The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-12
By PHu 3, HANNA.

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ny PHIL e HANNA.
Detroit. ~. f2.-Pfice elashing
by the autcmobiie companies con-
tinued this week with both the Hup
Notorl company and the REQ people
ANNOUNCING cuts. but some Of the
iufensifv Ii ! threatened price war
vhich ~ evtdent iast week n the
ra6nc4io.s announoe6 ~ General
Motors. followed simultaneously by
the leading independents. was lack
inr
A. H. moment the equilibrium Of
ear pYfces in the Ford class has not
hen disturbed II Willys-Oyerland
~ hack thOrouxhly on its feet
they may be heard from, but ut
prasant none Of the big three
Ford Chevroiet and Oyerland-hss
shovn a disnoeition To act Ford
IL s1amned vfth business. Chey-
roIet vim 10 900 cars 4 month. is
mslinr FOOD money. probably the
hesf IN its hisf6wy. and Overland
seiIinr about lOf, cars a dav would
nrohshIv rsthsr cont;nue at that
yafe IN nrseent nrices than : take
chances on : price war. with Ford
and Chevrolet some motor bank
ers saw the same about Chevrolet,
namely. "let we'll enough alone"
Perhans this In the exclamation
why the small Chevrolet touring
car. the big seller, was not reduc-
ed With other Chevrolet models
Aug. /. But. unless all signs fail,
there will be something doing be-
fore long in the Ford class of cars.
Ford dealers here and there are
fastening to unload cars on hand
while one hears more often about
q new Chevrolet to Sell at q low
price.
An accurate description Of cuts
made by the various General Mo-
tors units with cuts made by other
makers is difficult to draw because
of the wide variations in the equip
ment and construction Of models,
but in order to get some idea of
how the leading independents line
IN against the General Motors COM
bination. four classifications of
touring cars and one classification
of closed cars have been made.
In the four-cylinder medium siz-
ed touring class General Motors.
with the Chevrolet and the Buick.
is now practically ON a price parity
With Marveii Dodge bort and
Nash Marvel, is ran;dly regain
ing its financial health and Dodge
Rrothers has reserve for most
anv Wind NJ nroIonged hattie As
tho numher az cars in This class
sold ANNUALLY IA second in volume
tn tho Ford class The main FIGHT
for ieadarsh;n NAV he staged right
here
Tn tho E~ht a;x c,ass conera,
uo.o-s 18th tha OotIand NV ia a
cnntonasr for bonors against the
StndahaLar and tho Jawett while
:. tha so-..Tad o,,.1;tv civ class
~. IN pu,"L rba,mars stndehaEer
ond INC Nasb have had a nrettv
~ "a fhio voar with Indications that
ctvdohaLar ont The Lad in Gales
nIanoa ~ ,e;o;rr ~ mil esn mn
AZ ;ts r;vsl s;ves rico ~ or;n;ons
that hora will he .nntber intarest.
~: 10 ,nr.e.. u a. h;r civ tour;no
ne ,.;anot;o, c.nS.h.Iar Hudson
e.a s am rSns , nu 49, 49,, out os
h nu '4 ~. o Wn;o,' I'D 0,Ssnoh;io NJ
IA a1 $500 .no 49,. -
INC ~ uen 'saa a. o .os,.o.;, h.vo h..r
he 10. s'. ,I aSo,. ~
maoe IA tne closeu va, mous''' r roh
t s.ue' lug nsno ene n s""s .i1-cv,;nde1
shs .o e"p ~anIe unS.on non
seu"n, ~ 60 nnt - 90 100 and
mas one at ss'oSo' Nesn eHi 49,. anu
oluaeoake, s1:sSv. nenS -. n 90 los
cones oaC1 WIN . nui ~ M :
ana an Oids elght LOT s1'l4o. Ine
banking iiaternity, sees srea. sig
nhcance IN tne corpoI a', IN; . n.y. Wv.
o"aiu ,o"e, p.Ns' =; a. 'a.n r. !.
regain its banner 1919 production