NEW RECORD INAUTO
SALES DURING 1913
Alfred Reeves Estimates
Total of 375,000 Cars
Absorbed by Public.
PRODUCTION NOW IS
EQUAL TO DEMAND
Best Statistics Indicate That a
Million Motor Vehicles Are
Now in Use.
B\ \t I Rl M IIHU*
' rt, ial fij-n'res t-wppllpd ln cannectlon
:>a>niiip of tl ? nth annual
that the laat
? ?? raa f"r the i
. .,- havlag
? almllar period '
ntinued ti-e :
..f unbroki
..utomoblle
ai r tnk.-n I po
L'uriiiK the Inst four oi five months j
Ing ot the at
? bj tiu> eHaalnal k ai d
onstal .!. coupled arlth tha
protl ... ? u in _*_?
bai ii ? ie
tlona v hli h
rlng 191.
lt a rea thoiis;. can
i\.a\ the motor
r ar h ? t lOUght to th."
fait that t i - the nulu.-iry
haa 4.v 1111
wondei fui ... ach
point!
nius; r ... ,.., rrnjst be '
at a lea shouid
iru all di ? d for ? faa
?
other Indu I I I haa over
? on * here ?? ? ar after year |
fot* Ci ts aalee wen UmlU ti
ipply. Th- - ge in '
tlon !i:si not mora
. anri m ordlnary io- '?
? ?)i year on
not deemed
ouM not have;
? ?
\ ?
that duri! . ' the Urst
automobile show ln New York. ;. faa i
thOUS-J-d rais " ? r. BOld, Wblle the mak
era i t'entra Palaci j
show tllls ? :ri l.rjilnd them
Of in.re than JT.'..i>aii eatea, ainl i an point j
w.th pride to the fa-t thut then- are how
:lve u_a_ througbout th'- country, aa
itrationa, more than
\-ide from that.
?ir-an r ars have been
to eighty-three foawtga eoan*
trief ol tl ? world Of tins more than
orted this year, as well as
].art- ?? I ara tO the Kng
..j Canadian fa<*tOaieS nf Kor.l.
isi ' ? waa the Hnrt real bl|
. - madi
|aaa, ISS.100 In ltlft
00 !ii 1911, 2TO.000 in 1912. and during
the last year Z'.o.otxi cars. at an avi
Mellii.K prlci ol H ' 01 .< t"lal i'f IHS,
Tn fn-.' timo and shorten dlatanoa haa
baen the motoi ? ? ? --. and It is ?
? i nntrtie for pes.jinilst- tfl
ileclaia- it an economic waste. While at
and
luxuries for thf rich. thay are .ertainly
now aacasaltlaa foe praa-tleally every one.
and witii tha- derreased cost of materials
and Lctte. tiOIl a Wldar fleld is
that this country shouid absorb
motor car* a year.
I'lidoubtedty many people have auto
iiiol-ilr-s that cannot afforal them, but the
may be sald >.f evarything in thla
American life r.f OUI- Tot hOW many
-. hO are -aillhlg tf* pive
them np?
?Wlth thr daprasaad general but
condltlona Ihla yeai - productlon of '?'?'">??
..., . ieiprodnctlon ot
iionsii.lv gva ar ala tbo-asand. kt a result,
, iatl v ar. ttu-llned lo
-. e thai in POrmal tmns thr- antvial
absor|.t!.m POW4M for ntOtOl <*ars in this
i-ountr-. la abaut HMM The bii-lne1-* is
)i..\\ ..i a firm and substanttal basis. the
flnamialb wrak eot-Caraa havlng nearly
aii been eltanlnlatsd, as etoti an oo-aoarM
wboae prodVCta wara uninarketaMe. There
may still be a few tnorr- awah SSMS to j*o.
but in lookitiK ttrot a lonj* hst it is- clearly
Shoara that tha great majorlty are on a
?raa tlnandal basi.-.
Th. tradr- llsts show that there ar* 211
anlea aaaking plaaaara carn, of whlob
nt\ kt oonsidr-lrri aelively ill thfl
- while tha- M 'on. i-rns maklng
tracka inn be brruiffht down ta seventy
tl\e. aa far as teal prod eiag la con
< .1 I ?
