The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-20
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When q, the New York Automobile Show three
years ago II was announced that a cetaln sales
agency had contracted for the entire output
Of a Western factory. the order calling for loo
cars, the news created a tremendous sensation,
Yet that sales agency had all the United States
and the rest OF the world as territory In which
10 dispose OF the product,
That wonderful progress has since been made
In automobile manufacturing and that demand
has more than kept pace with Increased supply
Is evidenced by the fact that the II ]. Roehler
Sporting Goods Company of i7e Broadway has
contracted for an even thousand F. ME- 80" cars
for o very small terrtory-New York city with ten
adjoining counties and the State OF New Jersey.
Nor was the thousand cars condition Imposed
by the manufacturers. said Mr.. koehler. "On
the contrary. we had TO put up a stif argumen,
TO get the desired allotment. The NJ \ com
pany Is DESTROYS OF distributing Its product
eauitably among Its various representatives and
on Q basis OF population our quota was less than
eco cars, We have. however. already disposed
Of more than 500 and with the waiting list We
now have could not see how we could possibly
take care of the demand with less than 1000
The sensational price of-the z. = 80" car has
created a demand greater than even we ex
pected.
The studebAker Bros. Company has contracted
for more than GOO Z M-F go cars-one hall
OF the factory output-and stands ready to take
as many mOTe - tncy Vuu gct "
In their territory. the West and South. Why
the san Francisco branch alone has already
taken orders with deposit money paid down fol
Az NJ. 80 cars. That branch will easily
handle another thousand. Under the circum
stances the Evertt -Metzger Flanders Company
while willing 10 favor US. could not agree TO deliver
one car more than we were willing to contrac,
for at once with a cash deposit and delivery
date specified on each car. We determined 10
be on the safe side and 30 ordered 1000 EN-
sos" We expect to sell more than this. and ]
feel certain the company will furnish them II
possible. but we're sure Of these.
Mr.. Koehler has Just returned from Detroi,
In performance and the new factory a model one
He expects q demonstrating car In a few days.
Montague Roberts gave a 1903 90 horse power
Thomas a severe tryout on September Is. The
machine was a tourabout model which accom-
modated three other passengers. The route
lay from New York to Sharon and return. or
about 200 miles In all. He did the distance In
less than eight hours. or an average OF over Is
miles an hour. The tortuors course was through
Bedford. Cross Kiver, Salem. Centre. East
Branch Reservoir. Bay Ridge. Lake Hammersicy.
Dover plains, wassaic. Armenia to Sharon,
In LItchncld. county. Conn. In spots this road
Is but q shelf on the mountain side, q stri . so thin
that no two cars can pass. and one error on the
part OF the driver would hurl IL TO destruction.
Besides the terrific waterways the greatest danger
on this route Is In the nature OF the roadbed,
which Is dotted by great boulders, The strain
on the machine was severe, IL being hurled from
one obstacle 10 another without a letup.
Sharon was reached In four hours and the
| return trip was made by q different route. The
lower range Of the Berkshires was crossed and
New Milford. From Danbury 10 Stamford
through TO Rldgeneld the roads were fine. C:
A. Kendall, who rode In front with Roberts snd
had made the t1p a few days previous, and said he
Yves astonished and never believed any motor
driven vehicle could live through such tgruelIng.
Occasion on this trip was given 70 compare the
showing of the new Thomas Forty Light Six"
which went over the same route q week ago on
the nnt lap OF its journey TO Pittshold. Roberts
after he finished his journey stated no car could
be taken oyer the route any faster and not be NJ
for the junk shop.
wheel OF the Light SIX should the contemplated
challenge be Issued In which this car will defond
ia title TO the record over SOS miles, taking In Peru
Mountain. Morey Hill. Jacobs. Ladder, Potter
Mountain and other different climbs on the line
OF route.
The time made by the two Lozier cars In the
recent brighton Reach race Indicates that these
cars are capable OF travelling at a speed In excess
Of sixty miles an hour. for In order " exceed
LOO miles In twenty. -four hours a car must APP
proach a mile q minute. That stock cars can
volumes for the Improvement In them, The
Loxier Motor Company has publicly announced
before every event that every car which they
entered IL for sale a. Hat price, 50 that any one
who may form the opinion that the car was better
or more carefully built might have the opPee-