Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1912 — REPORTS ARE NOT TRUE [ARTICLE]

REPORTS ARE NOT TRUE

Concerning the 1914 Ford Automobiles, Say the Manufacturers. Concerning the rumors that there wias to be a radical change in the selling policies of the Ford automobile company for 1913, that they were to make a six cylinder car and sell it for about one-third less than the present price; were to cut out all state andi local dealers and sell all cars direct from the factory to users, the Ford people have sent out a circuiHar letter to all Ford dealers, both state and local, from which the following is taken. “There have been all sorts df ridiculous rumors afloat concerning Ford carta, Ford prices and Ford policies for 1913. There isn’t a single word of truth in any of these reports that have so far come to our notice. “We are not going to build any six cylinder Ford cars. •»“We are not going to cut out our good dealers and sub-dealers and sell Ford cars, either through mail order or jobbing houses, or from the factory direct to user. “Our license agreement with dealers, w proposed for next year, will not differ materially in the essential features, such as discounts, rebates, terms, etc., from the present form of contracts, so there is no occasion for unrest or worry on the part of any good dealers regarding the terms of our 1913 agreements.”