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ut .90 Per Cent. Closed Cars
By J. G. BOXIAH- ,
Special Correspondent
~ of the Evening Sentinel;
‘ (Copyright 1925. ‘
DETROIT. May 11.——Business is
ugly good in automobiles.
” e some industries are not. riding
111’ very crest of the prosperity wave,
other lines and certain territorial di-
:vldons are very prosperous. The ma-
its): industry reflects a general avei.
age” of the nation and sales are show.
hit it. Motor interests here are try-
tag today to decide whether this is
to be just a "normal" year with its
’ bulge in the spring, slack period in
summer and a. milder bulge in the
,alL'or whether business will he
fittong throughout the summer.
The closed car habit has changed
. use immensely. Experience thus
for this year shows Ina: few buyers
"are looking for open cars. The Ford
1oornpany. the last stand at the'open
type. "is nearing the point where its
closed cars represent 50 per' cent. of
. production. Others such as Maxwell
and Hudson are making abouts -90
.per cent. or the closed type to 10 per
.cent or the open bodies.
‘Price has been a factor in swing-
. in: buyers to the closed models since
manufacturers by turning their fac-
cries over to Volume output have
made possible ed cars at open car
prices. One Det oit maker goes so far
es‘to predict that at this time next-
«year open cars will sell as much
higher than closed types as the
closed designs formerly sold above
[the touring car design. This how-
.over. is regarded as an extreme
‘yiew . .
A potent attest to the trend to
coach. sedan and limousine models,
is seen in the exaggeated open sport
out. These has been an undoubted
~del‘nand for the sport i'oadsters
‘M'hich,have gone to great extremes in
'equipmeni. with Windshields, glass
Wings, glass rear’scat partitions and
other necessaries aiding in achieve-
ment of the open appearance with-
outcubjecting occupants to the an-'
' noyances or wind and rain.
The soundest judgment of prom-
lnent men in the industry, however.
indicates that the uige which results
in spring clearing and house paint-
ing :will continue to control the buy-
ing of new automobiles. These men
feel spring always will see the peak
buying of the year. W'hat they hope
‘ to do is to extend this buying 9\ er
. a. longer" period.
-- Except for 192,1 when extraordin-
ary» economic conditions prevailed.
this is the first spring motor man-
.ufaoturers have' not resorted to
‘ double shifts to hustle out the larg-
est number of cars in the briefcst
time. F‘actoty heads hope to string
out buying demand nell oxer the
hummer months by keeping supply
ijust under demand. In some com-
; panics, notably the Packard concerns
{supply is several months behind de-
, mand. but at the moment only one
prominent plant is working overtime.
'The recent price cuts by the Hud-
son company were fully expected in
>1ho trade. Hudson has become the
,Ford at the higher priced motor
i'producers. It is the policy or the
findson company to continue to low-
pr'vtheir prices, to insure quantity
output.’As to a. rate war. it must be
.Leemembered that this “as the sec-
‘find out by Hudson while the Gen-'
_, ral‘Mptors which competes in the
same field has made none and an-
other factory in the Hudson cate-
ory has raised prices.
Ford cars are almost as standard
:55 commodity as sugar. r'l‘hey repre-
sent the highest dollar utility in
l'motors but no company has or is
'llkeiy to secure a monopoly on the
things which create “hat is known
In. the trade as "eye appeal "
. WVhen the country is prosperous.
it has been the experience or sales
, executives that buyers are willing to
pay for a car that satisfies their
whims both as to looksand per-
‘ formances. The buying urge of eye
appeal is clearly shown by the ten-
dency so often exhibited to ’hang
ford cars with a variety at special
radiator designs. mirrors. spot lights
«and other accessories which tend. in
=£he owner's estimation. to improve
ihe car’s appearance.
~ Most factory executives agree the
m butlook this year is for continued
prosperity in the business. John N.
Willys of the Overland company at
Toledo thinks 1925 will break all
records for sales and production.
managing from orders now being re-
3. ,geived. the peak period will not be
reached for the next 60 or 90 days.
Although the Ford officials still
ire awaiting a; chance to study the
complaint brought agajnetthe com-
pany. its agents. and the banks and
‘ railroads doing business with it by .
1* w. J. Miller. state revenue 'agent or 1‘
Midnippl betore commenting. ”the
, is not regarded here today as
min: to present usagete'ven
contract did not. require it.
are interterred with,
am. it ll probable '
Mentioned for
U S. Solicitor
Chain 1“. crate-“(J hove ,
“M 308*“ lawyer. is 3...;
end W! to succeed Jane M.
M as Wham-seal of the
United States.
front foot a. few months ago now
is selling at three times that figure.
