Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-02-10 | Page 41 | Ship Autos by Trainload

SHIP AUTOS BY TRAINLOAD Expect Seasons Season's Demand for Cars to Outstrip I That of Past YearBy Year YearBy By ROY ROT 0 O HATES HAYES DETROIT Feb Trainload 9 9 shipments shipment Are the order In the automobile Industry this m month Long rail caraan are nj a pulling out Out every evry day dllY for various part parts parn of the tho country telling the story tory of ot the moment s a business even more moro ao- ao ac accurately than executives them themselves elves could put It 11 They bear out the fact tact that the largest companies are approaching capacity and nd offer otter patent proof that the tho best beat minds mind In the tho Indus Indus- Industry Industry try are confident of an excellent spring business Despite the fact tact that th next sea lea sea season son eon e s demand promises to outstrip the record sot set last year yo r bello believe e that there thero will be no short short- shortage shortage shortage age of automobiles automobile this Caught short by a sensational winter win win- winter win winter ter demand last year the Industry found Itself unable to to fully cope with spring print requirements requirement and as asa asa a result many orders wont went beg beg- beggin slop beg gin Although Although current demands demand la Is considered quite heavy heaY production Is being pushed well In excess of Immediate call for cars care Manufacturer Manufacturers Manufacturers are seizing seizing- the tho chance to ship to warehouses and to distributors distributors tors so that when the bIg ble spring business bustnes opens up no prospective motorist will be disappointed Trainload shipments now going out are re designed ned to accomplish this end The urge of Intensive competition competition competition tion Is also aloo a a factor Rather than face a condition where a 1 prospective prospective prospective tive buyer might after his choIce because of ot slow low delivery are aro taking taking- added precaution that sufficient cars can will be available avail avail- available able able for spring delivery The fallacy of loading the dealer hu has long been exploded and there Is nothing In the current action that contemplates offering the dealer more cars carl th than n he can han haD haDdie bandte handle I die dle On the other hand band dealers dealer I representing the ten or twelve telve beat known makes maJce are re well behind their quotas quota and are bombarding the factories for tor cars care TM Tbt very con oon- con condition has hae also served Ted to warn a au- au automobile au automobile u- u makers makere that next demons demon's require requirements menta promise to be unus unusually wally heavy beavy and that preparation should hould be made accor accordingly With the thai close of the Chicago national show lest week tho the ma- ma main ma major jor show how season comes to olos for the year although automobile will be held In clUes u a late oj AI June In the trend of ot design design and con con- con affliction I Is the con con- con favor being shown the six six- six six cylinder cylinder type ot of o construction Ihl This L Is U 66 4 per pr cent compared with 1 64 54 6 per cent In e a 1110 s gain of I more than 10 per cent Although this census show bows a I marked falling taIling off In the tho th number I of two make mAkes two forty less lees than In I the 1920 the percentage of sIxes sizes la is perceptibly boosted The six with I Its Ite total of sixty eight different snakes clip eclipses Its ite nearest rival the four by four forty There are twenty four four different makes of fours on the market With a a totAl of twelve different makes mattu the rank third In number or six six fifty less than the number of ot size 1108 Of the e eights ton ten are ot of o the V type one construction construction one loss Icu than four tour years ago J