The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
BUSY SEASON AHEAD
FOR MOTOR TRADERS
Factories in the Middle Yves,
Working Hard on
Spring Cars.
DEMAND BEYOND NORMAL
Production Records Reported
by a Number Of Auto.
mobile Makers.
DEMAND BEYOND NORMAL

Things are stirring in the nut,,poh,.
factories in the middle Western elite, :,
trip through these car making ccr.,.,
shows. There il hardly n factory Inn, !.
not now working 60 pretty near its N"
capacity, turning out cars for the sprl,.
demand. which will be even s.ronrs, !,
the weather continues good an /. h,,
tn, past few days. With som. conns.,.
II must be confessed. the spring hol,.
forth the last chance OF staying 4, -,
business. because with poor au,un,
trade and nothing In the winter some =,
them are now put to II TO keep so,nr
another season.
But this pessimistic tale IL the erc.,-
ton. The rule Ia that the factories reno.,
their stun pretty nearly sold gu. on s.,.
eral lines. or II ipt In such good cor.
diuon at least they have their sooS,
we'll enough disposed of. In any evan,
Indications are that the coming s.s.o,
w.l be az good as some OF the bes. ,hs,
have gone before and with many ,nc
tories actually better than tho b.s. ,h.y
have hitherto met
Take. for instance, the Buick sa.,,,v
Thus FAR not less than two-thirds ~ N.
seasons product Of $4,000 cars have h.es
disposed Of. 50 that tho spr.ng op.,.
, with about 10000 cars TO be- sod IN
that tl'ne OF the year when the demand I.
heaviest. Tho Buick reached total q,
'ss-n 'ftIs III n record fOr thAf
iirin, and ~ shipping los cars DAY from
the big plant nj Flint Al the Overland
plant they are doing record performance
They touched only recently Il record ,y
a single days production or 22s cap
When this tifure was reached the so-.
men In charge OF the depa rtmen;s eaeh
got 800 bonus and the assistant foys.
men $50 bonus. 1t IL easy 10 Sc. tha, il
isn't hard to keep the men spur-ed ~
I'm Jphn ytiIl,,s'a
plants with such rewards floating around
The WHY'S utility trucks have bee,
selling SO well that orders for them now
are being refused. The limit OF Intended
production has been reached. so that these
trucks are sold out. This is a condition
pleasing 10 any factory.
Another important Arm. the Ford Motor
Company, not long ago reported a :.es
monthly record for production. nearly
1900 care in "a month. SO there Is app6r.
entity no slackening In tho demand fot
th!s make 81 machine.
Other Detroit firms are hard at WORK
Tho Packard Company .s lahor.ag 70
finish up schedule OF $500 passenger
ears on the two six cylinder chassis II.
Chalmers has finished VI i,s run o, 10
h!g six cars. having built about 3i.j D.
them. OF which about 5000 have u,sa
shipped The little six Will have ul.,l
1000 Eior. than this
tn" Hudson IL particularly busy >. =.
~ "i'u recent Nls!t 10 u" .".'
tVu'u n''cs .haf''ser " ihh!iS'd.h
M VIII" campaign
10 De lnaugurat"d. Texas also was tt
objective of Paul Smith, sales mango
."' -oA"r' VINO no" rs on ms way
,'' o''o ~ VIZ Hcw i-o~1er Tours from ba''
'''s 70 FL iaso' inc i.ozler Factory .s n5F
Iu'liu"s on GOOD production. turniNs 4l'
ABOUT ten cars day. and Will hr o.
"'s -, U, tn', IN no great lthgth or Tine
'' Stuuepaher corporation Is u"hg
Nrp' AZ u h''u 90 make cars for IT, de-
'i.V'"S OF 'he tads ana is running a.ons
=. ~. Hea',9 top speed r'ght now. IN" Nos
,NN'.I ~ ke'''hs cars through " AROUND
.",h'! ~! anu IL one OF the lie" 2. v
,ahes winch ~ Keeping UP nearly % any
thins Hke the intended schedule Tu'
'l.''u, n'a.'y ~ i"r inherent IRON IN" etf'-
vi 'ne r!e'o car trade n New York;
nv ~ petr"'' VINO was reputed L" nave