Show BELGIUM 1 LIKES U S Sa AUTOS Old Prejudice Against American Makes Is Overcome WASHINGTON Aug Au One GOn 6 G On of the th amazing and Interesting features of oC world orld automotive de- de de development I Is the th Increased use ue us of oC motor vehicles In Bel lum brought about since Ince the world orl l lI I wari war i Herbert Hoover Hooter secretary of commerce hll has e 1 a letter from Crom Geoge S Messer mith the United States con consul ul at Antwerp that tells of oC this great treat pi progress ogress In appreciation and use in of oC the tho automobile Th The Tho l letter sa says ii In part lt It PID Prior to the world arId war var auto auto- automobiles automobiles mobiles wore were w r considered m oJ luxury 8 and nd their use ue at confined on- on entirely en entirely to the e cuss class In th the early part of 1 lilt 1119 there ther wore were wor In iii Antwerp Ant a city of about people less les than a dozen private privately ate ate- ly Iy owned cars car From Prom 1920 to 1923 the th increase was vias almost phenomenal phe- phe phe phenomenal so that by the Ilia end nd of oC 1923 Ita It a was estimated that In ib Belgium a as a whole there thele thel were In use us at nt least fO 60 passenger eats cats and about trucks In Ina a addition 39 SS licensee hl have been Issued for motorcycle i statistics for 1913 1 13 show how imports ot of motor ye- ye vehicles ve vehicles hides In III that at sear vear ear dad And ex exports parIs of 1694 The proportion of oC these exports were ero manufactured sp In the Minerva a facIo factors In 1923 1023 the car Imports numbered 11 18 and the exports I 8 This great Increase In 1923 1023 a as compared with Ith Ire previous lOUR yearn cars Is lIne duo In a largo Irto measure to the tho Imports oCA ofa of oC A 10 priced low American car lar for fot which Hi lire manufacturer I In In 1921 1021 had established an un ass assembling plant in 11 Antwerp The Tho Th deep seated sealed prejudice which bleh existed American automobiles before thear the war viar aras was as practically eliminated bv by the pet per performance of o a It priced moderately American cat ar largely ely used bv by the American army of occupation during dur- dur dur during ing Its Ile operations In The extraordinary work done by thIs car attracted d the attention of the Belgians Belgian I a as welt viell as a of others serving In the anted allied armies and It 1 Was as In great preat demand In Bel- Bel Belgium Bel Belgium gium glum Immediately after th the tho war Br although Its silo s-il s was as naturally restricted on account of It Its price U TJ S CAIN Today American cars car enjoy a reputation equal to that of ot Euro Euto- European European ean cars and the th moderatelY priced automobIle of AmerIcan apy has ha a firm hold on the Belgian market As e of this fact there were 9 20 automobiles Imported from the United States State In 1123 1923 compared I with 77 17 In 1913 1013 l l The Th use of motoi olor trucks truck was practically pr unknown n In Belgium before the tho th war nr all hauling being done with horse drawn wagons y trucks truck were cre Introduced by bythe bythe bythe the armies arm Ie host 0 0 cr and have rapidly replaced horses by reason of the th sa easing In operating costs and the tho in rapidity with lUh which de- de de deliveries liveries can bo be made in tn view stew of oC oth the tho splendid 1 road s tem and the increasing demand there ther should lie lie be nit all Interesting market for tor American duty heavy trucks pro pro- provided pro provided vided a thorough effort were made In this direction |