The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

is but one stride ahead, however with lS,So. New Mexico and Wyoming are 1 the only other states with less than
 3eooO New Mexico having 22,0oO and Wyoming 23,924.
 | An analysis of the registrations by 1 states show that eight have more au- tomobfles within their individual confines than the entire continent of Europe. These states-New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, H. linois. California, Iowa, Texas and Mich 1 igan-have a combined registration of A. 29o ,6S6, more than 45 per cent of all the 1 cars registered in the country.
 1 Four new states entered the list of those having 100000 or more cars. They were | Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland and Ore 1 gon. Of these, Virginia showed the great est increase. having advanced from 4,1UV to 142,154 a gain of 51.1 per cent. CAR FOR EVERY 11.S PEOPLE
 Comparison of these registration figures with population figures of the 1920 census shows that there is now one motor vehicle for every HIS per sons in the country~ as compared with one for every 13.9 persons year ago If the number of autos continues to increase at the present rate, there will be one car for every family five years from now. 9Na ,rffr
 
 of having more autos according to population than any other state It has dropped to fourth place, Nebraska South Dakota and California having jumped Nebraska, the present leader has one car for every 5.9 persons South Dakota one for every 6.1, and California one for every 62. Iowa has one for every 6.6 persons.
 It is interesting to note that if Nebraska's average was maintained throughout the entire country. there would now be 17912,OO0 cars and trucks in use, almost double the present number. This is a vital comparison in figuring the possible "saturation point"
 New York, which leads with the total number of cars, has only one for every 10 persons. Ohio ranks a little better having one for every 9.3. Pennsylvania now has one for every 149 persons, and Illinois one for every 11.2. These fig ures show indisputably that more fam iiies in the agricultural regions own cars than in industrial sections.
 MISSISSIPPI GAINS
 Texas and Oklahoma, the two states which furnish most of the gasoline and oli used by motor vehicles, showed large gains which reflect their pros- po e i.s. eAaS registrations increased sV'o4 per cent while Oklahoma spurted ahead from 44,500 to 213,21S. a gain or 4o.6 per cent. Mississippi also showed an exceptional gain during the year Jumping from 45,030 to 65, ,O0O.
 ihe gain shown by the District of eoium Dia-S34 per cent--is attributed tc the fact that more Maryland motor ists are now taking out district li- censes. There is no reciprocal agree ment between Maryland and the dis, trlct and motorists desiring to travel III poln places must have two licenses.
 The gains made by every state con sututei the best proof that the auto rpotiVe industry still continues in ifs era or almost unlimited expansion. says the Goodrich company. A wear ago critics of the industry asserted tnat no future year would show an in- clease comparable with that of 1919- .nat The "saturation point'' was al- IT ost reached and that replacement | ! uslness would constitute large par. oI manufacturers efforts from then ] on. on Yet still greater gain is shown sight. so' III