Show Plants Speed To Anticipate Steel Sl Shortage Detroit Mich Jul 27 Automo 2 Automo Automobile bile manufacturers of or Detroit and aniL In general are arc fn tho most serious condition of or their tI cn- cn tire existence In tIme tile piol eel QC Of a further curtailment of oC their thell product prod Prod- through their inability to ob obtain oh- oh tam tain steel Itee In lii their fI fight ht for they ilal asked the lue war ar Industries board hoid for enough steel for n a aCO GO jl l p pm por r m nt r t and i o ha a received l te staggering stag stag- t gering I reply ply that It it- could at nt most only 2 23 per pcr cent an and that lInt probably none hone at all aih could bo be e granted The hoard board also expects of oC the era a n 0 statement of oC tile the amount of steel now on all hand Just how low this will send the passenger car CRr production I is some somo- something thing that will ho iO known within a comparatively short time lime Meanwhile Mean Mean- while the tho plants arc nrc turning out nil all thc they possibly cnn can Hugh Chalmers representing the passenger car Ind Industry list ry at nt Washington Wash ash ashIn In ington ton believes cs that If the tho proposed pro pro- propose pose posed program Is can carried led out a n receiver will be bo the next step as alJ asfar asfar far a RS ns Michigan is Something Is owe owed oed the motor industry says Chalmers and fill It Il be e considered Without ant suf- f the Hin Indus Indus- p tr try faces financial disaster With tho the curtailment of passenger passenger ger Jer car production tho the cost of cars Is sure to be Increased This Tills will not be by a few Cow makers only but all along the line Another reson rca re son for or hl higher her prices Is tho the high bight cost coat of ot labor and steel If Ie If an any is Is' obtainable From an am official source comes the report that hat Fords Ford's dally daily output within thirty da days s 's will be bc but 00 passenger cars and O trucks This Tills is the thc number the tIle government go says that plant will be bo privileged to make male and this number wi will bo be botor for tor the regular trade only What hat ambulances and trucks arc are wanted by th the government go will not be In inC In- In C eI I u 11 ed Only 25 5 per cent of oC the number of cars rs produced In Iii Detroit anti and Michigan during the time last hate half of oC 1917 will bo be manufactured during the tile same period of oC the Ire present ent y year ear ea r. r |