The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-23
Contracts Completed.

tOHlIhCb lOUpitttu.
II is pointed out thar practically every
munitions and other factory which had
been engaged IN operations for the al
lies has completed us contracts and IS
now able to commence work for this
government at iulI capacity
Consequently it would seem that the
majority Of the automobile factories
will be permitted to continue their nor
NAL output. while few. which are un-
dcrstood already to have been in com
municatlon with the government, will
manufacture arplanc motors and
trucks. Reports have it that truck
manufacture will be attended to by the
large truck factories assisted 10 a Ger
tain extent by large motor car plants
as will be designated by the United
States.
Actual invasion is believed 10 be the
only factor which would cause de
crease in automobile manufacture and
sales, local dealers believe. II is point
ed out by Mr.. Nesper ,ha, in case OF
invasion the factories would turn their
efforts to the manufacture OF munitions
Cooperation Offered.
Fullest cooperation has been offered
to President Wilson and other officials
at Washington in connection with the
present international crisis by the Ma
,ional Automobile Chamber OF Com
merce," Mr.. Nespcr said THE max
erS have pledged themselves subject
TO call for any emergency, offering their
factories, their equipment and their re.
sources generally for the purpose The
membership OF the chamber embraces
practically every automobile factory in
the country.
"Whilc few oi the of make car
manufacturers have cut their produc
,ion because ui the war, all OF the larg
cr factories have increased their on,
put and plants are being operated TO ca
paoity II seems as II they cannot make
the cars fast enough Business is bet.
ter than ever and confidently believe
automobile sales in general throughout
Oklahoma will he 50 percent greater
than last year.
Greater Sales Predicted.
The automobile trade is ono of IN,
last industries which would he effected
by war and business depression Dur
ing the 1907 panic. peopft believed IN,
automobile industry would 20 to IN,
dogs, hut the result was that more au
tomobiles were sold that year than i,
any previous year. The reason for ,hi
condition is obvious specially IN OK
lahoma The agricultural and CONNER
clal pursuit, oi Oklahoma are so yaric,
and diversified -ha, when one hrancl
fails in output, another has a good out
put thus evening up the financial con
di,ion Of the state The entire whea
crop in Oklahoma could fail and auto
mobile sales would no, decrease"
Sales will he greatly increased IL
Oklahoma this year. especially in IN
rural districts according 10 { "
Todd. sales manager Of the George N
Sutton Motor company 81 look tor a
increase of no less than * percen
Farmers are prosperous now and vii
he more prosperous IN the fall for h
will have received higher prices for hi
crops e.
Bumper Crops in State.
Indications point to bumper agri
cultural year. Oklahomas cotton an
oil will more than oifse, any po,hl
loss from wheat failure. I, will he r,
memhered that liberal estimates ha
been made for motor car sales due
oil development two months az
Events have proved that these estimate
were too low Not only are oil iielt
producing quite mp to expectations an
taking automobiles in larger number