Whlk thera wt-ih yeaurs when 100 per
c tn iinrra.se in pa, ndu.'tion W8J shr.wn,
_? ? . ir n\tt the year ba*
fwre wa n par eaal Whea ooo conald
mpany'a tncraaas was
:, it bilnj-s thi- Imif-aae of the
Other companies down to 17 per .ent.
Flgures vary sooaawhat and are a Mttie
io obtain, >ct an Daeaaabar io
. itrattoas raparted by tbs state
s. i ? .ver) appi'oximately l.SaO.AOO
4. ma*t] wara dophV ati i
as in mom oaaaa esra are aot raglatarad
anaually, but aaily eaes by each owner.
as ln (alifornla, Mlnnesota and .Wbraska,
whilf ii. soma- otha-r state* reKlntiatlon lo
Oaly -tne in tbn. v.-mis A few
-lata- bavs only rounty n gistratlons,
s\):.l? the wtate law tn MtastaStpa. w?j r*.
- ared lyraBd i iad tothaaj du
pHeationr ?."i ti imming la svan r?-a.on
Way, laavaS moic than .ne million
ai_ a* tm I'umlari ln actual id e in itna
. .uir.r> at the pgggMM tlme.
HOW OUTPUT HAS GROWN
Estimate for 1914 Runs Up to
400,000 Cars.
pg thi ?'<? thO t'?4?l output III
., valuatK'ii
..r sianiithlni llki ^'.'A". an.l th* heoti
laduatT) wlll turn out _ooda valued
? ? 'i ii. auaahar o?
' l aad minkett-'l rjurltiK 1*1-1
ai I.
irtaea pettt a^o aal) a tor, ka*
lar* ?iT' prtduead pai ai.num ln h**g
iii*. Ma *
? . .'odu'id. i.-i v.-ri. M.ixa), and in
frrem te -1
h, Jlllie.) to >
aat _tartliii_ junip* wa- m
? I out
? . . ? , | ? ' ' Mr-.ra- than
Ut; bj Ml
? *).i_-*j. ann
r:v. tii*- in 01
umJt"
SOME SIX CYUNDER CARS DISPLAYING TENDEl-*^
MANUFACTURERS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND rOR THIS TYPL
ASKS MOTORISTS
TO AVOID RUTS
AND SAVE ROADS
Carelessness in Use of Highway
Detracts from Joys of
Automobiling.
EVIL A WIDESPREAD ONE
Head of Case Company Tells of
Some Glaring E.xamples nn
Western Tour.
?\ .. K. IH l.l?< \>i
Have 4,,,j evei klopped t*. think thal
you, Ifr. Automobile Owner, caa do -?
lot to help along th" good roada rnov.
ment and preaerve the aurface ..f the
hlghwaya without bo rmich a.^ donating a
cenl toward their upkeop?
i do not mean thal you a?e t.. ba 8a?
empt froin dolng your share toward help
Ing to soixe. tiie problem cf Kood ro.* is.
for tl-... future great advantag* "f ibe
gaaolene propelled rehlci* wlll lie in the
pleasures and businens advantagea Biilned
in traxellin)* from town to town, l ity tfl
city and st;.t>- to Btatl
in thia article i have been .-tsk.-.i t..
deal xxith tho touiinf*: inotorist xxln
knows not the meanlng nf the word
economy in uainx eountry roada <>r I
miKht Ixetter put It by saxin): that I liaxe
been ask.-d t<, call the attention of tho
automobile ofrner and truck .iri.er t..
th.-ir laeh "i appn iati.?i ,.f p.....! roadi
When nn autoiiiol.il.. owner or .irixt-r
strikes a pie.e of ha.l rna'l 1.*' sur.*lx re
bIIsm it ami either expreaaea or feeui d ???
Battafaction, Vary often, however, rthera
.<f his ki.id are reaponalbh i": ns condl
lloii
Por the ><;.. >.f 181' p hj .."' make *
resolutjoti .ha. 4..; arlll de "";i llttl*
share toward |iii^iv\in: I, >? good roada
an*l helpiiiR tlu- lad 0
The _nrst and moot importapl leooon m
preservatlon >.f th. hlghwaya la found in
the molto adopted hx otM "f th" ?"f"'
rna'ls' clulix in Texas, "Don't lirive in
the Hut!"
