The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-02
Pc in the French industry.

hefe is also SitUateu lhe largest
American factory OF trHSo'fr" vehicles
made to sell for more than SloJu
apiece, ana probably 1000 OF these
automobiles have been made in 1892.
aggregatinS Il valuation of close to ST.
100000. OF small electric carriages be-
tween 300 aud 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 the total runs up to S!.479,onO.
In other cities of Ohio. such as To-
ledo, Warren and Clyde, there have
been produced and sold from 700 to
7J0 sasolene vehicles mostly O. me-
dium power and dimensions. valued
at $l.11O,O0O: 500 s;eam carriages. 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 ges,
mostly runabouts, valued at $685.. 800.
ana one o. these concerns which has
only recently entered the automobile
business has about 800 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 "asoleoe vehicles
which have been sold for $35U.OOO or
more.
The Industrial en-strike of the year
has been recorded by the State of
Michigan. Somebody's intellect must
have Grnsped the peculiarly American
requirements of automobiles, for the
product of gaSolene runa bouts in this
State iuulned from about 1000 In 1901
| to more than 5000 this year. and their
| valuation from 5000. 900 to $500. 600.
The automobile industry in Chica go
! and its vicinity is given over to the
! explosive motor system exclusively.
| with the execution of one company.
which has produced 100 electric deliv-
| ery wagons. mostly intended for use
| by TIE comDany'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 $50 valued at $3.50 600.
The city cf st. Louis has produced
perhaps, 100 gasolene vehicles worth
on an average of $500 apiece, making
$3.50 900 in value.
California has made great efforts to
secure factories. but so far has only
two, making in all perhaps thirty-fiv
automobiles.
BY looking into the facts and figures
for each of the eichty-six manufac.
! turing concerns which have been con
sidered above. it is found that fifty
! firms made 100tO gasolene automo.
biles which sold for Sf0.431. $50. This
would make an average price of slight
ly above $1,000 apiece. but if the one
firm which turned out nearly one-halt
of the total number at much lower
price is left out of the figuring. there
remain 5o40 gasolene vehicles costing
S7.1S1,2J0 or an average of about
S1t0O.
Similarly # is seen that twenty
seven manufacturers of steam We
hicles produced 61S0 carriages. valued
ut SG.525.5no: again an average Of
slightly more than $1,000.
Thirteen makers OF electric vehicles
produced 1875 trucks and carria ges
sold for S2.262 800. the trucks bringing
the average M to between $500 anC
$500 a vehicle.
Several of the manufacturers make
all three types of automobiles and this
accounts for the discrepancy betweet
the ninety firms noted in this sum
mary aud the eighty-siX firms actually
existing.
More than 1000 agents and dealer.
in automobiles are doing business
throughout the United States. On
total turnover of 5000, 900, they shoul,
earn S2.Ooo.n00 in profits and commits
sions on the basis Of ten per cent
advance. This would make an averag e
of only $1,000 TO each of them.-Nev
! York Sun.