Show t r t 1 f h r The Home of the Ford Car Cary CarH 51 square oro rod feet alii lad there thero E is sierra shown the tho present Smith plant t quarto cover H i i are arc 45 r y increased summer business will materially increase i sc Larger Y to ho bo constructed con con- strutted this season I t I. I f paL p- p 0 I o aL r. r 1 1 r 1 14 r I 4 T eL w 7 C. C fl 4 b v o M s W 1 s 1 Shown above boc Is s the home of o tho Al- Al kiro kire Auto company Utah's oldest old old- cst est Ford Tord agents The he present quarters Include e square foot of floor space apace In this organization organisation or at present there are fort forty fix he o which number will bo Increased to about t sIxty l 1 by y summer according to tho management manage manage- ment Th The year vear I lr 1919 with a n. salo sale of or ap- ap p proximately mt- mt y i 1000 o- o cars rs In addition to to E a good business in accessories parts an and was the largest lars in tho the history of the company compan which has operated here since 1912 Tho growth o ot of this company compan has I been licon phenomenal said i Fred Alkire president and one of the organizers cr crof of or tho company compan When we opened for business in 1012 1912 on the west nest side sido of or State street between First and Second South we had but four men in the organization including the tors That was at a time when the theFord theFord Ford ord was comparatively unknown and little thought of ot The total output orthe of or the Ford factory factor that year Clr was on only I cars which was w an Increase of about 4 1000 cars over o tho previous lous year car Toda Today the Ford annual output has lias reached practically cars l Even in those times however we had extreme faith in the futuro future of or the tho Ford automobile and tho the Ford For industry And though m my partner and I were both strangers In Salt Lake we wo had faith CaithIn in tho the future of or this city In neither of or these hopes have ha wo been disappointed We e soon outgrow our own sm small l quarters on State street and were compelled compelled com com- compelled to move to West Temple and Fourth South Later we wc mo e moved again to our present quarters on Fourth South between Main Iain and West Temple This year rear we are planning on another move rno Into a a. new building for tor which plans are aro already under way We hope to commence on the construction of o the now building some somo time during the thc early part purt of ot tho the pr present year e l' l When complete these new quarters will in include in- in elu clude o the tho very Int latest l Improvements They hey will cover approximately l square feet of oC floor or about twice the ground that our present t building covers cover Last year car with more than 1000 car clr sales and a healthy health business S in l auto- auto mob llo accessories Ford parts and ands s service we wc enjoyed tho bl biggest cst year car in inthe inthe the tho history of ot our company Wo We 0 confidently confidently conn- conn dently expect e oven greater activity this tills year jear ear |