The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-12-30
AUTOMOBILE
USED BY ALL NATIONS
MACHINES EXPORTED BY END OF
YEAR ARE VALUED AT
1865 100000

An the world is riding in American
automobiles II has demanded them
at the rate of million dollars a day
during the year which ends with this
month. The total value of automo-
biles and accessories exported from
the United states in the calendear year
1920 viii approximate, says state
ment by the National City bank of
approximate" is used because we can
only estimate the exports for the
month of December upon which we
are now entering, but the very latest
figures of expectation justify the
statement that the value of the auto
mobiles and accessories, including
chassis. separate parts, tires, engines,
etc, passing ont of the ports of con-
tnental United States during the cur
rent year have averaged up to this
time fun million dollars a day.
Where They Go.
Where do the automobiles go?
Everywherel The number of coun-
tries. colonies and islands to which
they We're sent exceeds one hundred.
From Azerbaijan to Zanzibar and Bal
uchistan to Yugo- Slavia, the people of
all races. colors and shades of politi-
cal opinion clamor for the American
Persia, Siam, Madagas-
car, Samoa the Canary Islands, Lii
IBERIA, British Honduras, Iceland and
the Belgian Congo are among the
countries colonies and islands 10
which machines were sent during the
current year in which the export rec
ord will be the biggest ever" The
S865. 600 worth of automobiles and
accessories exported in the calendar
year 1920 will bring the grand total of
exports of this character from 1900 to
1920. S1.25O, 900, 600 and the total num-
her of machine 65O,OOO
Increase In Exports
We do not realize, says the banks
statement until we examine closely
The figures of exports the rapdity of
growth in this trade abroad or the ex-
tent of distribution. In the nine
months of 1920 for which exact fig
ires are now available. the value of
and parts thereof ex-
ported is considerably more than
double that of the corresponding
months of last year. The extent of
The distribution and the growing de-
mand of the distant corners Of the
world for our machines are further IL
ustrated by the fact that the num-
.er of machines sent to India in the
nine months in question was over H.
BOO as against less than $500 in the
same months of 1919 TO the Dutch
East Indies. where they are being used
not only for passenger sevice but as
feeders" to the railways the number
Of machines exported TO the latest date
available in the current year is $500
as against slightly less than 1000 in
The same months of last year
lcelander's Ride.
The demand is not limited to the
ropics or the temperate zones, for the
-ccords of 1919 show shipments of
1900 600 worth of machines and parts
hreof to Finland and over 100000
worth to Iceland. and present indica-
ions are that the 1920 totals to both
he tropics and the frigid zones will
,e fully double those of 1919.
Even manufacturing Europe seems
o find it more CONVENIENT to buy her
automobiles from the United States
han to make them at home since the
ffcial record of exports of CONNER
ial and passenger machines to Eu-
ope in the nine months ending with
eptember aggregates $5O,O0O,OOO
gainst $25.OOO,OOO in corresponding
months of last year and Great Britain
lone $4,000 600 against less than S.
90 600 in the same months of last year