Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-30

Total ..........17,245 47.465
Many other factories have shown
proportionatc increases. Take the
Saxon for instance. All eyes have been
on this youngster which in such a
short time has had "a most remark
able career. Last years first quarter
showed combined production OF
2,591 SaXons, but for the present
quarter 6,39l machines carried the
Saxon name to all parts of the coun-
try and abroad. March just passed
resulted in the building of 2.604
SaNons, thus exceeding in the month
the record of the first three months
of 1915.
Everywhere you 20 you are met
with information of stupendous
growth in production among the
larger companies. Studehaker indi-
Gates an increase of 100 per cent over
last years first quarter. Packard
tells YOU that its production has
stepped up 800 per cent; Cadillac has
shipped 26,563 eirhts since it started
10 make them, a wonderful showing
for = hiSh-priced car as prices are
reckonod these days. There are some
400 Cadillacs awaiting shipment just
now. and they would have been ON
the road long ago had there been
freight cars IN which to ship them.
REQ has been enjoying n wonderful
growth in Lansing, and shows greatly
increased output. Oakland states that
its production is 400 &. cent better
than for the first quarter of 1915.
March showed the best record FOR
manufacture and shipment of cars in
the history of the Paige-Detroit Mo-
tor Car company. production facilities
having been increased to 115 ears n
day. Maxwell is making over 800
cars n day now and is attaining n
monthly output of about 5000.
If 1t were possible to divulge the
actual figures in all of these cases,
the public would be astounded at the
success practically all are having. The
above, however. will give "A good in
dication of the great advance of the
industry.
When you consider that a number
Of things of more than passing Sc
robustness have been confronting the
makers this year. the results are all
the more astonishing. Never has the
tie-up of freight cars been so acute:
never in the history of the business
have raw materials been higher nor
more difficult to obtain; gasoline is
rising; prices in a great many in
stances have had to be raised on the
cars as Il result of materials condi-
Although the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce reports no bet
terment of the freight car situation,
there are some who feel a bit easier
over it. although nothing very bene-
fetal has developed. The removal of
certain embargoes to points in the
east has helped somewhat, and with
spring coming on. II seems likely that
the congestion will be bettered auto
matically.
March was the record shipping
month SO far in the history of the
industry, as must naturally follow
from the figures given above, $500
carloads being shipped by the Ameri-
can motor car manufacturers. This
is practically 5000 carloads more
than for February this year. As the
weather gets better and roads become
harder, there will be increasing
number of cars driven over the roads
from the factories by the dealers.
This, of course, applies to points not
too far removed from the factories,
but at the same time il is a factor
for reducing the car shortage. AL
ready this year. more autos have been
driven overland than ever before.