Show HERES HERE'S A FORD FORU YARM AND AD ITS IT'S NOT UT fUNNY FUMY I It Il may sound Bound extreme extremo to sa say that thc phenomenal development of at the Ford Motor tutor company was due to a smash- smash u UI at tho the automobile race ace at Palm Bench in 1905 and yet ot thero is much truth In this statement At that race raco ono one of ot the entrants was a Ford mo K a high powered six cylinder car a a. French car met with Ith a n. serious accident and after the tho smash up MiFord Mr Mi- h Ford picked up a 1 valve alve stem stem- The head of or the thc Ford com company pan marveled d at its lightness s and strength No one ono knew mew of ot what it was wag made Ford said we should h have he e that kind of ot material in our cars if it were we're going to lead It was n vanadium steel and ana vanadium lum steel means menns melting at degree desree R p. a temperature at which practically aeri ev ever every ev- ev er ery eri furnace in this country at that I I time would melt Itself The Ford Times for tor December continues continues con con- Un es the stor story ius ns follows The con I I United States Steel company compan of ot Canton Canton Canton Can Can- ton O. O now tho the United Alloy Steel corporation which makes practically all aU of Ford vanadium steel was at nt that I time a n concern struggling between competition of tile the larger er companies Mr Ford Ford told them J If you ou will run a i heat for tor us Ul and see gee If It we wc can get vanadium in there Ill I'll guarantee any losses which may occur Tho The heat cost several thousands of or dollars dollar and was lost but hut Mr Ford was convinced it could be done and lone and tho the second test I was a success I Tho The result was that steel with a a. ten ten- olle eUe strength of or pounds pound was available instead of to pounds The light Ford car cm was then a possibility pos and the United Alto Alloy Steel company's future was assured The Ford company compan- companI I is now making and selling cars a n year ear and the United AHo Alloy Steel corporation to supply tho the needs of the thc automobile railroad eq equipment and other industries IndustrIes IndustrIes indus Indus- tries has increased Its Us capacity to 60 60 tons tons-a. month |