BSxamplaa InnumeraWe In ail parts of
the country mlghl bfl ->8Clted Id this arti
. 1.- where fine plecs of hlghway 01 a
trans state r*-a.l ln Its enthret) ha- ? ?en
deotroyed by aut-**a**oWtteta who p
m travelling on exactl) the bmba linflg
as thr other fcllow.
How oft*ii iu, 4- rou aeen ;. wall oilad
country ro.'d in fairlx k""<I .-"nditloi. ..i
a "MW sertloii o! hienxx., |uai bufll 1"
come aimoM Impaaflabl* by conatanl
OPOga "f a rut Ihat xxas flral 'nai k.-d hy
the luttai car t.i ti-.'vi av. i li
Laal fali i ni.ki- a trip from na.in*
Wls , lo Ban l-'raii.-i*-." tO t'st out tl?.-.
new tourinj? r-todela and to Inapeci tl.
country hlghwaya iii thfl NortBWeal
oevaraJ iirraafiraa I raa over atntcbi
road that would 88 10-488] ? '*- tine a ?
in th*- . ounti > bad thfl Iflui*l8t "i driv* i
Of the Rasol.-Ti'-|'r*i|.. lled vehici. . as Wflrll
.,i, .,t of th. . ra '. at. I* I xxin,
.^tiii awean by his horse and buggy. caied
io axarctse -***onomy ba .he use of the
Mghway placed at his disposHi b) tk<
county or atati or, h. 84*48*8 instan i
danta allrOni the r..i"i.
I rocall vlxidly one plt.e of road on thfl
8'a. Iflc * ".<?-1. whan th?- ? d p
as thfl rails of a BtflflUH road are high
worn us thou-rh they xxc, nsehaYOoA ther
Each touri--t xx 1.8888 BlOBg, nnd thei
are thouaand- of th. m OVerj >.;.r ln tl I
sr.-tjon, had fiillox4C.l light Ifl tttfl path
of the orltrin.-il ur, and xx hat should hax
t.t-en one of tlu best s< i tlona of blghwaj
we travellod *>x.. In ou. UHfl mlle nn*
waa i-onae*|Ueiit'y all but lm|
Alnioht wlthoui an eXCaptaOB BVaTJ p.e.-e
of good road Bfl tfetfl eounti \ ls POOtSOt 04
later destroyed hy ihi> "flunfl carelessness
on the pntt of the ownn or his chauff. m
Six inehea ol a load ihat la often txx,]\,
feet wide Is call"! Ufrfli tfl Btand Ul
siralu of all the uia<* :iin< -s that
ovar ii
Atter tBfla88 i its are ntai t' *l and the aur
fa.c ln.? bfl*. ii hroken throutfli the <h .. k
holes and dllflt hole.-. com- . and in tain.x
seaaons \ o j hax* th* \x.*t?: to contend
wlth, win. I) BflftflBfl ihe Bfltrfa ?** and 0- -
et*aaar8fl tha afBdanej of th. matc-jiai HBad
:n r.iakniK lh.- road.
pon't fttVfl in tlu- r. i ' xx.mlu
sj.lendid r)i".to for all tOOtOli tlfl to ,.d..pi
aai thaa 0*tt sa la II x.ouJ.i .-axr. naUJ
loh.- Ot dflllari aiinualix in th, huilding of
th* phasun .,t the ...
lal man) loltl, and Iii th. *.iid s,^ th.
autoruobua.
Struggle for Supremacy
Faces Motor Car Trade
Dollar for Dollar Cars Alone
, Will Find Favor with the
Public in Future, Van
Dervoort Says.
B> W. ti. *?-4n Der.ainrt, Moline.
Ueing svorj pooalble angle of eaparlenes
to throw Hght <>n tb< months ahaad of
! us. i am of the ballef thal ItM wlll wlt*
thi graatest motoi oar mahera'
straggls for supremacy that thr induatry
: has ever srltncaaed We ars not noarteg
! th* "survival of the fittest" stage-we
' have reach<?r-) lt.
