at the t ly v r ..a: s i. - ' f. t:: Af'.sr X' . . , l' 1 - fforu cf tev c j cf , r ri- tionil Automobile Lvuleia' a :...i.J to ctl.i'n e -1 r -''' - of ar uxat'ri j i. . . j. t- tiuli wons f. ' I ' t 'iio' "J I'eal-jrs, P. 7 A. Vt ri :it" the iiwoc'.iti.in. In an V-idre-i l.ere yf tord v ..ei U. rpemljei-i Cf t 5 Char,rttte' Autr -otiv Tritfle asocia Uon i.,at "f r-.r cf auverse led lotion, row U f ,ator t;,an'at any otrr lima.", i:e t M ' a' attitude- of the government-fcoAiila suUi.j at -Washington had acquired "a much better tnlertanu:r' cf tve "tomotlla Jn&ar utaeturlns. and ala Industry because of Information tha national"' flealers , wssociation haa presented." t ( i. Mr. Vesper and E. E. Peake. execu tlva secretary cf the association, Vere the guests of tbe Charlotte dealers' organisation during yesterday - and ' trere the principal apeakera at a din ner at the Bel wyn hotel at 3 o'clock. They departed last night tor Atlanta. Tha. fight before the war Industries hoard, te conservation board and the house 'aadi senate ' committee in the interest of the dealers, directly , and Indirectly Was reviewed in detail by Mr. Vesper in an address . continuing mora" than an hour. He declared the automobile industry is tha third largest manufacturing Industry In tha world, the steel and clothiar man ufacturing industries being; - greateiv Considering tha railroad and packing industries, tha automobile industry is the fifth greatest In the world. With tne'vlew of emphasizing th rapidity of tha growth of the Indlstry, Mr. Vesper told , of the satisfaction an automobile manufacturing- company expressed oyer their possibilities if or 1 a iitw tliree-sivry jt...iuiu o.ia ity of i ' t t. V 'l ! U Cais Ja.',, whs occupied sr o.-- lniriiif the lat 12 months of full operation, Mr. Vesper n:ild tliut company turned out 51!5 cars each day. ,'.'.. ' " "Tho thought Centrally In the minds of the pul !U: end iroverniuent olScials that .the automobile . as ' purely a pleasure car and pos'y.-ed no marked Utilitarian value i-as cost"", this industry "-more . than. 'any other one thing." .aid ; Mr. Vesper. "That thought is .not- t ."entirely! destroyed even In the' nilndvof the official at Washlnirton," he added. "It was Just one year ago that the' government be gan te understand the automobile has a utilitarian value. Just yesterday the war industries board, for the first time, called- the automobile 'a pas senger car' and if the national deal ers', association never - does another thing this change in official thought will stand1 aa- a great accomplish' mentV ,A, i ,-, - .. Discusses; Industry's Magnitude. : Mr. Vesper said 830,0 AO people were engaged in the manufacture .and sale of . automobiles, this number repre senting 11 per cent of tha people en gaged in the manufacturing and me chanical industry. The $470,000,000 paid annually by - tho . industry in wages and salaries supports 1,000,1100 people, The payrool, he said, repre sents a sum twice as great as the in come of the United .States postal de partment, and is more than $100,000, 000 more than the amount of gold in circulation in the United States; . The capital stock of the units. of the in dustry -la '4297.000,000, , a sum three times the capital stock of the Stand ard Oil company subsidiaries and "Wfce i $ vU'S -iato dfta'.l ii 1 ' ."- cik ion ot tne war woik-of t i. du.-ary. Mr. Vesper, said the ir.-i-: '.ry' development of facilities for iv-,;-.u- I factei the 'Liberty motor i i it Quantities proved conclusively tha magnitude and also the spirit cf. the industry, "This industry built the most wonderful piece of machinery in the world, and prepared to turn out quantities In such-a' short time -that tho accomp4ishment itself ml?ht prop erly be regarded - as Wonderful. Over lS.ooe'Uberty motors were -ready for service In IS -months' after' the blue prints -were made, and In that time It was necessary to make the 'ma chines and tools. When the war was Won the daily-production was in ex cess Of the 300-motors the war de partment "said -would-' be required each day." Turning to" a. brief dis cussion of the. delicate work m-manufacturing this motor, Mr. Vesper said a variation of not more than one and one-half thousandths: of an inch in fitted parts was require. J'Ahother wonderful , fact about.'' this-" motor," said Sir. .Vesper'.' "Is that It develops two "horsepower for eacli pound of HcarThs i"'Csii''I.'!'