Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-07 | Page 6 | U. S. Government Plans No Drastic Auto Regulations

J l S. S GOVERNMENT PLANS NO DRASTIC L AUTO REGULATIONS I m he e most encouraging news of ot the thel I l along Automobile row i Is that com com- from Washington r regarding tho the of or called so-called l 1 sIzes b by a gradual process Begin Begin- j i j at once and anc continuing until on ember 1 I 1 1920 there thero will be but nine nio of or automobile tires s to bo ho obtained t t. t jo 20 news Is encouraging encouraginG because It at fat rest tho the wild wid rumors which have havo haver r floating around for several months orting to foresee the most drastic lation In connection with wih the manu manu- laton tire uro and operation of ot automobiles It I to toI taws s that tho government o Js Is going I euc uc tho the sensible courso course of or allowing to adjust Itself Industry and not by War var con conditions gradually not I. I su Sudden 1 den destructive move to destroy de toy business which Is doing so much to f last Bt at In the conduct of ot the thc war I I local ocal motorcar dealers heaved hea a mighty hof bof rel relief r at this first definite sl sign signI n government policy Tho The government ugh ough tho war Industries board boad asked I to do something to I the waste In tho the manufacture of or fes 3 and and casings Tho The tire tre leI ers decided on standardization of or tire tiro tro 1 gradually cutting down tho the num- num rom varieties to nino types Ing In size siz from rom the to of or tho the war Industries board and making public tho pron pro- pro n of or the rubber manufacturers took trouble to state that tho the motoring I li 11 would not be bo Inconvenienced as ers of ot automobiles would courso bund build their cars for the th nine dard sizes of or tires Ures and anc the only I ble would be he tho those e with antiquated machines whose whoso usefulness Is 1 practically prU- prU act pr-act- cally caly at an end nd anya anyway There have hae been wild wid rumors of or raso- raso days das taxes of or unbelievable size on automobiles and on gasoline complete complete com corn pleto and absolute discontinuance of or the manufacture of or passenger cars and other similar suggestions which probably havo have never even existed in the tho minds of or those thoM whose business It Is to see that the manufacturing plants of or this country are arc put on a D war basis What the tho war Industries board boar proposes proposes proposes pro pro- poses to do Is to limit tho the manufacture of or automobiles on only In proportion to tho the steel and coal supply exactly as all an other business anc Is regulated The sudden and tremendous boom In shipbuilding has naturally created a shortage of steel an anor and of or coal This shortage Is temporary and tho the supply will wi certainly In the tho near fu future future future fu- fu ture adjust Itself isel to the demand deman but un until un- un til that time tho the production o of passenger passenger ger tl cr automobiles will wi bo cut down pro pro- por tiona ely teh As far as Salt Lake Is concerned there need be bo no fear ear either on the part o of the tho Jee dealer or the automobile owner oer The factories will distribute what cars they make to their wi established dealers which means that Salt Sal Lake will I get a goodly proportion of the automobiles manufactured manufactured whether the total number be great geat or smal small The Tho supply however will har hardly ly ho he to the demand Owners of automobiles and prospective prospective tive buyers have small chute cause cuse for tor alarm will h have ve veto unless It bb a n fear that they ther of or new new- to wait a while for shipments cars to arrive An Increased tax on the operation o of machines I is most unlikely and If It does oes come will fall taU upon the tha manufacturers I i rather than upon the private owner