New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Alfred Reeves Says Motor Busj.
ness Is for Young Men. =
PREDICTS GREAT CHANGES
Thinks Normal Demand for Cars
in Future Will Be About
175,000 Annually.

Alfred Reeves, general manager Of IN.
Association OF Licensed Automobile Manu-.
facturers, spoke before the Automobils
School of the Bedford Branch OF the Youn,
Mems Christian Association in Brookly.
last night
He said, in part:
"As the motor car is now the tool Of CIV.
ilization and forms most important part
OF our everyday life. its making and selling
offer excellent opportunities for young men
Of character and ability. II has been wei
said that any one who aids IN tho trans.
portation Of people. merchandise or thought
is a public benefactor, so surely the makers
OF motor cars and those in that trade asys
earned that title
The automobile trade has been ycunx
mans business since is inception. and tie
greatest successes have been scored y
Young men. Among the eighty factories a
tho Association Of Licensed Automobi.
Manufacturers, which have the honor 70
represent. the youngest presldent-and h
heads successful million-dolar COMPANY
is only thirty-one years old. While ths
average age Of the presidents OF tnose CON.
NAMES is not more than forty-tNo, With
few older and very substantiai ouslrt"
mon ubo have made great leaders This
record is unequalled. for in most industries
q man becomes old and gray before M
reaches the highest chair IN the orgarixa.
ton.
"As indicating the opportunities, one mas
h,t ~ mention the names OF those ne7
ybo started with little or no money. DC,
whose names are now housenold Woras
continued Mr.. Reeves. The greatest cree:
is due such pioneers as Ninton' Ford.
HAYNES. Packard. Apperson, Maxwell,
Puick olds. Duryea and others OF that
,vne All those I have mentioned. and
MANY others. worked as mecnanlcs az us
bench while most Of them are nov pres-
dan.s of their respective companies. fhey
haye been assisted in attaining their pos.
.iors bv business men of ability who hss
hoInea materially TO make the motor car
business the standard business that
| to-day.
"Such captains Il industry as Chars
Clifton. BENJAMIN Briscoe, ;. I. DAVIS y,
lanes Couzens. Ransom +. Olds' W. 9
Durant Hugh Chalmers. Thomas Hend.r'
CON Iohn \. WHY'S. II. 3. JOY X. "
! owen. Roy D. Chaplin, Walter T. tlanders
, Albert L. Pope. ". Z. Metzger, h. H.
FRANKLIN Fl. o. Smith and dozen Others
n,,u have their names identified with thu
upbuild!ng OF the motor car trade
! THE motor car trade is now at JUS oe"
! for f. has passed the stage OF ~ild-carlns
Very few new concerns will be iauhehA
n the future. for that field is well died.
&C tho factories now in existence are aois
~ manufacture 10000 cars annually, I
reouired II is estimated. however that ihs
nroduct os 1911. including commercial Te'
hicIes. will be about 10000 cars as against
! 10000 in 1910.
..While the present machines with tner
su.rt nowerfuI motors and excellent de-
SIGN and construction would seem 20 70
almost perfect. they are bound 10 unoe''
on radical changes. and II is men OF your
calihre who are expected 10 bring thoss
changes about. Greater simplicity ana
easier control. self-starters for motors I'M
| --o,,or,en+s IN transmission OF power,
ar.a.er economy in fuel consumption aha
s,,,,ro,,od or cheaper tires offer an endless
, field. ..,.,,.
The normal demand for cars IN tu'ur'
&c exnected 10 be about 1900 pleasule cav
annually. many OF which VIII go u NV
farmers. AS TO the number OF freigh' CO..
rvins machines that can be used' ohly ua'
will tell. II is fact. however tlla' VIZ"
ooo ooo horse-drawn vehicles In me c'un,
trv a very large number must be repIaes.
With motor cars. and that neld ohe's 20,
greatest future Mortor-driven venio','
will solve those many prolems involved u
our present wasteful method OF uans,.,
ring merchandise by horse-dra"h Feo''.
I-sing a motor car which will carry M"'
the load at twice the speed and reaulran.
only half the space will be Ike ih'''''"'
the width OF streets six times.
telegram from II. II. Elmer sere, ros.
,,,arsyer OF the Haynes Autornoolle., ,,sny. oyT
! nanv saws that the plant OF thS ,n5 D0,,5s 70.
! az Kokomo, Ind, which was - on oaea
/ Gently. will be rebuilt az once 1s r.r,rorsry
! larger scale than formerly IN cor,.
"nsrters have been obtained ana l"V Vrt,hiu
psnv will be shipping macn''e'
, three weeks.
ELIAS HAS PERFECT SCoht