Show MATERIALS NOT MARKETS WILL CONTROL AUTOS President l of Packard Packard Packard Pack Pack- ard Makes l Statement on Business I I I I nt Alvan Macauley of oC Packard I Motor Car company state that The them the time motor Industry In re- re reverting re reverting I problem m of oC will be materials ma ma- status nee to H. H p peace and not markets marld Ho Ito says 1 The Th automobile demand before war a conditions interfered was wn at nt Il its maxi maxi- mum Tho The business declined not for but account of war lack of oC demand on conditions which made even en I tallon by br automobile of oC secondary y im Im- In brief the the- industry with all nil Its facilities and nod special talents was I called to tho colors color Now Not that the stress and onel strain Incidental Inel- Inel dental d to equipping for fa war n against the tho I nation the tho thoI military most mot powerful I I world has haft ever tt seen cn aro past the time automobile automobile auto auto- mobile demand will certainly reassert Itself Markets ets undoubtedly will be he there The Time problem will be to obtain the proper prop prop- er I materials from rom the makers of steel teel I nn and 1111 other products of which automobiles arc are made inn do Thc They are now nets working on war materials l The governments government's announced announced an an- an- an policy policy- Is to taper down the Hie demand demand de dr- mand for these materials It follows Collow from Crom this thiN that th they can only taper U up If If that's a correct expression expression ln In supplying supplying sup sup- plying materials for the manufacture o of automobiles As to labor skilled In automobile making that Hint A will become gradually butmore but hut I steadily more available n and nd at nt an In InI Increasing increasing In- In I creasing rate as war c contracts ar are comI completed com com- I or diminished Probably the time Inbar la labor In- In bar bor will become ome available about a as s fast rast rastI as wo We can receive materials I Generally speaking I predict that the automobile Industry will reassert and anti establish re-establish Its former Cormer splendid po position po- po as rapidly as Is wise wiRe In existing circumstances There will ultimately ultimate be employment In the automobile business business business busi busi- ness for fUI every celT man n formerly In it il Packard began moving mo on of to a n peace basis two tJ days days t b before ore the armistice was sl signed ned v w hen the manufacturing department was wai authorized d to tu resume the makin making of ur motor cir cars lr |