New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
What the Dealers Are Talking
About on the Row.

one hundred and seventeen sampson
freight and delivery motors were sold dur
ing the recent commercial motor vehicle
show in Madison Square Garden by the Al
den Sampson Manufacturing Company. the
truck division Of the United states Motor
Company. An important factor in aiding
selection was the knowledge that the
United state. Mtor Company not merely
sells trucks but that the purchase oi a
Sampson freight or delivery motor means
the purchase Of q guaranteed transp"fta-
ton service The trend Of the commercial
motor business was plainly shown 10y the
choice Of those who bought vehicles. Inc
delivery motor with a capacity oi from
ooo 10 100 pounds was i'm greatest de-
mand. although the one ton truck pressed II
closely in point of sales. Interest IN o'h"r
types Of vehicles was IN the order Of their
carrying capacity.
The effect Of the decision IN the Selden
patent case has been very good for the
manufacturers Of cars who did not take
out licenses under this patent. Good agency
connections arc being made. whereas be-
fore this decision it was difficult TO estao-
Iisb agencies for unlicensed cars, because
dealers already handling licensed cars were
no, allowed TO take an independent agency
since tho decision. however. this has been
changed. and {, has been possible 70 close
with a number Of new agents. The \'Ue
company is enlsrging its plant. and is pre-
parin- To 90 into tho parts manufacturing
business as well ~ the manufacture OF
automobiles on n much larger scale
The salesmen Of the Carhartt company
ta5 a rather disconcortins experience Few
dovs ago. when Hamilton Carhartt )r" OF
r,e,roit yico-president NJ the Carharit Au-
,crnon,lo Corporal ton. dropped into the
,,,,-rar,.,c salesroom in the Hotel Plaza
;,,cogni,o and eravelv listened to their dis
,o,,ree ON tho merits ~ his own product.
Ar Carhsrtt's interest. however hateh Just
ebort Of q purchase Later, however Vhen
I'm ,ropria persona ne was presented 10 MS
ceiling force. he congratulated them heartily
., their keen interest i'm and knowledge or
the car
The Whiting Motor COMPANY has taken
the agency Of the Mercer built by the
poeblines of Trenton. This company also
handles the Cunningham.
A. an evidence that The automobile &C
ocssor,ee makers arc awakening 20 the pos
s,buities Of foreign business. the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company points ont 'he
-a,ort establishment of a complete ruDorI
LIT - canada. which will supply tres
"a r,hner goods bearing the Goodyear
brand 10 the Canadian trade, ana make }.
~. sier 70 break over the tarir barriers VI
Australia New Zealand and South AFRICA
THE new factory At Bowmanville ont Is
confirmed with the Same up-to-the-mlnu'e
r,acb,nerv which has made the Goodyear
rlant in Akron so famous The officers o'
! tho new company arc I. 4. Seiberhne
oros,dnnt. T.. &. Van Rever yice-president
ard G II. Carlisle. secretary and treasurer
For the third year in succession the Nit
cben car has won perfect score honors III
,bo fortv-eicht hour endurance ana re-
ia bilitv run on the san Leandro triangle IN
| Alameda County. California. Last year t"o
1f,,cbells. one Of them a big seven-passen-
ger car. made the run and each came
| through with perfect score. In the recent
run no attempt was made ~ 'burn UP 'he
roads In / speed test.
Tho export business Of the Metzger Mo'or
| car company. Of Detroit. Is reported 10 ne
c,ou,,ng rapidly. a quantity Of Everitt cars
sa,.,rr recently been shipped 20 New Zea-
,ard Porto Rico. England and the Philip-
/ rire Islands. while negotiations are under
nav for representatives, I'm Germany
France Italy. Russia, Belgium ana other
foreign countries.
! r-oorts 10 standerdize the manufacture of
o,,.oroobiles have done much 10 fasten pub
,,o ,aete upon certain conventional types OF
oors ordinarily, a radical departure from
common practice does not compel unususi
.ssn.ct Perhaps the best illustration OF a
,,,anufsc cturer successfully clinging 70 the
x,act,on of a single and original idea Is
nf,ered by the Brush runabout. This Is
Sts,,nctive product. not an imitation nor an
eAantatjon of any other automobile; yet It's
''a,s,,al design and construction have em-
Sad,sd sturdIness and reliability. which
,,al,a II indispensable 10 10000 users. SIM
nuc,tv is the entire keynote or the car as
INV one could readily discover who talked
n.i,b the Aftermath" kids at the Brush
snace AZ the Madison Square Garden show.
Tbaea Youngsters drove Brush more than
. sno miles from New YORK 10 Oklahoma.
"a ,hev are using one \ the congestion OF
citv trafic during their stay Ia the Last