The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-05
Will the Motor Makers
Survive this World Crisis?

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The motor makers have taken the
largest order In their history--the
erdsr to win this war.
The call has come. That call will
- answered by an industry which,
sinoe its inception. has been refused
recognition BY the American people.
Every disbursement to success has
been thrown In it, path. Yet In
aDlts Of al obatacles. the motor max
- IN Z few years have built Up On
Weanisation, and perfected the saso-
line engine 70 . point where now
,sAey cen produce in few months
~ very things needed 70 win this
raj.
Vie motor makers are solvers Of
pfcblsms - problems which have
,sosmsd insurmountabie The ersa-
a. Of the motor car. the perfection
- ~ motor truck. The gift to the
Neeld Of the asroplans engine are
Shees achievements which bear Wit
- to the truth Of THE assertion.
War ID. essentially . game Of trans
psrta&ion. In which men and the sim
- q war are the pawns.
ne automobile industry 10 rated
- tho third Iargoot In this country.
ghsse who should know believe the
eat Government census will rate 1t
= our largest industry.
There are 100000 wage earners
Aependent for their bread upon the
naking Of abe $1,000. 100000 worth
q cars and parts turned out last
ysas. Il has been the despair Of the
motor makers to take census Of how
many moro are employed W garages
= eAauSfeurs. q mechanics; In ser
We stations, ~ statesmen. etc. An
,ether million might cover these, 50.
soounting five to the family. there
must bs dependent upon the indus
" fully 10 per cent Of our total
population.
There are $50 makers Of passen.
~ ears and tfHeks ana - Of these
tnsn out over 80 per cent Of the en-
Hlrs product. There are s2s makers
u tarts.
The industry consumes about
e3so. 600. 900 worth Of irdn and
STEEL; ll60.o0o.o 900 Of lumber: $40.
100000 Of brass; ss2.o00.0oo Of
copper; $4,000 900 Of cotton fabric;
33O.0o0.0Q0 Of coal and coke: $2s.
100000 Of tin; s1s.o0o,O00 Of lead
$A1.000.00o OF electrical equipment
and S34.000.000 hides and hair. I,
mention the value Of only few
items. There are over 3o0.00t
trucks and 1000. 900 passenger car
IN operation In this country. Thu
advertising bill runs well over $a3.
100000 annually. to say nothing o
the money spent for advertising trac
tors and other gas engined machines
which may be properly classified a
belonging to the industry.
In the fiscal year ended June 80
1914. the twelve months before wa
was declared In Europe. our export
Of automobiles were valued at $26,
{ $4,000. Less than the value o
the parts alone sold to Europe In tn
twelve months ended June 80. 1917
Few realize that over Is per cen
Of gross business is for parts to re
new old cars.
The biggest men Of the motor In
austry have been camping In Wash
ington eager to demonstrate thei
claims OF ability to solve knott!
problems Of quantity production
TAAf, after ell. 10 what the manu-
cacture Of munitions resolves itsel
into-a problem In production.
The motor makers will soon re
auts the contention that their in
,dustry and IT, products are not es
aentiai to national defense.
The hotel on wheels we call ,
/. PuIlmsn. The ocean greyhound wa
: eleating palace. only We call 1t al