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FORD OUTPUT IS INCREASED Announce Plans To Take Care of Large Volume Of Orders DETROIT, Mich., April 27.—An nouncement of plans for an increase in production during the remaining spring months due to the heavy vol ume of orders being received from all parts of the country was made today by the Ford Motor company m a statement discussing the cur rent biding program. ThcHbanufacturing schedule has been bl^nced to provide for an out put of the entire line of passenger cars and commercial vehicles, which now includes 18 different automo bile types, the recent additions be ing the chauffeur driven car, town sedan, sport cabriolet, taxicab, sta • tion wagon and the de luxe delivery wagon. The following statement was made by the Ford Motor company: “The production program has been arranged to include the new body types designed for the model A chassis and production has been stimulated due to current orders. The new types are being built with out curtailment of the program for the other standard cars. Orders on hand are large and reports from branches and dealers indicate that the spring demand is greater in vol ume than was anticipated. Increase in March “During March the rate of pro duction was increased to more than 8.000 cars and trucks a day. Total production for March was 181.894 cars, as compared with 125,984 in February. “Although retooling the factories for the model A car was completed some time ago. many of the ma chines employed last year have been rendered obsolete by new machinery developed within the organization. This has been or is now being in stalled. New machinery has result ed in simplified methods in many manufacturing divisions and in ad dition to making possible greater! precision has contributed with other efficiencies toward the high produc tion rate. “Three new furnaces have been I added to the number of open hearts ; at the Rouge steel mill, making ten In all, each being capable of 200 REVIVE INDIAN MEMORIES Richard Dix, Paramount star of “Redskin.” and the new Pontiac Big Six, named for one of the most £ * * * * ' famous tomahawk wielders in history. tons daily. Deducting time neces sary for the frequent reliniing of the furnaces, the minimum capacity is 50.000 tons a month. The com pany is now in a position to produce almost twice the tonnage in MQpl ingots that it did in 1926. and 30 per cent more than was possible in 1928. Six-Dav Week “The six-day factory week, which went into effect at Dearborn March 1, has been of great assistance in building up the production schdule and has permitted the development of an expanded program for the spring and summer months. The output of the new body type will be increased in accordance with this schedule. “The eighteen different Ford body types have been designed to cover i virtually every transportation need.! Among the passenger cars are the two open types, the roadster and phaenton. The standard closed car i line consiste of the Fordor sedan, | Tudor sedan, sport, coupe, coupe business coupe, cabriolet, town sedan and the chauffeur driven town car. The other two passenger vehicles are the taxicab and the station wagon, the latter being adapted both for passengers and for hauling. "The commercial vehicles consist of the Model AA truck with express, panel and platform bodies, the lat ter being available also with stake, stock rack and grain sides; the light delivery pickup with either closed cab or open cab; the panel delivery and the deluxe delivery. “Each passenger type is finished in a variety of colors combinations, except the station wagon, which is in natural maple. Thus the Ford auto mobile line is by far the most varied in the company’s history. NONOGENARIAN DROWNS SMETHWICK. Eng.—Henry Wil liams. aged 92, drowned himself in a well. • 6,857 HOUSES BUILT SAO PAUULO. Brazil. April 27.— OP)—By completing 6,857 houses in twelve months this city claims a building record for places of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants. The place is booming and hopes to pass the population of Rio de Janeiro within a few years. KILLED BY MYSTERY DRUG OXFORD, Eng.—William F. Guy, brilliant chemistry student, per fected a new drug after several years' experiments, then used it to end his own life. LIKES THE POORHOUSE DOVER, Eng.