The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-26
AU To BUILDERS
EXPECT GOOD
TIMES
First Half Year Breaks Busl-
ness Record. See Big
Farm Demand Ahead.
BY MARSHALL b. WALKER.
Cosmopolitan News Service. .

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DETROIT, Mich, June 26.-The
motor industry begins this week on
1.-THE last half Of the year with every
situation tending to make for Satls-
faction. Having just completed the
greatest six months in history, the
auto makers are entering the new
period with rosy prospects for CON-
tinued success.
They now have more cash than
, at any time previously. Practically
no one is borrowing, banks are
being asked to find employment
for their surplus funds, and except
for handling deposits, they are
practically their own bankers.
Manufacturers are facing what
usually is a quiet season with UNI
precedented orders, and sales have
Just started to assume their proper
proportions In some districts.
The bulk OF the sales in the last
six months were in California
(which shows better all-seasonal
market than any other stated, and
in Metropolitan and industrial cen
tiers. Now come the sales in the
agricultural and southern sections
OF the country, ard these should
be heavy, for crops in general
good; -
Prices may drop on several cars
in the next few months. Hudson
Motor Car Company during the last
week announced q $50 to SIS re-
ductiOn on three models.
Production is running nearer de-
mand than at any time for months.
Output will not be greatly cur
tailed in July and although probab-
ly the remaining months OF the
year will not quite equal the
production of the first six months.
It. will be far ahead OF the last six
months Of the corresponding period
of any previous year. Some makers
have reduced specifications In order
to carry a smaller stock of frames
and other parts, but several Detroit
auto firms have bought large lots
of body sheets within the last two
weeks to be used during the third
quarter. Ford has purchased 10000
tons. It is said.
Style to Be Same.
Changes in automobile fashions
will be few this fall, it is said. Some
plants are getting up parts and ma
terials in anticipation for new
models, but the volume of such
changes is expected to be, small
compared with previous years. as
there is less need for a sales stimu-
liant than for several years.
Cadillac Motor Company has COM
pfeted huge salvage building
where steel borings and turnings
will be converted into uSeable form
and lessen manufacturing costs.
i Dodge Brothers, with sales
mounting weekly, are continuing to
break all delivery records
Ford keeps on SCATTERING records
of all kinds.
Not only has he set a new pro-
duction mark with a weeks total
of 40,375 and passed all previous
days figures by turning out 5,817
cars. and trucks but he has estab-
lished new record in parts pro-
| duction by making $3.50 cylinders
at the Rouge Foundry and set
new record for low consumption of
coke in the Benson furnace at the
same plant by averaging 1905
pounds coke to a ton or iron.
Ford Project i'm Canada.
Ford Motor Company of Canada
has let a contract for construction
of a $3,000,000 power development
planned as part of the $10, 0O0, 900
expansion program outlined for this
year. Ford's glass factory at Glass
mere, Pa, has installed a new
furnace, grinder and polisher which
will materially increase production.
Already this plant is one of the
largest in the world, having an an
nual output of about 1000, 900
square feet Of plate glass and sup
plying one third of the Ford Com
panY requirements.
Thomas p. Henry, of Detroit,
new president of the American
Automobile Association, announced
this week that plans are being out
lined for legislative action, both
State and national, lin support Of
motor vehicle laws which are more
fair to the indiyldual automobile
owner.
Directors Of the Detroit Automo-
bile Dealers Association are draft
ing an ordinance Smodeled after that
in effect in Newark, N. j., to regu-
late pedestrial traffic and eliminate
jay-walking so far as possible.
The postponed sales of the plant
and property OF. the c. H. Wills &
Co., automobile manufacturers at
Marysville, Mich, will be held July
8. Sales of Liberty Motors will be
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