Wa- hgve reached that period ln motor
car history where Ihe public can M longT*
n he victimized Motor ? ar buyOTI do
not have to be told what makers are
building hon4 at i ara at bonoat prtcei
i belleve that ware it possihie for them
t.i mahe a auflcient numbar of cars to
the demand all the buatnees for
n.x; 4,.,,.,,,, \. >. i j 1. i go :r, a doaen well
known mahera, whosi honeat buainasg
deaJIngi have cr,eated tor then inti-rna
. .I rr putatlon.
The .liminatioii of motoi eai makera
, haa been u'.inj,' on for aome tlme Each
(week wltneaaea thr- diaappearance of one
1 or n ..I. coneei na 14 Is rlgh
AUTOMOBILES.
? ? a ?v_ri^^^^^^^^^^***sjjW_s* a s ?
aor/j&r l^-OSB
falWiBMON fl:
iVm. ' ?'?' i-*i?*!?'' Ridingl Car In thcVforld' ***-*''
s
aa.
??*-- -4 _. _______-- ,
aaaai.^*_|_aKBBTa--gaaSi ****Z^*9XXP
j $3250 |
1 invested m a *
| Marmon "41" |
; represents greater value ?
Z than any other buy in the -
I automobile world unless _
; you prefer a smaller four ;
? ?
: THE :
l Marmon " 32 " *s
{ at $3000 I
"; Ora larger six 2
j THE ?
f Marmon " 48 " I
j at $5000 j
? a
? Reason3 why at ?
: Space B-l _
: Qrand Central palace I
? a-asaam _______?. ________ ?
? m
? Sidney B. Bowman ?
[ Auto Company, ?
: 225 WEST 29th ST., |
I New Yorlc Dealeii for ""
t NOKD.kH ft MAKMON CO. 5
I
I |4.,|
Indianapolii, Ind.
shouid come, ns tbe motoi car Ind
will be on a flrmer foundatlon when n.e
. urtdealrablas have auapended operatiens,
AUTOMOBILES.
Ths mahlng of automobiles Is too tapla
m IndUStry and thf motor rar tOO BtaplS
i prodnet for any part pf it to Le ln the
landi of makers who are not glvtng pttr*
dollar for dollaur \aiu..
More cara are gotaf to be made and
n-iti next laaaon man al an. tlme In the
'_ hlstory, t>?it these rars wlll ba
,,;..!,? by ths leadlng manu/acturera b
? ? who nai e !?? -n tried and
,..t found wantlng and who hava; made
].,ii. i ? ars at honest pi oflts.
AUTOMOBILES.
Pift-C. AfrttOw
Modpl 4b B2
PSYCHOLOGY OF DRIVING
Motor Truck Man Worka Harder
Than Horse Driver.
"There | lattl element 111 tlM
d eAcianov ot motor trwehs avar
horse drawn \ a-hi. w," sajrs C. W. Mar*
Un, manager "f tba motor tru?*k tir. ?i
pa tmanl ol tha Ooodysar Oompaajr. nt
Ahron, < diio. "1 top to think
that tha mar* aal of drtvtng a raotor
truck bM 411 erT.-.-t am the driver that
mak..;- hun work fastei than tha drivar of
a horne draa n vehlch
"When a ati - oras drawn
vehhie he -reeognli-a that tha 1 ? ?
go vary tast, and hs gats Into ths n
habtt of doing everything In connactlon
wlth hia work alowly. He ? w ..- 1 him?
aelf by thinhina Ing that ho U
on his hoi
?-,,-, 1 hand. when you put a
man at thi Wheel oi B motor truch ba
4:0011 realises that he haa ln his power a
motor that will propel the truck at a rai
,,t ip?_d !..r In :l'-'' "' ?*- ii'"'""
drawn vehicie. Thi* htu a tendencjr tow?
ard gettlng hlm Into the habit of doing
hi- work taater. He loada fantcr: he im
loada faater; he makes deliveriea moie
uuleklv. and Is 011 the j.-b all the tima
??Anothei element that enters into thia
is tha- fact thal the driver of a motoi
truck knows that practlcally oll hls tlme
la taken up doing tii- real worh for
which li" la hlred. He ri.."s:i't hmvs to
i tlme taklng cars of his horaas A
thal he is a hlghar elaas work
man w nen h<- la handlins ?"oaehinery ti.an
when hs ls actlng as ths driver of a.
