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Suddenly the road turned, but not the Baldwin motor-it skidded. In a flash between split seconds several near-tragedies became comic. The Baldwin car knocked a farmer's cart, complete with horse and farmer, into the ditch. A car which thundered behind, anonymously piloted, skidded likewise but slued by, missing the assorted debris by inches. As ever, Mr. Baldwin rose to the occasion, imperturbable, good-natured. First he made sure that none of the human beings concerned had been hurt. Then he assisted in quieting the slightly bruised and badly frightened horse; helped to get both horse...
Already the motor companies are feeling that if they don't hang together, they may all hang separately. Conditions favor large consolidations, well-rounded output. Accordingly, Dodge Bros., Inc., have purchased a majority interest...
...acquisition of the new truck subsidiary makes Dodge Bros., Inc., the third largest producer of motor cars in the U. S., ranking only after the Fords and General Motors. The production of the Graham concern for the first six months of 1925 amounted to 11,000 trucks- equal to its entire 1924 output. Ever since 1921 Graham Bros, have enjoyed an arrangement with Dodge whereby they used Dodge engines as standard equipment and marketed trucks exclusively through Dodge dealers. As a result, the task of integrating the truck concern into the Dodge organization has already been largely accomplished...
...Graham concern has been active in the manufacture of motor busses, and fleets of Graham busses are now operating in many parts of the world. In Detroit about 140 Graham busses act as feeders to the municipal traction system of the city...
...speed with which orders are transmitted to Manhattan over brokers' wires is sometimes remarkable. Recently a San Franciscan bought 100 shares of a popular motor stock on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and had the price reported back to him- all in less than 60 seconds...