—Though he is worth thousands of dollars, Robert Dorkin prefers to live in the poor house, where he pays for his keep. LEICESTER. Eng.—David Little was trampled to death bv a prize bull he had bought the day before. I Hear tke radio program of tke ** Hudson-Essex Challengers” every Friday evening ESSEX challenges the per > form an ce, the style, the lux urious roomy comfort of any car at any price, on the basis that no other gives you back so much for every dollar you put in. That is why the bigbttying swing ir to Essex. That is why motor ists by thousands are switching from past favorites, and trading in their old cars for the big values Essex the Challenger gives. Essex challenges: IN SPEED—challenging any thing the road offers upto70miles an hour. IN FAST GETAWAY— anv car regardless of size or price. IN RELIABILITY—60 miles an hour for hour after hour. IN FINE APPEARANCE, uphol stery and detail—compare with cars in which high price is paid for just those things. IN ECON OMY—compare with cars best known for low operation cost. And with its superb chassis quality and fine, large bodies— Essex establishes also an out standing leadership in proved VALUE. It offers a completeness of fine car equipment formerly identified only with costly cars, and available, when at all, only as “extras,” at extra cost on cars of Essex price. Check these ftems when you buy—they CHALLENGE TOO/ EASE OF BUYING FOR INSTANCE, in this city your first payment, with your present car included, may be as low as $345.00, and your monthly payments $59.70. Your present car will probably cover the entire first payment. The H. M. C. Purchase Plan offers the lowest terms available on the balance. t < t represent easily above J5I00 ad ditional value. But they do not cost one cent extra. The performance ability of Essex the Challenger is due in no small part to its Super-Six motor. Thus, while it is a “Six,” no one who knows can regard any other “Six” as being comparable in the power it delivers. Essex is built by Hudson under famous Super-Sixpatents. No one can copy or match it. The fun damental and exclusive Super Six principle—developed in one million motors and over 12 years of continuous sendee, stamps Essex as the unapproached “Six” in every particular of perform ance, smoothness and reliability. I . . . EASE OF OWNING On our own streets Essex the Challenger, under competent observation, averaged 20 miles per gallon. The average owner in this city and expect 18 to 20 miles and upward. Commercial users oper ating large fleets of Essex cars say that SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE COSTS, covering millions of miles of operation, are lowest of any car ever tested. Wide Choice of Colors at No Extra Cost The variety is so great you have almost individual distinction gfteE. AND UP 7l3*JF 3 set : : s (uith nnnHr teat) Standard Equipment Includes: 4 hydrau- ' Standard Sedan 795 lie shock absorbers—electric gauge for gas Town Sedan • 859 ami oil—radiator shutters—saddle lamps— s-. tvindshield u>«per —filare proof rear view Roadster • * mirror—electrolock—controls on steering Convertible wheel—all bright parts chromium-plated. Coupe • 895 Brownsville Hudson-Essex Co. 1209 Levee Street — Phone 1033 BUICK CO. SEES BRIGHT FUTURE Representative Recently In ^ San Antonio to Study Market No section of the United States has a brighter business outlook for the coming months than Texas, in the opinion of C. W. Churchill, general sales manager of the Buick Motor company, acording to Mr. B. C. Price of the Abbott Buick company, who states that Mr. Churchill was in San Antonio re cently to study market conditions as they affect, his company's pro duct. Mr. Churchill is now back in Flint, Mich., after a tour of sur vey, which took him to all the larger cities of the West. A message to Mr. Price from G. J. Flint, sales manager of the Buick Motor company, San An tonio branch, stated: “Mr. Chur chill is thoroughly sold on Texas, especially this section of the state. ‘I have found evidence of remark able activty.” Mr. Churchill de clared. ‘I was astounded at the progress that has been made in the last few years. Everything seems to be in good conditon. Farming has made terrific strides: the oil industry shows great gains: cattle men are said to occupy the most favorable position in a decade. All of which has a direct and fa vorable bearing on the sale of automobiles in this mammoth state. “ ‘There is a considerable indica tion, in fact, that motor car sales already are feeling the stimulus of quickened activity in other lines. Throughout Texas February and March sales showed an upward trend, which we fully expect will be continued.’ ” NatiorveJ 1 FolThv Outlook Ev ARTHUR H. JENKINS Editor, The Farm Journal While the two new laws now be in? drafted by congress in special session are in theory of equal im portance. it is the new tariff bill that will unquestionably get most attention. That is because new tariff duties are of direct interest to a much greater number of people. The anx iety as to which duties on which products are going up or down, and if so, how far—or whether they will stay where they are; the pulling and hauling on the floors of the senate and house and between the two houses; the efforts of political leaders to hold their forces in line —all this is of deep interest to the whole business world. Everybody knows, I suppose, that the powerful influence of the ad ministration will be exerted to con fine the tariff revision to the agri culture! imports, and not to enter the thorny field of imports on man ufactures, if it can be avoided. T am inclined to think that the democratic minority will fight this : program, and will put up a battle to get some duties on manufactures lowered—as for intsance the tariff on aluminum. Many congressmen Train Schedules MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES No. 12—To Houston, San Antonio. 6P0 a. m. No. 14—To Houston. 7.00 p. m. No. 16—To Houston, San Antonio. 9:00 p. m. No. 15—From St. Louis, San Antonio. Houston. 7:30 a. m. No. 13—From Houston. 8:10 a. m. No. 11—From San Antonio and Hous ton, 9:55 p. m. SOUTHERN PACIFIC LIVE5 No. 319—From Houston. San Anto nio. 8:15 a. m. No. 320—To Houston. San Antonio. 8:15 p. m. NATIONAL LINES OP MEXICO (Mata moros Station) No. 132—To Monterrey. Mexico City, 9:50 a. m. * No. 131—From Mexico City. Monter rey. 3:30 p. m. RIO GRANDE RAILWAY To Point Isabel, 9:30 a. m. From Point Isabel, 4 p. m. M. P. TRANSPORTATION CO. Cfars to Mission on the hour every hour, 6 a. m. to 6 p. m., and at 7:30 a. m.. 3:30 p. m., 7:30 p. m. and 9 p. m. To Point Isabel. 8 a. m. and 12 noon. 4 p. m. Air Mail Schedules The schedule for the mall between Brownsville and Dallas Is announced by the postofflce department as fol lows: Southbound— Leave Dallas . 7:45 a. m. Leave Ft. Worth ...••••« 8:15 a. m. Leave Waco .* 9:20 a. m. Leave Austin .. 10:25 a. m Leave San Antonio . 11:20 a. m. Arrive Brownsville . 2:05 p. m Northbound— Leave Brownsville . 1:25 p. m. Leave San Antonio . 4:15 p. m. Leave Austin . 5:10 p. m. Leave Waco ... 6:15 p. m Leave Ft. Worth ..7:15 p. m. Arrive Dallas . 7:35 p. m. The schedule for the American air mall to Mexico City is as follows: Leave Brownsville . 8:30 a.m. Arrive Tampico .11:00 a. m. Leave Tempico .11:30 a m. Arrive Mexico City. 1:45 p.m. Following is the schedule for the Mexican air mail: Leave Mexico City . 7:45 a. m Arrive Tampico .10 00 a. m. Leave Tampico .10:25 a.m. Arrive Brownsville .12:55p.m. Following Is the schedule on the Brownsvllle-Mazatlan Route: Leave Brownsville . 7 a. m. Arrive Monterrey . 9:30 a. m. Leave Monterrey . 9:50 a. m. Arrive Torreon . 12:50 p. m Leave Torreon . 1:50 p. m Arrive Durango . 3:50 p. m. Leave Durango . 4:10 p. m Arrive Mazatlan . 6:10 p. m Return trip: Leave Mazatlan . 7:00 a. m Arrive Durango . 9:00 a. m. Leave Durango . 9:20 a. m Arrive Torreon .. 11:50 p. m Leave Torreon . 12:10 p. m. Arrive Monterrey . 3:10 p. m. Leave Monterrey . 4:10 p. m Arrive Brownsville . 