Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-23
GOODRICH COMPANY
GIVES YEARS LIST
FOR UNITED States.
SHOWING GREAT INCREASE OF
MOTOR VEHICLES ~ EACH
STATE OVER PREVIOUS
YEAR.

AKRON. O.. Jan. 22.--Motor vchlc,l
registration for the past year obiniue
from the various states hy the n. /,
Goodrich Rubber Co. show there az.
now s.e5t.s20 passenger ears and
trucks IN U.s. throughout the United
StAfes.-onc Tor every IFS pcrrnI :.
This II an Increase II i.670g 0i, 90 n .
per cent over dec. 81. 1919. when thcri
were t.s0S.oie motor vehicles register.
ed.
The gain during the past year was
greater than that 81 any previous yols
and n considered exceptionally remark.
able by officials ~ the aulomOtiyc ~.
dustfy In view u the adverse bust
ness conditions Throughout the cuun.
Try during the last part of 1890. The
largest previous gain was i.is7.3s9 10
1918.
Every state IN the Union showed
gain during the year. Virginia leading
with -Si.1 per cent and Tennessee last
with Ia per cent. The majority 20
states showed Increases ranging from
- To u per cent In a general va,
the figures shaw agricultural states
made better gains than industrial
states.
The race between New York and
Ohio for supremacy In the numl,sr OF
motor vehicles has again turned Ia
New Works. favor. The midyear rcgis.
trations last summer showed ohio
leading by $1,000 ears and It was
thought II would maintain is lead for
the entire year Thousands % New
York owners registered later. howeyc'.
and the final figures showed New YorA
with ss2.iss and Ohio with eis 900.
Pennsylvania strengthened it, hold
On third place. advancing from fs2li7
10 sss.lst. while Illinois. It's closest
rival. increased from as ass 20 5ss.74i.
Although California did not show as
great a numerical gain this year as
the other leaders. Il still has fifth place
firmly secured with s50.es0.
Iowa again managed 10 win out In Ito
'trieornercd race for sixth place with
Texas and Michigan. Las, year. Iowa
had a.o7s. Texas 53i .3l0 and Mlchigaa
ses.sis. This year. both Michigan and
Texas crcpt up a little. the final ZIG.
uFes giving Iowa t37 .2ss. Texas AL .ss',
and Michigan si2.esos Which state will
b. ahead next year Il n question.
Nevada IL stu badly mirtd IN ths
s'ceilar'' position. having only i0fst as
compared with s3os a year ago. Della.
ware IL hut one stride ahead. however.
with 1890. New Mexico and Wyoming
are the only other states with less than
10000. New Mexico having 1890 AMI
Wyoming ASA.
An analysis of the registrations by
states show that eight have more au.
tomobiles within their individual con. /,
fines than the entire continent Of Eu.
rope. These states-New York. Ohio. !
Pennsylvania. Illinois. California. Iowa. |
Texas and Michigan-have a combined !
registration of f.2s5 .sse. more than -
per cent 81 all the cars registered In
the country.
-Four new states entered the list ~
those having Toe. 900 or more ears. They
were Virginia. Kentucky. Maryland and
Oregon. OF these. Virginia showed the
greatest Increase. having advanced
from si.ieo 20 ii2.i5t. a gain Of ST.
per cent.
Registration BY states fer both 1919
and 1880. N complied by the Goodrich
company. are given below. together
with the rank Of each state and its per.
ccnthge q gain:
Comparison 81 these registration
figures with population figures q the
1890 census. shows tina; there i now
one motor vehicle for every lis per.
SIMS IN the country. as compared with
one for every las persons a year aga.
n the number q autos continues 20 In.
crease at the present rate. there will
b. one car for every family five years
from nov.
Town no longer can claim the honor
81 having more autos according 20
population than any other state. IL
has dropped 20 fourth place. Nebraska.
South Dakota and Califurnla having
jumped ahead. Nebraska. the present
leader. has one car for every 50 per.
sons. South Dakota one for every G.i. /
and California one for every SO. Iowa
has one for every sc persons.
II b Interesting 10 note that II Ne.
brasknS average was maintained
throughout the entire country. there
would now b. 1872 600 cars and
trucks An uss. almost double the pres.
ent nunfer. This h a vital comrarl.
son IN figuring the possible "satura.
ton point
Nee York. which leads with tie
total number Of cars. has only one