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Show HERE ARE STAGGERING FIGURES OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY ! Motor oars registered in 48 of world's leading countries 3,108,468 Motor cars now registered ill the United States 2,500,000 Value of cars owned in United States ." $2,500,000,000 Average value per car... $1,000 ! Number of cars to each mile of American highways 1 Proportion of ears to United States area car to' each 11-3 square miles 1 Increase in real estate values due to transportation by automo- i bile (percent) '. 100 to 400 ': Public roads in the United States, miles 2,500,000 I .V Annual new roads and improvement expenditures $300,000000 ' y ' J Motor car steel used in year, tons 670000 ' 'y Imitation leather used in year, yards 3, 280000 ! Y Top material used in year,' yards ll405'250 ' . ; Hickory and other woods used in bodies, board feet. 8450)850 ! X Hinges used in year 4893560 ! Number of motor cars which made the transcontinental trip in year ' 5,000 Number of men employed in the industry (approximately) .. 700 000 ' 1 In the United States there is one ear to every forty people. ' ' |