Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
.HEAWDEMANDSON
/. MOTOR INDUSTRIES
War Responsible for Many of
s the Serious Problems
Arising.
BOTH TIRES AND FUEL
ARE DECLARED SCARCE
British Writer Calls Upon All Driv-
ers to Keep Strictest Econ
omy in Mind.

The war is making such exceptional
demands on all branches of the motor
ing industry throughout the world that
IN every country concerned interesting
and, in some cases, serious problems
are arising. Some of these problems,
notably those of tires and fuel, are dis
cussed in the following article by H.
Massac BUST in the London Morning
Post:
"One sees no occasion for scare-mon-
gering; on the contrary. in such diff
culties as the allies and the neutral ma
lions are experiencing, one finds only a
greater spur to progress and the solu-
ton of problems, which will be of i'm
mense service in reducing the cost OF
motoring in general after the war.
What has chiefly led to this unprece-
dented extension in the use of motor
vehicles throughout the world has been
the draining of horses from those coun
tries not engaged in hostilities. and,
further, the stimulation given to GER
tain trades and industries, creating new
demands for motor vehicles for service
in countries still at peace.
Demand Grows Greater.
Then, in the case of those nations
which are engaged in war, the demand
for motor vehicles is becoming greater
the further we go. Practically the en-
tire output of the European motor in
dustry is concerned either directly or
indirectly with the supply of vehicles
for military service, which also requires
and is receiving ever-increasing num-
bers of vehicles from American fac
tories. Those factories have besides
a<1fr< 1tr,f ,k1~I- ~
industrial and pleasure vehicle needs
of North and South America, of our
dominions and colonies, of these is
lands. and of the neutral countries. Let
US, further, reflect that the scores of
thousands of motor vehicles in military
use in France, Belgium and Russia to-
day are being subjected to vastly
greater wear and tear than would re-
suit from equal mileage in Industrial
service under peace conditions.
One result is that, though the neu-
trail countries and the allies have prac-
tically the worlds supply of rubber at
their disposal. in consequence of which
the price of rubber has not risen,
nevertheless the cost of certain other
components of tires-notably the fabric
and of labor for manufacturing them
has increased considerably. The great
est difficulty of all is that the rate at
which tires are being used up is so
much greater than ever before that
plants must be expanded. and additions
made to the ranks Of skilled laborers
by tuition, by no means an easy accom-
plishment.
Tire Famine Not Feared.
"As long as we have command of
the seas. however. there is no Hkelf-
hood Of anything like motor tire
famine. The worst the private mo-
torist might experience is occasionally
slight Inconvenience in the way of de-
lay in receiving tires, since necessar-
lily the military must have the first
call. Under this head it may be point
ed out that 1t is within the power both
OF military users and private and in
dustrial motorists enormously to save
tire wastage by the manner of their
driving. Dashing road tactics with
emergency braking are absolutely to
be deprecated.
Every patriot nowadays will so
handle his motor vehicle, whether it be
government property or his personal
possession. as to call for the use of
the brakes as rarely as possible and
then only in the smoothest of fash
ions. Those holding the more respon-
sible commands in connection not only
with the motor transport service. but
with the faster sorts of armored cars
: and vehicles used for stan work. dis
patch service and the like, would do
Wen to see to 1t that the practice of
dashlng and almost reckless driving
with utter lack Of consideration for
tires, that is to be observed all over
the country on frequent occasions is
checked.
Plea Against Wastage.
Drivers in charge of naval mil;