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CHICAGO. May 11 .—A national
building record for April was set by
Chicago with permits issued for
$44,568,000 worth of _construction.
This campares with $33,000.000
worth authorizeddor April a year
ago. For “Cook county during the
first four months of the year new
construction permits total 8135,-
471.659.
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BOSTON. Mass.. May. ‘11'.——fl‘he
Massachusetts legislature has voted
to tax motor buses 85 a seal: :5. year
and passenger car trailers on the
basis or capacity and weight.
CommodityNotes
WOOL.
BOSTON. May 11 .-—Or£icials' of
the American Woolen Company as-
sert the concern was not. caught
with high priced wool. and say its
raw wool at the end of last year
cost about what the predilct is
bringing today. .
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230181271. Idaho. May 11.~Thgre
has been a limited amount at trad-
ing this week throughout the Idaho
sheep district in which line wools
brought 33 to _85 cents a. pound in
the grease.
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CLOTHING.
KANSAS CITY. May 11.--One of
the largestvwork clothing manufac-
turers in the country reports» "his
concern did the largest business in
its history in April. The increase
“as largely due to demand for play
suits. m
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. TOBACCO.
ATLANTA. May 11.-—-Georgia‘a
tobacco crop is threatened , by
drouth. At least twice as much:to.
bacco has been planted as last year
and already lack of moisture has
retarded plants so that it will be
sales July 15 as planned. The esti-
mates place the crop at between
50. 000, 000 and 70 000. 000 pounds of
bright leaf.
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COAL. ,
CLEVELAND. Illay 11. -— Coal
shipments have increased material-
l yrecently. Last week 603,433 tons
of cargo coal were moved, the best
week‘s shipments since 1923.
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FRUIT
PORTLAND, Ore. May 11.——'1‘he
Oregon apple crop has been cut in
volume to- about so per cent or
normal by bad weather in the Hood
River. White Salmon and Mollie:
districts. '
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Fr. WORTH. May 11.—-A.ided by
rains, watermelon growers have
started planting. _ Indications point
to the largest acreage ever known in
Texas. Parker county alone ex-
pecte to ship 1500 carloadl.‘ ' . '
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. . MACHINERY.
NE‘W ORLEANS. allay li.—-
Wholesale hardware-dealers say the
demand forpumps and engines has
been ~eo largefou account of : the
drouth in the berry and trucking
districts that it has exhausted their
stocks completely
SERVICES HELD
NEW YORK. May . 11.«——Funeral
survieefoerugeno D.‘ Miller. vice-
prcsldent and treasurer of the Bow-
man‘Biltmore Hotels corporation.
werevheld; in the music room or the
Butmore ”Saturday ~morning." Mr.
Miller died on~April 2,8 in South-
ampton. England, after a brief ill-
ness.”Burlal tool: place at Stamford.
Conn.
The Rev. Dr. Louis Christian, of
the \Va‘shington Square Methodist
Episcopal church officiated at the
funeral services. Masonic ceremonies
were conducted by'Hope Lodge; No.
244.17. ande. 31.. of which Mr.'Mll-
ler was a member. Representatives of
the New York City Hotel Men's as-
sociation attended.
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KEPT NINE YEAR
OLD BOY TIED
Humane Officer Makes
Discovery and Has
Father Arrested in
Stamford
, STAMFORD. May :1.—
Charged “1th abuse of. a. minor
child. following an investigation by
Humane Officer Warren Keeler. John
V‘adzlk. 33. ot Palmer avenue. will
heal-reigned before Judge Samuel
Young in the City court today.
He was arrested on Saturday night
by Detective Sergeant James Thewlls
and Officer Kecler.
The nine-year-old son of \‘adzik ,
“as found chained in the cellar or
his father‘s home by the humane
officer who in turn reported the mat-
ter to the police. \‘adzlk W hen call-
ed upon to glxo an explanation of
chaining up the child stated that it
was done solely to keep the youngster
out of mischief. The boy. Michael.
it is said, had been a source or trou-
ble for sometime and Wes under
probation and Humane Officer Keeler: '
visited the house to soothe boy when
he was dismvered chained in: the
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cellar. much like a dog. Mrs. V’ adzik
also told the police that her hus-
to keep him iron: getting into
trouble.
(Waterburyutmericau)
We recall when Charles Benedict
returning (rein a foreign trip, and
when Augustus 5. Chase. another
while on a rare vacation. These
both were great and sudden blows
to me communily ' '
band had ordered the child tied up I
head '0! what was then the largest . I
’ brass company, died on shipboard.
great industrial chief. died in Paris :
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