New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
TIM ELY AUTO TOPICS
TRADE BRO4DENS OUT
Plans Being Made to attract
More Members.

Plans are under way for a material ex-
pansion in the membership and scope of
the New York Automobile Trade Associa-
ton. At a meeting of the board Of di-
rectors held last week eight new mem
bers were elected. A vigorous campaign
has been started to bring the membership
up to a standard commensurate with the
number of concerns in New York City
handling automobiles and supplies and oper-
ating garages. About two hundred
Germs are being urged to join and share in
the benefits derived from an affiliation with
this association Forty or fifty more 1t is
expected. will become members during the
next few weeks
The associations credit department will
be enlarged and perfected. this feature
alone being worth several times the
amount of the annual dues. according to
the directors. Broader plans are also on
foot for augmenting and making more
effective the scope of standardiza tfon of
the garage division. A special committee
has this part Of the work in charge, and
plans now under way to standardize
prices Of garage charges not only as to
the storag ge of cars but also as to the
regulation OF prices gasoIene, oil and
other supplies.
AN AUXILIARY COMMIT &c VIII De eSLdD-
lished for the purpose Of correcting nui-
sances and to work with the city authorities
to rectify irregularities and encourage
legislation questions of interest TO the
automobile fraternity as a whole. Clean
contests will be encouraged and promoted
special committee having in charge the
task Of fostering runs and tours
The rapid advance in eronautics. both
here and abroad. has Influenced the asso-
citation to turn its attention seriously to
this new form Of locomotion. 1t will be the
first body Of men connected with the au-
tomobile industry to take up seriously the
subject of aeronau utics in its many phases
and problems.
With a view tC making the automobile
speed contests the Brighton Beach
Motordrome popular with both the indus
try and the public, the Motor Racing Asso-
citation recently invited suggestions as to
forms of contests that would both benefit
the industry by proving some quality in the
car and interest the public by providing
keen competition. Several more or less
good suggestions have been received. but
the most interesting and novel. if not the
most practical IS the recommendation for
a sx-day automobile race, with cars on the
and in control the remainder of the time.
This suggestion was made by T.. a Dis
brow who finished among the leaders with
a Rainier car in several of the twenty-four-
hour races last year He proposes that in
the six days competing cars be on the
course eight hours each day. say from > to
6 O'Clock in the afternoon and from to u
o clock al night. Not only would the cars
do all their speeding in those hours. but
all work upon them of any nature whatso-
ever would be done in that time. This
would include repairs and adjustments, re-
placing tires and filling tanks, Accurate
accounts would be kept of gasolene and oil
used while repairs renewals could be
charged against contestants.
THE change in the attitude of the Ameyi
can Automobile Association toward the
Gudden trophy. by W hich the officials de-
cided not to return the famous prize TO its
donor after announcing that it would pre-
vented me from carrying out d plan / had
in mind concerning the cup, said General
John = Cutting. of the Oldsmooile Com
pany OF New York Yesterday Ny idea
was in case the trophy had Leen returned.
to suggest To the dealers associations of
this city and Boston that they organize a
pleasure tour the coming summer ard ask
Mr.. Glidden to offer his trophy the
principal prize.
1T will be just i've years this summer
since the first Glidden tour was started
from this city, over a route through Bos-
ton and the White Mountains and back To
this city Five years Is long time in the
motor industry of this country and |
had thought il would be good plan to run
another Glidden tour over the route fol-
lowed five years ago. What were severe
rules and running conditions then would be
easy ones now, and would afford an oppor-
tunity for owners of modern cars To realize
vehicles as 1t is used by makers of auto
mobiles.
real innovation in body building is the
domestic express which has iust been
brought OUT by the White company As the
name implies, this body is designed 10 take
care OF the various odd Jobs of moving and
delivering which come up from time To time
in connection with the home
There has always been a demand foI
some convenient means OF getting two or
three trunks 10 the station moving goods
between the city house ana the country
house. etc. but the needs OF this service
are only occasional and do Justify the
purchase OF a separate machine
The White company offers as solution
Of the problem the domestic axpxssS.