The Washington times., 1923-06-12
AUT0DEMAND To
CONTINUE, IS
BELIEF
Car Manufacturers See No
Let-up ia Record Break
ing Production.
BY MARSHALL b. WALKER
Cosmopolitan NAwa service.


DETROIT. Mich, June 1.-THE
peak OF auto demand has not yet
been reached. according to the opiri.
ion expressed today by some ex.
perts connected with the industry. !
Each month this year has estab.
lished records for production and
the output now il continuing at
such q high rate in many factories
that II IL unsafe to predict when
the real falling off in production
will come, although some firms,
mostly the smaller ones, have al
ready made slight cuts in schedules.
A few large concerns have increased
schedules for June, 90 nothing but
time will tell whether the optimis-
tic or those who predict a slight
drop in production are right.
It is practically certain, however,
that June will set q new high level
for the month, even though it may
fail somewhat below the figures of
404,992 cars and trucks. made in
May.
Ford, az usual, IL continuing to
keep up the tremendous output and
new records are constantly being
broken. June output will average
about $3.50 daily.
Studebaker reports the demand
far in excess OF its best daily output
record established May 20, when
$50 cars were built. Additional fac.
tory facilities, work on which was
begun this spring, costing $1,000.
900, are being rushed to completion
az rapidly as possible to aid In
meeting the orders.
Hupmobile has broken five con.
secutive monthly records this year
and there is no indication OF any
let.up in demand. says o. C. Hutch
inson, general sales manager.
I'VE recently notified all distrib-
utors that their allotments for June
must be cut 40 per cent through
inability OF the corporation to make
up untitled back orders" says
Hutchinson. "Sales in the big
agricultural regions have been bet
ter for the last seven or eight
weeks than at any time in our his
tory"
Paige.Detroit broke previous roc.
ords in May. building 5,1s6 Paiges
and Jewetts. Encouraged by the
unusual demand at this season,
President H. M. Jewett has in.
creased the June schedule to 5000.
Hudson Essex production is at its
peak, with daily output OF $50.
Officials state the schedule will be
maintained at capacity all summer.
w. G. Durant will soon put a
new car on the market. He has
announced q new four and six
cylindered models Durant Eagle"
which will have it's first showing
in New York, August /. It will be
moderate!priced car.
The millionth Buick car, built
this spring, has finally been dis.
posed Of. The Rev. Seth Reed, vet.
eran circuit rider and Methodist
pastor Of Flint, who last week
celebrated his one hundredth birth.
day anniversary, was given the
millionth car built for a birthday
present.
Reorganization of c. H. Wills &
Co., of Marysville, Mich, build
ers Of Willis.Ste. Claire cars,
will be effected before June 20,
when the adjourned receivers sale
will be held.
Elgin Motors, Indiana, will manu-
facture the new Elgin car in
Indianapolis, it is announced.
Average employment per hour :n
the automobile industry is approx
mately fifty full.time hours per
week, with average wage for males
Of 66.2 cents an hour and 43.S cents
an hour for females.