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Show BUILDTSOIGWHITE Local Dealer Relates How Factory Efficiency Has Been Secured. "I have been asked on many occasions occa-sions to explain where the extra quality of White trucks lies," declared Bayard V. Men.lenhall. manager of the White Motors company. "1 am free to confess con-fess until my recent visit to the White factorv I did not fully appreciate this mvself. . '"When one considers that, there are, between two thousand and three thou- I saud separate parts on each model of truck that the White company manu- ; factmvs. and that every one of these ; parts with verv few- minor exceptions j is made in the' White factory, one can get some idea at least of their extensive exten-sive operations. Consider furthermore that each one of these separate parts requires from one to ten machining operations, op-erations, and many of them three or four heat treatments. Consider furthermore. further-more. .that in every single jiart it would be possible to use' a less expeusive material ma-terial and to adopt a less expensive form of construction and less care in the manufacturing and you will get some idea, at least, of White quality. The White company even makes its own ballbearings, so as to be sure that they are the same quality as the balance of their tmcks. Kven' bolts and nuts are given an oiled tempering to make them harder and stronger. Test men are found everywhere All essential parts are tested time and time again. Take the. integral cam shaft as an example. This shaft is carefully balanced and straightened so that it is true to within two thousandths of an inch at least six times between the different dif-ferent machining operations on the shaft. By the time it is completed, this careful testing is an assurance that any tendency to warp has been completely corrected and the shaft may be depended de-pended upon to remain straight. ''After a week spent at the White factory it is not difficult for me to exnlaiii how the White truck acquired the reputation as the leading American commercial truck and why the White companv lun e become the largest nmnu-faeture.fs nmnu-faeture.fs of motor trucks in this country |