Show 1 h I f I p i 1 I t 4 Y r J I I f Heres a letter er that that of will make interesting g reading to the entire Automobile industry especially dealers and buyers who prefer to deal eat t a I with the e manufacturer direct erect We thought best to publish the exact facsimile and an thereby avoid any Y Ys I misunderstanding nI or roan misstatements meat s of the facts COMPANY k 1 THE E M F COMPANY CO Al I j t er r f ez 1 1909 09 I MANUFACTURERS Or OF AUTO fi D J JJ DETROIT m t L en enE J U E S A I Ie e RD m Ir Ln our opinion it TOO tiLl a very vey e i l blunder for you to recently announce through the public publio prints that there would be no 1910 model of nf the EUF 30 JO car manufactured by this thi Company You know knew at that time hat 1 c r cr we WA had brought nut out a now nor differing in several ral important features from fron tta tte predecessor notably a new form farm of front axle improved spring suspension ha hat im improved imd r t proved 1 design of body bodt and a clutch of different t type e from fron that which had been beenS 1 S u d 1 A ut omoo 11 e Company formerly also aleo a gen general refinement of details South Bend Bond Indiana P IJ I Gentlemen dd M r r i t FOURTH You Yn haat your adv misled the into You are here hare notified that elected to end and do Woe now treat as a the the belief that owned owne a controlling interest in this Company thereby i il iu r rescinded and annulled all and agreements made mede and entered into between I l inc agents and buyers and injuring inuring j the reputation u ta t inn ni n of tho the product pr duct d o wA I Ie that tho the Automobile us ue u whereby thereby It was stipulated and agreed Company 8 in many localities should e o d act as the sole axle distributor of t the products of this Company The fact fart that some soma of the are are minority iii Y stockholders in thia I I Our Cur reasons for BO 10 treating a eres j 0 rind ed Gild and annulled awn corporation cn oration has haa as given you first consideration in the sale aale of our product but as ao aoI arenas follows Detroit capitalists furnished all the money that has actually p beon been used Hued in the tho thea I i formation and operation of nf this they have heva too much at stake to tn risk their 1 a 0 you refused t te aril pay northe or the Company and the of othor other stockholders on a sales aalee policy which I number of ElIF 30 oars oar ordered by you during the tho months of October and November be 1909 J experience d nce a has hae demonstrated dat does not fit in with th the manufacturing program laid r 4 0 out by oy your assent for tho the production of nf 29 automobiles au ile for tho th year beginning ing September 1st lot 1909 ji I b 1 Because o at your failure and to give any my an er i or excuse for such mahoe of the agreements agreement on your ur T To Tn n Insure permanency in a business busin of this thie magnitude t it is ia of nf li I port part or any as that you will in the future such 1 agreements according to the terms term thereof at importance im that liberal treatment trea be a accorded dealers and buyers buyer of auto f biles bilao in order to create oreate confidence and develop new now business sT c Because your actions evince an intention not t tc perform your con oon contracts tracts and end a agreements g with us and to tn be no longer bound thereby y Therefore commencing December 1909 v ae e will ll 1 de de tiyO Y of f 1 the EUF EfF 30 0 and ana the Flanders Fland rB 20 automobiles manufactured byus by us ua usI 1 r i I IF We a believe that some of ot the onuses causes which have contributed to your our fail failure failI Tte We will enter into negotiations t ly for the sale osle of our product p duct from froe I ure ur to perform and carry out the agreements bet In paying for forthe branch houses or nr through dealers or nr agents whom we will select elect in the United l the tile number of nf cars ordered by you are as ae follows States Canada and foreign countries n nI provided such dealers are free to a cen I the selling s proposition we have to them FIRST Instead of n establishing a fair tair and ard uniform i if i line 1 of to l I agents age ta you have taken advantage of the tremendous demand for rare EUF 1130 30 and Yours Yours truly 1 Flanders 20 cars care to force dealers to handle this line on discounts that are areg E 4 ANY unfair and unprofitable and Md would w not compensate them for taking g proper p prop e r r d 11 A A Dare care of their ra and maintaining the reputation of our product iV fl JEF d 3 t Manager r SECOND Tou To have 1 v also the popularity of ot the EF line a ler l anxiety laty to handle 1 it t J to force foroe the tha sale of nf other otner Studebaker lines litres of Gasoline and h Electrics for which independently inde of EUF there was waa a very limited demand In Inmany Incases Inary r I many ary cases dealers have complained that they wore e forced t to contract for ore one or nl L v r more such cars care in order to get the agency for 30 0 and Flanders 20 Many Hany fl any I t fir dealers refused to be so coerced and therefore thare we ye are not properly S t tn i I represented in inI nany localities Ic n alit 0 V I a I t 5 r 2 I ill CS J YN IrCE LI LICENSED CE N S ED D UNDER R SELDEN I f E T COMPANY l i Factories and Sales Offices Detroit Mich Michi I t ti h i i I ly i 1 S i 7 Manufacturers ears of Mr 30 and eIl FLANDERS 20 Automobiles 1 T LETS SEND YOu A TALK WITH FLANDERS a little booklet t in in which we explain how 30 and Flanders 20 cars care are manufactured from the and the steel plate p late to the finished d car card and prove how by our facilities we are able to manufacture a better for less I car than any an y other then o concern in in the world orld 1 i u 1 I j jt t IL a t P IJ I 1 L L i r r ra let letIn In Tea the fa t tt t if Ite t tt t f ator the theu u def to toL L g fo most n r son C en n T a Il dun ai pat IT h pal t der sea nl liln tr a lat DL rile I t I I Ef t 1 r x 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