Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1926, Page 17

AR MAKERS HAVE PROSPEROUS YEAR All Except Ford Report Good Sales—Record Pro- duction Seen. J. C. ROYL W to The Sta YORK BY 23.—The tting the fin- of big pro 1t the output Decembe: passenger nufactured. | far this vear n of the cor responding period of last year by near- Iy 10 per cent. There has been a de ded slump in production in the last id for the next be serve to pri of mew prodt wres 1 the omtt tablishment ords, April was the banne + perind 102 (S tr oyment ched its peak in Mar records of the Detroit En sociation reportes 190 « ployed. This number has fr Iv, until at present only a than 200000 workers are emploved in the great automobile center (urhilmnnl Beneficial. however. has heen rccord, o far- month of this wkers em harp siven the ited in low ihe r0d¢ t the automobile ly in the comw cks at no t i dealecs hands i bLelow normal. What this vear has meant to tomobile industry and to all ot dustrial concerns may ather rom the fact that the wholes the motor vehicles which will be roduced this vea 73,250.000,000. Tn 19 and trucks and even if the 19 no greater in number 1e was substantiallys gr ing to the higher unit p produced Higher Priced Cars. e outstanding developmer; i has been the trend toward higher priced cars. This emphasized by the popul ht six-cy Jnml modeis, many dded light i and one ‘was brougl out with conspicuous sncce There | are now 10 makes of sixes selling for less than $1,000 and 23 makes selling | under $1 per unit, not including | duplicate lines made by some eon- cern: ifacturers with national dis 'hroP manu- facture = 4- Nineteen make 6(‘}""(’9!‘ s ier clusively and five turn out S-cylinder cars exclusively. This trend to the higher priced cars has been reflected in the tremendous increase in sales volume of General Motors, which is completing its most sensational year. the Pontias In the first eleven months of this year | this concern delivéred to consumers (not _dealers) 1,163,097 cars, as com- pared with 770,922 cars in the corre- sponding period of 1925. The popularity of the higher priced cars undoubtedly was responsible for the falling off in Ford sales. The proportion of tHe cars and trucks sold | by the Ford Co. to the total output | has declined from 51 per cent in 1924 10 42.8 in 1925 and to 35 per cent for the first six months of 1926. On the more ater, ! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, 1926. 17 transaction. They need guldal making up their minds. Computing the Value. It is difficult to set up definite ng conditions th that the bank is amply prepared t return every dollar intrusted to it The savings depositors—rather thar whose who have commercial accounts —are tl s who will be influence - extent by rumers 1d those who have only dollars at stake inxious to regain po: han are those who h n deposit.” Wealk Banks F Nineteen t un i arge AND MONEY By M. S. Rukeyser. (Copyright. 1026.) | beeause of vary out the country and different ards which pr il in different Some experts have su that the value of your home | be two to two and one-half time: annual income, According o formula, a $10,000 home cou by ‘hose annu s $4.000 to $5,000. her estimate is that are even more jon of them greater sums Bank tellers assume risks out of all proportion to their compensation. They receive only the salary of a high-clas and yet tens of thou sands of dollars pass through their ds monthly. And they are finan- | Ally responsible for their errors. | The belief that the tellers 1e opens up opportu for promotion to high places world of banking itutes one of the chief lures of | | | e i wenty-six has been a year | [0Uht »d prosparity for the | . but banks have not | ished. Earlier in the banks in Georgia felt it lori yo city vl current income for shelter. i your income is wllocated towarc the annual rent the value of that a th loans- still ethack, dropped by s of k t hundred banks ! i bang | the hazards of being In the | ize bankers still flou I have seen some *is on the part of t 3 t sident of the Citi 1921 Thus, to if your - that ying landlord y0 you could In ge ont will pay » chief problem will be » 82,000 out of savi Town payment | comld bhe uld current ci to ac e disquicting different lusi ze Noew York 1 uch wit | will draw | them. ALz has been in uation. told me wealk y Pays instea s In our bex A rather gruff up to his window, pulled out evolver, planked it down on the cour r and sadd: ‘T want to get $15.° vear The etual ca aler than andlord m Gun as Collateral. “Without blinking an eye or losing mposure in any way, Mr. Jontz from behind his windos and k the pist from the fellow Kk (hat I probabiy ered the money rd nmwvy» ed him ained pos; Jontz fellow. He dis of ¢ aining n and v merely brought as collateral thouhgt the by 5 on such zood an and gave had be Booklet. value of are con which An Interesting One test of the property which vou buving is the amount savir bank will g Home Linst contine fire and h until the th atly injured ver prepaved to Own Your tive Hom valuable frecins Yo by THE BUSINESS OF AHEAD. GETTING 1 ) t. if he intendir 1 up the | demand “certainly would have han this small sum.” the r looked upon as rsunder listic fashions | much in the highbrow maga in line, adapting to | new form which listinetly lowbrow | him asst t landlords r § cents tent at You Afford to Own a Home? home owning ha fied