- Wliir'"ri!"i iTiiZr'ftiiip'InisBi" ri 1 I' rm s'.fn in fl mr TT , . .. a .1 f I I I I M -. ! . Youll, wank Uo- hear H those 'tongs of the eampVaa marehr' H - songs thkt haye cheered him up when he got lonely, .'N ,.'". - - . "'Q ; ' r ..v .... . .-. .-.'.. . .' ' f j v Let ns-.telt you howasy itis to purchase's Stieff:-oridur small' J' payment plan, .Wrjte xr-call, for information.' .". .V'-i " n I . . , tV iw ..;-;". - j;. ', 1 , ;,,.V'" inac. r;i. puerr, inc. , ' CIURLOTTE'S MUSICAL HEADQUARTERS . ' ' ' h P Phone IBS. TUNING, MOVKVC, REPAIRIXC, ' St S. Tryoii " ., J."- '' ' ' ".!' .. ., ,. M 11 UlTT Tl '",'''''''','H'',-''-"''",',,'1''''s'- tsr.i(ssf!vaa''"s'K:psui' -.. "'-iii,"'etii.iW1Misiiii1llwlimig .atr.BiiaasBAiNii.iBMiiliiatB r f - r I f ! '- '' --. ' : . i ';."'.-. .-'I-. ' Its weiaht." ; ! "S v,r Hit Dealers Hard. i. Turning, to a discussion ! of changes In conditions concerning thin industry as a result of American entrance into the World war,-Mr, tVespet said war work .previously. had, required 14 per cent of the steel production and 8$ per ent was allowed commercial pur poses, i "Eleven ; months., later. 1 war work was requiring it per cent of the steel output and commercial purposes were allowed only, 14 per cent-4-fust reversing ; the .figures, - Autowobile factories 'took ' time .by the forelock when aeveral-months agorthe,, lndits try was advised to get on a 100 per cent ; War basis - by January l, t 191, and Rosens bf them now are not mak ing a, tagle car. .-having, already com pieteiy. converted their plants." stated Mr.. Vesper. .'.''" - ""'"' The war industries, board was highly- complimented for its "sensible, fair handling of the matters of great im portance which came before it.". He expressed .the hope- that , the board would be kept intact, '-'even to the office boy" and , the, law by which it was created amended to continue its existence -si a . "peace industries board until such a time when Amer ican industry again is wholly and safely established - again on ; peace Wprk,, .!.' - y. t . k "It will require a considerable time for the manufacturer to get- back on a peace basis,". In declared.- "If every factory could get all the raw materials it needs for maximum pre-war pro duction, mach 4eiay - would - ensue while war work: tools and machinery are disposed of and the plant" again tooled up. The4 automobile-dealer 10 the '-meantime': must sit steady in the boat and "hold firmly the faith - that his business i endurable. , Keep your balanoe now and- keep your head. It lairealiy more important that you keep your head now than It-was si months ago, for rthenthe government exer cised " control ' over Ind Uslry but now industry mttit' largely control itself." Ift aloslng," Mr." Vesper discussed the benefits of .organization, ;. both lbcal and national, in an abstract way and urged "hut- heavers to-vget acquainted with your competitor you may like Mm '. ? . f "w i11 - Facing Industrial War. iSIr." Peaks' spoke Immediately after Mr Vesper, and informed the gather-' ed dealers that the end Of . the world war Brought them Into a commercial -world war; and added that a contlnua -, tlo M pre -, war- success in the auto mohile 'Vidpsry,, especially the sales end.Would require!. careful - planning, hard . work and r)n(ii- :"DtneTWine." the conditlohg we have oeorr- toivea "to, contend -witli during recon oi0ntha-havlngfar'- more cus toiOTMl 'than 'caxir Will h , reverd " he " aaidA . " 9 , i - :A Early in his talk he began a review of the history of the National Auto mobile 1 Dealers' association. . Its or ganization, he said, 'was the result ot a delegation of representative deal ers being asked "whom do you repre sent" when they appeared . before a senate-committee at Washington. "WO hadn't thought of .that," Mr, Peaks said they explalned.t "and that night it was decided to .organize , the na tional dealers' association:' - A year ago this association had 100 members, but during the past 11 month this, number has been Increased to more than 4.000, of which there are seven in North Carolina and the same num ber in Bouth Carolina,'.' . " . .. . i Turning to- discussion of the nians of the national association in the in terest of the individual; dealer.v Mr,, Peake said "we inWnd to' undertake a cahipaign that Wfts called, a propo garida campaign when we. were at war.