New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
AUTOHERE AND ABROAD
BUILDING OF INDUSTRY
HO-U Other Countries Haze Encour-
aged Its GrOtCth.

James NJ. CarpIes. of the Association of Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers. In a statement issued
a day or two ago. points out that the federal
government has done little nothing 10 encourage
the automobile industry here in striking contrast
to that of other countries. He said. IN part:
Austria Hungary has a population or about
forty-eight millions. It also has large standing
state debt. Yet its government has appropriated
during the last five years about ten million krOnen
and in the last year about two million kronen- 10
be used entirely In the use and development OF
the automobile in its various departments The
postofhce gathers up and delivers its mail by
automobile and the army The sutonobile
trucks exclusively for baggage and transport
wagons. In its hospital corps, telegraph Servfce.
FIRE department and in every branch Of the ser
vice where speed and economy are necessary, ad-
vantage has been taken Of the automobile as
modern medium OF transportation Il is provided
by law that all vehicles supplied to the govern
ment shall be of domestic manufacture
Continuing, Mr.. Carples said:
France has population OF about forty millions.
pubc Service motor vehicles, the automobile play
Ing an important part In the army nanHuvEss:
service the opportunity has been afforded the
I TeG snnonrsged and not frowned upon The French
government conducts trials in commercial motor
the government follows in PURCHASING motor ye-
hices The industrial trial OF almost ,I iweiYs ,s
the citv OF Paris the main result Of which is that
as s 81 st te 9eeSed an order for two hundred and
fftv vehicles, to be delivered within the next
eighteen months. at a cost OF more than 100000
Germany has given encouragement to every auto
mobile manufacturer, who knows that wherever
the government can use the automobile II will do
so Offfcers in the department OF engineers have
haan assigned to the particular study or the auto
mobile and from time to time their reports are re-
Ceived, and recommendations are uaue ana ADOPTED
and orders placed for automobiles or domestic
manufacture. In the last four years somethin8
like 100000 marks have been set aside for this
purpose
The governments Of the countries Of Europe. ac-
oording to Mr Carplesa, have probably appro-
nr,ated and spent the course Of the last five
wears s26OOOOOO the automobile, and materially
encouraged its further manufacture and advance
In construction.
The combined municipalities of the various
states of the United States have probably spent
s1oOOOOOO for automobiles" said he, mot for the
ancourasement and advancement Of the motor in
dnstrv but for the efficiency OF public service,
realizing how much time be saved and how
rnuch better work be done by mechanical trac-
tion." He added:
The United States government has never openly
recognized the automobile Industry encouraged IL
i1 anv way directly Modern civilization diners
from the civilization of former periods chiefly by
reason of swifter travel aad cornmunicatlon 1nese
have changed history and made The character alike
Of nations and individuals radically different from
Generally speaking. change has oyertaken the
entire country as to the opinion OF the public on
the poneer automobile makers. nearly all of whom
are members Of the ASSOCIATION OF LASenseo Auto-
nIsIy and efficiently. Aside from the matter OF the
above entionss fasts @ many q & which are oSou
Congress that the automobile Is the basis Of an
enormous INDUSTRY epioXng hTaer@sos @ Ga q thes
year, as shown by recent Pueie statenent,
s47 600 vas Spent N 'nS he aeSobs Sdus
which means that every farmer, hotelkeeper or IN
fhrough the use of the 10000 motor vehicles now
running in tnls country