Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
SHOWS THE AUTO
IN GREAT DEMAND
Statement of the Number of
Machines in Use, Rated
by States.
IOWA HEADS THE list,
ONE TO EACH is PERSONS
Preparations Are Under Way to In
crease the Output of All
the Factories.

Questions arise daily regarding the
possible market for the vast number
of automobiles that are being manu-
featured yearly. Preparations are be-
ing made on all sides to increase the
output of the factory. and many who
have not studied the situation care
fully are pnndAring deeply upon the
p1>,ss.i. s>,- ---rale of the cars which
are sOaauractured,
What has been done in one state of
the Union may be done in ali states.
For instance. when Iowa with it's dirt
roads can lead all of the states with
proportion of one car to every sixteen
of the inhabitants. other states with
good roads can reach the same proper
ton. and the increase in the number
of cars in each state would then be
enormous in the aggregate. California
has one car to every eighteen inhab-
itants. and travelling men who cover
that state report that California would
today take one -quarter, at least, of all
the cars manufactured in the United
States were it possible to obtain them.
1t might surprise many to know that
Nebraska has one car to every twenty
one people. and South Dakota one car
TO every twentythree people. and Kan
sas one car to every twentyfour peo-
pie, while Minnesota has a car for every
twenty-five Of it's inha bitants. All of
these are states west of the Mississippi
river.
In States East of Mississippi.
OF the states east of the Mississippi.
Michigan is first with one car to every
twenty-six people. This proportion is
undoubtedly due to the vast number
of cars in the city of Detroit and in
Wayne county, and as the good roads
work goes on In Michigan and is
brought to a successful issue Michi-
gan should on its present proportion as
a basis top the list and have the
greatest number Of cars in proportion
to its population of any state In the
Union. Ohio ranks next to Michigan
with one car to every twenty-six peo-
pie. Then comes another western
state, North.Dakota, which has one to
every twenty-nine of it's inhabitants.
Indiana, with four times as many cars
as North Dakota. and vastly larger
population. has the same proportion.
The state of Montana has only 1880
every thirty-one people. The same pro-
portion exists in Wisconsin. but Wis
consin has s1.371 cars.
One Car to Every 80 People.
Connecticut and Vermont, the first
with $3.50 cars and the latter with
11,4s9 cars. have one car to every
thirty-two. Illinois follows with one
to every thirty-three people. Arizona,
with one to twenty-four. and Oregon
with one to thirty-five follow, and the
District Of Columbia has one to every
thirty-nve people. Out in Colorado.
where the roads run up and down and
where good roads were frst built by
convicts the proportion Of cars to the
population has increased rapidly, until
it Is now one to every thirty-six of the
population. Colorado has 26,611 cars.
Little Rhode Island, with 1882 cars.
population, and New Hampshire has
one to forty-one. the same proportion
as Is found In Massachusetts,. In the
state Of New Hampshire there are only
1888 cars. while Massachusetts, has
S9,133. The proportion which exists in
assachusetts Is the same as In the
state of Washington, which has 36,s05
cars. 1t is the same proportion also In
Maine. Away down in Maine they have
1880 cars. The little state of Della
ware, with 1924 cars, has one to forty
three, and this il also the proportion in
New Jersey, which has S7.566 cars.
and 1916 cars give this state one to
every forty-lve people. Missouri, with
fits terrible roads, has 76.462 cars. or
one to every forty -four people.
N0V1Qd- Win 4,l1s ChTb, anu NeW
York. with 212.s44 cars, have each one
car, for every forty-eight people. while
Maryland, with 1858 and Texas with
1000, have one to every forty-nine.
and Utah follows with one to every
Afty-four people and 1894 cars.
Total in Pennsylvania.
The great state Of Pennsylvania. with
its splendid roads. has 160.72s cars.
which is one to every ffty-six. and
Florida and its sand. with its rapidly
improving highway system. has one car
to sixty-seven people. with 1922 cars
I'm use.
New Mexico has been a steady work
er on the roads with convict labor and
ranks ahead Of many eastern states,
two people. while Tennessee. with ter
have each one to eighty -four.
Following these states are the south
ern states. in all of which the proper
lions are very low. as follows: vir-
gfnia. ] to 1902; West Virginia, l to 1903:
South Carolina, l to Ill; North Caro-
lina. 1 TO 11s: Georgia. to III; Ken
lucky. 1 to 1871: Louisiana, 1 to 1877;
Mississippi. to 1853: Alabama, to 1ss.
and Arkansas, / to 21b.
New York state leads the list with
112.s44 cars. Illinois has 1920: Cali
fornia. 1s3.s0i: Pennsylvania. 1929;
Iowa. 13s,soS, and Michigan. 1I4,s45.