Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 5 | Auto Industry is Warned to Make Ready for Cut in Steel Supply

AUTO INDUSTRY IS ISTO WARNED TO MAKE READY FOR GUT GUI IN IN STEEL SUPPLY U. U S. S Government Needs Per Cent of Product of the Country's Mills DETROIT May fay 25 Because Because of the policy polk of re reticence licence Is observed ed byall brall by br all parties to the recent conference b be between tween representatives of the passenger automobile manufacturers of the countr country country coun coun- tr try and the war industries board In Washington It has ha riot not been heen easy casy to ob obtain obtain ob- ob ob- ob tam tain authentic Information as to just what happ happened hut but tile tie following Is an outline of the situation after access to sources of unquestionable authority NO BLACKLIST No 10 definite percentage cut In the auto aulo passenger er production has been agreed upon or directed and there has been no blacklisting of the Industry as The motor truck industry however howver how how- ever ver comes come within the specific P cation while the passenger car industry indus indus- Ir try Is placed In the time category simply of ot the time legitimate ar industries for tor ex example ex- ex ample the time cash rc register lter business which arc are useful and Important but not in 10 themselves a part of ot th the war onar program Chairman Bernard M. M L Baruch of ot the thear war ar industries s board assured the auto men that there was not the tho slightest I Intention to discriminate against the passenger passenger pas pas- car manufacturers a as s a class to single out their business es for special re reduction re- re Th The plain truth of or the matter was wal lm he explained that pro progress ess In taut rain lines of our war ar activities s. s lilt like th the tha bulJ building ln of ships and airplanes hart ban not been what time the public expected and de demanded dl- dl the government was t therefore doubling its energies e to score core p per percent r cent production WANTS STEEL In view of or this policy the time government Jo will III have to 10 Insist upon per cent of steel for or its war requirements and the tha Industries not strictly within the war classification will have to get along as 33 best the they can In view of this policy th the government will ha have hae e to Insist upon 10 p per r c cent nt of ot steel for it its war requirements and the th industries 8 not strictly within the war classification will ha have 0 to get Set alon along as bc bet best t the they can The automobile men were urged to think the situation over amon among themselves themselves them them- selves and to work out plans of making their factories contribute more and more to the acceleration of the time governments government's output of oC war materials and supplies This suggestion the tIme committee representing representing the auto industries will endeavor to carry Into effect The trend of ot de developments developments de- de after this explanation speaks for itself The Time passenger cr automobile In Industry industry In- In Is not to be bc stopped or cut In t two o at one fell s swoop but It Is warned that It must readjust itself in accordance with the fact that the direct war ar ne needs ds of ot the government will III receive preferred consideration to the full extent of those needs so far as steel Is obtainable front from the time steel makers It was brought out in the meetings that the consumption of steel sleet b by the time auto auto- factories of the time United States I Is by bv no rio means so large as is generally s supposed e-d. e not more In fact act than one- one twentieth of the total The importance of the time Industry in the thc financial business and economic structure of the nation Is colo colossally out of proportion to It its comI com com- I l status amon among the industries when the amount of steel sted used Is the tho criterion OPPORTUNITY Another instance In which the auto men showed showell the time war board something was as with regard to Idle mat material Walter Waiter I E. E Flanders su suggested that It would bea bea be bea a a good soad thing if the government would turn about bout motor trucks now awaiting await await- ing shipment at certain points but for which cargo space will not b be available 3 for Or sime time no transportation uses in relieving ln the congested railroads in the time sections adjacent to these ports par particularly particularly par pai- in New e England This will m be bedone bedone done It is said Much Juch interest Is shown In local al motor circles in the announcement of the tho Essex Motors that its new four cylinder car carwill carwill will wili be placed on the market The ne new car will be marketed b by Hudson dealers hit hilt l h I I r rate i organization i ti Th The company a j Is com composed crr posed pose of officers of the Hudson Motor Car company compan V INTERESTING The tour four four cylinder lIn Under er will be a lower tower priced car than the Hudson super six and has hasman man many attributes not common to four- four cylinder automobiles The engine has imas hasa imasa a counterbalanced crank shaft tho fuel Is fed into the cylinders from the top to get gt even eyen distribution The frame is of unusual design and has great reat strength I to make for riding easy qualities Tha rho manufacturers do not claim more performance performance performance per per- than for other cars of this class but the tho they claim unusually low Jow fuel I consumption and an unusual combination I of features that make for comfort and andI dependability that are not usually found in this grade of motor car The en engine lne I Is rated at fifty horse power and amid t te e shipping shipping- weight of the car cam camis Is under 2400 I pounds When lien organized last rail fall the tho Essex planned to occupy the time old Studebaker Studebaker Stude- Stude I baker plant No o 5 but bin this was discarded to employ the time manufacturing m facilities of ot the time Hud Hudson on factories Effective June 1 1 the time price of the Dodge Dode touring louring car will be advanced to 8 Other l Dodge models will i ost most 5 more Demand is on the tho Increase e and production lion ion has haM not been RbI blo to m meet t. t the de demand demand demand de- de mand front from d dealers alers during the past paal three months It Is reported The situation applies applies applies ap ap- ap- ap plies to the commercial car as well ell as the passenger vehicles