The Washington herald., 1918-02-24
Auto Heraldings.
By GEORGE BROWN.

By GEORGE BROWN.
That the weather and not the war wa. responsible for the recent
unes. the motor vehicle trade wa. readily proven BY the sudden
interest eVnced BY prospective purchasers during the fine weather Of
last week The adenty hoPdfor ar weather and with
arrived the revival Of interest motors that confidently predicted
would be the
No did the begin cutters and the
and ice melt the country roads, than there noticeable
change the attitude of prospective buyers The past
few days have witnessed real activity than has been for
sOoms for this beginning another defeat for
those pessmi who rated the existing dness being due the
whereas. those Of optimistic of the mind
lay the the mceent weather Of the
People who thought that they doing the government
service by putting their motor and travelling by other
methods have found that only has this process reduced their
productive capabilities very large but that ha, helped
overloaded carry along successfully the government. work
Briefly. they hindered where they thought to help .
Business who declined buy trucks last fall have found
during tn. that they have trucks , spring carry
their business for unless they provide their transportation for
freight they likely be able materials make
deliveries with anything like usual desirable prompnes
The they have placed the railroads the less able have
the rail systems been able do the necessary work of the nation.
The real business have realized and benefited by this know
edge.
Daily developments serve confirm our earlier predictions
though many considered them rather the form of pesssent
than ,nv The industry ba, s.nereneed within The Iast ten wears
Long before the suly heat of July will bat place of the
wnty winds that blow all stocks of all carparcuay the
more popular makes-vnn have been exhausted
Because Of conditions eurtaimnt was made in the
The United States has placed orders with
mobile manufacturing plants order: large that they will
of the time and generally used application the
Add this the fact that four working days taken
January because of the fuel holidays.
And last. and the obstacle encountered in the
freight embargOes. We know Of several dealers who felt that by
giving their factories instruction ship them future
figure the embargo Whole sections involving much territory
three States have been embargod against
mobile shipments for weeks at time
We only those who contemplate the purchase of motor
prospeehe will cease be that methmks changed
from What do you se2 to the urgently pertinent
In these abnormal when labor and being
from the world for other the automobile
Be depended Upon as has in every emergency since . inception
accomplish the most with the last expenditure of time and efot
and the aforng the for diversion and recreation
each of order that keep going under
the high pressure so necessary at this time
Which side of the story: auredy the brghtestl
For to automobile motor truck you pur
chase it NOWI
FOUND An automobile dealer who willingly allows of the
credit for the wonderful of the vehicle
sections of the daily press.
Says he Through unseh cooperation of the press the
of the automobile industry assured practically overnight
Such cooperation Of the that they.
looked the future and possibilities of applied
business and life the automobile
sections with their constructive and educational features that only
helped the public appreciate possibilities and the motor
truck but helped become the handling
and care Of their motor cars.
Pretty speech. Yes. and contains salt than sugar
There have been reports and that the prices of tires
about record another advance but far have been able
learn, this far from immediate pobity-or shall
probability The first week of February the date assigned by
for the forthcoming but that day and without
raising the expected ripple Those who know the trade
inclined the belief that there will be great change prices
untd perhaps the early part of the
We of the opinion that price advances will likely
concdentaLy with the governments call for fabrics
This commodity the present time the expensive element
the manufacture of tires: Rubber which also threatened for time
to shooting selling very low figures. But
The price Of there has been advance of 81
December 1916
May we-st friendly. although attempting advise-sussest
that purchase that tire and more. this tmep