The Washington times., 1922-09-03
BUYERS
INCREASE CARS
bY15PERC CENT
Figures by Wilson Bailey, Of
Goodyear Station, Show
Country Is Prosperous.

Pessimists and knockers and mem,
bers of the Ancient Order Of Gloom
got Jolt when the 1922 automobile
registration figures for the United
states came out. according to Mr.
Wilson Bailey. Goodyear service sta.
tion dealer at s0o1 Fourteenth street
northwest. Despite generally ad.
verse business condit 6ns and the
tact that thousands OF cars went out
,f service. the people Of this country
own 1,42S,773 more automobiles and
trucks now than they did year ago,
an increase Of Is per cent.
1T means just two things--one,
that this country is p long ways from
being broke. and. two, that automo-
biles are not regarded by the people
II this country as a luxury to be
sought only In flush times.
tAs matter OF fact, Americans
fought within the past twelve
months nearly as many cars as the
rest of the world owns altogether.
Statisticians figure that there are
about l2.S00,000 cars running in the
world, all of which but about 1000.
100 are owned In this country.
Figures on Other Countries.
Mr. Bailey had collected some in
teresting figures in regard to auto.
mobiles owned. For example, Great
Britain has about $4,000 cars, Can
ada, 463,00e; France. 1885 900; Ger
many, 81 900, and the next one down
the list Is Argentine, with $4,000.
There are only twelve States. his
figures showed. out Of the forty eight
In this country which do not own
more cars than Argentine.
why, the District Of Columbia
alone, with a regstration of 53.0SI,
owns more cars than many foreign
Countries. D.
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That means 53.031 cars and trucks
carrying merchandise. supplement-
ing the railroad service. carrying
men back and forth to work, bring
ing the farmer and his produce into
town from where he carries back
the manufactured goods that he
needs in his home or on the farm,
enabling the working man to live
out beyond the congested areas and
own q little tract Of land and still
keep up his work in the city, per.
forming In 101 ways various useful
functions in the development and
hoperation of a great industrial ma
tion.
New York Leads Country.
New York leads the country in
the number of cars, then comes
Ohio with its rich Industrial and
agricultural wealth, then comes
Calfo.rlo ,ko ,>layoeound ~ the
nation, then busy Pennsylvania, and
one OF these five American States
own more cars than any foreign
country on the globe.
Canada has only a few hundred
more cars than Michigan, the State
where 30 many automobiles are
manufactured.
Then comes Texas. Indiana,
Iowa. Massachusetts. Wisconsin,
Missouri, Kansas. and New Jersey.
all Of whom have more cars than
France, the third largest car-owning
foreign nation.
|. Nebraska, Florida, Oklahoma,
Washington, Colorado. North Caro-
lima, Virginia. Maryland, Kentucky
Georgia, Connecticut. Tennessee.
South Dakota, Oregon, all run ahead
Of Germany, the fourth car-owning
foreign country.
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Maine, North Dakota, South Caro-
linat Utah. West Virginia are all
ahead of Argentine.
Increases in Five States.
Five States showed an increase
Of 100000 cars in a year with
Illinois lust under the mark, In
other words, California, Florida.
Illinois, New York, Ohio. and Penn.
sylvania added more cars within