Arizona republican., 1918-06-30
BUY THAT NEW
 JAR NON; T T|ME
 WILL NUT WAIT

A good many people in America are wondering whether or not they l had better buy a new motor car now | or wait. The reasoning in these | cases seems to be that the present | prices are higher than they were, l simply because of conditions produced l by the war; will it not be wise to wait then until this temporary con- dition is over and the prices drop again? In the meantime these hope l ful individuals expect to make their ! old buses serve.
 Now it is a fact that at some date in the distant future, car prices may get back to the levels at which they were last year and the years before. There are many competent authorities in the automobile industry who hold | that we shall never see another era of low priced cars, such as we enjoyed until recently. Even the most opti- mistic observers firmly believe that it will take five years to bring prices back to anywhere near their old level. There are very few people in position to buy cars today, who would contemplate keeping their present ve- hicles in service for five years, until they can hope to get a new car at the old price.
 In the meantime, all present indica- tions, which are in effect certainties, are not for any lowering of prices, but for an advance and that very soon The prices of materials, steel, leather, aluminium. etc, etc, are due to go ] feyIaC l,l., advance sharply and soon. Transpor- tation difficulties, already serious, aie not going to improve, as far as the automobile industry is concerned. All these various adverse conditions are bound to be reflected in the price of the product. Many manufacturers have already announced price ad- vances impending and most of the others are known to be planning re- visions upward. Another general price advance may be looked for by July or certainly in the fall at the latest So the man who contemplates short delay in purchasing his new car, is needlessly penalizing his pock- etbook. The facts of the case are all against waiting to buy and the part of wisdom is to get in your order before you find the door slammed in your face.
 Fear Gasoline Shortage
 Another condition that has been de- terring persons who have at least been contemplating the purchase of . new car. is the fear of shortages ir Gasoline and in tires. Both of thes, fears are groundless, as we 'shal prove by simple recital of the facts in the case.
 One of the favorite arguments ol the pessimists or perhaps propagan- dists is that private motoring in Eng land and France has been terminated for the period of the war, princi. : pally because of lack of fuel and tha the same thing will occur here a lit tie later on. What is the use of buy ing a car then. to be dold a few months hence that you cannot have e any fuel on which to run it a The truth of the matter is that thu British and French cases do not par 5 allel our own even approximately Great Britain and France do not pro | duce between them an appreciabl' | quantity of crude oil. It is one 0 their serious industrial handicaps. Or the other hand we are the greates |. producer of crude oil on earth. Gu
 
 than 12,00O, 100000 fallons. from whicl we get well over 2.0O0000,000 gallons \ of gasoline. The demands upon thi body of fuel for military uses over \ seas, amounts to about 350,00000 gal Ions. We still have fuel enough fo E ordinary needs provided it is care fully used. There is not the slight ' est chance that gasoline will be for bidden to the ordinary car owner That bogey may safely be laid t rest.
 That Tire Argument \ Another much abused argument o
 the pessimists is that the governmen has cut down rubber imports by , per cent over what came in last veal so that there is sure to be a shortag
 of tires before the present season 1 p over. It is true that because of tn \ temporary shortage of cargo spac \ the importation of rubber has bee
 limited to 100,0 tons. which is jus \ tWo- thirds of what was brought 1 b last year. But it happens that tn \ rubber manufacturers with commend \ able foresight have prepared for jus A such a contingency. They have O. \ hand a reserve stock of rubber to tn
 amount of 75,000 tons. This assure them of normal stocks of the crud rubber for the present year and a least part of next year. But it hap pens that even if there were short age of new rubber, a source of sup ply is open to the tire makers il what is known as the reclaimed pro duct. This is simply rubber use' once, which can be worked over an 2 mixed with new stock to make al entirely satisfactory product. It vii be seen, therefore, that the tire short E, age rumor is as devoid of foundatio in solid probability as the gasolin famine story. Every motor car own
 CT in the country will be able to ge a reasonable number of tires an tubes for his vehicle, not only thu Ehyear but next.
 III Labor Is Factor
 It must not be forgotten, too, tha | the conditions that are acting to in
 crease prices on complete cars, wi