New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
PREDICTS MORE AUTOS
Alfred Reeves Says Utility of Car
the Reason.
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
Points Out Also the Growing
Demand for the CONNER
cial Vehicle.

AZ the Automobile Night at The Wss-
Side Young Mems Christian Association LAST
Wednesday evening. Alfred Reeves. general
manager OF tho Association OK Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers, read paper on
The Growth and Opportunities OF rhs
Automobile Industry" He said IN part:
Ten years ago there were about thirty
five hundred machines IN America now
there are four hundred thousand
Ten years ago there were twsnty-seven
factories 1.-TWO hundred cars being record
production for any one OF them. now We
Eave almost one hundred producing fac
tories TO say nothing Of Ike number or
sxoerimenters involved in the making OF
motor cars. while an annual production OF
fifteen thousand and even twenty-five thou
sand cars IN one factory Is not UNUSUAL
In decade the capital OF the autorao-
bile and accessory makers has increased
from approximately $4,000 20 S45oroOon-
OF which s275.oo0.Oc9 is IN motor car faetoriss
alone
Ten years ago the number OF persons
employed IN making automobiles and sc-
cessories was estimated at two thousauds
now there are $4,000 individuals. Including
those in the saIesroons and garaseS
Ten years ago there were probably eigh-
hundred chau1eurs n New York State.
which now boasts OF almost 1000 registered
drivers
Automobile Row IN New York IN 1900
showed fourteen different makes % cars:
now there are eighty-four for you 70 Sc
Iect from
Ten years ago the average price % cars
was y.10o: then II ran up 70 s21S7 n 1897.
after watch. with the increase IN the nun
Der OF moderate priced machines. Il has
come down 20 s1.545, although the very high
grade cars are selling az even higher prices
than they were two years ago.
The opportunities are as great as they
ever were not so much IN placing new cars
on the market as in improving the preseuE
types
Perfect as our cars appear, with their
silent powerful motors and excellent design
and construction. the automobile OF ten
years hence Will show radical changes The
present general design may continue but
think OF the improvements that can BE-
rrade-lnprovements in transmission IN
greater simplicity and easier control IN
Increased power and in economy % fuel
consumption. 20 say nothing OF the ever in
creasiag need % something to improve. 20
cheaper or 20 supplant the pneumatic tire.
Motor cars are certain TO increase IN
number, solely on account Ot their utility,
without regard 70 pleasure use Every
farmer needs one. and the government re-
ro-rs show more than five million farms IN
this -orrrry. We know that every doctor
must have one, and there are 7.700 In New
York City alone and 10000 IN the country
Every contractor. every suburban real es-
tate agent. and II the truth be really told.
every man II not an owner now. hopes az
some time 20 operate his own motor car. IN
This great country OF ours there are 900
families with an annual income OF $500 or
more. Il is Believed that America Will con-
ti1ue 70 buy annually 300O0o motor cars az
all type-approxir1a.e that number hsv-
ing been sold during The last twelve
months.
Naturally. the greatest field for motors
IN the future is FOR the freight carrying
cas- whf-h Offer the solution OF those
NAVY problems involved IN our present
was-er.I method e --a1sferrfug mer-
chan1ise BY hc-se-drtver vehicles
Using q motor car which VIII carry twice
ire load. a. twf tie speed. ard requiring
oaIv h1tF rh= s-9Ce. VIII Re IKE increasing
the width q streets SIX times Il must Be
horne in rrl1d. 700. chat tNe~r are a. pres
er-- -c0C. 0tc ro-se-d-aw- vsLf'lss IN use IN
this c-lI---y. while an average y $1,000
-o-Se-d-a--r vehicles s-A benz ralGA every
year 20 Be sup7larrad ~ n,7-Or cars IN
al Hilton. the government ce7s--s shows
p %. 600 horses. awaiting we.I-Gesc-vsd re-
ris< from r-et- d-cdGsry''