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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1920. Vi PRODUCTION FIGURES SHOW GROWTH OF MOTOR INDUSTRY MOTOR TRUCK PRODUCTION FASSENGEB CAE PRODUCTION ' Tear, 389 1904 190 No. 3,700 z 1914 1917 191 5 - Wholesale Value 750,000 28.834,364 S 21.281 No. Year. 127,731 '159,918,606' 643,679 1,740,792 028,388 1,686,787 413,859,379 1,053,505,781 801,037,925 1,399,282,995 1919 Avg. wholesale price for 1919, $882. n 411 1904 1911 1917 10.655 128.157 227,250 305,142 1918 1919 Wholesale Value t e 946,947 22,292,321 220,982, 668 434,168.992 408,311,685 h price for 1919, $1138. Ary. wholesale i V T - y Paid in Wages by Auto Industry Last Year 1 i lodav the automobile industrs ranks third in important p in go t rnnieiit manufacturing record., while there are more than 6,i90,n9U motor ears w-- use ? 0, L nited Mates. This means that there is approximate! one ear for e ery seventeen persons in this eountrv. Europe ran boast of onlv one for every -- 30 persons in its population. iOndon has taken the lead in barring from man of its thoroughfares, 6nd Amcruan ciUe are eonsnlenng do the same. A nesv era of tng tattoo is dawning, tvhich will transpor relegate the horses to ioos, the automobile hav- - MOTOR TRUCK GAINS FOOTHOLD IN HAWAII T awl PC warht .The ,.Tr ! W"b . There are ncarlv 7,000,000 ears in use, aud a railwav authority stages that the seating capacity of automobilea exceeds that of ail the railway and street ars of the country combined, while the passenger miles traveled annually exceed those of street ears and steam railwav s The total number of persons in the manufacture and sale of automobiles is estimated at more than In actual wages it is said 1,000,0(10. that the amount paid these employe is 8747,000,000, of which the automobile factories pav 4273,000,000; the part and accessories factories $228,090,000 and tbo dealers and garages d $184,-oon.mx- j. , The total capital invested is which is three tunes as large as the outstandissr stock of the entire btandard Oil group of thirty five odd companies, and exeeded the capital of all the oationul bauks at the end of 81.297,-000,00- AT THE SHOW See our exhibit of and Stutz cars and Stearns-Knigh- t at the Auto Show next week and at our salesrooms, 57 South State street. 1916. Hup-mobil- e, poorer hul ia. of faat rlfht strain nary " oUr ra. in wfft all nerde and ba the also It moat withstand tfe driving over roogh rutda wbw j " that the laland bu 700,000 TRUCKS IN U. S SAYS GOODRICH ,rw"k- - f the flrat truck, ptaeed there, haa been a f.xorlt 0 the 11 ixnlfiranf faet that ha J '"1rTr Oteaai HwialMla which rtoet ronanterable traffic1 of he twee th ratSona lalanita haa found Federal trucka aulted to thetr purr. They hare found the vneedr de and flttwf in peotfabla ' The w.i i. rt r.:e;4,e:;,k, :,f Thera are about 700.000 motor trucka la Uia Fatted SUtea. arrordlog to latest eetlmstes wade by the B T Goodrlcb Rubber com panjf. Akron. These ara based on a taholattae of cowmerrlal rebirlea atsda of twniv four states, tn which distinction is made betweea cara aad tmeka la reglstratloo records. The twenty four spates have Intst of 814 n.9 tracks. Ohio heads this list alth 97,000 work 2 Roblaaoa, r'd'r,ta bealdea Allen MsMSchufcftts ctwne second 58 14, aad with Inc., tn the lumber tra.le fVnnsr!sma third with 98 91ft OSrformrd thTl hr thr more Trk AmeHcsn truck mannfacturera est hosts that fedora are .a anmeroua aa the over VA OftO trucka will he built In lt?0 of ,hm 'a11- - Eipreaa mm mMla. pineapple arowera. lumber p. rile., flour ,-n concern., Tederal. for tbeir , FRAME OF AUTO HELD AS MOST VITAL PART Distributors ing tic eloped from a pleasure ear and rieh man's toy into the poor mans harv impart renters on the frame and. of as the dre.n clinlta of Hawaii frrFrry this the peraoa buying the car should the frame clooel to arc that It with tb weird fuming Biunlr 8f la sturdil? built aad nefe. " f 'he r'"" itlgMlllJ' r Trade Figures Furnished by Expert Show Amazing Extent and Power Gained in Only Few Years. By J. R. H1STED, Chicago Hudson Dealer. T IS DIKHC I I.T to lolitt c that as recentiv as J SO J a imt fanglod contraption covered its fir-- t mile tvitbout the aid ol hur-pus or, although greeted with more or less de nsion ; or that Baruum L Bailey's eir eus, onlv a fo short vearg stnee, aetu allv exhibited a horseless vchuio as a curioxil . rm P " $ 747,000,000 ! J 4 I V.82a4li I ' U is ' 4 tmWh $ t 4' - y SAYS FRESH DESIGN SOON LOSES FAVOR i. 6. Motor Bnrerlten prenldeat of the Colombia romp. nr Detroit . eer. hr bin lulmed on holdlnf th Columbia "nix" to n couerrntlrn deelrn. ,B automobile la la riel 7 . Thorn I. a hippy medium," T" Mr. B. jer-llmT-r'er.9. o' "tn demialnf motorcar bodle which aeicctla, . new motoe rive th barer th utmunt utl.f.etlon aad tba anxariat tan j. jtxlar for 'himTelf mine for hln tnonrr. many features but for this ntal ha dentin, mu.t be up to th mlnat and .f.r.nrer has haveThefreahneH ap0n and newnena, but tha moment Of wane, the car mutt be attractive, have thin atrlTlni townrd noveitj become, fiynkith. ur. ff the value of th car to th buyer decve.ee. "A car whlrh