The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-10-28
Nash Distributors Are Optimistic Regardless
OF Falling off of Trade in Some Sections
of Country.
mo FURTHER REDUCTION IN OUTPUT
Dealers Say Conditions in South Badly Disturbed but
Depression Not So Bad in East and Central
and the Western Sections

That the entire nation to a greater
or lesser extent is feeling the effects
of the mild depression" in business
is cleaned from interviews with
dozen of automobile distributors who
make up a part of the more than a
hundred and fifty active automobile
distributors attending the semi-annual
meeting at the Nash plant. The meet
ing closes today and tomorrow the
distributors will make a pilgrimage to
the new plant in Milwaukee where the
Nash Four is being made. The visit
to the plant will conclude the meeting.
I 1t is expected that the most interest
ing announcement of the conference
will be the announcement of prices for
the Nash Four which are expected to
be given out either this afternoon or
tomorrow. 1t was stated authoritative
Ily that the "fours" are now being pro-
duced in considerable numbers and
that the distributors would receive
them at once and that two thousand
cars to be given to dealers through
out the country as samples, would be
ready by the first Of the year with the
understanding that quantity produc-
ton would be inaugurated shortly
after that time.
BluiHess CerGs iS,s Are 'spotty."
Business conditions throughout the
country are 'spotty'," declared one of
the distributors, who is known to be
close student of trade conditions.
l"Of course the entire country is feel
ing something of this period of reor-
ganization. The national campaign
and the uncertainty of the policy of
the nation is more or less reflected
in an uncertainty in business. The
campaign, however, has not been a
great cause Of the present slipping
away from the 'unexampled prosper
| ity.' There have been lot of local
contributing causes and it is interest
ing to know that the agricultural con-
ditions are largely responsible for the
change in the demands for products.
Where the farmers are prosperous and
getting the prices they expected for
their products business has not felt
much of a slump"
East Holds up Strong.
Business in the east" he continued
"has not as yet felt the slump to the
extent it has in other parts of the
country. I would not want to say that
the outlook for business in the east
is as rosy as it was six months ago,
but just the same it is a good outlook
for an excellent business. In the
south where the cotton collapse hit the
plantations the business has felt a
very heavy slump. On the Pacif {:
coast there has been a reduction in
demand for products and less ag-
gravated reduction has been found in
the central territory of the country.
Nearly every man from every district
is of the opinion that there will be a
prompt recovery and they look for a
very large business in the spring,
but they look on the immediate pres
ent as a period of liquidation. Most
everyone is buying with considerable
care and not losing chances to sell.
There appears to be plenty of money
in the country but with shortage Of
hours of production for labor there ap-
pears to be timidity to let go of it,"
Nash Dealers Optimistic.
Nearly every dealer in Kenosha for
the meeting was able to see some sill
yer lining for the cloud. They held