New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
STARTS YEAR BY
LARGE SHIPMENTS
1904 Carloads of Motor
Cars Shipped in January
Lead as Exporter.

Freieh, car conditions are "a, fron
being normal as far a. they concern ~.
automobile industry. the motor car
manufacturing districts iu the central
West being hampcred TO an alsrmi-s
extent by the scarcity Of freight can
designed for the transportation o. a..
tomobilcs. Despite these condition.
the automobile makers established .
new record for carload sh pments dur.
ing the month Of January. The 1904
carloads shipped from the factorie, +,
January exceed any previous shipments
made during months period in M,
history OF the industry While no OF.
cial figures on the shipments made dur.
ing February are yet available. J s.
Marvin. traffic manager OF the National
Automobile Chamber % Commerce.
who is now IN Detroit untsngling tho
freight car situation. predicts tina, the
total for this shor, month may be eT,s
greater than that Of January.
Thu, +, IS apparcn, that even thcust
the manufacturers are handicapped ~
lack of railroad equipment and 80
moi able to produce as many csr' ~
bcy would like 20 on this account.
,bcv arc doing better than ever before.
There IS no tcllmg SHAT me total pro.
cuction and shipments would no ~ ~
rnakors were able to ship All the ears
tho could make and for ph'ch insy
ba,c immediate shipping orders.
Somc interesting sidclghis on 80
,rc.cnf shortage OF ears aud The ship.
mont. of the prcyIou. year afe gwen
Ia, tho figure herewith. which show -
number of ears shipped each month
5,,r,nc 1918. f. viii hc seen that IA
January. 1919. total was ouidone ~
o $50 carloads hy January OF TINS year,
and oven september. The nslmiess
ponth of 1918. WAS sSi below me pres
ont y.sr'. start. Carload hipmen'' ~
automobile. Tor each month of 1918 20
,aIcd 9Oiil1. including 10000 carloads.
which we're reported too late 20 10
counted m the following monthly cone
', ianmarv $500. February. 1913,
March. l6.if2: April. l1il2. Nay, ~
$40. unc. 1928: July l3.'ii; Aus
gust. 1889: September. 1870. o,'o.
Der. 16.I3.. November, l'.ouN. pecem'
Der. l605o.
Another excellent barometer oi ~
automobile industry src thc export ng-
res as given OUT by tine government o'-
fcials FNpor'. of American au'omo-
bile- and part, nov rank r'ih ln fslos
among all manufactured article. no
exports for the year 1913. valued =,
sfll.1sOI3g. exceeded the combined
evports 81 an other ninds n machine
err ISSl .22f.3i5l. and thc combined 90
ports of an sorts of team sno clec-
rric riiroad cars and locomotive rsr'
riagos aud wagons. hicl frFf rIc',
stationary. marine ard automobile CO.
zines. agricultural implements aNd ci'c-
trical machinery iS5..Ol".JslI. lncf
also exceeded the value OF msnulsc' -
urcd cotton aud cotton clothing 80
S21U2tl. manufacture OF leather N''',
26s $500. chemical. drug. d>c ~.
medicines Ss0395.32li and cNnor'' Ok
wheat -four sgd. 2Ol.2fiI
The automobile export were ~.
passed Doc value last ycer nE exports %.
IRON. steel aud manufacture il'rco'
1898. 7o3. 72Ol. explosive. slHitso53i'
refined mineral oils Sl3s.5s?. i99 D. cop
per and manufactures l-J.l3o,-s'l,
wheat S2s2. i5T O92l. and horses mules,
cattle and shecp Sl2l.6il.23lI
This comparative analysis of ino o.
port trade statistic. contained m ne
December report Of tho Department -
Commerce. al made b. 'hc Natona. AZ,
tomobilc Chamber Of Commerce. ~!
give better under landing of rhst
the growth Of the automobile business
mean. 20 the American working man
and the general pro pcrity of thc co1n'
try. FOR - b. 60 Dc remembered ina. tne
industry draws heavily upon
many other Industries for raH ana
materials. such "a rr'a.',
leather. cloth. wood. wool. cnr.cd nan
glass. cclluloid. paints and tarm'he'
asbestos. etc.