4
AUTOMOBILES.
AUTO HELPS TO
SOLVE PROBLEM
OF CONGESTIOH
Street', Would RA !*n*pt;sabi|
Were Korscs and V.'aoo-s
i- the Htjoftty,
TANOLPS Q',,lr,"7 ..ro-**!
Ber.e-fH rf M-)*->r rH-"?-. t?
poi ta<!o*i Et^ccfilly '? ''-?.
eble ln Tr rk'-g
bv wn.LTAM ( potitirryr.v. 'v_tiasjl
?*? '?? "o
? ?
Mles in N "y ls _?*__??
to light fad 3j.
'p'niaa,
so lonic antagonlstlc, is ar laat turaha
*-d*d, .hlnklm< ?obt?i_,
whefha- ? ? ..,
graduaUy Hwakenln** to ? U UlW
rejtUy exist
By banaflt is not mea *nl?n_i
that the motor the <)-_W
but rathr-r the gnrvi lt haa dl - in Mt*.
inj* the traaaportai in tt*
bualest dty ln ths lt, *r.
aaootml of narraw
'ormation, prsaenta frafH ? i rot ma whle
r-ould BOt n* niet were we forced t0 ttk(
spaa ?hr? horse ar.d wagon
Stand on a busy er.rr.er snd nota tb*
dlff.-ren. >? ;n '' i'" *l*?
horse-drawn rah-cl*s ar* 01 ths -trarti
The latter, b*ini* tfoa to m a and tak
m than t!
InvaHabij bi Atit ?*
throw lt IntO '!>
Th-- automoblla* ln the ha ? ' fh*
luffeur of i itarta tm
giehly, th" snd *ut
and facllitatei t
thla 1 * 'itosie
bile truck. One has oi ? at -*oa.
lo the bi* w ? dintrteu
downtown to rsaltM *?***.
parad with the baraa-ilrawn ra
ln winter tim. br(>4jgkt
home to the public thi
? moter
[n anow, raln and all -
weather thesa. vehlclea ? fa9*
and when even ths straetear Ui I I
op one can still j*et about qulckly aad
-Uraty.
The uafortunate publlo
autoa-obilea ha* tak~n .. ? ti
overcome and ? ??????? ? *"
preJllUi.-"] Bl
ral that witii ii ? ?
will eecur. Honraver, thei
the time in iKHBParlsoa wlth thi ._???
tmmber of ears ln uae, snd It
llkaly that la a b -,r*N
ths part of both autotnobili
[..deatrians arlll mak.- *
ai.y one wlll lOOh npon tl
in its true light a? a ;
AUTOMOBILES.
A Message On
Straight from a factory
that knows its busi?
ness and possesses
a sincere regard
for its patrons'
Securiiy.
Safety First
is Security.
The Good
rich Safety
First Safety
Tread tire is
Automobile
Security.
FIVE BARS and a
fj CROSS TIE-The
/ Safety First Symbol.
The simple. practical non
skid tire tread formation
with the down-to-bed-rock
clutch that gives the car
driver control?Security.
The Goodrich
Safety Tread Tire
works it proves itself?it is a
constant protection?and it's a
long time with you.
Don't pay more than prices named here for
the accepted standard non-skid and
smooth tread tires:
<*r
Slto
30x3
30 x 354
32 x 3&
33x4
34x4
34 x 4&
35 x AYi
36x4^
37 x 5
38 x 554
Smooih
Tread
Prlcaa
$11.70
15.75
16.75
23.55
24.35
33.00
34.00
35.00
41.95
54.00
Factories:
AKRON, OHIO
The B. F. Goodrich Company
?NEW YORW BRANCH: Broadway and 57th St., N. Y.
S..(*t*"
Troaa
Maaa
$12.65
17.00
18.10
25.25
26.05
35.00
36.05
37.10
44.4.S
57.30
Branches in All
Principal Cittet