Show PRICE OF MARON MARMON ti 34 ADVANCED a 4 J BY MAKERS ne of or the most significant and important im I moves on the part of of oC high grade automobiles is chronicled in the news from the Marmon Mar Mar- mon raon factory located in Indianapolis that the price of the Marmon 34 a model which has tas proved unusually popular this tilis season has been considerably consider r. r ably advanced in price The new prices are as follows Seven S Seven ven passenger ger touring car three and four four passenger ger roadsters 2950 five passenger five passenger touring car 2900 Reasons for foi this advance are contained con in a letter from W. W C C. Marmon president of the Nordyke an and Marmon company to Warren Paul general manager of the Utah Utah Idaho Idaho Motor company company company com pany local distributors of the Marmon Marmon Mar- Mar mon This increase in price is caused by bythe bythe bythe the actual increase in the cost of material material material ma ma- and nd labor entering into the construction construction construction con con- of the 34 car As a matter of fact this advance does not fully I cover this increased cost However 1 in in view of the unprecedented sales or of of i the car and the fact that the sales I resistance is so much less than anticipated anticipated anticipated antici antici- we believe we are justified in marketing the car at the new price rather than advance the full amount of increased cost of labor and material material ma ma- Practically every one i i is conversant with the market conditions and lap ap appreciates predates to some extent the enormous advance in the cost of materials Alum ilium mum alloy steels such steels such as are used in inthe the Marmon 34 brass 34 brass copper have advanced tremendously in the past year There is no single item on the car that has not undergone an advance I hi iii price Orders which were closed and accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac prior to the announcement of increase will be filled at the old price The problem that confronted us was either to maintain our original prices and change the material and Inspection inspection inspection in in- specifications sufficiently sufficiently- to allow us to buy and build at a cos cost that would Safely permit a continuance of original prices or to continue to build the best we know how bow and advance advance ad ad- vance the price accordingly Singly In this decision we were upheld by our large larg largo e t t dealers and branch managers |