Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-23
AUTOMOBILES GAIN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AND ARE now JUDGED To Be NECESSITIES

DETROIT (Mich.) Mar. 22.--Detroit
automobiles gained a strong foothold
IN Denmark and Australia when. the
European nations were so busy bat
Ting each other that their output of
cars virtually ceased. So well are they
liked by the inhabitants of these far
away states that they have become a
necessity there rather than a novelty
as in the pre-war days:
Axel Sender and L. Bech OF Den
mark and r. B. Crosby of Adelaide,
South Australia. now in Detroit on
business connected with their agencies
of Detroit cars. say that previous to
the war the American cars were little
knownsin their countries
When the European nations ceased
making cars the Danes and Austria =
lians turned to the United States for
automobiles. They found them cheap
and durable and light of frame. The
men here predict continual increase
In the use of american cars in their
countries.
Mr.. Semler said that before the war
the larger part of the automobiles in
Denmark were of European manufac-
ture, mostly from Germany, but that
hereafter the German automobiles will
be in disfavor
I'VE have always disliked the Ger
mans" he said, THE constant sink
ing of our ships has added to cur irri-
tation."
Mr.. Crosby, who is a member of the
National Parliament of Australia, says
Australia will prove fertile field for
American automobiles
Manufacturers of automobiles have
been making large purchases of ma
chine tool equipment. The Ford Mo-
tor company, the WHY'S Overland
company of Toledo and the Chevrolet
branch of the General Motors COM
pany, Toledo, have purchased a great
deal of new equipment, the purchases
of the Ford company alone exceeding
100000. An eastern machine tool
builder is said to have booked orders
amounting to about $2,000.0oo in the
last few weeks. No other class of
manufacturers is showing any marked
interest in buying new equipment.
There are many inquiries, it is stated,
but comparatively few orders are being
placed
prospects for 1919 are all that can
be desired in the automobile field as
far as the Paige Detroit company is,
concerned" says vice-President Fred
l.. Jewett of that company. Our one
and only worry now is the same as all
other automobile manufacturers-ina
bility to get the necessary material IN
sufficient quantities. We have exper-
fenced inconvenience all along this line
and on this account our work is now
being held back about 20 per cent. II
a hand to mouth proposition, but the
conditions are improving daily.
1.-The next three months will give
to the public approximately 1000 cars.
With a slightly increased amount oil
material this figure would reach 5000
nv the first of June we look for nor
NAL conditions which will enable us
TO get back into peace production ana
a total output for the calendar year
of between 1900 and 10000 cars. And
thirty DAYS will enable us to make
more decided statement, as conditiohs
are fast righting themselves.
sBona Ede orders on our BOOKS
now approximate 1000 cars THESE
orders are accompanied by sight drafts
and are well scattered throughout the
United States.
The transition from war to peace
basis was an easy matter for the Hud-
son Motor Car company. Ihe mani
moth plant built by them for the ex-
.,usiye manufacture of shells was
nuickly changed to what will be known