Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-27
MOTOR CAR MAKERS
PLAN EXPORT CARS
Ways of Extending Foreign
Trade Were Discussed at
Meeting in New York.

Ways of extending the foreign trade
IN American motor cars. were consid-
cred az a meeting Of the export COM
mltlee OF the National Automobile
/ Chamber of Commerce held In New
York last Thursday and a number Of
recommendations for aiding iu the
work Werc made The meeting was
attended iv J. Waiter Drake. chair
man of the committee aud president
Of the Hupp Motor On corporation,
aud the following export managers:
II, NJ Robins UDedgcJ, 4 t. Hubbard
tSiudehak"r1 jay Hhthbun tWhiteJ.
J.. s. Stecnstrup 0eucfni Motors
Export company aud r. \ Williams
(OteTlhudi
II Was pointed out that the United
states Ia the worlds market for mo-
tor cars and trucks at the present
time and That steps should he taken
70 make his position SECURE ana to
extend the sale OF American motor
vehicles In foreign countries as rap
IDLY as possible During the year Just
closed the United States shipped
abroad more than sixty thousand pas
scnger automobiles. valued at more
than tlS.00O000. aud $4,000 motor
including the cars aud trucks bought
by the United States government and
shipped TO our army In France.
These 1900 vehicles. worth $780,
0OO, 600, represent less than per
cent OF the total production OF cars
IN America and about s per cent OF
their gross value.
II Is expected that after the war.
when export embargoes and import
prohibitions have been removed. no
that commerce may return 10 nor
NAL conditions, there will be greot
increase in tho demand for motor
vehicles thruout the world and that
with proper preparation and coop
crative effort between the manufac-
turers and the government agencies.
much new wealth will flow into the
| country In payment for American
materials and labor mbodicd In more
than 100000. 600 worth OF motor
cars yearly,
Among the recommendation made
| by the committee were. That the bu-
renu OF foreign and domestic COM
merce In Washington increase the at
| tention II IN giving to Investigation
| OF foreiEp markets for motor vehicles
and issue periodical reports relating
to the automobile trade In foreign
countries -
That tho n. A. C.. G. authorize a
delegate 10 represent 10 officially at
| the national, foreign trade convention
| 20 Ice held In Cincinnati next April.
That the ~ A. &. a. gather in
formation relating TO available high
way improy ement data with a view
To sending such material TO countries
where road construction " in d back
ward state,
That the n. A. c. C. undertake the
preparation OF a table OF equivalents
in foreign languages for standard
| technical automobile terms.
Byo invitation Tom q. Jones. spe-
| cial agent appOlntcd by the bureau
| OF foreign and domestic commerce 10
| investigate tho market for motor We
hices In the fnr east, attended the
meeting and told OF some OF the con
Editions he observed In Japan, China.
| the Philippines and Hawaii on the
eight months trip from which he has
| just returned.
He said that Japan was prosperous
and was buying more automobiles
than ever before. with large and eS-
pensive cars selling well. There are
| about 2,i00 automobiles In Japan
| now. he said. and during the first nine
months Of last year six hundred had
been imported as against 2ls during
| all OF 1915. japanese roads are very
f, narrow and the bridges weak. but
the army is using some motor trucks
| and the government lis spending &2,-
Loco. 000 on the road from Toxic TO
| Yokahama and ordered the provinces
TO Improve their roads and bridsea'
| This will open "A big market he said,
for motor vehicles. Japanese army
| engineers brought an American truck
| over from Tlenstin. China, and copies
u at government arsenal, hut had
so much ENGINE trouble that the Idea
| Of manufacturing trucks In Japan has
been given up and the government Is
now buying It's trucks In this ooutry