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ABOUT FORD CARS imildP more than fact']-- ^^or cars made ,,.<-;,ie^ condition ab 'ft!''"" voirme of production ^ .hi,, to beep up with ^ Mde ^ hcep up with ^1v increasing demand for ' . for immed n .-li-oOPO and more ;di"'y'' ' anidnothe^. coudinotbe r.rd car i'-ad not. proven ...'thef^ . ^n<l +lm Fcrc"" * tests ti^at tune, and the MM'""' "LdW "T' , i" ° "*ot°r .-tablished its dependable ^iJeabic merits, day after ^tuai service, the great de t coming through any ex " kernes of seiimg nor by !lnt advertising nor any sort ^rcial combinations, demand is unprecedented because the vaiue in the ford unequaled. ^ ^v and from every angle 1, entv one reason why the *r io far outsells all other Bdthatis: It is a better car, ^ Po,d car stands upon the re d what it Ms accomplished and bejudged independently of its gtonishingly low in price, isingly high in value be . produced upon a scale so o efficient and so economic, uce the cost of manufac d distributing to the rnini the Ford Motor company ,,, building only a few thousand varly, the costs of production ^distribution were nearly twice MSttheyarenow. Fiththe present value equaling, ^ctHceeding. the combined pro j,ctiM of all other automobile coll ar; in America, vve aie able to Reduce a better cai at practically H:: the cost. ifyw years ago we bought but a [^thousand tong of steel, while to ear company one of the larg* est consumers of steel in the world, using considerably over 450,000 tons and \ou may be sure that, buying in such a Hermendous vloume, we se cure bottom prices. And this same buying power con tiols the cost of the entire range of materials that go into the construc tion of Ford cars. Again, by reason of our great vol ume of production, we have been enabled to organize our factory and the branch assembly plants, our con struction methods, the specializa tion of labor and the use of labor saving machinery, to the limit and so bring production costs down to the lowest possible figure. In factories whhere only a limited number of cars are produced, or sim ply assembled, the many operations necessary cost from three to four times that of similar operations in our Ford factories. j There is just one chassis for all [Ford cars—only the bodies are dif ferent. This concentrated effort up }on the production of the few hun jdred parts of just one model natur lally escape "the inevitable costly mis takes and expenses which follow the [production of thousands of parts for [many different models, as well as for the yearly changing of models. We thus effect a tremendous eco nomy in buying, in manufacturing and in selling—besides in the equal ly important "after service" that fol lows to the purchases of Ford cars. Put it in a nutshell: Large pro duction makes our selling prices small, while accentuating the high quality of the car. Because of these facts, we again .remind you that you cannot judge the Ford car by its low price. The [standard of its high merit is the bas is of its great popularity with the more than 4,000,000 Ford owners now using "The Universal Car." Keep in mind the following estab lished facts: j Simplicity in design—anyone can 'quickly understand it. j Simplicity in construction—and [every part a bulwark of strength. Simple in operation—anyone can i drive it. [ Simple to maintain—anyone can !care for it. t IHEMOTOH iXIHSTHY l'a!M of automobiles produced in titi'Eited Slates during the present Mtnur year wiii exceed that of any citRHEde product of American in M.;'. Estimates based on statis jjca M ;te government and autoino bile industry leave no doubt of this. For 19 23 the value of automobiles produced may exceed $3,000,000, 000. The number of automobiles now in existence exceeds 13,000,000, ac cording to the bureau of public roads. FERTILIZER OUTFIT BY THE FORD PLANT Twenty Million Pounds Made An nually at the River Rouge Plant Ammonium, sulphate fertilizer now is being produced by the Ford Motor Company at the rate of 20, ,000,000 pounds yearly to enrich the .soil of more than 100,000 acres, i The pioduction of 54,000 pounds daily is being sold through thous ands of Ford Dealers, a mtehod of distiibution which affords users un usually economical and prompt ser vice. t k30 popular has this Ford product become that the demand constantly exceeds supply. This is attributed to excellent results obtained by farm ers in many sections last year and the low price. The Ford ammonium sulphate has been shown to be one of the best commercial carriers of no trogen, containing twenty to twenty one per cent of this element in available form for plant life. } Ammonium sulphate is a natural by product of coke ovens and has been used by farmers in increasing numbers for about hfty years. It is a white crystalline substance resem bling table salt, produced when gas from coke ovens is passed through the "scrubbers"—tank apparatus [containing weak sulphuric acid solu tion. The resultant salt has none of the characteristics of either the acid or the alkaline ammonia. It is prac tically odorless. i The nitrogen which is present in this chemical compounds, the great value to pant life is due. Nitrogen is probably the most essential ele ment for growing things. The value of good stable manure in fertilizing is due to presence of this element. The Ford ammonium sulphate has forty times the nitrogen strength of manure. That is, 50 pounds of this