Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-18
CALIFORNIA RECORD
AUTOMOBILE SALES
A Car Now for Every Fifteen
Persons; Touring Popular
ity Increases.

| 'Altho it Is now the second state i'm
the country for automobiles per capita
me sale of power-driven vehicles i'm
S"ilioiHla continues at a record pace
| according TO Alfred Reeves. general
manager of the national automohiIa
chamber of commerce. who has ust
returned from six weeks trip to the
faclflc coast, where the investipated
trdde conditions, appeared before
meetings of tho dealer associations
ana city commercial organizations.
and formally opened the San Fran
cisco SHOW on behalf Of the motor car
manufacturers.
In going over the figures OF the
motor vehicle department of Califor-
ma SAID Mr.. Reeves, 81 was shown
that there were more than 200. 600
automobiles registered in California.
which is one for every fifteen persons
In this state. OF course 1t must be
understood that many registered cars
| are owned by the visitors, but they
would not change the figures to anV
marked degree. The figures are only
exceeded by the state of Iowa, whore
because Of the great numb Der of farm
ers who must have motor cars. the
figures are one car for every eleven
persons.
~ i~'S NHEtltS county tnere are
more cars than In any other county
in the country, and Judging by the
traffic condition in Los Angeles, 1t has
more cars per mile Of street than New
York or any other city. At least
that's the impression one gets when
riding thru their business district.
"The Los Angeles Dealers associa-
tion, which is the largest dealer as
sociation in the country, reports that
trade is increasing and will continue
to increase in proportion to the in
creased road mileage OF the state,
coupled with the continued good serv-
Ice supplied by motor cars. Califor-
MIA this year has appropriated s15.-
100000, which, added to the present
mileage will even further enhance
the present Ideal touring conditions
with not alone roads. but scenery and
an unrivaled hospitality among the
hotels which is n Joy to the motorists
and sets an example for some OF our
eastern hotol-keepers.
Touring thruout the mission coun-
try supplies scenery and places Of
interest that puts It on q par with the
best that Europe was ever able to
offer In the northwest district they
have the wonderful Columbia River
highway built along cliffs skirting the
Columbia river, while Washington is
putting its time ~ on the improve
ment of the Pacific Coast highway by
which an ideal tour can be taken from
Seattle to San Diego.
california is more crowded with
tourists this year than ever before IN
its history and automobile touring
was at its zenith when / left. The
trips include not alone Southern Cali
fornla, but thru all the Pacific coast
states.
'srhe San Francisco automobile
show was a great success. not alone
in attendance and business done, but
from a beauty point of view. as the
dealers association spent substan-
tisl sum to decorate the building,
which, by the way. was built by the
city for convention purposes.
'The dealer organizations on the
coast show unusual enterprise In their
work of handling and selling motor
cars and, in association with the A.
A. A. clubs, including the Automobile
club Of Southern California, with its
1000 members, are keen to do every