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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 29 April 1925, Page 12

## 44 cocoa on ft I A ! w MOM ON LABBL FOR drinking chocolate „ ■ ' WRITE CADBURY. WELLINGTON’ ABOUT GIFT SCHEME. *i aar:« V:. m A small town in Western Kansas, Wamego they called it—gave Chrysler ■ to] America. The bii'th notice in , the local sheet probably passed without comment. Great greats are shrouded in silence. At 11 a railway workshop employee! That was Chrysler’s first, unpretehtious foothold-in; modern industry. A mercial enterprise. Attracted at first by their mechanical appeal, Chrysler, with his quick , ' i vision, grasped their possibilities in modern transportation. He determined to throw all his vast resources into motor car manufactur- - stripling 'apprentice! But he had' the native . *i qualities efi genius, an enthusiastic 'absorption in his 'work, indomitable will and energy and an extraordinary aptitude for mechanical work. Bight from the beginning lie‘flung himself into his.>task. ' ' '} In 1911, he was called to control the production of ■ Buick. As early as -the following year, he set the motor industry throughout America so.und, scientific standards. For two years round about this time, he worked daily from 7 in the morning till midnight. Four years later he became An .Eightcen-Ycar-Old Achievement. '■-■At eighteeii he was proficient Enough to construct'unaided a model steam,'locomotive, lie made his own shotgun. Not yet 1 2 2he was examining locomotive engineer candidates on air brakes. An expert journeyman mechanic in his green twenties!—unconsciously he was building well for a great day! i -j: Vice-President of General Motors in charge of production in all General Motors’ plants, and again in 1919 stepped tip to Execu- \ i . A Unique Position at SB. After nine years’ rapid promotion, lie held at 33 the remarkable position of superintendent of motive power of the Eastern Division of the Chicago and Great Western —by far the ■youngest man to have ever held the position. Now he whs a master of construction, what about the'business side? It'Was not enough to build—the limitations to ambition were too great—he must also master the business of building and distributing in competition. Opportunity‘came ' from the American Locomotive Company at Pittsburg. ' He accepted a position with them as works manager. So sound and comprehensive was liis knowledge of, constructional details,; and ..so! keen and quick .his - grasp of business essentials, that, live vice-president., Yes, he had travelled since the apprenticeship days. •V The following five years have recorded outstanding achievements, including the rehabilitation of two great motor companies. One of the latter he took over in a parlous condition with sales at a standstill, and within'two years had so wonderfully improved the product and reorganised the concern that the cars were selling in 2,200 places the world round, necessitating an average output of 300-350 cars per day. One of the leaders of America—Yes! Among the first half-dozen car manufacturers in the world—men of inexhaustible energy, of infinite resource and ability, of vast experience and indomitable purpose! Now Chrysler has built his own car and entrusted it with this great name. within' two year’s lie *was head of that great company. ; s ‘ ' The inexhaustible energies of the man were not yet satisfied. Automobiles' Had Now Established Themselves as Mechanically Sound and were commanding the attention of conm Vrmonmcti, u though tpMttL, Cry'sler 1 TODD MOTOR GO., South Canterbury Agents Temporary Premises: Late Sheehan’s Garage, Stafford Street South, Timaru. Mr J. Sheehan, Sales Manager. K.Z. DISTRIBUTORS TODD MOTOR CO., WELLINGTON ANI) CHRISTCHURCH. BoroX^ 9sh,n * ttwltymdayl -Wtuhiiy f *" Only 2d A Porkef ’ Cleans everything To clean anything quickly, easily and thoroughly use “Clever Mary.” Makes pots, pans, woodwork, floors, kitchen dressers and tables shed dirt. Hands cleaned of grease and grime in a jiffy. c mi hl'Y' “TH« Enemy of Grea»e.” rnrr Tbe P»*«t MenuUcturine Co. rKLb (N.Z.) Ltd. 120 Hob.on Street. Auckland wiM b* *|ad to .and you