The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-06
AUTO INDUSTRY ON
 ITS FEET AGAIN

Detroit, Aug. 6 - The automobile l It will have arrived is the optimis- l tic prediction made by officials of the leading automobile companies here. Where months ago there existed feeling of uncertainty, if not fear for | the future of the entire industry, to- day there is nothing but feeling of security, of confidence in the future, and the courage to face it.
 '"The public is not buying" walled the automobile men last Spring when firmly in it's grip and many were fight ing with their backs to the wall we must get the public back in the market" they all agreed: But the usual remedies for a -.sick' business, an elaborate adver- Using campaign and the injection of a little pep into the sales depart ment failed to rouse public interest, and the unemployment situation in Detroit became serious. It remained for Henry Ford to make the move which is slowly but l surely bringing order out of chaos. He reduced prices. And almost simultaneously with the announce ment that the price of the '.hivver'' had been cut came a flood of or ders.
 Business is picking up," the Ford company announced soon after the cut in prices.
 A general reduction in prices of all makes of cars followed and as 8 re- suit the public is back in the market and today the industry is well on its way to the peak of production.
 During August the Ford company plans to turn out 109,700 cars and trucks, new monthly record for that corporation
 . The best previous record is July vxJho manufactured. A steady increase in output is shown in the following ta- ble. r. May .101 404
 June 1Oo,So2
 Aug. (estimated) ..1o9,700
 Thousands of men, idle for months, are being recalled and general i'm provement in the unemployment situ- alton is noted.
 Several thousand returned to work in the Ford plant during July.
 Stimulus in the business of the Packard company resulted in 1000 being ordered back.
 During the present month 1 1900 em- p1oyes were added to the working force of the Dodge Brothers, making the total about 13,0O0.
 The Paige company declares pro- duction has now reached normal and sales for July were "short' '@We are now securing a maximum production with about 70 per cent. of the employees we formerly had" de- clared Harry M. Jewett, president of the company.
 The Maxwell company sees a steady improvement during the next few m onthS.
 Officials of the Cadillac, Stude- baker and Hudson declares improve ment has been noted during July and that still better conditions are ex- pected
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 Chicago, Aug 5-The total minis copal Church for 1920 was s24,- public today by Dr. c. M. Barton of the Division of Appropriations of Methodist Committee on Conserva- ton and Advance. Of this amount, pastors salaries, including house rent, were s21, ,944, SIS; the District Superintendents' salaries, $1,369,2 ,221; Bishops salaries, S31 4,0S0; and for Conference Claimants or for preach CTS pensions, $1,360,409.
 For building and improvement, the church spent S10,655, ,179; and on all indebtedness, s4,636,796; and for all current expenses, $11, ,210,S35, a. total of s51,4S1,13S. Centenary and other apportioned benevolences for the church were S16,- OS9,675; woman's missionary societies and Childrens' Day Funds, $3,O73,- 672; a total of s19,163,344- Dr. Barton said that this gives total disbursement for the Methodist | Episcopal Church for the above pur- poses in 1920 of $7o,644, ,4S0.