The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15
ype in the French industry.

Here is also situated the largest
American factory Of gasOlene vehicles
made to sell for more than $1,000
apiece, and probably 1000 Of these
automobiles have been made in 1902
aggregating a valuation Of close to ST.,
100000. OF small electric carriages be-
tween 800 and 400 have been turned
ouS by one concern.
The total production Of gasolene
vehicles in Cleveland reaches about
1920, made by five manufacturers, and
its value is estimated as high as ST.
$4,000. With the steam and electric
vehicles the total runs up to 81, 4G0 900.
In other cities of Ohio, such as To
ledo, Warren and Clyde, there have
been produced and sold from 700 TO
75O rasolene vehicles, mostly OF me.
dium power and dimensions, valued
mt S1,110,O00; 500 steam carriages, all
Of the water-tube boiler system and
worth about S500,000.
The State of Ohio thus reaches an
output OF five and one-half million
dollars worth OF automobiles. and in
the prices obtained ranks higher than
any other territory.
Three factories in Indiana have pro-
duced at least $50 electric carriages,
mostly runabouts, valued at S93I 300,
and one of these concerns which has
only recently entered the automobile
business, has about 500 more vehicles
coming through. The two older firms
are also very active at present.
Steam vehicles are not made for the
market in Indiana, but the State has
produced about 225 gasolene vehicles
which have been sold for $3o0,000 or
more.
The industrial ten-strike Of the year
has been recorded by the State Of
Michigan. Somebody's intellect must
have grasped the peculiarly American
requirements Of automobiles, for the
product of gasolene runabouts in this
State jumped from about 1000 in 1901
to more than 5000 this year, and their
valuation from 100000 to $3,500000.
The automobile industry in Chicago
and its vicinity is given over TO the
explosive motor system exclusively,
with the exception OF one company,
which has produced 100 electric deliv-
cry wagons mostly intended for use
by the company's financial hackers in
their other business.
Another firm, which built electric
runabouts in 1901, now builds gasolene
runabouts. The total production OF
gasolene vehicles Including factories
at Kenosha, Milwaukee and Peoria),
amounts to 45O valued at $365,O00.
The city Of ST. Louis has produced,
perhaps, 100 gasolene vehicles, worth
on an average of $500 apiece, making
S1S0,O00 in value.
California has made great efforts to
secure factories, but so far has only
two. making in all perhaps thirty-ive
automobiles.
BY looking into the facts and figures
for each of the elghty-six manufac'
turing concerns which have been con-
sidered above. it is found that fifty
firms made 10040 gasolene automo-
biles which sold for $10,431, ,250. This
would make an average price of slight
ly above $1,000 apiece, but IL the one
firm which turned out nearly One-half
Of the total number at a much lower
price is left out of the figuring, there
remain 5040 gasolene vehicles costing
$7,1S1,250 or an average of about
S1400.
Similarly it is seen that twenty.
seven manufacturers of steam We
hicles produced 61SO carriages, valued
at S6,525,500; again an average OF
slightly more than $1,000.
Thirteen makers Of electric vehicles
produced 1885 trucks and carriages
sold for so, ,262 800, the trucks bringing
the average up to between $1,000 and
$1,000 a vehicle.
Several of the manufacturers make
all three types OF automobiles and this
accounts for the discrepancy between
the ninety firms noted in this sum
mary and the eighty-six firms actually
existing.
More than 1000 agents and dealers
in automobiles are doing business
throughout the United States. On Q
total turnover Of 100000, they should
earn $2,000000 in profits and commits
sions on the basis of a ten per cent
advance. This would make an averag,
of only $1,000 to each Of them,-NeN
! York Sun.