New-York tribune., 1910-12-25

A model building, four stories in height
| designed specially to serve as a salesroom
and garage for Alco cars, has been erected
by the American Locomotive Company at
the southeast corner of Michigan avenue
and 18th street, Chicago, and is now occu-
pied by the manager of the Chicago branch,
Benjamin c. Day, and his force.
Among the prospective exhibitors at the
Grand Central Palace show is Otto +. Rost
the Eastern distributor for the Black Crow
cars. For the show Mr.. Rost is preparing
a most novel exhibit. the details of which
will not be given out until the opening day
of the show.
The silver trophy presented by the city
Of Philadelphia to Ralph Mulford, winner
of the 60O-foot class race at Paramount
Park last October, was received at the
saleserooms Of the Lozier Company, in
New York City, last week. This cup. to-
gether with the Elgin Champion trophy,
is on exhibition in the Broadway window
Of the company. The Fairmount cup is a
trophy bearing the coat-of-arms of the
Quaker City. It is in the form of a silver
vase or urn, the cover being surmounted
stone State. Both the Elgn and Fair
mount trophies will be exhibited at Madi-
son Square Garden next month.
Although very few OF the automobile
stores decorating for Christmas, a
Christmas tree in the showroom of the
Carhartt company, at the Hotel Plaza, is
attracting considerable attention. The en-
trimming of iS Of
cards bearing the name of Carhartt pur-
chasers during the scant half year the car
has been on the market A similar tree has
been sent to the factory in Detroit, and it
is safe to predict that no more gratifying
Christmas gift could be received by the
parent plant than this splendid record of
It's offspring.
William c. Shepherd. the newly elected
president of the Matheson Automobile Com
pany. with paid in capital of s., ,OoO. 900 and
a bond issue of 100000. has been for many
years intimately associated with the sub
stantial growth of WiIkes-Barre Penn
He is a member of the firm Of w. III. Shep-
herd & Sons contractors and lumbermen
Aside from an association with a varied
line of successful business ventures. Mr.
Shepherd is known as a champion OF the
'.open shop" Under his active guidance
as organizer and for four years president
of the Employers Association of Wilkes
Barre. Penn, a relentless war was waged
In labor circles and the "open shop in
the building trade In that city firmly estab-
lished c. ". Matheson will act as gem
eral sales and advertising manager of the
company, with Frank Matheson as sec
retary.
Z. " Strattop, manager Of the Stude
baker branch of Philadelphia. sent in his
resignation on Friday to the Detroit office
of the Studebaker company, the resigna-
ton to take effect February l.
Mr.. Stratton has been in Phladelphia a
the best known automobile men IN the
branch in Philadelphia for three years and
having been particularly successful Mr..
Stratton will announce his future plans at
an early date.
One OF the most important A. A. A
meetings to be held during the automobile
show fortnight In New York City, will be
the semi-annual gathering of the New
York State Automobile Association Presi-
dent Frank CT. Webb has called a meeting
for Saturday, January Z. at 10 a. M. at the
Hotel Belmont. and an excellent attend
ance Is assured, since 1T Is known that
legislative matters will receive most sub
stantial amount of attention. President
Webb will appoint the new legislative COM
mittee. and all parts of the state will be
given recognition in tho makeup OF the