Evening star., 1914-08-02

to- the corresponding increase of 1913
over 1912. Looks just as healthy as ever,
does it not? The plans of a number of
the Michigan companies call for much
greater output than during this year. In
some cases it will exceed the 1914 series
by 20 per cent. Then. too. another big
factory is making ready for business, so
that the output from this city alone will
be something which will make the stay
at-home wonder where all the money
comes from. Last year s1JoOoa,OOo was
credited to the automobile industry alone
in this city, as the result of the year
production. In many instances this money
was dumped into the town in carload
lots. That nothing ever can stop the
automobile manufacture and sale is made
plain by the wonderful business OF tne
1914 season, which is now rapidly draw
ing to a close Nearly every company
has Completely sold out or so near SO
that there is little reason for anxiety ana
worry on their part. Many of the piants
which l inspected were as ciean as one >
front parlor so far as 1914 modeis We're
concerned. Even the few manu1aeture.s
who had models on hand had orders IN
the shipping department calling for early
shipment. and when these are shipped II
will be the wind-up of this season
models.
But Two Plants Shut Down.
But two plants are shut down COM
pletely at the present time, and they are
scheduled to resume operations and run
full time commencing Wednesday next.
They are the Ford and PACKARD motor
car plants, which shut down several DAYS
ago to take inventory. During that Pc
riod the production of automobiles is at
a minimum When the Ford plant smut
down 10000 employees were at work. With
h;s all hands will
be set TO work once more. While in
ventories of stock and tools on hand are
being taken at the factories the ma.
chinery generally receives its annual
overhauling. The mechanical end OF the
industry is subjected to a greater strain
during six to eight months OF the year
than in the instance of any other k1nd
of manufacturing Many Of the factories
out here run nights in the rush season,
and the expensive mechanicisms Wnicn
do such wonderful work and enable the
Americans to produce such accurate parts
have to stand the strain. Any Interrupt
ton between the first of the year ana
May would be disastrous for any COM
pany so the overhauling of the machln-
cry is absolutely necessary and is done
with the utmost care and time is not
shortened in the operation
The year 1913 will see the machinery
in the various plants driven harder than
ever before. The production of automo-
biles is going to be greater than ever
before in the history of the motor-drlven
ing plans for this expansion. Com
mencing today. many of the factories
are reopening every department. and
within the next twenty-four hours nearly
every plant will be running full swing
in an effort to keep Detroit in the front
rank of the manufacturing world. A
month ago the trade outlook for another
year was very bright. The makers then
scented an increased production and
made plans accordingly. Every week
since then the reports have been more
fattering until now some Of them do
not know whether the doubling of their
output will be sufficient
Wheat Belt Wants Cars.
The bumper wheat crop in the west is
one of the main reasons. Agents and
branch managers in the wheat belt are