Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-02-18 | Page 62 | Saxon Seeking New Location

SAXON i SEEKING I I NEW NE LOCATION r. r I of Burned Autol Auto I l I I I I i Plant Begin Planning New Operations I tr 11 ht CI r DETROIT Feb Feh 1 With the plant i H f the sa Saxon on Motor Car corporation t mass lI of Clr smoldering ruins tho the result r if f fire which visited the factory factors Conr Saturday a morning officials ls of the compan company com com- obi ob obtain ob- ob to pan pany were bus busy Saturday trying i thin Lain mill sites for tor a n temporary plant fur for the concern E. E E 13 von on Hogen secretary and treasurer treas treas- treasurer ot or the corporation was tf c that the tho fire would dethe de- de 11 the operations of or the company but hut i t few days NEW PLANT PLAINT NT JUNE 1 I The Saxon company had a a. plant in process of or construction at For Jord and I In Snider n der rO roads near tar Michigan avenue tt hl h will 1 bo be rc l ready for occupancy I about t Juno 1 1 hut but all officials of or the Saxon Salon company were bending N e every effort ef effort ef- ef fort tort Saturday to obtain a n plant Im Immediately Im- Im I mediately where tho S so O thrown n out nut o of work by tho the fire Satte Saturday Sat Sat- I t I I u day morning mi might hl be lw imm Immediately e di a te l ly y eni I of or matel material al for or a assembly m l is Mill on hand and anel as little machinery Is IR necessary only a a. short time will elapse clapso before the tha men employed are back hack at work A notice to this effect Is posted nested p sted on the thu entrance and md all em em- are arc instructed instruct d to report G. a t a With ith a a- loss to the tho concern of or b by Mr Mn h hon von on as state stated definitely Hose n and later confirmed b by Harry HarryW W Ford rord president the destruction of or tlC the frame buildings formerly occupied by hy the Detroit Abbott company compan and ami I ince Bete housing the Saxon factory factor provided pro pro- vided a a. spectacular early arty morning tire fire I Mr Ir Ford was waR in Chicago o at the time 1 of the fire att attending the automobile t tAs I II I show Rho A As soon Bonn aw nn H possible after Iter learn learn- i j ing of oC th the fire fire he lie came ramo to Detroit ard arriving arri ing about 2 JO A meeting metin of of ot factory factor heads was held as ns soon as u Most ro of ot thel the ltd ord JOrd had arrived an t l K 16 o s was I. I included In Iii building cars car and material and m was fully covered PIC CO by liy Insurance CARS DESTROYED iE ItIs Lq estimated that i machines were rr destroyed 1 by tho the blaze In thet the t assembling room cars stool stood endt end I t fi l end one every even ten fe feat t for feet fert t. t In the tho open open air was Wl a n double i i Pv ready for tor shipment also ruined an and water Fin Fifty more in the 1 Whipping room and probably fifty in iii fi fhe as assembling room are icy ghosts hosts I I t t i I Starting In the r repair pair shop at the northwest corner comer on Charlevoix oix where a. William Clone I I It it as was discovered by hy I Ii i- i knight inight night watchman at nt about 1 I o'clock the tho thoi i blazo spread rapidly aided by the tho lightwind light high I wind and b by the inflammable nature i ot or the material despite the combined crt efforts ot or a 3 dozen fire companies companiE that responded to a n. third alarm Then the thet t test st repair room roam the assembling d df de- de 1 i I a a. low wooden structure about O feet lon long and twenty feet teet I was pas consumed lying flying sparks and burning gasoline C fumes fames me carried the fire tire to another as assembling ass as- as s i room opposite lle the first bund build II on tho the Beaufait street side i c and c It with frith Its contents Be Between Between Be- Be I tween these two t buildings 1 is another nn l story tory frame structure u used eel as a final testing tsUng and inspection room and anal filled d with new cars which by br some some- om chance was practically untouched FIREMEN HELPLESS Tim Tho 1 course of or the flames south soon I r reached hed tho the three story building In r h were ere located the main office the tho b body d a assembling room the tiro Uro and andi andu i u J t as assembling department and much stored material Finally compelled d to give Five he up hope of saving InS this part the firemen devoted devote themselves to protecting protect protect- ing Ini the neighboring dwellings s facing Waterloo street Only tho the fact that thal tho the wind wa was from tho the west and that except for fOl forn n shipping dock and ancI some freight can car side was open for tor a n. block saved the entire neighborhood from nn- nn an n ton S Several veral of ot the firo tiro suffered d frost bite and were attended by Dr Griffith Thomas police surgeon In tho the bi basement of oC the Dean Ice Ico plant plaint ll ht on avenue Ernest Ho- Ho Rt stein 1 of or Larder Ladder Lul er company No 10 had hac two first fingers cr of or the left hand frozen n so o badly that he was taken to tor r rec hospital Late I Saturday night Mr r. r Ford prest dent of or tho Saxon Motor company re reversed ro- ro versed his bis estimates of or loss caU caused ed b by and said th the damage amounts amounts to to Somo Some assembling is to be he done one at mt once f In a property now leased teased by the theS S Saxon xon company compan known as tho the Detroit Co Cooperage p r e This rIlls building which is at present nt being used as JS storage for forstock stock has a floor space of or square naro feet and Is easU easily accessible c company's loading docks