New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-02
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
Manufacturers to Investigate
Tire Situation.

Tire Situation.
The following notice has been sent out by
the Association Of Licensed Autonlcbilo
Manufa cturers TO the members of the board
OF managers OF Z special meeting 10 be held
by that body on May II:
One of the important things for consider
alton at this meeting wi i'll be the tire Situa-
ton, which is extremely critical. and one
that demands consideration at this time by
the entire membership as il affects every
manufacturer as well as the present ana
future owners Of motor cars.
III this connection it Is requested that
each board member. before attending the
rumors which are current TO the erect that
there exists among certain tire manufact-
urers of this country an understanding, or
"gentlemans agreement" to increase the
price Of tires and to refuse to sell or de-
liver TO manufacturers at this time any
tires for 1911 equipment.
L is hoped that you will obtain all the
information available relative to the tire
situation. so as to be prepared for an open
discussion at the meeting, which promises
to be one OF the most important Grom
manufacturers point of view that the as
sociation has held.
A number of other important subjects
will come Up for consideration at the meet
Ing and 1t is hoped that nothing VIII pre-
vent your having your board member In
attendance.
bility contest from New York to Atlantic
City and return on May 10 and II was
augmented yesterday by ten entries, the
greatest number ever named in single
day for any automobile competition Hor-
ace De Lisser, v1ce-president OF the United
States Motor Company, entered four
Maxwell cars, and this battery was in
creased 20 FIVE by the nomination Of an
other Maxwell from the Newark agent of
the MAXWELL FIgc0e Motor Company.
@ w Matheson, of the Matheson Motor
Car Company. entered a Matheson Silent
Six; Charles Z. Riess entered q Marion
Flyer; Y. P. PiSani. Of the American Zust
Motor Company, entered the Zust twenty
four-hour stock car racer; Thomas j. Gere-
hart. Of Brooklyn, entered his Zust tour
ing car and Mr.. Bernhard, OF the Crox-
ton-Keeton Motor Car Company. entered a
Croxton- Keeton, 70 be driven by William
c. Spenny.
These entries bring the total number Of
contestants close to forty, and the fact
that the entries DO not close until. May
gives Il reasonable assurance that the
number Will be stiH further Increased
The automobile trade OF the entire metro
Politan territory mas shown d strong in
terest ~ the event, and the inquiries for
entry blanks and rules would seem to in
dicate that it will have q great deal more
support than the Motor Contest Assocls-
ton expected
Another car that is new conner In the
racing field has been nominated for the
tWenty-Gour- hour automobile race on the
Brighton Beach motordronne on Nay IS and
il This is q Cole so The driving team
has not been decided upon AZ yet, but II
will be strong one.
The Town Board of Babylon at special
meeting held last week set aside the objec-
tons to the width OF the spans over East
Neck Road and Half Hollow Road, for
the construction Of which an application
was made several months ago by the Long
Island Motor Parkway Company. Ap-
prevail is given for the spans to be re
spectively twenty and tWenty-four feet
wide.
The objections to the width Of the spans
were partly overcome by the efforts Of
real estate interests and property owners
along the line OF the motor parkway TO
facilitate as much as possible the compile
ton OF q highway which will be & potent
factor in the upbulldtng OF exclusive home
sections by furnishing increased accessible
ity- The majority Of the members Of the
board believe that the spans as approved
will be wide enough, hut II they prove tee
narrow it is agreed to widen them
The Motor Parkway Company is now
prepared to push work on its exclusive
automobile highway as rapidly as possible,
and judging from what has been already
accomplished & great part Of the parkway
will be ready for use before the end Of
the summer season.
Property owners and civic organiza tons
in sections contiguous TO the road are also
working to establish connections With the
parkway by the construction Of intersect-
ing roads Whitastone, Malba, Flushing
and the middle north shore sections will
soon be connected, and work is progressing
or projected on road extensions which will
make other important residential centres
accessible by this highway
Il is planned ultimately to extend tho
parkway through a narrow stretch OF Long
Island City to the Greensboro Bridge plaza
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