Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-02
MOTOR CAR INDUSTRY
LARGEST IN WORLD
Output In 1922, Il 10 Estimated,
VIII Reach $2,725, 900, 900
With Accessories.

Information secured through govern
mental sources discloses that the auto
mobile industry is the largest manu-
featuring enterprise in the world. Its
growth during the past few years has
been tremendous, and the value OF the
automotive output in 1922 will be
approximately as follows: Automobiles,
$3.50, 000, 900; tires, 1878, 600, 900; re-
placement parts, $3.50, GOO, 600; Access
sories, $3.50, DOC, 900; total of s2,725,-
0O0, 1000.
The total, s2,725, 900, 900, is SO per
greater than the value OF the output in
the second largest industry, the refining
OF petroleum (85 per cent OF which is used
by automobiles), 65 per cent greater
than the value OF IRON and steel output,
and more than twice the value OF oil
cotton goods produced IN the textile
mills OF thecountry.
The automobile business is rcckoped as
the most essential OF all manufacturing
industries, because it directly affects
n great number Of what might be termed
basic" industries Annual imports Of
crude rubber into the United States are
how 100000 900 pounds per annum
OF this total, 81 per cent, or 400, 900, 0t
pounds, will be required tins year fol
auto tires.
Production OF plate glass this year
should total about 5000, 900 square
feet. Nearly one-third Of this, or 81.
500, 900 square feet, will be required
for automobiles. This year 3, 400, 600, 0W
gallons Of gasoline will be produced
About 4,320, 600 900 gallons, or 81
per cent OF this total, will be used II
automobiles
While over s50,0O0,0O0 gallons O
lubricating oil will be refined in 1922
only 575, 900, 900 gallons will be required
for domestic consumption. About 230,'
000, 900 gallons, or over 40 per cent o.
the domestic consumption will be needed
| for the operation OF automobiles. Abou
1000 bales Of Egyptian type long staple
cotton will be grown in the United State
this year, while 100000 bales will b.
imported from Egypt. About 3S pc
cent OF this total, or 1870, ZOO bales, will b
used in the manufacture of automobile
tires.
With its various subsidiary lines, TN
automobile business influences the in
| uuSlIltI ihboI Ilrihci w iioaN nv
nounced extent than does any othe
great industry. There are 727 900 wag
earnors, in production, sales and servic
work, and o35,000 otheS wage earners
whose income is derived directly iron
the automobile industry. Directly an'
indirectly the automobile industry in
fluences the employment OF 1852, 00
wage Gamers. There are approximate
1880, 900 wage carners supported fror
manufacturing industries or engaged
in transportation. OF these Is per cen
are dependent upon the automobil
business.
There arc today $3.50 railroad pas
senger coaches in use, having a seatin
capacity Of 2,270, 900 passengers. Tn
seating capacity Of $500, 900 automo
biles now in use is AZ ,0E 900. Based o.
records for the past FIVE years, Their
should be AZ. 900, 900, 900 passenger mile
to the credit Of rail facilities in 1922
The average number of passengers pc
automobile is two and the average an
nual mileage is six thousand. Hence tn
automobile must be credited with ia
00O, 600, 900 passenger miles this yea
The number of automobiles and truck
that will be manufactured this year WI
be eighty in exceo of 1000, 0G.