Show j OLDS COMPANY IS t ENLARGING ITS PLANT tW W t tt JJ s. tf t Ground Has Been Broken Brokenfor for Its Large New Building r n er Sal A. A V. V Olsen of the Ran Randall Randall Dodd Dodd Dodd Auto company local I Ol Oldsmobile distributors has received d 1 word from the Oldsmobile facto factory factory- that I contractors are b- b bu My y engaged on Cn a alar lar large new building fo for he the Olt Ol Olus s Motor 3 works Business as usual and more s so soIs is everywhere in evidence at the plant I of the Olds Motor works at Lansing Mich said Olsen yesterday Ground was broken July 16 for a aI large addition he continued and the contractors' contractors are busy at work on I 0 same j The new building will be a two- two i I story structure SO by feet and will contain feet of floor space It Will be of fireproof construction with cement floors and reinforced concrete foundation The first five reet teet of thu tho walls are of at white brick and the re rema remainder re- re I ma Inder is of metal sash and glass I windows thereby affording a flood of light i. i The building adjoins and adds to another building feet long Ions makE makI making mak mak- I E ing one building feet incidentally feet of new loading dock is a part of the ne new building and adds material material- Jy ly to the splendid shipping shipping- facilities facUlties of the plant E 1 The lower floor will be toe used for forthe the storage of materials for new cars i This had become a serious problem r by y re reason on of the greatly t Increased pro- pro of The upper floor which h by the way will not have havea a a post or pillar in it it will be a mammoth mammoth mammoth mam- mam moth room that will be devoted to the i inspection and care of new cars and will enable the factory to maintain its I rigorous and exacting inspection with witha a quantity production t Coming at a time when most automobile automobile automobile auto- auto mobile concerns are well content to toi i employ their present facilities facUlties these new new building operations speak volumes I for the demand for coni con- con i eluded Mr which is substantial substantial evidence that the Olds Motor works is going to make god on the guarantee guarantee of prompt deliveries which it pledged to its distributors recently when they contracted for the entire tripled production that Is scheduled for forthe forthe forthe the 1918 season |