Motor Boats

Horace E. Dodge, Dodge Bros. (motor cars) heir, makes motor boats at Detroit. Last week, while he disported himself in the Far West (see p, 22), his company issued a statement based on information Mr. Dodge lately collected in Europe: "Since the American public has started a definite movement toward the water for recreational purposes, our [standardized] motor boat industry has grown enormously. ... Over there [Europe] the motor boat is now just what it was with us 10 or 15 years ago--a built-to-order boat." Mr. Dodge sells his motor boats as though they were motor cars, as does Gar Wood, another famed maker of runabout (Baby Gar) craft. Dodge boats range in price between $2,195 and $7,200; Baby Gars between $3,500 and $11,800.