tend, toward a freak dealiu but the laj appear attractlea for thWe moment, hare tone far Purer aoou ttrea of It. ao Columbia all' tha distinctly toward maklni to appearance that the owner will take real pride tn It without ' venturint lata fnddiah EXCELSIOR HOLDS MOTORCYCLE MARK UP TO 300 MILES deaiina." J. LOUIS ANDERSON. thti year, which if making Mm feel optimistic about the future. stock of the With the diminishing Zenith carbureters, the Stoll auto bed and camp equipment, the Excelsior, Henderson motorcycles and side cars, Mr. Anderson is fearing only that his orders will not be filled by the middle of April. , Capital Stock Increased. Stockholder, of the United Staten Motor Truck company. Cine Inn. tl. Ohio, lncrenned the capital atock from 41.000,000 to li.VJO 000 at a meeting held January 14. Present stockholder owenubeertbed the entire amount. Th preneat company was take over by Its man It was the capitalised for .ye re t 19U It was in 1317 that It was found $300,000. to Increase the capital stock to neceeoary This was duo to the rapid growth $1 000,000. With the continuous lucre. no tn the bustneae tt became necessary to atilt further Increase the capttaiixitlon. and thla was sccnmpltshed among th stockholders present at the meeting PISTON RINGS The Peerless Absolutely Cannot Leak Lock Joint Tires Require More Attention at This Time i Lack of compression, poor combustion, fouled plugs and carboned valves are all caused through faulty piston rings. Use correct mechanically piston rings preferably Peerless. ANY AUTHORITY WILL TELL YOU an individually cast, close tension iron grained high eccentric type ring, accurately under water, with no loose, weak parts to fall out, break or ground collect carbon, simple and strong in construction, is the ring that will do the work WITHOUT FAIL. THIS DESCRIBES THE PEERLESS PISTON RING. pre-ignitio- n, one-piec- care of la the time to take N OW your tires. This is the season e, Your car comes from the factory equipped with plain snap rings; these are now and ALWAYS have been standard. If made of good iron and true, these snap rings have but one fault they permit much waste of power and oil. We mention this because the Peerless Piston Ring is this same simple, sensible type of construction, but because of the Peerless Patent Lock Joint WILL NOT PERMIT LEAKAGE. No? "Going to be a regular Just read and take heed. It happened In 1914 that the Excelsior motorcycle not only captured the San Juan Capistrano national contest trophy and has held It three years traiglit. Thla same machine, known as the fastest motorcycle built. said J Louis Anderson. 3J9 South State street, distributor for Utah and western Idaho, with general headquarters in Salt Lake, is the onlv one to cover the distant e of loo mile In one hour. If it were put before vour e ea on paper perhaps ou would sav, Yea. that a right. The Excelsior motorZoo holds 100, the and 300 mile reccycle ord " Mr Anderson Is known throughout the intermountam territory as a man of business experience. His prat tha! business experiente Is one reason why he is booked for a greater increase In stock 44 S3 EAST TOUBTH 0, SALT LABE CITY. SEE OUR EXHIBIT AT THE AUTO SHOW Expert Radiator Work s And Repairs cars for sale, both All kinds of .second-hanlarge and small. First-clas- AUTOMOTIVE CRAFTSMEN d PHONE WASATCH 2744 A. C. CRONE, Manager. O. PORTER, Manager 4800 South State. MURRAY, UTAH. mam Western Auto Service Co. Distributors for Utah and Southern Out-of-tow- Phone Murray 490. Idaho. Dealers, n Exclusive See Us for Territory Rights. 429 South Main Street Phoue Wasatch 2687. Expert Vulcanizing and Repairing LET ' US TAKE CARE OF YOUR TIRE TROUBLES WE WILL TEST YOUB BATTEET OB GAS TANK FEES Is equipped to handle anything that burns gas. U. S. L. Battery Service Station Federal Tire Service Station Studebaker Service Station Distributed Throughout This Territory by Charging The best material, plus expert workmanship, makes an honest tire. This is the reason Swinehart did not have a single rejection from the U. S. Government during the waT. PORTER STORAGE CO. INVESTIGATE AND PROFIT THEREBY &atteiy of the year when water and dirt wear themeslves Into cute and ruptures, When spring comes, blowouts and trouble result Much annoyance and many dollars will be saved motorists who see that cuts end stone bruises are attended to at once. Cuts should be cleaned thoroughly and then filled with tire putty. At the close of the summer and fall season motorists will conserve their tires mileage to change tires from rear to front, and vice versa. In fact, It Is a good plan to switch tires every so often. For Instance, take the left front tire and pnt it on the right rear wheel, and the right front tire on the left rear wheeL In thla way the wear la equalized. Did you ever stop to consider that its the material that goes into a tire that gives it its life in mileage. PREST-O-LIT- E LIGHTING AND WELDING GAS AND BATTEEIES new Prwt-O-LlWi hzv Battery for any make of car. Wo repair '' any maka of battery. We exchange Frest-O-Llt- e tanka U MONARCH MOTOR COMPANY 123 25 E H E. DABLINO, 2nd So. Mgr. Next to Hlppodromo Waeatch 943. , |