Arizona republican., 1920-09-05
AUGUST BIGGEST
M(]NTH FOR REQ,
SAYS OFFICIAL

The reputed slump in the automobile
business has not affected the business
of the REQ Motor Car company, and
according to a statement made today
by r. H. Scott, vice president and
general manager of the concern, there
is no indication that it is likely TO do
SO in the near future
Mr.. SCOTS statement reveals the
surprising fact that during the present
month-the month of Augustine REQ
Motor Car company will have produced
and sold more automobiles and Speed
wagons that in any month since the
war, while in volume of business done
measured in donars-the month viii
far eclipse any month in the history of
the company.
Still more significant perhaps, is the
fact that all indications point to an
other record breaking month in Sep
TENDER. Dealers orders for cars and
trucks for September delivery are far
in excess of the possible output of the
REQ plant, and consequently there is
every indication that the extent by
sxyRhich September sales exceed those of
August viii be limited only by the
ability of the factory end of the. enter
prise to increase production.
Very frequently in the past six
weeks or two months we have been
asked to venture an opinion as TO the
uture-particularly the immediate fu-
-ife-OI the autOn0Dlle business, says
r. Scott in his statement These in
Q12ries have come from various
sources, newspapers, periodicals, auto
mobile journals and others who have
been concerned over an apparent slow
ing down in the demand for automo-
biles- 1t is impossible for me to speak
of the automobile industry a whole.
We are told that automobiles are not
selling as readily nor as easily as had
been uniformly the case during the
past two years. do not know whether
that is true or not / can speak from
personal knowledge only of the situa-
ton in which the REQ Motor Car COM
pany finds itself at this time
That situation so far as I am able
to judge either from our present bust
ness or our prospects for the inmedi-
ate future, is excellent August will
have been the biggest month, in the
volume of business done, in the history
of this company. Only twice before in
the Is years we have been in the bust
ness have we shipped more automo-
biles during a single month then we
shall have shipped this month-and on
both of those earlier occasions the ex-
ceptionally heavy shipments We're
made possible by an accumulation Of
stock during the winter months. At
no time since the war have we pro-
duced or sold as many cars and Speed
Wagons as this month. We have not
the slightest doubt thai our sales this
month could have been easily doubled
if our production had permitted.
Our distributors have sent US their
September specifications during the
past week, and with those specifica-
tons before US, it is plain that we can
not hope to fill their requirements.
Our distributors, with practically no
exceptions, are asking for their full
contract allotment Of bottle cars and
Speed Wagons. and in many instances
they are pleading for substantial in
creases. If September sales do not
exceed those of August by a substan-
tial margin it will be only because We
cannot increase our production as
much as we should like to.
I'VE have more employees on our pay
roll now than at any previous time
Exclusive of our branches-which en-.
ploy an additional 500 persons, ap
proximately-we have now about 500
employees.
81 should not care to make any pre-
dictions as to what the future ma
hold. I may say, however, that we ar
highly gratified at the condition
which are reported by our distributor
from all parts of the country and ar
most optimistic concerning future bus
mess. 1t is particularly gratifying, a
a time when many of the automobil
factories are said to be curtailing pro
duction and reducing their workin
forces because of lack of demand fo
their products, that the demand fo
Reos should remain so insistent tina
we are striving to maintain maximum
production, working all department
full time"