Show i INDUSTRY RUNS INTO BILLIONS rea ea ACCURATE COMPILATION OF gM FIGURES COVERING UNITED i 7 STATES STAGGER FLUTES jol r n National Automobile Chamber of Commerce Shows Magni Magni tude of I Industry in in All Its Branches Capital r r I Invested Exceeds Four Times That t of All New York Banks r i A showing the present magnitude of the automobile l Industry d st hav have JP FIGURES extended to the staggering total of billions r The first comprehensive and accurate compilation of figures sh g the extensive development of ot the industry in all its branches has just been m zu received in Salt Lake In th the form of ot advance proofs of ot the Facts and Fig ures urea of the Automobile Industry compiled by the national automobile cham cham- T bee ber of at commerce W F The volume of ot motor vehicle e tires parts parts Vires and accessories In the United United States for 1919 reached reache the astounding total of according to to the record i The Tile t total tal passenger car output for 1919 Is valued at fora for tor a a production of cars Of Ot this number only 4 per cent were were exported exported The production showed a gain over 1918 of per cent 1 i Out of a a 8 total gasoline production ot of of barrels In 1919 ni motor t r t vehicles consumed barrels There were tires produced and tire replacements The mileage for the total of ot all autom automobile tires for the year based on an an average estimated travel of ot miles jis given as as miles 41 y I F Following Il wing is the c complete te report covering every branch of at the great in- in nw J. J t I I UJ f The e Auto Automobile obile I Industry for 1919 4 tr Car ar and nd truck manufacture only exclusive of at parts and accessories s makers fC CAPITAL INVESTED TOTAL TANGIBLE ASSETS s ASSETS w Exceeds four tithes times the capital of ot all NewYork City banks by Exceeds d double o ubie the United States war loans td t Belgium um by 1919 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION PRODUCTION More than enough t to o give one car can to every child born i in n the Unites Unite l States during the year and one to every every child born In France In Jn L i 1917 More fore than enough for one motor vehicle to every inhabitant of Kansas Kansa a ir n or of Mississippi or or of South Carolina Sufficient to motorize individually every ever citizen of ot Philadelphia y Jn eta VALUE OF PRODUCTS FOR YEAR 1919 1919 Equal to annual production of ot anthracite and bituminous bituminous' coal i Exceeds eds value of farm acreage In in New York state hv Exceeds the value of t the e 1918 wheat crop K Equal to third one-third the money in circulation in United States Septem Sept m j ber her 1 1 1918 Double the amount am bunt of gold in the United States treasury I t 1911 J. J I Wf Nearly twice the value of ot the annual output of mens men's v s Nearly twice the value of th the annual output of women's clothing r T- T TOne One and three-quarter three times times' the total value of breadstuffs 1037 1031 ut Tf More than han the 1919 appropriation for or the United States navy navy by 1 OO MOTORCAR AND MOTOR TRUCK PLANTS PLANTS' PLANTS PLANTS' J i Equals ten army divisions f y Jr than United States Steel Stee corporation and subsidiaries subsidiaries' era more nore su em- em sa j 4 Equal to total number of telegraph and telephone compa company iy empl yel 4 chart ANNUAL PAY ROLL ROLI ROLL r h More by than than Canadas Canada's war expenditures for tor 19 1918 8 43 k x C h More than total operating expenses for 1918 of Pennsylvania railroad railroad- r fI plus Seaboard Airline ra railroad r f f MOTOR VEHICLES IN IN N USE USE i j One motor vehicle to every fourteen persons in the United Sta States States States- eI iI At a conservative average motorcar mileage of the total mileage f miles per annum which multiplied by an average of of C. C three hr passengers means a total passenger mileage of Railroad Railroad passenger pas I pas passenger enser mileage for 1919 was F i 1 Automobiles on n a basis of days of use and an average of only two wo PMs passengers carried passengers in 1919 compared compare with the railroads railroads' rail rail- roads' roads total of In 1918 the latest figures available 10 3 FARMER OWNED FARMER OWNED CARS CARS nv According to the Farm Journal cars care are owned farmer-owned or nearly third one-third of total registration r While motor vehicles have hav increased during the past year the 71 total number of horses has has' decreased from to It re-n re requires re- re II quires five acres to feed a horse The replacement of motor power for th the m t remaining animal power wo would ld release for for- food purposes over 0 0 I acres or nearly the total corn acreage In the United States i VOLUME OF MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS PARTS TIRES AND ACCESS ACCESSORIES RIES a FOR 1919 1919 t j Value Complete car and truck output M It Value parts and accessories output t. t ol Value tire replacement output u 1 m. m Value tire Ure sales to car manufacturing 0 16 r O 9 J MOTOR VEHICLES PRODUCED PRODUCED 1 f i Number Numb r cars ii Number trucks d Per cent gain over 1918 71 per cent Per cent exported 42 per cent o. o REGISTRATION IN U. U U S S. S. S At Ar A. s I t v Largest state registration n New York Largest state gross gain New York Largest state per cent gain lain North Carolina 51 per cent t cent State leading ratio to population California per Ratio to population In United States 1414 per cent Y TIRE AND FUEL FIGURES t y z t Gasoline produced barrels A tji Gasoline consumed by motor vehicles barrels Tires produced A I Replacement I ry JI Pass Passenger nger Car Gains in 1919 1 TOTAL OUTPUT 1 Open cars i Closed cars h Per cent gain total car output over 1918 1915 per ce cent t. t rr f. f Value of output t l Per cent ent of output exported 4 per cent 1 r t s NUMBER OF IN U U. U S. S r Largest state user New Kew York 0 Owned by farmers SIZE OF PASSENGER CAR MANUFACTURING BUSINESS rt Capital Invested f. Number of ot factories Value of ot repair parts r RETAIL PASSENGER CAR BUSINESS BUSINESS- I 1 r Passenger car dealers Garages Repair shops f Charging stations i I r Y Motor Truck Progress in 1919 E i. i I IPer j. j r TOTAL PRODUCTION Per cent gain over 1918 39 per cent r t Wholesale value of ot output Per Percent cent of ot out output ut exported 49 per cent COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION Number of ot states state's registering trucks separately 23 i b Largest state user New York J t v. v r Trucks on farms approximately i H rt I SIZE OF TRUCK BUSINESS Ji y r r Capital invested in h J t 1 Number of Continued on page 5 s I ACCURATE COMPILATION 5 OF FIGURES FIGURE Continued from page 3 3 Number of or factories Truck de dealers lers Ai Annual nual Production Product n of M Motor t r Vehicles PASSENGER AND COMMERCIAL COMBINED i a h. h t Wholesale Who Wholesale es le Year Number Val Year Number Number Val 1899 3 1911 1903 12 r 1904 1913 1905 v. v in 40 i 1914 3 1906 1906 V 6 1915 1910 7 1907 93 1916 1908 1917 1 1909 1918 1910 L 1919 PASSENGER f. f CARS MOTOR TRUCKS 1899 4 1904 I 1904 21 1909 n 1909 J 1903 to 1910 O 1910 OdO O 1911 1911 J 1912 1912 19 1913 1913 4 1914 i 1915 1915 M. M 1916 1916 j i 1917 1917 1918 1918 80 4 1919 1919 GROWTH OF MOTOR MOTO VEHICLE INDUSTRY 1899 1904 1909 1914 1914 1919 Capital Invested Motor vehicle I I w production Val Value e of products 4 Persons engaged in manufacturing W Wages es and salaries 1 8 58 |