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(Continued From Page One.) ing by mail from men appreciating Mr. Deusenberg’s reputation as an automobile engineer, Negotiations ,with the Duesenberg company to induce it to choose Indian apolis as its manufacturing center were started last January by Myron R. Green, director of the bureau of industry, fol lowing receipt of a report that there was to be a Duesenberg car manufactured. Mr. Worthington has held frequent conferences for several months with the officers of the company, conferring with them on preliminary organization plans. “Prominent business men of Cleve land, Mr. Worthington said, “have been holding out attractive inducements for them to locate in Cleveland, but after strenuous efforts we have succeeded in inducing them to locate at Indianapolis. “While the Duesenberg motor not only holds many speed records, the motor also has been successfully used in pleas ure cars, aeroplanes, tractors and as a marine motor. “In the future, however, it will be con fined to pleasure cars manufactured in the Indianapolis factory bearing the name of ‘Duesenebrs.’ “Their selling organization is com plete and they will come to Indianapolis with bona fide orders from licensed dealers under contract for five years to insure their output for the full five-year period. During the war Duesenberg’s plant at Elizabeth, N. J., was turned over to the government for the manufacture of aero plane motors of 850 horsepower, these being the largest motors of their type in the world. After the war the company’s plant was sold to the Wyllis corporation. As soon 48 present contracts expire, which will be in a few months, no man ufacturer will be permitted to use the Duesenberg motor, except the Duesen berg Automobile and Motors Company, and the motors for the new car will be manufactured at the Indianapolis plant.
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Indianapolis Indiana Daily Times
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Thu, May 13, 1920
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