-- Also, representOAtves of . the as sociation ,: win. camp ..at Washington and at every'State capttol during the legislature sessions to be prepared to diecuss. condition in the industry snouia any nuis unjust to the indus-i try' be- introduced.". Ki-r-li'y : Mr." Peaks ,was accorded a round of cheers when he declared one bf the great tasks before the ; national association f"W see to it .that we get rid of so m"kny mud roads. We will be helped by, the, boys whert they returh from overseas,' for they will .demand that Ameica have as good roads 'as they found In France." yd' the purpose of ' emphasizlnT What he termed the necessity of the dealers throughout the nation, Mr, Pea ke told hi hearers "don't be fool ed.like Qermany was," He explained that ""Germany was fooled nil the wav through when It came to her consid ering America's participation In the war. j They undereetimated the trans portation facilities of i the American army. They did hot ' figure that the autoraobller .waw faster .than the freight train. They did not figure that, United States could make In on yeau more automobiles than the rent f the world could in five years." , ' WcJ.-onwd hf Slayor, ?A At the opening of ..the. 'meeting, TTavor McXJnch was introduced by J. T. Madden, president of tho Charlotte tomoblle - Dealers' . association, f eaklnar for .-the City of Charlotte. I ' 'Vor Ki?"nrh extent1 I a wr'como . i". .. n, 07. 'S. v'a..-.m. S. ' , rf Hickory; M. A. : "-.; J. C. lirow;i, w i- ? t; A. I,. , . en, BenettsvlUe; E. L. : . ' ?, I ; (. J. Rose, Syracuse, V.; K. ... . non, Ruthorfovdton; i;. L. J " : Mt. Holly; E.. H. llar- r-. ( . ii: D. P." Clarke, :tL lry; J. M. l)-;aton, tatesviUe: G. L. .' vn1. i. ouresville; M. D. Tomlin, f;ate-vi..e.O. 11. H. Winkler, Hick ory; J. H. Norrlx. Raleigh; R. AV. C'Une, Newton; W. ,A. Anderson, Rock Hill; G-G.-Ludwig. Mooresvllle; JV8. etmur, liendersonvllle; C W Keeter., Rutherfordton; R, O. Fergu son, Matthews; T. . J. Northway, Rochester; R. 8.- Corpening. Newton; W. J. Alrey, Khelbr. W. G. Alrey, Shel by; T.. P. Stewarts Campobello; G. S. Johnson, Hickory; R, U- Jenkins, lit. Holly; R. L. Smith,- Mooresville; F. HJ-Wilson, Fort Mill; vj. : F. Carter. Davidson; W; H. W'ray,: Gastonla; T. B. Slms-Washington: J4 B, Tutt. Greensboro; B. I Hames. Gaffney; A. If. James, Laurinburg; G. D. Ket terenx Columbia; J. A. Beck, Concord; M. E. Rhyne and R. D. Lewis, J3as tonla; J. 8. Plyler. Waxhaw; Paddy Reld. Rock Hill: G.-C. King. J. O. Brockett, - T, R. Padgett and J. H. Thomas, Forest City; B. B. Doggett, Henrietta; J. C. Rankin and C. M; Robinson, Lon'ell; C W. Hewitt, Dar lington; J. ,W. HcdW-. Hickory; A. M. Secrest, Monroe; R. W.. West, and J. T. West and J. T. Asheboroj O. E, Turner Gaffney: B. M. tumble; J. W. Henderson, Piedmont; G, W. Hayworth and C. M. Hayworth, j : w :-. ; . 13 ti. I "-t- - i ; ... t . tit 'il;fj Jla-ae atsd a ,,, ,i's .. : -m-" have arrived 1 - f i i ; ' .."i i t U.e- coming ot A, u: : i.'tori i luienzol'iern, -v Ife of the forner German emperor. Her whereabouts at prt-t-ent is unknown. j t: II- Thobckt tiasa yea buy calomel M v ,i , a ' - v aIotabs,r. ' Th punfled calomel tabs' let that cxe entirely free of all Mckemtig and &! Tatiogr effect, Bealdaal tfatBse vwn tapwnl. Ciamletl ly ys eWgftsL Sell sjy b letltl fadsfes. i rtkt 33c 1 ' ' j "x n u' f ' tit i t . ; J.Moaelfli.Tonio.5.Ton ' ' More than twice as many Republic, Internal Gear . Drive. Motor Trucks were built and sold-la$t year as " " -were built and sold of any other make., - Anac is me Digsest single reason we. can give you - whv vou should select Reimblics. A maroritir vote, of sucn overwhelming proportions from trucjt users all -. over America can have Dut one meaning, t - 1 ' It means that Republic ' owners have satisfied them , selves that Republic Trucks . ' are of the quality and give the service they are looking for. , i distributor- ' . 17 W. Fourth' St. Phone 2916 Interna! Gear Drhre delrrera 8rter power to the wheels ", iui any otliet fena eg drive. r. Vt 1 or 1 ' 4 f U i more t l . i 1 v u 1 l' Ue. In the , l' " i ;ijf Cat to 1.3 i i 1 t ty eon- 1 of ' rv, 1 ),()) -, 1 ' : i , - r' . V7 , .... - . r "v'vv' - ,x :.-.' (0''- ( ' " .1 . , : r '' V . - . , 4 I " - 1 1 1 1 ii -- mi 1 issr Stir . : None bm the best leaf, cured by the natural ac tion 6f sun and air, and aged by time in storage, finds its way into a plug of, , 66 nnovrj a; 'wiLUAr.isorrG ". r,".: CUEWirJG TODACCC It reaches you almost as nature mads it, : '' is natural to find it sweet and franrr- thoWughly 'chevvable, and skilfully LI.. ' -' an amount of ilavpring that.sccmo to i ' . the taste of the average man.1 - v Men. take to the ccnc::i:r.: ' , which ju:t fit: tl.c pec!, it. T;. . self to-day. v-Tiprvvr i r k v ? - A ; v

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