in nl lding boom Some individuals who sle to own their awr remain rente cons; eithe he revolver the current confession v Even zines have f. their own nec was first used by publications iovernment Whe Lar current real estatc we inflated is a matter of opinio ons vary in different dis w of the mark the In the article is enl estate vou should eritics values to avold ecent years ey | current prices hecause estate t current real becai " they themselve down are too his wish to tic locality Howe: mey 1 but doul As Na . conform to the new tre n banker confesses how it feels to have | bank, saying v of the 30 in the The f silver hout >ndent. © value today mentioned 50, says the many indivic vn th > capacity of limited own home to swing the | ran on Big Depositors Unshaken: ‘I was confident in the forepart of the day that we would have enough | money to pay off all who might ap- | 1 2 was apparent that the | I3 PAINTS, WALL TINTS, VAR- NISHES, FLOOR FINISHES, WOOD STAINS, WINDOW GLASS WIND- SHIELD GLASS MEWBER Us \ your 0 o $22 th ~We can Quickly Cut and Fit a Glass Top for that Gift Table or Desk with which you're light some one this Xmas. Your gift will be all the handsomer for the addition, also all the more useful, for a glass top will permit daily service without resulting injury to the polish or grain of the wood. Prices reasons noon | calamity it curreney should run ou! have to ciose the hanl person was paid off. {day I had ar nged w ‘u\my ny to get a special train all mw in to burn up the rails with » lmll miliion dollars in currency at the | |instant word was sent. Along about | 12 o'clock I checked up on the cash in | the till, and the result caused what | had hitherto been a stout heart to [h.... skip and jump The banker explained that the bank solvent, snd that the run had mn:d as a result of misinterpret. tion by ignorant people of the signif {eance of a “bank closed” sign on the | previous day, which was a legal Dresser going to d I le A GOOD GIFT HINT Any housekeeper will welcome a Johnson's Wax ELECTRIC FLOOR' POLISHING OUT- FIT for Xmas. Consists of Electric Floor Pol- isher, 1 pint Liquid Wax and 1 Johnson's Lamb’s Wool Wax Mop. HUGH REILLY CO. PAINTS & GLASS 1334 N. Y. Ave. anonymous confessor continued, confirmed several ideas I had prev ously held—but without hav ? the ‘actual experience to back the: up. These were: First, that a banl run may start from the most inconse quential thing. so even a pruden banker may face one. The only way to stop it is to open 'all the window. { pay off all depositors who want to | withdraw their funds and demonstrate other hand the proportion furnished | to the whole business by General Motors has grown from 16 per cent in 1924 to 19 per cent in 19 nd 35 per cent for the first half of 1926, Conservative statisticlans say output of the industry is now roughly divided into three approximately even parts among Ford, Gene: and the remainder of the producers. ————— DIVIDENDS Corp. Al Realty C Do, AmS Cp ‘\rhn |D!I !llll fi °C 1 o leocfio’d ccocoxocxcncc;r TR Can Ind” A1 . P! 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Suits ‘202 Buy Sensible Gifts At Big Reductions < BATHROBES *5.%8-#7.%8 CaSh MEN'S SWEATERS N 35.§§ ’8.9_8 Ot BOYS’ SWEATERS #2,28 MEN’S AND BOYS’ SHEEP LINED COATS #12.59 311 7th St. N.W. | Open Evenings Until 9 P.M. |afford to spend one-quarter of your all the carrying cha Printing Of Dearborn Inde »)k{ ;é?.‘}‘%&?fi?;&?&??r?fi%yflwé = Phone Main 1703 q{ tern. Every wanted size. § nce ln] | of next season’s requirements 10 days 5t | earlier this year than heretofore The Department of Agriculture plans to issue its annual agricultural outlook report on January 28 and it | announced cotton will receive special attention. In the hope of indicating cotton prospects for next year as a ide to producers in planting the crop, the department explained i report will present conclusions | based on careful su and analyses | of the situation as well as a discussion | of the world cotton situation. In advancing the date of its annual utlook report, the department said it had been done at the request of offi- cials engaged in agricultural extension work to enable them to prepare earlier local outlook reports. The report will | cover the general domestic and fore Begin C i | demand situations for all staple crops | e i e |and lve stock. Later in the Winter,| United States Attorney Gordon and * when “intentions-to-plant™ surveys are | Assistant United States Attornes completed and other material is began condemniation proceed available, suppleme outlook statements will be made. ings yesterday under the pure fooc aw in the District Supreme Co: inst 694 cases of canned cherr und in the storehouse of a wholesals ocer. Experts from the Department Agriculture claim the cherries are »d and unfit for buman cor rules, wuuh D. €. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 23, U. S. CROP OUTLOOKS WILL ISSUE EARLIER wsted | Government to Send Out Next Sea- | s vour | ) “this { uld be aal in Rover PRICES ON PARIS BOURSE. PARIS, December 23 (#).—Prices were irregular on the Bourse tod: Three per cent rentes, 53 franc centim Exchange on London, centimes. Five per francs. The dollar ed at 25 francs 19 centimes. . Water cannot be compres son’s Requirement Bulletins 10 Day§ Sooner. can . u cent ! By the Associated Press. 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