Evening star., 1923-05-03
AUTO. OUTPUT CUT
/ EXPECTED IN JULY
Present Production and
Sales at Top Notch-0ther
Business Activities;
BY j. C. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BY j. C. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Congestion OF
the traffic in the cities of the country
has become today as much a factor
in the development Of the automobile
industry as Improvement Of the coun-
try highways. Practically every
large center OF the United States now
Is struggling with the problem Of
accommodating movement Of motor
driven vehicles. This has been met
in some instances by establishment
Of one-way streets and drastic police
regulations. Some city governments
are now considering the limiting Of
the number of taxi cabs licensed to
operate In New York the measure
before the board of aldermen would
restrict the taxi licenses to $4,000
after the present number-about 49,
0o0-has automatically reduced itself
to that extent.
Drop in Production Likely.
Although one-way streets may be
provided one-way pockets are not In
evidence so far as automobile buying
signs of diminution. but in view Of
the extraordinary production of the
past few months seasonal decline in
output may be expected about July l..
Purchases in the agricultural dis
tricts. however. are expected to be
even heavier later in the year than at
present.
One factor limiting production is the
shortage OF materials. This Will be
felt especially in the closed models.
falling short of requirements. The
Industry used 27,000.000 square feet Of
plateglass last year, and require
Inents have increased nearly so per
cent.
The 1922 supply came in part from
Germany, Belgium and Austria But
at present Belgium Is the only coun-
try shipping glass in quantity to the
United States.
Auto Men More Cautious.
Erroneous announcement that the
price Of some OF the Durant cars had
been increased set the automobile
trade by the ears for a time until 1t
was discovered that the change In
price mentioned concerned only the
attachment of some additional supple
mentary equipment.
Executives Of automobile companies
IN the main centers have changed front
quite noticeably since April !. when In
creaSeS were announced by one or two
concerns. They display a consciousness
of the possible effects of a buyers strike
WHICH INlSll De DTOUsuI oIl W price dd-
vances, although they insist there Is
nothing in the situation today to In
dicate that such check to buying is in
prospect and there have been no can
cellatioas of orders to the factories.
In fact, at most OF the. plants which
are booked far ahead. the larger agents
have men stationed to see that they get
their rightful proportion Of outbound
cars. However, more sober viewpoint
is being taken in all quarters and while
So. e. atea
prices or lose money beca use OF ad-
vances in labor and material costs.
probably will do SO, the longer headed
executives apparently have resigned
themselves to operating on smaller
margin of profit and thus keeping de-
mand steady.
Eastern Rehners Blamed.
Vigorous attacks against eastern
sugar refiners were made today by r.
NJ. Murphy. president of the Louisiana
Sugar Exchange. who declared that
agitation against sugar prices and
against the trading on the New York
Coffee and Sugar Exchange was fos
tered by these refining companies who
had lost control of the sugar market
when the various exchanges estab-
lished trading in sugar futures.
He asserted further that the present
price of sugar was not excessive. but
was warranted by the laws of supply
and demand.
Statisticians of the sugar trade in
sisted that there was no evidence OF
speculative seQueStration Of large
quantities of sugar on the part of the
producing. refining or distributing In
terests. Present stocks in Cuba are
about one-third the size existing
year ago and stocks in refiners' and
importers hands are appreciably less
than at this time In 1922.
Firearm Production Menaced.
ol{ too
Of the world that they will recon-
mend to the legislative authorities
of their countries strict laws prohib-
iting- the possession or carrying Of
effect on the business of American
arms manufacturers. who have led
for years in many of the foreign
markets as well as at home.
Construction Work Threatened.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 8 (spe-
ciaD.-Labor troubles involving
structural iron workers and the team
threaten to interfere with the build
ing construction program here and
may also affect street paving plans
Between 400 and 600 drivers for sup.
eters and truck drivers now are be-
ing paid S28 and $40 week. but arr
demanding s3S and s42.
Structural iron workers declare they
Will not Work for less than $1.37N
an hour. Many contractors hav
agreed with their individual employe
to pay that wage, and the large,
projects have been able to proceer
without interruption from this sourct
I. w. w. Strike Collnpses.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 3 (speciar
1T was evident today that the gen
eral strike called by Industrial Work
ers Of the World had totally collapse
80 far as central and northern Cali
fornia Is concerned.
The lumber camps and ports, whici
had been slightly affected for a time
are entirely normal again. The l. W
w. organizers hoped to tie up opera
tions in five Pacific coast states, bu
running, although guards still ar