The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-02
rf is usually stated that there are
about 800 automobile mannfac'ur-

-
States ana about 1000 manuiac."rers
who, in addition to their othef ousi-
ness, make component parts ana ae-
cessories for automobiles. great
many OF the latter have found II un-
profitable to cater to the automoole
trade, however, because the require
ments change with lightning rapid>1y.
the shapes of parts are intricate anu
the orders received are rarely OF sum
cient magnitude to warrant speciai
efforts.
Summing up everything. the total
OUTPUT of automobiles for the first
eight months of 1902 may ne pia'eu
at about $4,000 and their value at some
what more than Soo,0Oo-oOO. Ih!s
takes no cognizance of the automobiles
which have been imported FROM Ll-
rope.
Reginning with the East and count
ing only manufacturers Who nave
reached or exceeded ten automohlies.
we find in the State of MassachuSetts
eleven builders of Steam vehicles Win
an output Of 7I0 machines sold at
S7l7.1OU. One nt .hese builders makes
OILY neSNN S:fstiu ~ Nv ms w WV 80 >''''
$1,000 ar'ecc. but has not yet built
very many.
In the same State. in which tAe
steam automobile was originated so far
MS the most co!nmou American tyne is
concerned. there are eight mauufar-
turers OF yasolene vehicles whose out
put was 105 machines sold at about
S7i7.5OO. More than ona-iialf o. this
number were made by one firm. which
made it's debut ut the first Madison
Square Garden show in 1900.
Massa chrsctts has never hpen favor
able to clectromobi,"s. and the few
makers who built electsic carriages in
previous years have apparently given
| If ND A few may have he"n built
I here and here to order. but none tor
I the market.
! Connecticut occupies a oecnliar posi-
+ ton. One highly capitalized concern.
! with manufacturing facilities which
! should be sufficient for turnin" out
/ 1900 automobiles per ainum at least.
I had no model corresponding to III" pop
| uEar demand at the beginning OF the
/ year
1 TX SOLO MS tSi i~'Nfl SN'''h ~ i''''+''' "
! prices. and made up, of uew vehicles.
| probably not mere than one hundred.
| OF these some fifteen or twenty We're
! gasolene vehicles and the rest electric
carriages.
/ Another large concern. capable OF
producing 1000 Or 5000 steam vehicles
! also found itself on the wrong side OF
the market. and limited its output tc
somewhere in the neighhorhcod OF 2NN
machines. while devotin@ much of Its
energy TO the designing of new models
Two much smaller concerns rested on
thci roars and produced practically
nothing.
In the district adiacent TO New York
City. including parts of New Jersey
only seven manufacturers have made
gasolene vehicles One of these seven
firms has failed. The production
amounts to about A35 automobiles and
their sclin" value to S6S0.OOA,
Here also it is Il new firm which has
| done most Of the business. turning out
about 300 gasolere phaetons at mod
crate price. Heavy delivery wagons
i~asolene motorsl foot up a value OF
HhOUt SiUt.ttt III dh n tftSt oi T-'tt
pncn
In the same district electric truck:
and delivery wagons have been pro
duce1 by Que frrr. a"t.re"attng S3HH.Het
in valuc ard 2a1 IN number. and an
other firm has made from twenty-five
to thirty electric delivery wagons of s
lighter type. vai;ed ut $4,000 Still
another firm has made about 100 elec
trio vehicles. Some of them deliver!
wagons. hut mostly runabouts, sole
ut S15o.GoA.
4 dozen large tracks operated on tht
system of combining Il @Aso,eNe motto
with electric transmission of the powe
and an auxiliary storage battery, com
niete the roundup Of actual manufac
turp Of electric automo mohiles in New
York City and IFS vicinity. but grea
deal OF eXnerimenting is going OF
which is likely to lead to results il
1903.
Three steam vehicle manufacturer
have turned out in excess OF l1o
pleasure carriages. many Of them o
large size and some Of them INTENDED
for STAGE lines. Their value come
comparatively high, reaching a tota
of 81 So 900
Other paris Of New York State. es
pccially Buffalo. Rochester and SYRIA
cuse, are represented in the industr.
as follows: six makers have produce
2A5 gas vehicles worth S2l3.13D: tiV
: others have made $50 steam pleasur
vehicles selling for 800, and feE
electric runabouts. probably not NOR
than fifteen in all. have been produce
, by two of these firms. who give som
attention to all forms of power.
, Until recently the State of Pcnnsy]
! vauia had one manufacturer of St@aE
carriages whose output reached 10
. vehicles. This firm went under, hu
Il successor has taken over the plant.
, Aside from this resurrected concef
~, Stoto 1,Sc only Ona 1nyOt of Staa