Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1914 — The Ford Increases Business. [ARTICLE]

The Ford Increases Business.

The sales department of the Ford Motor Company, engaged in an investigation of the use of the Ford by business houses as “salesmanequipment,” have an interesting report from a Chicago company. One of their district salesmen “covers” six towns. He has made an arrange ment for a Ford car at each town on a specified week-day at the rate of SIO.OO per day. The Ford on that day meets him at the depot and he calls upon his customers. He does three days territory in one day Jibe records show that every dollar invested in this way is worth five dollarA of increased earning. This salesman reports that on January first last, he Tesolved to double the volume of his business in 1914 as against 1913. With his Ford schedule he had equalled his total business for 1913 on May 17th last—or within a period of fs>ur and a half months. And he travels now three days instead of six days a week. This system of pre-arranged Ford service in towns to he “covered” is in use by a score of big distributing companies.