Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-10-22 | Page 10 | Detroit Plants Run Full Blast

DETROIT PLANTS RUN FULL BLAST Continued High Output for Several Months at Least Is Expected By wmrtroMB Williams. DETROIT. Mich. With coal and rail conditions rapidly ix'ominfr normal, anrl the Ford workmen back at their Jobs, there is every Indication that the automobile industry has passed the Crisis and that for many months to come the normal outptrt of motor vehicles ve-hicles of all kinds is assured. The Ford motor plants reopened on less I than one day's notice and 'he dally (production of more than r-.fOO cars Ibepm where It left off six days before be-fore Improved business conditions, higher high-er wages id laborers, and the anticipation antici-pation of good crops, have already had their reflection in the demand for motor vehicles. The lad to the I Conviction of a continued high output for several months at least with a strong probability that it will not fall far behind the general average for the first eight months. In that period the total production v. as 1,671,418, as against 1,S68,CI0 for the entire year of 1 9 J I . GREATER OI TITT EXPECTED. ICvi-ry Indication Is that next year will see an even greater output, An-1 ticlpatlng such a condition, enlarging! f plants already begun While such additions In many cases, will be used to meet the increased demand for: closed body types of c;i i s. they will also be aid- to take care of the prospective pros-pective demand for both open and closed models. BOX ( Alts st R I At present there are practically no cars for automobile use and unless suitable cars can be provided it will be necessary for the automobile concerns con-cerns to curtail production. Manufacturers Manu-facturers are now obliged to drive away thousands of automobiles on their own wheels, which practice is not desired, since it often damages the cars and is practicable only for short distances, With the approach of the, usual disagreeable autumn weather this practice to a great extent will be discontinued' I uring the present agreeable weather weath-er every trunk highway leading out ot Detroit and other Michigan automobile auto-mobile centers is being utilized for the delivering of cars outside the state. 00