New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
An Index to What May B.
Expected Here, Saw.
Tire Maker
No. Cause for Fe.,
Dominion Has Been An
Through Our Coming
Experiences

1.-THE manner and ertent thu, u.
automobile and rubber indu,,..'
may be affected bp the entrar, !.
the United States into the ara,
ably commented on By G. N. Stsd,l
man, Vice- president Of the Goods.
Tire and Rubber Company, vka l.,
just returned from canudss ofg.
vars effects on Conadian bps,n,,,
which he made in the hope tkat
more definite idea might be forr,S
of the conditions that our coy,.,.
must face and conquer in the r,,
future.
Canada has gone through pr.e;.,,
the same conditions that now copt,,,,
US, so the effect Of the war there ov,.
to be fairly indicative Of what W. =.
expect here. General business eo,E
tions are very satisfactory in C.r.a
at tho present time.
found ikat in 1913 Canada had "a.
creased its number Of yzistered a.,
1870, or 80 per cent, 81 against n.
1912 registration, and during 1914 ..
070, or 36 per cent, as eomparsS !,
1913. War was declared August /. is,a
so that the last figures were little A.
fected thereby.
Now, after two and one-half year, a,
warfare, Canada is this year buyisg
| 100000 new motor csrs--alao,t A.
times as many as were purcha,eS auy.
ing 1914, and an increase Of 81 No,
cent over the normal increase for lsl,
and 1914.
Every possible effort has been n,s.
to have Canadians save to help win n.
war. Ever since war was declared N,
people have been importuned 10 dis.
courage the spending Of money IA,
things not absolutely necessary. tn.
people are constantly confronted viii
placards, postcards, letters, billpos,er,
newspaper articles and every other
publicity device known to diseoursr,
extravaganza.
And when you stop TO think TIA,
100000 new cars are being bought ia
country with a population Of ory
100000, the condition can be account.
ed for in no other way than that Cam.
dians do not regard the automobile a.,
luxury, but have found it under w
conditions prime necessity. Il la
aided in the movement of troops. a
cilitated the transportation of war n,
terial, increased the efficiency Of n.
farm, aided in the quicker moyerc,
of all things pertaining to businears
has been a great economic factor i
the development of general businea
Our population is about iifteen tr.
that of Canada. She has ALREADY x,i
100000 men TO the front, which vosli
be equivalent TO our sending 7,MM
Her purchase of 100000 cars this yut
with one-ifteenth of the populGisu u
the United States. is equivalent b esr
purchasing 100000 automobiles, stia
is just about what this country vi
buy during 1917.
So Canada under war conditions, vii
a constant crusade for economy, VIII
the withdrawal of man power ui
money far in excess of anything st.
templated in the United States, is, a.
ter two and one-half years, buying Is
many automobiles per capita as he
United States expected to buy bei'r
the declaration of war with Germany.
Theory and prophecy are not wp
convincing, but here are the sctrs
facts. The experience Of Canada foi
the last two and one-half years, and
her present liberal patronage Of ID.
motor car, ought to be an earnest o.
what the future has in store for u
If Americans have had any doubts cot.
corning the stability and prosperity Of
the motor car business, or business D
general, the experience Of Canada ought
to dispel them.