Evening star., 1935-04-07

featuring snow all plants OF IAe III
dustry in operation at one time, ac-
cording to the North American News
paper Alliance. This Is In contrast
to conditions that prevailed during the
depression, when plant operation was
more or less spasmodic.
The depression production rate was
governed by advance surveys made by
the sales divisions. Thus, while de-
mand for certain makes might remain
active, plant departments or assembly
lines might be halted temporarily
until the right proportion of output
to distribution could be restored.
Hence, the significance of the present
condition, which discloses all of the
factory wheels turning, and the lid
OF controlled output" off for possibly
two more months.
Plant List Complete.
What makes the list of plants a
complete one is court permission for
WHY'S Overland, operating under re-
ceivership, to 90 ahead on q program
of s,100 Willys cars, to be completed
in May.
Among other factories, all of which
are swinging into April with new pro-
duction levels in immediate prospect.
high spots recently developed. B. E.
Hutchinson, vice president of the
Chrysler Corp, announced retail de-
liveries of passenger cars and trucks
of all this organizations divisions had
reached an all-time top Of 1896 units
rI,;- no
300 units better than any previous
week
The entire industry has stepped UP
production. and at present is turning
out approximately $4,000 units every
"a hours.
Commenting on the market for all
these cars, Harry G. Mock, vice presi-
dent in charge Of sales for Plymouth.
said:
THE automobile industry would
have to manufacture 3,500000 new
cars annually for three straight years
to put as many cars on American
streets and highways as there were
in 1929. The world is still scrapping
more cars than it is building new
ones"
From the Oldsmobile division of
General Motors, a report said that
the company got 4.473 six and eight
cylinder cars off its assembly line in
one week, marking an all-time high.
Activity Expedited.
Hudsons activity was being ex-
pedited. According to A. E. Barit,
general manager, this plants volume
was to reach 2,746 units for one week.
the largest since January /.
Labor difficulties OF possibility of
them has ceased to give present cause
for concern. Workers of virtually all
plants are actively participating in
elections to form their own bargain
ing agencies, uncontrolled by union
organizers. Sixteen such groups,
representing factories in the Michigan
area, held an assembly here a week
ago to consider plans for uniting. A
second meeting has been arranged for
five weeks hence.
Alfred P. Sloan, jr.. president of
General Motors. has issued the usual
comprehensive report, covering opera
tions of the corporation during 1884
and its 1885 position. In it he says
the introduction of "knee-action"
wheels last year has resulted in en-
phasis on the Importance of better
ride"
Anything and everything he re-
marks, that makes for better ride
Is desirable because of what 1t con-
trib,,toe +ov,o ~ i,,oraacod rom fort opd
reduced fatigue. thus promoting a
instrumentality of transportation.
Much has been accomplished recently
in this direction by effecting better
distribution of weight through moving
the engine forward and in certain
other ways"
Streamlining Facts.
On streamlining, the General Mo-
tors president has this to say:
''The popular belief is that there is
distinct saving in the operating
cost Of motor car embodying Ger
tain aerodyknamic features, and that
such features add much in other
ways to the effectiveness of the car
as a whole. The broadest possible
gain that can be expected is a some
what higher top speed. or perhaps at
top speed an ineonsequential saving
in fuel, all other features being the
same.
Except for negligible portion of
motor car travel. the contribution Of
streamlining Is definitely limited to
the question Of styling. There are no
other advantages that cannot be OBJ
tanned otherwise"
Looking back on the first quarter
OF the year, the automobile manu-
facturers find that the plants have
built more than 100000 cars and
are on the way toward 100000 for
the first six months of 1895.
Objective for 1885.
The magnates' objective for all Of
1898 Is approximately 3,500,00O ve-
hicles. The factors that point toward
1t are rising operations for the Sec
ond quarter and continuation for the
remainder Of the year of the arrange
ment suggested by President Roosevelt
and his advisers, whereby new model
production for 1886 shall be advanced
by approximately two months.
This plan, formulated with the aim
Of making employment more con-
tinuous over IL months, will make
the introduction period for new cars
center around November l instead of
January I. Company executives are
reported favoring the holding of auto
mobile shows In the early part Of
November, with a New York show to
be sponsored by the companies instead
of the distribution agencies which
conducted the 1895 exhibition.
Whether or not the industry
reaches the 3,500,000 total is con-
tingent upon freedom from major de-
lays Of operation. With body and
parts divisions of manufacturing for
the present free Of strikes. trouble
from another quarter has been threat
ened. It Is in the form Of labor agita-
ton that may tie up tire production
in the plants of Akron, Ohio.
Advance Routing Needed.
The necessity for advance routing