| Show STArts lEAD lEADIN IN AUTO PURCHASES Average of Seven States Shows Cars to Every Thousand of Population With lith Only 99 09 as Average Throughout United States Utah Lags I Westward w est ward Iho tho ho course of ot empire takes Its wai na a Statistics prove that the Pacific region Is la the tho ho greatest automo automo- automobile automobile bile osing section of oC the United State fach success I sear the tho official reg reg- reg reg still further open the tho C es of to the motorcar motor tar car ar selling possibilities of or this fat fal t section of Sams Sam's domain Seven Soen Pacific coast states embracing log ing onh ony C 6 I 4 per Ier cent of ot the countr S population tike 0 over ocr cr ten per cent nt ot of otI I the entimo e output of ot Its factories No Xo m tier mi-tier business sJ States Arizona California Idaho Nevada n ada 4 At 4 Or Oregon on l-on Utah Washington s ics en Pacific States Slates 41 onO one other states Elates Entire United States Figures Figures for last year sho show that CalifornIa leads the entire countr country with nith passenger cars regis regis- registered reelis This Is a gain of or or r ft 21 per pel cent 0 o cr CI 1921 imis the number of passenger cars In use useIn In tn the Golden States per 1000 of POP POP- POPulation pop population on basis of the 1920 1020 census figures to The Tho total number of or motor car cars nd d trucks registered In the United States In 19 1922 3 totaled II a Fain of oC over oser 1921 an to- to in crease of ot 17 4 per pel cent In making these statements and presenting those these figures John C Wetmore Wet more a veteran eastern automobile editor of or a quarter r of a century's s 's ex- ex I in writing rilinG about motor cart cars carti I i who his s conic como from New Nework ork to reside In sunset land laud and has a II Pacific coast motor ne bureau ho ne I En route to my present Ide devoted several weeks to a hasty sur- sur surey Bur ley ey ey of oC th tho condition of he sport ani Industry on the Pacific coast through calls on automobile editors and als- als als In Salt Lake City Seattle Portland San Francisco and Lo Los Log An- An An Angeles geles reles the What most Impressed me was marvelous resources of this region I and the certainty of oC steady and nd won non wonderfully on- on rapid growth In population uth tach sear ear Each Each state I visited seemed to Ibave In la Itself wealth far tar outstripping It Its present population Utah's mines and ranches Washington's shipping shipping- apples and great inland empire an ant 1 t regon's Dregon's lumber fruits and faini lands a to me I could eol be that California did not depend on tourist since from Its own soil soli It 1 produces untold wealth In fruit oils sod and nd minerals to say nothing of ot Its heng beng a great gateway for tor commEnce In a II word I fully ul realized how hov great reat an attraction was its land i and nd scenery to tourists and how boundless were its resources and busi busl- busi- busi business ness opportunities to permanent so- so se tiers conditions ha ha have haI I e prevailed pros ailed eisen here hell herein In time the United States there thero has be been n nIn In a progressive progress e gain in tiso- tiso motor mo motor tor car registration In the sunset tates In Arizona Call California Cornia Idaho No ad Oregon Utah and Washing Washing- Washington Washington ton for instance they trebled CI In five ears jumping from In 1916 1910 to tJ In 1921 Though some Bomo 1932 1922 registration sta- sta sta statistics came ame to land hand after its Corn com completion com completion the figures In the following will serve eerie to demonstrate P Pa coast automobile progress nn and In 1921 In 1920 Population 13 10 H 94 lOb 96 90 95 99 90 I 1 could understand the reason for tho big investments J I 1 saw in spacious anti and magnificent motor car dl establishments S and auto auto- automobilE's automobiles auto automobiles mobiles mobilE's manufacturers so 80 o genel ally base o their eyes on the tho big growing ant and year all auto bung bu InS in this land ot of sunshine 00 |
