Show Western estern States Face Greatest Shortage Shortage Of f. f Automobiles iles I It RAIN GRAIN CROP MOVEMENT t STOPS AUTO SHIPMENTS Dealers and Public Advised to Prepare for Serious Shortage of New Nev Models for Several I Months to Come PROSPECTIVE motorcar buyers who imagine that wait- wait 1 i ff ing jug or a few cancellations of orders wilt will cause a let up i in n the demand for for cars or a reduction in prices are due for tide it lude awakening i iI I II I I Shortage of automobiles in the West Vest is is going to be belpre bej j acute than ever according to Charles C. C Backes j ff tanager of the Intermountain Automotive Dealers' Dealers asso- asso He has just sent the tile following letter to all dealers I hout this territory in order to acquaint them with I conditions a as tl they e h have v developed I will wl be Interested in KnowS Know Know- S that the tho May product production on of cars and trucks wa was i nger on the following basis 24 H w er cent were shipped in tn boxcars I Iw 6 pcr per cent In e dri drive y and nd 21 l pr 1 cent on flatcars or put puL in ator- ator i fee te This indicates that from this hIS the Vest Western rn to shipments r me on arc lre going Coing to be very lim- lim 1 because of the shortage of u Jed I equipment I The recent ruling of ot the Inter- Inter t tate tale te commerce commission is dl- dl Ct 1 1 j tr boxcars s of al t p n t n OJ eg automobile cars into Cent Central Ed nd d Western states for or the han han- n ng of ot the grain rain crop Orders Ethe the interstate commerce com coin sian with reference to re practically going to d deny ny the thee f 11 1 e pf of this equipment In the ship ship- dp- dp Jf of or the manufactured product ray ay from the factories 1 Nearly earH all factories are now ia In tn a limited w way y which v Is Ise e to practically all n cases casca to of or material This parLie- parLie irlY applies to steel products all nil information we can i b- b om tL n indications point to a very mill mall number of passenger cars cus trucks being received in this thi tory lory for some lome months to come corre s I II nother item Hem which we would I I ito lo call to your attention Is the thet ii t t sentence under the federal 0 o 0 law Thirteen months In the cral eral prison was as the first sene aen- aen e meted out at aL Portland under vehicle new national n. motor ft 1 t act when Ray Rny Roland wasn was n this penalty for or ste stealing an in Portland and driving II |