Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-17
DECLARES COMPETITION
CREATES BETTER CARS
Claims Current Machine
Values Best in History
Of Business.
Manager OF National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce Says Fu-
lure Of Motor Production Assured
by Low Snlcs Costs.

BUFFALO. y. Y, Sept. lG-"The
present prosperity ia the automobile
business means employment for
100000 people," said Alfred Reeves.
general manager Of t.. National Au-
iolnob!lo Chamber OF Commerce.
speaking before the convention Of
the Motor ana Accessory Manufac-
turers' Association hcre.
In addition to the 200 600 men
WORKING in the automobile plants
10 the hundreds of thousands OF pro
icsSiondl chauffeurs ana drivers and
~ retail garage employees. there AR.
nnout 10000 a@Ccasory. rar,o,.,
WORKERS. l56.oQo tire dealers ana
Eai"smon and thousands more I'm al.
.l"G retail trade.
Mine worker. Affected
one can realize also the .m.ct
%. "th"r industries by the fact ma,
Hcr cent of tho aluminium suppIy.
! per cent of the annual nrnbpc,in,,
az iron and stool. % per cen, -, ,in
. per cont of the copper ou,pu, ana
." per cent al plate glass manu.ac-
ar" are used In the making OF motor
cars and motor trucks.
This effect OF the public d.u,,o
TOR Increased modern TRANSFORMATION
naturally l. Il very prompt .t!,nulug
40 IN" business or those factories
mar iHS parts and accessories sale.
f"r the past four months have been
me largest for any similar period
on record due 20 the keen competI-
'I"A on IN" phrt OF manufacturers
""'H cHdca"Oring to get a Larry.
nh'"uh' OF business by giving the
most value for the money. I'm fact
mo. value for the money Is b..pr
gwen today In motor vehicles than
dhs previous time IN the business
ms j. reflected In tho accessory
MARKET py the Increase In the .uuin
."eht ana appointments supplied with
IN. finished product and the crc,.
ION OF public desire TO &c, tin.
''HN ""ra IN motor iHpro vcIncnt.
nv" Million Cars This Year.
nag years production should .X
""d 100000 cars and trucks
Is safe TO say that next
WIN export demands incrcas
.hs NOR" than 100000 uotor a.
h!cles viii be- sold
IN TINS years production. ,b,,t,
q" per cent az. trucks. bu, tn. truck
F'"HHctiph VIII keep on iur,.,si,,.
as genera! business gets bet,.
~ the cars Produced this vanr
h."babiy 20 peg cent viii sell ~
coo or less
shipments from the factories d,ir.
N"S"n. were the biggest in the
f.''"rN az tho Industry Preli-u-
nary reports indicate a pr.nuc,in,
'n Nnsus, OF 10000 vehicI.s a..
"''n --O"V were trucks. This &,
~ per cen; more than July and o,,iv
-''"Vp loss than June. IN. blgp.s,
Gustry. "'F IN
during tho arst eight months ,hs
s,'y ma made ga 600 motor
Hic'.s which is practically equal
20 i'le fun years prnduction -, 1eni
nfh IN. hGur"s were l6ss.o0o
~ Nr production this year ,bou,.
49, per cent Were closed car. 49,,
'hlS proportion | expect 10 Sc. IN
leased 60 30 per cent with, ,,o
next Few years NV
Motor Transport increasing.
our reports show al. incrc,si
a." Of motor vehicles over ,ha hIa''s
N"ES not alone in the use az M.
'ehEeF cars. but trucks ana n"Ior
over 100000 person, ro.-
'"mred In our national psr,,s 49,,
'"E IN" past year
Motor bus lines are now r,,,i
regularly In los OF the large. -" 'i,,
mere are 1900 CONSOLIDATED
,lh'"'S In the United States. uccorJl
,nE I" the United states B,,rnn,,
Education. Most OF thcs. arc ,s,,
motor buses 10 transpor. chuarn
mere are still $4,000 ruraI schaah.
.''l Yet COrGT1II .r.'''