Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-07 | Page 11 | 1,000,000 Cars Shipped during First Eight Months

R I OO CARS SHIPPED FIRST DURING EG MONTHS EIGHT H j n Enormous Number of Vehicles for Salesrooms 7 Leave Factories Total Shipped by Boat Incomplete Incomplete 1 September and October Figures Outlook Promising Promising i Nov 6 Du 6 6 During the first eight months o of 1920 from January 1 fj D DETROIT to the end of August the total number of automobiles which were Ii t I. I either shipped or driven away from motorcar manufacturers members members mem mem- 1 bers bels of the national automobile chamber of commerce and from the theFord J Ford Motor company compan which is a nonmember was according to t. t compilations based upon the figures furnished by J. J S. S Marvin general f E traffic manager of the N. N A A. C C. C C. The detailed statements of the monthly shipments are as follows I f. f THREE TO THE CAR i Freight Freig t car shipments shipments January January February March 29 1326 April 1717 7 May June f July August This made a to total al of carloads I I These motor cars were shipped either cither 1 in regular auto freight freigh t. t cars open cars cais common cars and also in I freight cars and he average number of vehicles making malting up a carload is I figured at 3 34 4 Thus it is probable that the total number of automobiles I shipped by rail was Machines driven away January away January 29 February March April Ma May June Junc July August This made mado madea a total of I Machines 1 shipped by boat June boat June July August or r a to toI total total to- to I tal of GENERALLY IMPROVING Thus during tho the first eight months of the year a total of 1 automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles left left- factories Complete reports for September are not yet ready but indications are that they will show a decrease of ab out 15 to 20 per cent from rom the August records rec roe I October from present indications will show a decided d increase over SopI September Sop Sep I While there was a momentary momen- momen j I tary slackening blackening at many plants ii it is s si i generally believed that the crisis is lovei over and as a matter of fact the siti situation sit- sit i Is regarded as generally Improving imI im- im I I proving