The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-12-10
TWENTY MILLIONS PAID =
- FOR AUTOMOBILES IN 1902
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! UNEXPECTED PLAoEs-raE DEMAND FOR GASOLINE MOTOR :
+ VEHlvLEs-.3OO0 AGENTS AND DEALE Is SELL TnEM !:
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type IN the Frrnch Industry.
Here is also situated the largest
American factory of :.Hsolern vehicles
pade TO sell for more than $1,000
, apiece, and probably 1000 OF these
automobiles have been made in l9c2
| lSSregating valuation OF close to ST.
100000. or small electric carriages he
tween 800 and 400 have been turned
out 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 So
| $4,000. With the steam and electric
| vehicles e"total runs up to 81 .479, 900
In other cities of Ohio. such as To-
ledo, Warren and Clyde, there have
been produced and sold from 700 to
$50 gasolene vehicles. mostly Oh me-
dunn power and dimensions. valued
at $1,11OO0O; 500 Steam carriage all
of the water-tube boiler system and
| worth about 100000.
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 carria ses.
| mostly runaboutS, valued at 1897. 800
| and enc o. 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
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market in Indiana. but the State has
produced about 225 casolere vehicles
which have been sold for $3.50. 600 or
more.
The Industrial tenstrike of the year
has been recorded by the State OF
Michigan. Somebody's intellect must
have sraSped the peculiarly American
requirements of automobiles. for the
product of SaSoene runaboutS in this
State Jumped from about 1000 in 1901
to more than 5000 this year. and their
valuation from S60O.0CO to S.. 800 900.
The automobile industry in Chica 60
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
rnna bouts in 1901. now builds gasolene
runa bouts. The total production of
gasolene vehicles Including factories
at Kenosha. Milwaukee and Peoria),
amounts to $50 valued at S365 600.
The city CT ST. Louis has produced.
perhaps, 100 gasolene vehicles. worth
on an average of $500 apiece, making
$780, 900 in value.
California has made great efforts to
secure factories, but so far has only
two. making in all perhaps thirty-fv
automobiles.
By looking into the facts and figures
for each of the eighty-six manufac-
turing concerns which have been con-
firms made 10.O40 gasolene automo-
biles which sold for $40. 49, $50. This
would make an average price OF slight
~ above $1,000 apiece. but if the one
firm which turned out nearly one-half
of the total number at Il much lower
price is left out of the figuring, there
remain 5040 gaSolene vehicles costing
S7.1S1 go or an average of about
$1400
Similarly It is seen that twerty-
seven manufa cturcrS of steam We
hicleS nroduced 61S0 carriages. valued
ut Sf,52J.J00; again an average of
slightly more than $1,000.
Thirteen makers OF electric vehicles
produced 1875 trucks and carriages,
sold for S2.262 800, the trucks bringing
the average up to between 5000 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
total turnover of 5000, 900. they should
earn S2,00O.0OO in profits and commits
sions on the basis of n ten per cent.
advance. This would make an average
Of only $1,000 to each of them.-New
York Sun.
Skinning Pearl.
The laDilary was Skinninp y Deor1