New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-05
DEFENDS AUTO MAKERS
C. w. MathesOn Replies n
Critics Of Industry.
DEMAND STILL GROWING
Says the Manufacture Of Cars I,
Yet in It's Infancy in
This Country.

C. ". Matheson. well known IN The A..
tomObile industry. takes up the cudgeiz n.
makers and users OF motor cars in no VA
certain terms in resenting the widely rrs
Iished allegations against automObiiiny ava
pastirne and the automobile manufacturs-,
business. James J. Hill president Of a.
Great Northern and Northern Pacific RAD.
road companies. has declared that attorso.
biIes are an extravaganza; prominent bari.
ers are credited with saying that the mn
ufacture OF motor cars Is a waste % can.
tai. and bond dealers and real estate ma,
are attributing the falling of in the MARIE.
for their wares 70 the enthusiasm for au,s.
mobiles. Mr. Matheson thinks a great T.
Justice has been done the pastirne and L.
dustry as a whole.
THAT the public demand for autoro5fs.
IS growing greater all the time Is sUf1csszs
answer TO any criticism. from no n1afss-
what source" says Mr.. Matheson- TIL
quite possible that the public has bes-
fooled so often in the matter OF extravs.
gances IN the way OF stocks, bonds ars
real estate that the opportunity OF obtain
ing something from which real tanzfSl,
enjoyment at least can be obtained Is a
welcome sensation Watered stock, unws-.
ranted bond issues and real estate OF dou5t-
Sul value have never been seriously crf-
cised by those IN high places IN the hus5-
ciaI world as proper channels for using u.
the surplus income Of many people.
The novelty OF securing something n "a
turn for an investment OF possibly greats
intrinsic value than a beautifully engraved
certificate or a deed must be straaga n.
deed in some quarters.
The tremendous rise IN the scale =.
wages brought aoOUt by the manUfaccu-,
OF automobiles can never be overlooked ~
any one seriously studying the conditions
as they actually exist. A market for skinet
labor and all graded labor employed IN ira
making OF motor cars was n q ssuss
created with the appearance % ths frs.
automobile. and this market has increased
BY leaps and bounds. with wages BERG
paid on scale unknown 70 the railroad
companies.
The tremendous amount OF capital n.
vested in the manufacture OF cars. ti-.s
accessories. etc. the vast army Of lz5os
engaged directly or Indirectly n the mas
ing and distributing. and the Thousands en-.
ployed in the distributing OF the machines
all these details present figures which
IN the list OF our products. II this Is al
wasted capital and extravaganza, ths5
there is something seriously lacking win
the American public.
Surely the owners OF the FIVE HUNDRED
thousand automobiles estimated 20 De n
use at the present time are not all guilty
OF vfIfuI extravaganza. Credit the avsrags
purchaser as berg the pOssessor OF corr.
mon sense. and his decision n favor OF a
motor car as against stocks, bonds, real
estate, etc. speaks for itself. As an Indus
try the automobile IS IN It's infancy, and
purchasers Of cars both for business and
pleasure purposes will Increase n svsT7
section OF the country. content N ths
knowledge that the pleasure and business
returns will prove their investment sound
one. with manifold advantages accruins-s
all comments to the contrary notvtthscant.
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