The sun., 1912-08-04
NEARLY $4,000 AUTOS
j. S. REGISTRATION TOTAL
First Six Months Of 1912 Show
Increase Of Moro Than
18 Per Cent.
NEW MACHINES, 252,589
These Are the Figures Of Manu-.
facture for Year Ended
July 1 Just Passed.
NEW MACHINES, s52,5es

The growth of the automobile II /
America has been one Of the remarkable
features of the worlds commercial
progress. but few persons have any
definite idea of the exact figures which
| represent this amazing industry. Each
successive year seems to astound not only
selves.
~ the beginning Of the present year
the United States Government, and many
commercial bodies allied with the indus
try. announced figures that seemed
nearly to mark tho limit Of production
and use Of the motor car. hut II appears
from comprehensive article published IN
| IN" automobile that as Yet only tho sur
| face has been scratched.
| The average percentage Of increase in
the registration Of ears In the United
States FOR tn. past six months was 2l6
per cent. as compared with 3a.6 per cent.
| for the entire year preceding. At this
| ratio the Uerc:ntagc for the twelve months
between January and December 81.
| 1872. would bc 40: per cent. or an in
crease over the twelve months preceding
| January t. 1912. of nearly 10 per cent.
Th" total registration Of gasolene pas
scngcr ears between January and July
this year has been s59.S5S for the entire
United states. This is ls.s per cent in
crease over 1911. Between July I. 1911,
and july Of this year the American manu-
facturers produced o52,563 cars Of all
sorts.
I'm estimate based on conservative and
accurate figures indicates that there are
at present in the United States 100000
automobiles in service, allowing 1858 a.
, registered In duplicate. In the last six
munths there have been registered In all
of the states 3I.574 commercial gasoline
vehicles and $1,000 electric vehicles, at y
total registration fee of Si,169.s73.
Among the separate states New York
| still retains the lead IN the number Of
| registrations. with "a total to date OF
| ?2.Io1, "A gain of s.+3S cars since the first
of the wear. California Is next in line.
showing the tremendous increase Of 19.+01
| between January and July this year. and
| "A total Of 1S,SV3.
New Jersey. perhaps by reason OF its
| reciprocity bill. dropped this year from
! third to seventh place and Ohio moved
I 30 third place. with a total to July I OF
! $1,000, AN increase from the preceding
| year of 10000. Pennsylvania moved to
the fourth place. with Il registration OF
| 52.a51. AN increase Of 1858 Illinois took
| fifth. succeeding Massachusetts. which
dropped back TO cichth. The total reg.
istraton in Illinois to July l was 47.l0+s
| "A gain of 5000 in the year. Indiana sue.
| ceeded to sixth place, with 1886, a gain
Of 10000.
| New Jersey was seventh. as recited.
| i
comparison TO her figures Of last year
! tS."G6). seems to show that 6.628 cars
belonging to non-residents were not regis.
tered this year In New Jersey. Massa.
chusetts occupies the eighth place. with
a registration of $4,000, n gain OF 3,093
compared with last year. Iowa retains
! ninth place, with Il registration of 3S.009
cars. an increase of 10000. Michigan is
again tenth, with 3i,5ss. or a gain Of
6,I92.
The total registration in the other
States is as followI: Nebraska, 2s,791 (;
| Minnesota. $4,000; Wisconsin, 21.965 !:
Texas. 2o5ss; Missouri. 2O.579; Maine.
1895. Georgia. $4,000; Connecticut.
1900. South Dakota. l3.492: Colorado.
il.os3: Washington. lO.5Sy: District OF
Columbia. 10000; Kansas. ?.el7; Mary
land. 9.lo0: oregon. s,S72 South Caro-
lima. S.366: North Dakota. 1900: Tennes-
see. 1854 Rhode Island, 6,5l7 Louisiana,
6.0G7 North Carolina, 5000: New Hamp-
shire. 5000; Florida. +.96&: Virginia.
4.'?7; oklahoma 1853, Idaho. 1850 {;
Alabama 3.91o Vermont. $685. KEN
lucky. $500; Montana. $500 Arkansas.
1886 Wyoming, 2,32s Utah, 2.?s0: West
Virginia, 2.244; Arizona. :.0s5; New
Mexico. 1889 Mississippi. 1900; Della
ware. 1.fS0 Nevada, 120.