Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-03-17 | Page 4 | $700,000,000 in War Orders for Detroit Plants to Take Care Of

J IN INAR AR ORDER FOR FORI DETROIT PlANTS I 10 TO TAKE HE CARE OF 1 Y Con- Con for Automobile rices ces es nus to Rise but Demand Grows Greater Daily Special Dispatch DETROIT T M-T Mich March 1 To To I It governments government's war nee needs s tho the thoU the t Automobile ChAmber of or Com Com- lOk U all the thee tin virtually companies in the iho e ga cotor pt the Tord company In New York lork At t a n meeting held heir cw eel for fori uncompleted schedules i of or passenger cars 30 fn the the he schedules cre formulated radical T reductions du were ago tbs IU B at fe to rel relea release ae e labor an and antt i material c t for Jo and to lessen the dead ties de de- tie tie- the manufacturers on tl tho o of Sn's s ad id tos to's transportation facilities Still SUII will be e made In th thI the uti curtailments K tt I I rt H tt was as intimated last ast nl night i if If imons remain the same arne t S D 1 D. D Clr the Detroit D trOit manufacturers m 1 tho the New l York meeting were were torn D D. Chapin president of oC the II I Motor Car company John 1 1 Dodge Dodge Bros Bro Walter Waller 1 I 13 L s 's landel s of rax ell rotor Motor Car company Inc Inc I Packard ackard Motor Motors 1 of ot the s company and t C C. C C. C Hanch of the baker lebaker corporation V V. C C. Durant General Motors and John L. L s 's tho Overland o co also were neat The policy tOller accepted U is sa sat Oat to tho war Industries administration and the thc manu manu- e elcel feel ct according to Alfred tr eral 1 manager of ot the chamber of or mace merce rEnTS The ne action which In the Iho opinion of oC automobile 10 trade will trill re result in a n page rUGe ol or passenger cars followed a aes aes Jes es o of discussions between tho mo- mo car manufacturers and the war In- In tries board at nt Washington her prices for most cars live ice recently been announced new Ines Iners In- In ers es are expected as a direct result tte lh rt shortage of or supply which willIt will nit t It from the decrease Automobile also that the demand for used would necessarily expand w with Ith an un upward movement o of lets m. m Although the tho 30 per cent of oC the bray of or the makers of or automobiles kh will Trill be eliminated from rom their sal production ha has already alread IJ been en aIled a al- led In iii then l en proportions to dealers I rough out tho the country the tea era slit Ill follow the tho ruling of or the theS S Ser er of or commerce and gave KI KIe e e each Uil Her i r only TO iO per cent of his orders HELP HELI IV rn W H. VII t of or productive power which IUt kin be In effect at once it is said will bend their I ube manufacturers to tits in benal cf or tho government co the I of or the automo- automo te plants Urea n.- n. nto to to the needs s of or HT nr machine r the thc chamber of I automo-I of corn cOO tree Itt trill establish a general headin head- head tiles tile's m in Wa Washington In charge oCh of oC lh h Chalmers Chalmer who Is vice Ice president I lit t ti or organization n I Under Mi Mr Chand- Chand i a a corps of or engineers Is 18 Work as a connecting link between o j and the motorcar i t t bs be bureau urt u at the capital will hered he red with the fluty dul of oC advising tho the thoi i tn of OC cars who have ha transformed of their fn fa fa- tortes lories for foi j munitions of war how the they can canIe cantie We tie Ie th their lr got government g contracts expeditiously t December following the ap- ap I of or the committee to lo adjust Industry to war wai needs a cu cut t 01 oi 0 30 I I rent cent nt In pas passenger car production Wade and offhand this additional I ln would Indicate a total cut of i fit r c cent nt As a matter mattei of or fact this j I I t true uc for the tho estimate for foi pro pro- V en n in ht isis ItIS were considerably h lai gInan g- g Inan Jhan those for or 1 n 17 i. i The Increase iC c ch h Jh he ISIS iris s over o those of or II teas almost if not lIot entirely s fJ- fJ i t to orr offset cl the present cut of or 30 0 r tent Or IU the Tho present production re- re 1 Iia In Idle On the contrary gill 11 be bo needed C- C to 0 way for war warr rk r ft In Detroit there are arc more than OOOO worth of 01 01 war contracts 4 th we the production of these will of oC utter result In the curtailment of oC car production to or below nark iru rk act ct b bj by tho the government So tilER n. n h h i week 8 sees secs e an addition to the thes s of OI makers who are forced to the price of or their curs cars This Thise e is made necessary by bj the soar soar- c of or raw materials and a i n rt 1 of oC r skilled Allied labor whose tanks ranks it t K been thinned by bj voluntary and 4 a d enlistments Into Iho tho arm army arnu The td r. r 0 Ch Chevrolet Maxwell Dodge and antI kland nd factories have hn already alread boost- boost ih i their varying from 50 to it 0 ic tb the tue Inn Kings 8 price is increased Increase In the hl higher het Priced car cir list tho thio t J ard now HOW for or from rom to o I more the Hudson 00 to 4 5 and man many other makes maltes aro are ox- ox x- x d to all fall Call into lIno n 1 it I. I Is s said sat roli rol- rol i h nt thu nd l- l nai al em of or curtailment a ahi agreement cement given out e. York yesterday U time the advances s Detroit dealers tt t there has been n no decrease in td demand for both bolh hl high an and 1 low s t Tho amount of or busts bust busi- done s for In February roko broko all ice rec- ices that month hm mont Ms j i ii Is t l to get freight cars for ship ship- It Snout about ul n as chronic chronic a aB as ever er and andt t I ways iv arc Increasing creasing in volume t tn nc of ur the cars cats a after tor being Ic hundreds bd of oC c miles through mud t this f Was hal bt been en on one of or tho di drawbacks aw backs s tn U b 03 of delivery Some Som gel ge- ge l t ng this problem h bv by the t ta eing th bodies and heels wheels of ot the thc ith tO o of f before h leaving tho tiro vory and warn warm water to ie- ie n 11 to ingredient ad a 1 chamois It Is po sh I up at the Journeys Journey's end rne r nt restores t the c car to its Us luster It 15 is Is' Is declared