The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-01
W|LLYS-OVERLAND CAR
SALES NOW 500 DAILY
With Prediction that Output
Would Reach the 900
Mark by January.

The increasing number of Over
land motor cars seen in Palatka and
other parts of Florida has caused
much comment among automobile
owners. This increase is not con-
fined to Florida; it is general over
the country.
T. J. Barnett of the Palatka Au-
to & Supply Co., agents for the
Overland in Palatka, gave The News
some information on this point, in
an authorized statement from the
WHY'S Overland Co., which said:
Since the beginning of the calen-
dar year, the shipments of The Will
lys-Overland Company have shatter-
ed practically every existing record
previously established by manufac-
turers of medium or high-priced cars
The production facilities of the big
Toledo concern have been steadily
increased, until now the shipments
of single day amount to more than
the yearly output of Overland cars,
eight years ago.
Less than two months ago the av-
erage daily shipments reached the
400 mark. August Goth SOP cars
were shipped. The average is now
lowering around the 500 point With
four months still remaining, the
present rate of increase in ship
ments will more than equal the pre-
diction made by John N. WHY'S,
president of thhe Overland Compa-
ny, inJanuary, to the effect thhat
the Overland factory would be ship.
ping 600 cars day before the close
Of the year.
In referring to the tremendous de-
mand for Overland cars, Mr.. WHY'S
points out the continually growing
foreign business of his company.
Our export shipments between
January and August goth of this
year amounted to 4OO6 cars" de-
clared Mr.. WHY'S. This is an in
crease of more than 217 per cent
over the foreign shipments made
during the corresponding period of
time a year ago, when 1916 cars
were consigned to foreign countries
while our export business for the
current year has shown a marked
increase over previous years, the re
markable part of our success abroad
is due largely to the fact that Over.
land cars meet the requirements OF
automobile buyers on the other side
; of the Atlantic as well as those ir
America, and is not the result OF
filling war orders from any of the
foreign governments.
"a number of American car man.
ufacturers have boosted their eXpor
sales by taking on large contracts
placed by agents of the various ma
tons at war directly with the fac
tory. But the demand for the Over
, land has been entirely from legiti
mate dealers. Some Overland car
were commandered at the beginning
Of the war and undoubtedly other
are doing service in the different ar
mics, but any such have found thei
/ way to the front only after goin!
through the hands of Overland deal
ers.
Moreover, the demand for Over
: land cars abroad is not contend t.
: Europe. Our sales in South Afric;
! and the far east have been evel
greater than we anticipated. Whel
: the buyers in those countries fount
they could not obtain cars from tn
European manufacturers who hat
. formerly supplied a large proper
ton of the demand, they natural,
, turned to America. The result ha
been that more American made car
q have been shipped into foreign ter
ritory than ever before.