The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-27
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISTS
ALFRED REEVES TALKS TO
CHRISTIAN MOTORISTS.
General Manager oG Licensed Makers 49,
sOeiation Delivers Address on Grow In
and Opportunities OF the Automobile
Industry" a Nest side \. ". a. 4.

s0eiation Delivers Address on Grow IN
and Opportunities OF the Automobile
Industry" a Nest side T. ". a.. 4.
More than M prospective owners AMI
operators Of motor vehicles attended the
opening Of the seventh YEAR Of the automo-
bile school OF the West side y VI 4. A. last
night at the association building in West
Fifty-ssyenth street Walter l.. Hervey.
chairman OF the educational committee.
presided and introduced the speakers
Alfred Reeves. general manager OF the
Association 81 Licensed Automobile Manu-
fac'urers. spoke m The Growth AMI Op-
pOrtunittss Of the automobile Industry.
Frederick u Elliott. chief examiner Of
the automobile bureau IN the Secretary 81
states ofics. hat "a hl- subject An lntnT-
probation Of the CaiHu Automobile laN >
charles J.. stone >a.es manager Of N"
Alden SAMPSON Manufacturing 'ompan .
division ~ the intel states Motor Com.
pany. spoke On ~" Automobile versus
N" lIorse. and Harrison = ColbTrn. second
wee president ~ the Flatbu-h Trust Com
pany and former educational director Of
the West Side / n. g. A. spoke on The
Automobile school Mr. Rec es's al
dress was In part as follows
The gentlemen here are about % take a
part IN one Of the greatest Industries OF
America-ths making Of power dnyen
NenlCles. winch neCAuse OF Nnelr economic
value are now almost a. important In our
transportation lines. That the motor yehi-
Gle 10 a time saver answers fully any ques-
ton a. 20 ia future
Ten years ago there were about O. sO0
machines In America y there are aOl. Op0
Ten years ago there we're twenty-- ven
factories. 2OO cars being a record proIuo-
ton for any one Of lhem now have
almost IOO producing factories. to say moth
ing ~ q like number OF sNperiuenters In
volys in the making Of motor cars while
an annual production Of lS.OOp ard even
?i.0n cars In one factory IL not unusual.
In a decade the capital ~ the aYtomoSjls
and accessory makers has Increased from
approNimAL,ly Is.2OO.OO To $50 0,0.ypp. %
which I.5S.OC1.Ooo IL In motor car factories
alone
len years ago the number ~ persons
employed 10 making automobiles And aces
25sSn individuals. including those IA the
sa4esrooms AMI garages en- years ago
lors STATE whicn nos boasts OF almost
1900 registered drivers Automobile how
IL Nes York IN 1870 -h0s ed fourteen differ
en- mase- Of cars now there are eighty -four
for YOU to select from len years ago the
average prtce ~ ,aIs sas s. 100. hen %
inc rea - IN the number of moderate priced
machines u has come down to 81 .5I5, al
'horgh the very high grade cars are selling
- '''s''' t''''' '.'saaA 'it'f WV wv
When the fundamental patent covering
tho modern ga-olens automobile Vas ,Ssued
to George r. Selden IN s3i even the great.
es' dreamer had no idea Of " hat 1910 would
sh"r n ~" motor car industry and II has
been all the result % work nv able men with
ia-a- Money has had comparatively little
20 q" pith a. Although wealthy man
L0-dAy a. the result 81 hi- Invention. George
D S-lden Vss "a poor NAH ten wears ago
Mos o' our cars oi to-day came not much
from capital a. from mechanical genus
"A mon = In IAN AZ nas hot WaFH
Ladder
D-"n' credit for the present position
pioneer, !ise Min'on. Ford. HAYNES, Aprsr.
-"u. Man "d. Buick. ODDS. Dury-a Packard
household words Al N" same time hoE-
"v"r. / Mould not take credit from TIE hli-l-
n">- men u the industry ~ 10 have financed
~" Wanpfa, turing and marketed the
products Ihey are an Important part -
~: less The opportunities are A. great
neN "ar- On the marset as Va IMPROVING
-I'arf""i a, our cars appear with their
- ten ears hence viii show radical chang.
Do" pr~'ent general design may continue
pa 'hlnN - 70" improvements THAI can
h" made improvements N TRANSMIT .sion
~ Ef"l'"r simplicity and easier control
"a increased power and IN economy 81 fue
consumption. 10 -ay nothing Of she ever
Increasing need OF something 10 improve
'" 'h~Hp"n or 20 Supplant the pueumHtt,
ur" The charact"r ~ IN" men here o..
-u,h that mAny 81 them viii 10 tn-trtlfner.-
al m making some 81 those impfpvsrrr'.
thar would ~ welcomed now. 1ykn a. 'l.
time when motor car seem 10 ba 80 nearly
perfect and perform IN such faultie-~ fl-I-
ion
Motor cars are certain % Increase IN
number. solely on account ~ their utilitv.
without regard - pleasure u-a Every
farmer ns~ts On" and the Government
r"g"r'- show moro than 5.usp.'s farms
doctor must hav" one and there are -,sl
IN New YORK ciiy alone. and 60 80 IN the
country livery contractor, eNcTN sub
urban real "-tat" agent. aud n the truth
he really told every man. u NOT an owner
nov. hopes ~ some time to operate ms
own motor car In tbs great country %
annual income 81 o.. fsn o- more II -
believed that america will continue 10 buy
annually $4,000 motor cars 81 all t,pe.
sold during the past twelve months
NafuTally the greatest field for motor
an the fuiure - for the freight CARVING
'aT- which one he solution ~ fIos" rnanv
method NJ Transferring merChandisa h.,
hor-" driven vehicles II will hrlng the
vol deS"rved emancipation 81 our good
friend IN" horse ~ VIII act ~ f"eier- 80
u viii prevent tram, congestion
transport goods more quickly ard IN greater
.lIantiiic~ than = possible With hor~c drawn
streets
sing motor car vht,h vii carr,
'wic" III" load ~ ivic" ~" speed and r..
curing only half The space viii ba la.
increasing the widths 81 -'rerf- II, fimo.
" mu-' b." borne ~ mind too that her.
ere ~ ir"-"n' '.p1.'sp hur-s'irawn ychi. To-
~ -" ~ THIS 'piInir'. Will" an Hlerss,
~ 'Hb.ub hOr-edrawu vehicles are bong
mad" every wear - DO SiIpUlan'cd hy motor
ar ~ addition the GoV"rnm"nt ,eH~rs
show 'lH"ip horses av altiHg we'll lie
hi vill not 10 accom- pliShad IN a voar ,r
"" ears. Vet " i-nf "N"rop' imt-tir 70 -ay