Motor Truck Firm Goes To Pontiac

Negotiations to place growing concern in one of Michigan Buggy Company buildings falls to culinate successfully. Kalamazoo has lost the Columbia Motor Truck Company Friday after mang. F. S> Clark, head of the concern, signed a contract to move his growing plant to Pontiac, Mich. Mr. Clark will receive a gift of five acres of land from Pontiac, also $8,000 toward the erection of a new factory building that will cost $15,000 completed. The decision came after negotiations with interest in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Lansing and Pontiac. Mr. Clark had at one time almost decided to take the large wooden building located south of the plant of the Michigan Buggy Company, but insisted that he be given possession of the land lying between that structure and the G. R. & I. railroad, in order that he might have room for expansion if that became necessary. It is understood that nothing tangible ever came of the repeated negotiations for this property. Mr. Clark's lease on his present sitte in North Church street ends Thursday night, Sept. 30. He must be moved by that time. It is announced that he will immediately ship all his machinery to Pontiac, having been given the use of a vacant plant there while his new factory is being built. Just previous to signing the Pontiac contract, Mr. Clark expressed the hope that he could remain in Kalamazoo. He has ordered parts for 300 trucks, over four times output for 1915. He has orders for a great many of this cars in England. Mr. Clark expects to put fifty men at work as soon as his factory in Pontiac is complete