The Washington times., 1926-11-24
AUTO MAKERS
At MEETING


gress in Detroit, starting WEDNESDAY
OF this week, for an expression Of tn
sentiment of delegates from all owe
the United States regarding traffi
regulation and control.
Several attempts have been mad
by larger manufa cturers during tn
past two years to bring out SINAI
automobiles specially designed 70
driving in the worst OF city traffic
The makers say that. should the dele
gates express themselves as beinl
favorably inclined toward NOR
stringent traffic regulation, NOR
light cars will be seen with improves
features of the past attempts.
STANDARD Lights
Another subject of vital interest Il
the manufacturers is that of "head
light regulation and enforcement.
]. B. Hunt. of the electrical research
division of the General Motors Cor
poration, is expected to advocate
Standardization as the remedy fol
this particularly vexing problem. Al
present it is only with extreme care
that cars maybe produced with head
lights meeting the requirements OF
the individual States.
Ernest N. Smith, general manager
of the American Automobile Asso-
citation. will preside. at session
ki6yoted to drivers license laws.
A session of police and city OIL
ciais conducted by Morgan A. Col
Inns, chief of police of Chicago, mas
also been arranged to discuss traf-
fic regulations in. the cities.
Those interested in the sporting
aide Of the automobile industry Will
enjoy hearing that the American
Automobile Association contest board
has enlarged racing activity. This
Al the organization whose sanction
fs necessary to holding any race
at which recognized records may be
esta blished.
Races for Women
Board members plan holding races
for women. Several expressed them
selves as being in favor of ac-
claiming a woman champion driver
as well as a man speed king each
year.
1t is believed that women's races
would increase the sales OF motor
cars by inducing more women 10
buy, answering the plea OF many
manufacturers that each household
have two or more cars.
This is coming nearer a reallty
daily. The downward trend in 7au-
tonohile prices itself is making It
possible for more families to own
two automobiles.
Henry Ford was recently quoted
In a banking publication to the Ell.
feet that "the trend in manufactur,
ing is steadily toward lower prices.
In the same article Ford was
auoted as saying that the practice
OF installment buying had gone too
far and as result there was q
decrease in ther buying power.
''Credit terms have become sales
terms, which is always bad because
this leads to oyerbuying and also
TO careless buying" the automobile
king was credited with stating with
the usual attention being paid at
this season of the year to moving
the second hand cars on hand,
dealers may profit by the motor
kings warning.
Speculation Rife
Speculation is rife in Detroit as
to the announcement in pronl.
nent motor magazine of the ap-
pearance soon Of a new six to sell
around 81 900 and straight eight
nv the same maker to, sell around
81 500. Reports come from all sides
that an old Detroit company fl
naneed by a Toledo manufacturers
"a back of the announcement.
Both the gasoline industry and
the tire makers are enjoying pros
Same f1riNA reduce
lions were made in certain sections
Of the United States by big gaso-
line companies. Reductions of one
cent per gallon were made in some
Southern States. The same reduc
lions were made in the eastern
market. The only price war" re.
corded was in California.
The remarkable thing about the
gasoline industry has been the uni
fornnity of price throughout the
year, even during the big spring
and summer seasons. Prices were
high but the production which set
new records failed to meet the url.
precedented demand.
Reports from Akron are that the
Goodyear, Tire and Rubber Company
and the Firestone Tire and Rubber
costing more than S1.250000. All
the new Goodyear expansion plans
call for added warehouse space.
F'irestone expansion is to care for
an increase in the production of
small tires.
Hupp Returns
r. c. Hupp, a well.known figure
in the automobile industry, who has
been absent from Detroit for a
long while. has returned. estab-
fishing consulting offices. He is the
Hupp from whom the HupnIobile
and the old r. G. H. got their
names. He is one of the few fig
Qres in the automobile world stilI
actively identified with the industry
whose name is used by a large
manufacturer.
Reports from Indianapolis are
that E. L. Cord, president Of the
Auburn Company. who last week
announced purchase OF the Duessn-
berg factory, has also acquired the
Lexington company of Connersville,
Ind, and the Ansted Motor Com,
pany. They had been operating
through a receivership for several
years.
General employment conditions
are satisfactory in Michigan. In.
hustrial employment in Detroit, ac-
E0Fding to the latest report, totaled
S2S.212. 1t is slightly improved
over last month. All skilled work
ers are able to obtain employment.
Reports from Flint and Lansing
are that all automobile and acces'
sorry plants are operating overtime