substance is equal in value to one ton of manure. So concentrated is this product [that it should be very sparingly used. The quantities per acre vary ;with the crop from 100 pounds to 300 pounds. The use of ammonium ! sulphate on golf courses and other ; lawns has been recommended as the I best possible practice the United I States Golf association bulletin. The j growth of certain weeds is diseour jaged by its mixture with the soil, j General satisfaction and high ! praise has been shown in letters to ,the company from users. The Fras ier Nursery company, of Birmingham, j Alabama, one of the largest users, [have added this Ford product to the [several others they regard neces jsary in their business. As the pic LINCOLN TOURING CAR. ture of a recent four-ton shipment j of the fertilizer shows a Fordson j tractor made in the River Rouge ! plants is hauling one of the by pro ducts of its manufacture. These Ford products were hand led by the Adamson Motor Company Birmingham. GOOD ADViCE GiVEN TO AUTO OWNERS Helpful Advice For Getting Best Out t of Ford! Cars Is Given ! To prevent band.chatter, let cas tor oil drip slowly from a can onto the bands. This will give the oil time to soak in. The can used should be of at least one quart ca pacity. Punch three holes into the bottom of it at such distances apart as will bring them directly over the three bands. Two heavy wire legs can be soldered to the head of the can and these bent to go into the two lower screw holes that hold the inspection plate on the transmission cover. The front of the can rests on the upper end of the inspection open ing while the oiling process is taking place. When coil units fail and you haven't time to get them propertly adjusted, here is a sugg^tion that will premit you to drive home with all four cylinders hitting. If No. 1 coil unit goes wrong, transfer the No. 1 wires to the No. 4 coil unit (including both commutator and high tension wires.) If No. 4 fails, trans fer its wires to No. 1. Similarly if No. 2 goes dead, transfer its wires to No. 3. and, in the same manner, if No. 3 is dead, transfer its wires to No. 2. Both spark plugs should be adjusted to same width of gap. Sometimes a Ford car acquires a weak front spring due to overload ing. When this is the case, one of the shorter leaves from an old dis carded spring can be turned upside down and clipped to the front axle so that the ends of the spring extend far enough upward to serve as a support when the spring is depress ed a short distance. Get under your car at frequent in tervals and draw up all bolts as tightly at you can—body bolts, run ning board bolts, truss rod bolts, spring clips—all of them. A period ical going over of this kind at regu lar intervals saves rack and wear on your machine and insures greater safety in driving. Stay clear of cheap lubricating [oils, unknown brands of spark plugs, gyp tires, imitation Ford parts, etc. ! Long nights are tough on batter ies and lights. Have yours tested now to avoid trouble later on. Sixteen Million I cars In 1925? Three hundred motor cars were registered in the United States in 1895. In 1925, thirty years after, the number will be in excess of 16, 000,000. This is not a prophecy, but a con tinuation of a table of registrations. In the ten years from 1914 to date, the table of motor car registrations in hundreds of thousands, reads as follows: 12, 17, 24, 35, 61, 73, 91, 104, 123. It is hardly prophetic to say that the next two years will show figures of 140 and 160 hundred thousand, or 14,000,000 and 16,000,000 cars registered. It is inevitable that these cars have more and more good roads to run upon. If this number of wh<eel ed vehicles congest our few hun dred thousand miles of good roads, it is obvious that a greater number will compel more and more hard surfaced highways. Opposition to good roads comes from two sources; the ignorance of taxpayers, who think that the bond issue or the road tax represents out go, instead of the means of increas ed income, and politicians, who de sire "pork barrel" national legisla tion in order to get votes,' rather than money to be spent upon roads. ! Both classes of opposition are slowly but surely being steam rol lered out of existence with the auto mobile in the role of steam roller. I How many cars in 1925? Australian Ford Car Makes Record An instance of long service by a Ford car is brought out by the an nouncement that a Ford machine purchased in February, 1918, has been running continuously ever -since iin Australia. During the first twelve months it covered a distance of al most twenty-thousand miles. Since I that time, it has carried mail and passengers practically every day. The machine has traveled 16,000 [miles a year for the last four years. 'Overloaded and hard-driven, it is still on the job. —When may two people be said to be half-witted? When they have an understanding between them. THE DAY OF POWER FARMING IS HERE! Give us an opportunity to prove to you the reai vaiue of a FORMO# Tractor. IT PULLS ALL FARM ' ^ IT RUNS MACHINERY Let us give you a demonstration. We wiil deliver you a Fordson Tractor to your farm, complete with fenders for $495.00. Ask Your Neighbor, Who Owns A Our service on the Fordson Tractor is complete—you can get any part you may need from our stock room. Co# On Os For .Service COOPER MOTOR COMPANY MMsAoro & #roa<t A:. 0*/or</, M C.
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