The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-12
The AUTOMOBILISTS,
PUSHING AHEAD THE LONG ISL
AND MOTOR PARKWAY.
e preventative Gathering ~ First Meet.
ing or Directors Since Incorporation
Plan for AllottinK stock Success Of
Early Show Insure 90 Repetitien-Gossip.

The incorporators and directors Of the
Long Island Motor Parkway. mo-. held a
meeting at the Lawyers Club yesterday.
which was the first gathering OF those in
terested in the project since the concern
was officially incorporated at Albany. Twen-
ty-one OF the twenty-siX directors were
present. August Belmont. Clarence II.
Mackay, Henry Ford of Detroit and +. X.
Thomas Of Buffalo being absent. but sending
letters of regret at their inability 70 attend
the meeting. The meeting was really a
series Of ratification meetings TO legalize all
that had been done up to date. The incor-
porators met first, then the board OF directors.
then the finance committee, and finally the
members OF the plan and scope COMMITTEES
not together. Henry A. van Alsty ne, state
Engineer and Surveyor OF New York, had a
lengthy conference with the members OF the
plan and scope committee. and the subject
of road material was gone into very thorough
ly. Mr.. van Alstyne thinks that the proJec-
tors Of the parkway will have no dlf1culty
in finding on Long Island all the material
needed TO build the road and that the highway
can be constructed at much less expense
than would be the case II a macadaih Eoau-
way we're built.
r. Pardingt on, second vice-president
and general manager. attended the annual
meeting of the Long Island Real Estate tx
change Yesterday, by inVit alton Of otto
Kpmpner, president OF the organization
which is made up OF real estate dealers from
all over Long Island. The members OF the
exchange are very enthusiastic over the
motor parkway and many OF them have
offered to donate rights of way through
property which they own or control. a
great many members OF the organiZat ion
are known to be both willing and anxious
to take stock in the concern as soon as they
understand more fully what the plans OF the
project ors are and the route the parkway
will follow from the city line TO Riverhead.
The members OF the finance are
now working on a plan OF allotting the stock
in an effort to satisfy the many who wish 10
have a financial interest in the enterprise.
II is likely certain amounts of stock Will
he airport ioned among Long Islanders, the
members of the Aut omobile Club OF America,
the National Association of Automobile
Manufacturers the American Motor Car
Manufacturers Association. the Association
Of Licensed Autmobiie Manufacturers the
Import ers' Automobile Salon and other
organizn, ions whose members are DESTROYS
Of subscribing for stock.
Alfred Reeves, general manager Of the
American Motor Car manufacturers Assoc
clarion, who was one of the first 10 advocate
the holding Of an early show. is very en-
thusiastic over the success of the seventh
automobile show of the Cub
of America. held last week in the Grand Cen
trail Palace. IF there ever was any solitary
reason against the holding of an automobile
show earlier than January or February. as
has been the custom, IL was efectually dis
posed of by the success of the AFFAIR last week
AT the Grand Central Palace. said Mr.. Reeves
YESTERDAY. In the number of exhibitors,
the attendance of individual buyers ana
agents. and the amount of business done,
both wholesale and retail. the show must De
placed in a class by itself. according to those
who have followed such affairs since their
inception. All the exhibitors We're universal
i'm their praise Of the exhibition and declared
themselves in favor Of Il similar date for next
year
BENJAMIN Briscoe. chairman Of the show
committee of the American Motor Car Manu-
facturers' Association. which was identified
with the Automobile club Of America in its
promotion of the affair. believes the date to
be ne correct one and said yesterday: OF
course the holding Of a show the first week
in December was a radical thing to do, but
IFS success has proved the wisdom oil It's ad-
voCates. An early show lengthens the selling
season. makes the dull season TN the auto
mobile business much shorter, and TENDS 10
hiring about what we would all like to see
the automobile business as an all year one
and not one Of seasons.
With cars for use in winter as we'll AZ
in summer there should he a Steady
buying Of machines the year round
and This can he helped materially with the
p1TlN SNOW. no ~ hl'N Va oNF 'H
portant manufacturer in the country who
did not attend his exhibition or have his
representative there. There WIS no i'm
portant sporting or trade ORGANIZATION that
did not have a meeting during the week anc
tho agents anne from far and near. The
accessory people did a business such as they
had never dreamed of agencies were closed
for cities throughout the country and there
was A great deal NJ retail buying.
In nv opinion the date is the correct one
for another year. Now hat the present show
, j. over. makers can return to their factories
: with q good idea of what Is going 10 becoms
: oi heir output and with -four months TO work
, on The product before the real active sellinE
/ season begins. 10 the automobile Club OF
> America should bc given great credit for its
!. interest and work in promoting q show opeT
. TO every manufacturer in the country, a policy
' which the member Of our association will
advocate.
The makers of gasolcue automobiles in this
country have o couple of organizations and m
he membership OF the National Association
p OF Automobil" Manufacturers are included
several makers Of Stram and electric vehicles.
some OF The concerns engaged in the produc'
ton of electrically driven machines have re-
: Gently formed an 3rsan!6ej ron 10 OF JhTlL oWh
. Vehicle Msnufact uTers' which has been in,
corporated under the laws OF the state Of
Major | "a Company VAS elected PRECEDENT
col George VI Studtbaker Of the Studebak ei
!, m nrHsidSnI NJ. /" tGoss Of the Baker Motor
Vehicle Company was elected treasurer, snC
Robert NcA. Lloyd of the General Vehicle
COMPANY was elected secretary.
The ant i-mot orist att ude on the par o
some medical men such IA met recently II
Lander should not surprise us. for many o
y my readers doubtless remember that ~ ~
, early days Of railways som" OF me moss dls
= tinguishGd doct ors Of tn" country declared
! maj messengers would boz poisoned by IN
~ flInes from the engine. par ally sunocatet
nv he rush Of air and thar heir nerves NOul'
hc shaken aud dest Toyrd ny ~" ''atfer ot m
corlv railway carriages. writes Lord Ntomag'
m the car Ut London ' el w" IHCt reUlhlh
. Inn none Of these dreadful things happened
v Again, when bicycles came in al kinds. o
~ medical warnings were published NJ tO m
Nv Jangers OF bicycling. Vet millions who cyCl
81 nov gam health and strength thereby Nov
+, il H. motor omnibuseH which are TO rum m
- health Of he community. both of those VII,
c use them and al Of hos" mo live IN street
through which they pass. No donht whe