Evening star., 1936-08-16

tion of all links in the three-nation
route, and showing the improved
roads in the Dominion of Canada,
the United States and the Republic
of Mexico.
For many years" said Thomas P.
Henry of Detroit, Mich, president Of
the A. A. A., the United States trans
continental routes between the At
lantic and the Pacific we're the worlds
longest. but they have now given way
to the immense stretch of North
South roadway from Canada into
Mexico.
Opening of the Southern terminus
in Mexico of roads leading from all
parts of Canada and the United
States to Mexico City is one of the
most significant developments in the
history of motor travel. 1t is Sig
nifcant that it should come at a
time when vacation travel has Swelled
to unprecedented proportions.
1T is now possible for motorists
to find 'on-the highway travel OBJ
jectives not to be found elsewhere on
the globe. On a single tour, without
leaving improved highways, vacation
ing motorists can now reach Cana
dian provinces, noted for their old
French color, sweep through the in
dustrial and historical sections of the
United States and end the tour in
glamorous Mexico City and nearby
areas with pyramids dating back to
5000 B. C.
BY adding a highway map of the
North American Continent to its
hundreds of travel publications, the
American Automobile Association not
only keeps apace with travel demands
in the three countries, but also has
in mind the commemoration of a new
era in road building and travel"
OUTPUT of passenger cars and
~ trucks in the United States and
Canada for the current week will
register only slight decline despite
the advanced season and the fact
that six major plants are shut down
for inventory. says Automotive Daily
News in its midweek digest.
The total output for the current
week is estimated at 83,857, as COM
pared to revised total of 85,095 units
during the previous week. This is an
abnormally slight recession for this
time of year and is due to the fact
that while six plants have closed, the
others are working at near capacity
levels.
One of the largest manufacturers
has stepped up its schedule TO near
capacity for the remainder of this
operating season and the two other
big-yolume producers have likewise
continued to operate at the high lev
els they have maintained during the
past month.
This unreasonable activity is due to
the fact that the manufacturers are
bending every effort to build up a
big dealer stock of current models SO
that the Nations retail dealers will
have cars to sell during the forth
coming change-over period.
One manufacturer is producing 1886
cars at nearly the same rate that has
prevailed during the past four weeks
and this activity is expected to con-
tinue for at least another week. Some
of the independents have also in
creased their schedules during the
current week, thus lending support
to the weeks total.
An increase in rural automobile
buying out of proportion to urban
activity has brought boost in regis
tration estimate for July. The previous
estimate of $4,000 units has been
raised to 350,000. In commenting on
this, Automotive Daily News says:
"If this estimate holds true, July
sales were exceeded only twice in his
tory, in 1926 and in 1919, with
800. 700 and 1872, SOB, respectively. July
last year totaled 285,178 units. While
July sales, on the basis of this esti-
mate, showed a drop from the 369, ,423
units registered in June, sales for the
month held up remarkably well.
Despite the record-breaking heat
wave that covered practically the
entire country and the serious drought
condition in Western agricultural re-
gions, automobile sales came through
the month without any great reduc-
ton"