Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 304, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1916 — Close Down Ford Plant To Relieve Railway Pressure. [ARTICLE]

Close Down Ford Plant To Relieve Railway Pressure.

Detroit,' Dec. 21.—Beginning tomorrow the Ford Motor Company will close its plant for seven days in order to relieye the railroad congestion here, that carloads of fo#d and fuel may be handled, it was announced today by Frank L. Klingensmith, vice president. The suspension will mean a production loss of approximately 2,500 cars a day. Klingensmith said that the normal coal consumption of thirteen cars dally will be curtailed to the amount needed to keep the plant above freezing temperature. Forty-two thousand men are made idle by the order, meaning a wage loss for the week of $1,400,000. #