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Show J United Slates Exports 9 Record Number of Autos Jjw Thousands of Gas Buggies Are Exported Yearly to Various 1 Foreign Countries, Records Show; Standard Make of Cars Makes Big Hit With Buyers. j HH The Importance of the American iKfl automobile In foreign countries is W forcibly brought ir MtfrSfl of recent reports. The eensus figures KSsjH represent the cumulative results of SjljpjS several yearn' Importations. : 11 The Hem of boxing an automobile '' '' 'OI 'xPr' 's Dul B comparatlyelj I ' f viEi small one in analysing the laid-iiown jjt) ' eosl in a foreign salesroom. The fciV'SBI buyer, however, will see it iu a dif- ferent light since every 7.r or sioo HfffiB adds just so much to his sales f- Kfl fort. On the other hand the best bos ing i f i he i heapest . and lie foi tisnH ,gn merchant will gladl pa this rorm "f insurance foi the delivery of IfiflH cars in perfect condition American packing methods in ex- . L';1! pori trade havi h'-i n lie ubjec of n 19 so much criticism ilia' some are j fr prone " overlook the faci thai we B do have cood packing. All American " mm pat king nvisi do I be condemned be I W pearing clasi i Ilfferenl and Ig- Kl in. rant i p"i 1 81 - lfty PACKS PRODUCTS The manufacture packs his prod ' nets to protect ihem during time of 1 transit, so thai they will reach Ihe Rj$ Diiyer in perfect condition. Tr.e ear Ur. rier adds 10 the.-.- reasons his desirt Ejv to conserve cargo space and lo se Si.- 'csV cure ease 'n handling. The buyei B wants quieir deliver) of perfect i ' r HHJ transport fror.i the factory to bit fljj I salesrooms will be BL e..n that packing jfgp od employed of surrounding woods f?l:! with a protection from physical hnim Ri?fl while In transit The manner of :: 7 packing Is governed by the following V4r factors: JSfl 1. Nature ot the goods! nl . 2. Conditions to be met in transit. i 3 3. Smallest possible bulk a I WeiKht of measurement basis of rjefi fi i icht cost. I I Bast ; i ' adllng KiSJJ Customs duties at destination. i 9 t;ood packmj. not onlj protect he rW 9 merchandise during shipment iih ''Jr. also is an advertisement ol the con- ' 'Jd sideration sjhown lb hippej in mmy ha Ihg I the same condition as when they lefi the factory Tightly wrapped and KfM strongly packed goods may be Hjtfl tumbled around, exposed lo rain, Jf ii iv oj 1.' .ii i ii'ii. .1 bundn 'l tinier and yet open up in nerf t HH shape In the buyer's warehouse. The BBM best (nauranbe against damage is to fj par k BH can be no damage. H9 The value of an article increases hSEfl very rapidly i he moment it leaves the jfljjfl lactory. To the cost, or purchase grgSS price, is udded automatlcall; an ac-1 ac-1 ance values, exchauge rates, duty, M shriukagt ad Tht n "i there is a "bad order" or "loss ' claim In addition there i.s not only the lost (of actual value, but of time consumed con-sumed in adjusting and duplicating Ihe order The need of greater shipping capacity ca-pacity became most vital when the United States was BUpplj inx an lenofmbufl army and navy both at home ami abroad and at Ihe same i'inic supplying Kreai quantities of material to Ihe allies The probkui became one ol shipping (he most 't-oods in I In' smallest possible space. America- foremost experts were failed to the serire, and their I studies resulted iu achievements ; which were Just short of marvelous For instance, fifty carloads of freight I were repacked so as to require the space of only fifteen Can Auto trucks, needed nioBt urgently in France, were repacked In a waj that reduced the cubit contents iroin 1000 ifeet to '.'78 cubic feel On one type ( of car $3,000,000 was saved, as the total bulk was reduced by one-third. The government experts were sue- oessfQl in a big way and their ideas 1 ean profitably be adopted b man) automobile manufacturers. STUDY METHODS The packing engineei ol a well-known well-known Chicago house hesrnn io study the methods in use in packing auto 'j mobile engine hearings. Suggestions 'were put into effect, and nwiny experiments ex-periments were mads with the result ;thai a third more bearings were i packed Into the same size box. The I labor cost of packing was reduced I about one-fourth, amounting to $2000 In a year; cheaper, yet stronger, box ling v.is introduced, thereby saving J500 a year. Surely one third of tin shipping bulk added to $2500 saved before shipment was made, 'justified the investigation. The packing of an automobile I should become just as much of a standard opi ration as any part of the manufacture or assembly of the car. Kach type and size car should box in thtform with the several factors enumerated heretofore. Safety during transit requires thorough bracing i w ithin the box lo preent motion or friction, Faulted surfaces, upholstery, nickel aud delicate parts must bo kept free from contact which will Injure In-jure or destroy the finish. This is a frcior of gieai importance to the -l-foreign buyer. I The dismantling ol a car requires expert work' in order ihnt the buyer ii.. reassemble It with ihe least amount of time labor and confusion. iSmall pans should be easli Ideutt-Ified. Ideutt-Ified. Nuts, bolts and the like cun be put In small canvas bans and I lagged io invure against loss or im-l im-l proper assembly. I'assenger cars jonly partially taken down quite na-turallj na-turallj do not utter the problem as do trucks, v.hlch usually pack to the j horizontal dimensions of the chassis l rann . Bconomy of space bears directly on Hie cost of transportation The least I practical ubic measuremenl i nec- e.sary, especially y, her.- every unnecessary un-necessary foot costs an unnecessary Idollar lor ocean freight. Ocean' 'frcht tariffs and assessed on weicht or measurement. ships- option, whichever win produce the greatest amount of revenue to the carrier; I Automobiles generally lake the meafl Uxemenl basi.; and for this reason i ihe smallest possible bulk is essm tlal. Lit Grande I. Snyder In Iho . World e Markets published by Tl. G. I Dun Co. |