The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
Evening Chat

An interesting incident developed In
the awarding OF the victrola to the
holder Of the lucky number by the Po-
iitical Equality club 8 few evenings
ago. which clearly demonstrates that
life is game Of chance after all.
The winner OF the handsome phon.
ograph. a well known local lady. be.
came the proud possessor OF the in.
strument through the outlay of ten
cents. while a prominent citizen of
the city expended five dollars in chanc-
es and failed TO land the prize.
4 short time before the time set for
the drawing which would decide the
winner of the contest. fifty chances at
ten cents were taken for a business
man of the city while the winner Of the
Victrola about an hour before him.
placed one dime in the receiver. the
only chance she had in the box con.
tanning hundreds OF numbers.
The winner Of the prize states that
she never won thing In her life by
chance before.
President F. L. Brown. OF the Elgin
Motor Car corporation, Chicago. is one
of the industry's most optimistic boos
tcrs. Mr.. Browns keen insight. and
his broad knowledge OF things per.
tanning TO the world Of motordom. add
double interest 10 his oracle.like proph.
ccies.
He quotes below few OF the indus.
try's staggering figures:
Motor cars registered in AZ Of the
worlds leading countries, 3.10S.46S.
Motor cars now registered in the Uni.
ted States. 2.5Oo,0O0.
Value of cars owned in u. s.. 81.
500 100000. Average value per car,
$1,000.
Number of cars TO each mile OF
American highways. l. Proportion OF
cars To L. 5. area. Car 10 each l 1-3
square miles.
Increase in real estate values due
TO transportation by automobile. 100
to 400 per cent. Value Of cars exported
i'll 1915, $l00.000.000. Public roads in
the United States. 100000 miles
Annual new roads and Improvement
expenditures, $300,OOO,0o0.
Motar car stec. used in 1916. $4,000
tons. Imitation leather used in 1915
,0O0. yards. Top material used In
1915, ll.405,250 yards. Hickory ana
other woods used In bodies. 1915. s.
450,S50 board feet. Hinges used in
1915. 4S,93.560. Additions to factories
in 1915 total 100000 suare feet. Cost
Of these additions. sl2,000,000.
Number of motor cars which made
the trans-continental trip in 1915, 5000
Number of men employed In the indus
try approximately, 100000.
In the United States there is one
car to every 40 people.
In Iowa there is car to every 10 in.
habitants. In Los Angeles there is
car to every inhabitants.
The census of the lumber produc
ton Of the country for 1916 will be un.
dertakcn by the Forest Service In CO
operation with the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association. The In
formation TO be obtained by this work
il Is stated, will be of immense benc
fit to the lumbq industry, the Forest
Service, and other branches of tho
government.
II is estimated by the Forest Service
that there are more than 10000 saw
mills in the country and 1t is planned
to have the investigation reach every
sawmill in operation. Each Of these
will be asked to make a detailed re-
port of its production.
Information is sought as OF the total
quantity Of each kind of wood sawed
the number OF lath and shingles man
ufactured and the average mill value
for each species. Printed schedules
designed for use In different regions
OF the country will simplify the col
lection OF the figures and make IL easy
for each mill man to send in com
plete report.
IL is intended that preliminary state
ments showing the production OF the
principal species. such as yellow pine
Douglas fir. white pine. and oak. and
also the production of the leading
states. will be issued as soon as the
figures are available. The Importance
OF these annual statistics. Forest Ser
vice officials say. is apparently no,
fully realized by all of the sawmill
men. since past attempts to gather
similar data show large number often
Tail to reply promptly. or neglect tC
make any report
a better response las been received
from the lumber trade in late years
and the officials In charge of the worE
believe that with proper cooperation
on the part of the lumbermen final
figures showing the total production
can be announced by June |, 1917.