a digest of state traffic laws, according to the Ore gon State Motor association. A Nebraska restaurant man re futed to cash a check for Colonel Lindbergh. He probably takes lit erally the injunction to beware of fly-by-nights. Astoria Budget. ROOFS DO NT LEAK DAVENPORT. Cal. There is no business for roof-menders here Idee cement making became a lo cal Industry. Wind carries cement dust from the factories onto the roofs; fog moistens the dust and the sun hardens It. Fence rails and tree trunks are becoming coated, too. The rain cheated Babe Ruth out of a home ran. which makes the loses suffered by farmers appear insignificant. Dayton News. When a road hog Is not on the highway he can sometimes be found holding down more than his rightful share of the streetcar seat. Detroit Free Press. Mr. Autoist ARE YOUR FRONT TIRES SHOWING UNUSUAL WEAR? Let us SAVE DOLLARS FOR YOU With our Correct Wheel Aligning System We are also equipped to give you expert brake testing, drum truing, brake lining ser vice, and all kinds of motor repairing. THE MOTOR SHOP No. 2 G. A. Coffey -:- R. E. Davidson Corner Center and Liberty Streets MILES and MILES MORE SERVICE The Heavy Tread - More Rubber - Heavier Cotton - Three Im portant Items That Make Us Glad to Sell a n d Recommend SEIBERLINGS. Our Repair and Vulcanizing Department is at Your Service. If Yoy Have Tire Trouble Call 47 1 and Our Service Car Will Call and Give You Roadside Service. HOOVER'S TRAFFIC ORDINANCE URGED (Continued from Paje 9) model municipal ordinance, and also to the remarkable way In which the representatives of ten national organizations cooperated in the development of the ordi nance. He strongly urged that all A A. A. clubs work as a unit with the other participating organiza tions to secure the adoption of the ordinance by all cities and munic ipalities at the earliest possible moment. He added that this would be in line with a strong resolution adopted by the American Automo bile association at Its recent con vention in Cincinnati. Following is the text of Mr. Henry's letter: "There has Just been concluded at Washington. D. C, the most constructive conference of munic ipal traffic regulations that has ever been held In this country. Out of that conference has come a model municipal traffic ordinance, written by the traffic experts of the country. "The committee which prepared the ordinance was appointed over a year ago by Secretary of Com merce Hoover, as chairman of the national conference on street and highway safety. 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