Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
In the Motor World
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

worn out their old cars they need
to replace them with new vehicles,
and with the definite assurance
that new models will not appear
until the end of the year they are
willing to buy them now" con-
tinued Mr.. Reeves.
Another saving which has been
made available to the prospective
automobile purchaser by the in
dustry Is that in delivery charges.
A new schedule of railroad rates
on automobile shipments involv-
ing a substantial decrease on the
delivery charges of cars to some
points has just become effective.
Model Plan Accepted.
although the uniform model
announcement plan was only rec
commended to the industry in
January, already a substantial
proportion of the industry has an
nounced its acceptance.
THE plan provides for the
bringing out of new models only
during November or December of
each year and is expected to
stabilize the industry by eliminat-
ing unhealthy conditions which
existed when manufacturers pre-
Sented their new models at vari-
Gus times.
Most important to Detroit is
the fact that Midwinter layoffs
for inventory purposes will be
eliminated because manufacturers
will be working during November,
December and January to stock
their dealers with the new cars.
1.-THE plan will also benefit the
public by removing the confusion
which formerly resulted when
models brought out some months
before were offered in competition
with other cars which had just
been announced.
THE export outlook continues
to improve. Foreign countries are
still in need of more highway
transportation.
Henry S. Sterling, the National
Automobile Chamber of Com
merce representative, has just re-
turned from South America,
where for the past IS months he
has been lecturing with moving
pictures in 155 cities, says that
even the disturbed political and
business conditions down there
could not wholly block the de-
mand for motor vehicles. Buses
and trucks are doing even better
proportionately than passenger
cars.
George F. Bauer Of our export
department leaves next week for
an eight months lecture trip on
highway transportation through
the Far East, lecturing with
'talkies' on the best methods of
using motor vehicles, or road
building and of handling other
problems Of highway transporta-
ton"
Conditions in Washington.
The conditions which Mr..
Reeves describes are true in the
National Capital. Concerted junk
ing of old machines has not been
accomplished in any great meas
ure, although there has been con-
siderable amount done by indie
pendent dealers. More optimism
is being felt by the local repre-
Sentatives of the industry at the
present time than in many, many
months. Sales are being made.
The annual meeting of the
American Road Builders Associa-
ton will be held here May Is.
Other meetings of old and incom-
ing boards of directors of the ma
tional association and the various
divisions will be held on May IA
and 16.
Road Builders Meeting.
Plans will be perfected at these
meetings for the work of the COM
ing year. Among the subjects to
be discussed are the appointment
Of joint cooperating committees
with the American Association of
State Highway Officials and the
Highway Research Board and the
chairmen of more than a score of
committees that will engage in
the investigative work Of the year.
Results of committee work dur
ing the past year will be reviewed
and new subjects for committee
work examined and approved.
Members have submitted a num-
Der OF new subjects for investiga-
ton.
Meetings will be held Of the old
and incoming boards of directors
OF the county and city divisions.
The various executive committees
will also meet and plan their
work.
The presidents dinner on May
IS will be gala affair. This an
nual event has always attracted
a full attendance of officials of
the association. This year special
preparations are being made to
pay increased honor to w. A. Van
Duzer, the retiring president and
newly appointed traff1c director
here, and to make the event un-
usual and interesting.
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