Arizona republican., 1918-08-18
FUR
 AMERICA IN AUTOS

Among other things, German over looked two important factors in Amer icas ability to prepare for war" said Mr. Pettingall. Overland dealer for Phoenix, recently commenting upon the aid given by our 5oO0.000 registered motor vehicles in war preparation.
 These two items were our motor preparedness and motor patriotism Automobiles have helped answer some questions which the German military authorities probably asked themselves: What could we do and how quickly could we do it?'
 These questions were quickly an swered when 10000 Yankees were placed beside the fighting British and French on the line of defense And again when on a world independence day we had the biggest days ship launching in the worlds history.
 Behind all of these outstanding vic- tories against time was the good Amer ican motor -patroit. quietly aiding by | increasing his efficiency with his mo- tor car. Taking into consideration the
 
 potential passenger carrying capacity of twenty five million people, one fourth of our entire population, which could be transported 100 miles in a l single day in our automobile with only the first filling of gasoline Into our war program we were ready to throw one hundred million horsepower. rep resented by these cars Needless to 1 say, this force, this motion meant ad- ditional war horsepower to hurl at i the Hun.
 We needed funcs. and we called on l the motor patriot who responded with | his car. These men in every town have been a part in the raising of over two hundred millions Red Cross work. and in the Notation of over eight billions subscribed in the three Liberty Loan campaigns.
 They have helped in the raising of two billions more in War Savings Stamps. Large territories were out lined into solicitation districts and these were covered in record time in automobiles. The farmer must be seen and the campaign was carried to him on the farm by means of his friends and neighbors with their motor cars.
 Great business districts were coy cred in the same way by the use of the automobile.
 Sixteen enormous army canton ments, to house almost million men the ordinary accomplishment of years were built in 90 days. This was ac- complished by croWding an immense amount of energy into a small amount O ftime. Without the aid of the motol vehicles, the men who have accom- plished this work amidst it would have been an imDossibility. Motor corps composed of patriotic men and womer
 have been organized and have beer working tirelessly. And thousands arc volunteering the use of their cars or certain days for the use of Red Cros. and other patriotic work.
 With millions of men in service. tn, work of this nation has gone on prac. tically uninterrupted This has un
 doubtedly been materially aided by in.
 creasing personal efficiency with tn, automobile. very definite exampl, of this situation is the salesman. On,
 of tn eSreatest and most mportan food concerns in America reports tha the automobile has made their sales men from 10 to 20 per cent more eff
 clent. This represents an increase il ? man-power with the aid fthe auto mobile which helps to take up tn , slack caused by men in service. But what of the professional ser , vice? In this highly important occu