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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1916
Page
7
A historical column lists Kemp Motor Co at 105 107 Government Street Bloch Bros at 9 North Water Street and Standard Motor Car Co at 103 105 Conception Street.
An article in Munsey's notes the Jeffery Quad as the only army approved four wheel drive truck among about 350 U S makers. It claims 2850 Quads built and in service, highlighting a shift from price to quality in the automobile industry.
Large reinforced concrete additions at the Republic Motor Truck Company plant in Alma Michigan expand manufacturing space and departmentalize operations. Officials say the new units make the plant the world’s largest devoted solely to motor truck production. No six hour day is planned a Ford denial counters wage hour change rumors.
The schedule lists 1916 auto races in New York Sheepshead Bay Indianapolis Chicago Des Moines Minneapolis Sioux City Omaha Tacoma Elgin and Omaha again with dates from May through October. Notable events include May 13 in New York and October 14 in Chicago with multiple speedways hosting through the season.
Official figures from the National Chamber of Commerce show ten year automobile output rising steadily from 1910 to 1919. Early years record 33 896 cars, then 67 389, 85 846, 125 508, 175 800, 209 957, 378 261, 456 000, 615 000, and 703 527 cars.
The Chalmers Motor Company plans service depots in Central Southern cities to cover the entire region. Paul Smith leads sales growth with factory support, citing strong South prosperity and rising dealer numbers from 19 to 83 in Texas. Depots will service 42 000 cars this season as factory reps oversee operations.
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