6:10 p. m. POSTAL RATES The United States air mall postage rate is 5 cents for the first ounce and 10 cents for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. Letters mailed In the United States for the points In Mexico take this rate. The Mexican rate is 35 centavos, ot 18 cents U. S. Money for the first 20 grams and the same rate for each ad ditional 20 grams. Twenty grams are about equal to three-quarters of an ounc^ will try to reduce 0r abolish this duty, chiefly to a^oy Secretary Mellon, who is supped to be In terested in aluminum manufacture As regards the great b^ 0f man ufactured goods, however, the pros pect is that when the d\*t and smoke clear away the duties mil be found to be unchanged. Exceptions will be made In ca^g here and there, where increases m duties on agricultural raw materials, for example leather, must be equal ized by increases on finished prod ucts, like shoes. That is only ele mentary justice to manufacturers. Probably a few special industries will receive a little encouragement in the form of higher duties—these being lines that have been continu ously depressed for a number of years, like the cotton textile manu factures. Whether higher duties will help or not—and it is quite doubt ful—they are likely to have an en souraging hand waved in their di rection. Whatever comes forth from the furnaces of the capital in the end. at any rate business men will be pretty dear as to what they may look forward to. Tariff duties begin to function at once. The business world knows what effects they will] have, and may begin immediately to adjust its affairs accordingly. It is very different with the other L one of the legislative twins. The! new farm law is of much less direct ■ interest to the general public. Its aims are less obvious. Its provi sions will be complicated. When it is finally enacted, it will be slow in getting into action, and its results may always be hard to identify. For all of these reasons, plus a kind of public annoyance that it is necessary to “do something for the farmer" at all. It will be the tariff bill that will be mostly in the spot light for the next couple of months “400” WHEN a Nash "400’* leaves the fac tory it has been furnished with all items of equipment, including chromium - nickeled bumpers, front and rear, hydraulic shock absorbers, tire lock and tire cover. There is no extra charge made thereafter for these items. < SoJ^ncn you see, in a motor car advertise ment, a price quoted, and under it the words "All prices f. o. b. factory,” you should make a mental note to ask the sales man for that car how much extra, over and above the f. o. b. price, it will cost you to have a fully equipped car such as the Nash "400.” Some dealers (not Nash dealers) charge up to $ 5 0 or $60 extra for bumpers alone. Investigation will show you conclusively that the Nash way of building and selling a motor car saves you money. You wiu find cars of competitive makes actually costing considerably more than a Nash "400” when delivered, fully equipped, noth, ing more to buy! ==NASH 2100" LEADS THE WORLD IN MC^OR CAR VALUE IMPORTANT “400” FEATURES - .VO OTHER CAR HAS THEM ALL High compression motor High Turbulence Lovejoy shock absorbers (Exclusive Nash Mauritius) Salon Bodies Aluminum alloy pistons (Invar-Struts') New double drop frame Torsional vibration damper Vorld’s easiest steering 7-bearing crankshaft v Exterior metalware chrome plated over nickel Short turning radius Longer wheelbase One-piece Salon fenders Clear vision front pillar posts ■ Nash Special Design f front and rear ! bumpers Archer-Deyo Nash Co Mercedes, Texas — Tel. 336 Brownsville Nash Co. I 1327 Levee St, — T?* 1366 They got behind the wheel * * got the facts 1 * and bought Buicks! "The new Buick out-per forms any car I have ever driven.” SERIES 116 Sedan! • •- $1220 to $1320 Coapes • • -$1195 to $1250 Sport Car • - $ 12 2 5 SERIES 121 Sedans - - -$1450 to $1520 Coupes - - - $1395 to $1450 Sport Car - • $1325 SERIES 129 Sedans - - - $1875 to $2145 Coupes - • -$1865 to $1875 Sport Cars - - $1525 to $1550 These prices L o. b. Buick Fac tory, special equipment extra; Buick delivered prices include only reasonable charges for deliv ery and financing. Consider the delivered price as well as the list price when comparing automobile values. This enthusiastic comment merely typifies that of thousands who have turned to Buick after making their own exacting tests. Be sure to drive a Buick before buying. The more careful your comparisons, the more inevitably will they lead you to Buick! The liberal G. M. A. C Time Payment Plan makes it easy for you to own a Buick. BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICH. Division of General Motors Corporation Abbott Buick Co. Brownsville Harlingen San Benito * . I_