The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-22
AMONG The AUTOIOBIuSTS
LICENSED DE tLERS ACr Nv
THE TSED CAR SITt ALTON.
Have n Plan rhat win Make for Clean
Competition ard nm Eliminate the
Present system of Price tuitinE
New NJ, erti,inE Man for the y. ". y.


1 through their general manager, Charles
Stew art nlnd, u statement Yesterday on
: the us,d ,ar situation. indicating that they
had taken up seriously III" need for action
A. outlined "a an artl'i" ia iHL SUN last
! Sund.~ Hitherto. although thus asso'ia-
! ION has had plans regarding III" trad" in
used ears. II has mHG" no publ" announce
mont Ot them III" first definite statement
about ~ h., il intended -rcaks OF the evils
p al uri,c cutting. a. made possible by the
uT,-,n' ~ stem ~ marketing and trading
ss.'nud i..'d ears This - one OF the most
important features. II not IN" most i'm
i-nrtan' -. tA, trad" and Is tho thing thht
many dealers hny" c"mpIaIned Of
lhr statement - this
B TIL" taking IN trasl" III : cCond hand cars
~ part paNm"n, lnr new ones has de.
+ tons Witch the automnbIl. manufacturers
and dealer, have to contend with at the
present time IL Is believed that II this
situation q, not PROPERLY Controlled IL will
greatly hamper Ia" automobile industry.
Ia" Licensed Automobile Dealers Of the
CITY 81 New ork. an association composed
of IN" leading manufacturers and dealers
selling ears under III" Sciian patent. real
Ted -om' months ago the seriousness 81
this problem \ committee was appointed
:" work ou' n plan for the control Of second
, hand AR trades. and after making a care
lul investigation Of the systems adopted
and carried ont in other cities. they for
'nulated a plan for the handling of the second
hand car situation IN New York city. This
has been put IN concrete shape. and a meet
ing % the BOARD of directors will he held
III few days at which this plan Will he
submitted A. soon thereafter a. possible a
general meeting NJ the association members
will Inc called and tn" situation will be laid
before th,ri for action
The plan formulated is not intended to
hind"r tho trading in second hand cars. hut
rather tn promo'" clean competition and
enable the dealer TO r.alII" full profit on the
sale OF new car and also eliminat. the
pra,tir. OF prIc" cutting. which Is to-day
notorious in the automobile trade.
Members Of tho association who have
been approached ON n" subject are heartily
ia favor Of any plan that Will assist in doing
away with this evil and there ia no doubt
that IN" plan which ~ To h. submitted by
the second hand ear committee will h" re-
cciVct with enthusiasm as all Of the dealers
rraliE. that thu. situation has assumed
serious proportions ami that something
must be done AZ once TO control this dis
turbing factor which Is a menace TO tn.
automohll. trad. either in New York or
any other city
Henry Knott. who for m. last three years
agency IN tins rity has bs,'omc adv srtising
manager for tn. EMF and will maze his
headquarters IN Detroit There IL much
succeeds T. l.. Roy Peii-tirr. who Is IA
california regainlng his health,
Mr. Knott WAS riu"ated IN this country
and IN I'm Gland and has been teacher and
an actor A. we'll a. playwright. He has
handled many large adverttstng campaigns
man OF aSnrtlc personality. and his sue
cess with the +. Nj IL predicted
District Attorney Whitman said yrster-
day that There seemed 10 be some rlsund.T-
-tandtns OF u" rr9po,ei sp..h oraInance
which b" submitted 70 ALtsrnan Johnson
Iher" was An idea. he remarked. that III.
ordinance. lItertercd with the provisions
,rnd,i {" provide an additional safe
guard II anplhes the meaning of -rea- ,
-onan.e and prudent, driving
The proposed ordinance was drawn at |
my once at he request OF some Of the
AIdsrmen. III" National Highway Pro- |
t""ttv" So"iet}. and some other city Or
saniflt on , nirr NE proni-,o ,,t Of IN.
wa- left IN cities OF IN" first class. to tn. !
10 al authorities. except, the indehn.,"
provision thai M one shall drtv" at a rat" /
that - not r"u-onahlc and prudent
7 nd.r the STATE law ~ present drivers /
ar" compelled Z" pr"p"l their N"hi"l", IN I
a. u i .ilirult to -hov on III"
testimony Of q r"hc"mnn that y"hIcl" - .
EiOE,e'i.,i N 4 manner that - not careful B
and rru,i.nr unI"-- ala actual accident .
occurs 'h"r- - very h'tle possibility OF IN .
1, = p.rf.-.-Iy ,ru. thai car may ne
propelled At 'hr"" miles IN hour under
-"m" ,onuln"u~ IN a manner hat - not
,1nv1I . "i.i 'noTii n. rrapo-. ord,nan"e
t,.,ou.- q re-" ih" defendant An h" con
.l.rrd and pun ,h"h III" ordinnn'e does
not permit r"',l'-,- dr.rnE under ft'""n
miles lu hour. bat provide thai speed II
over nf'""r mills m hour 2 any portion
81 ~. ,IfS where m" bTll'ing- are loss
rhnn ~ feet apart shall h"I "rIIne Of '-"if
~" recon shat Nh ~9""d - hr"t -
rhf 'h" ram men ~ IN" iDl,. p"pnr'
during vho-" administration u" old -pe'd
.a., ~ " operation amt IA" Magistrates.
,."E.i utd" pi..'-' ~" -i'"ei exceeded
',i'....'. Irll.- GA hour. that tppr"NIna'".y
nat -pe'i wr- nee .--hrv ~ time~ TO move
~" pcia,ty undsr tho ordinance now in
.pr ."ptsIu hn"i~ rh~rrdir ln9d"Gnat" Ia"
up, .y. ,.-Iln. stm or unprIsonni.f,t not
20, .'TLlng 'h''' dr'- ~ both n" pro.
o-"i r-d.nnn... therefore yirtuallr amend
,h,r t- considered a i,i"''iN" part Of D."
= e.. HI-I". 4. ,tw AMI u. ~" same time IN
ro vty 'u'-r'"-"- with 'h1'%'"r ma >.
.pn-td"r"'t d"aIrnt.ia IN tine tudennI'" speed
-agu.t'.on rr"rtt-t tor by -"'tton - OF
b" -td ~'a'" u.|h"aJ laN
IUn ,r".fr-fnur hour r.o. that was 10
ne ., h.,.,I ....,I ~ 90 NnE"l'.- on hrt~tma-
!" ~ n."p postponed ''d"ipiteIy. and
.'tr-"" GOV n" $50. 20 no" aver, for -Oiue
r'r' ..,'"' :, race. -, hay" been sub
70 f. ~" u,.t. january ithnd - m. twenty.
u'r D"'r '''". - - -hin. NiH ns held O..
r-,,o, n.., q" s"' driver. Tor hose around
- .r,k ..r.ut-. ,u-.' ~" rewards for
"Hr :I.r- Of a much ."-- "-arrng mature
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