Show HUPP MOTOR CO OFFICIALS VISIT LOCAL DEALERS 0 0 o. C. C Hutchinson and R. R R. R Roberts on Tour four of Western Territory O. O C C. Hutchinson s sales manager of or orthe the Hupp Motor CAr Cr corporation oC or Detroit Mich and I IT TL n. Roberts district district district dis dis- dis- dis sales manager of or the Hupp MotorCar Motor MotorCar C Car l' l corpo corporation with headquarters In Portland Ore were ero In Salt Lake Friday Fri Fri- Friday da day to confer canCer with representatives of the tho Ryland Motor ol or comp company n distributors In this territory Mr Hutchinson is making a d. tour of inspection inspection Inspection tion of or various lle distributors and is 15 being cin accompanied b by Mr tr Roberts Rob Kob- erts through h th the mountain Intel and Pacific coast COult territory The Tho Hupp officials of ot- left Friday afternoon t for Portland Portland Port Port- land whence the they will continuo continue their lri trip south aIon along along- the Pacific coast Mr 1 Hutchinson declared that the factory is no now running at full capa capacity ity and that while hile the original orl- orl original inal schedule dulo of production had been slightly hUy upset b by the difficulty In se- se materials material and antl by br railway troubles trou trou- bles c everything Is s being done dono to expedite ex ex- ped a production and that Indications Indication arc are that by the tho end nd of or the tho year the total to total to- to tal number of or cars produced will not bo be much less than the original output planned There Is a possibility he ne says say that the outlined production will willby by P. P turned luned out b by the cn encl eni 1 of the y year ar Ho Ito save gave e a. a as his personal opinion that there will not be he much relief relic In tho the automobile automobile au au- l u- u Industry until about July Juh 1 I. The great difficulty r recently he declares de dc- dares clares has been the lack of oC facilities with which to move mO the cars from rom Detroit Detroit De Do- troit to the various distributors distributor Ho Ifo estimated that about 50 O per cent of or orthe tb the cars carll that have e been delivered ered re recently recently re- re have ha been by th drive away method and that those localities close to the manufacturing points have consequently consequently consequently con con- b bean on receiving cars with ith more regularity than those places which must depend upon the railroads for car deliveries dell Mr Hutchinson gave ave figures tic to how show that the prices price of or automobiles have ha advanced advanced ad- ad advanced ad ad- less proportionately than most manufactured commodities In th the case of or the he lie pointed out the price had advanced only sufficiently to meet the increase l cost of or materials and labor tabor He Ile said eaid that the tho Hupp Motor Motor Mo Mo- tor Car corporation would never build a to car down own to a price but would continue continue continue con con- to build up to a high quality standard Fen people realize under what difficulties j automobiles have been made during recent times Mr oIl Hutchinson said raid I D During tho the tho recent switchmen's strike e ho asserted the tho Hupp Rupp MotorCar MotorCar Motor MotorCar Car corporation found it necessary to send out men to bU buy materials and it was not Infrequent for tor these men to carry materials In suitcases baSs bags and various arlous ingenious devices do Through all tho the difficulties the Hup- Hup m mobile matters makers have havo Insisted ted on that high h quality witch which has made tho the car r f famous amous throughout hout the world Mr Hutchinson stated Much material has bas been destroyed be because use it failed to stand up under the tho severe Bever tes tests according ac- ac according ac ac- cording to Mr tr Rather than put poor material in tho the car tho the Hupp corporation will Frill produce fewer r and hotter better car cars That is I why the Hup- Hup mobile production does doe not keep up with tho the demand Mr M- Hutchinson states |