New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
Value Of Big indianapolis Race
Goes Up ST. 900.
DEALERS ELECT OFFICERS
Bruce Brown Goes Abroad IA
Inspect His New Racing
Mount at the Factory.

Tho Remy Electric Company. ~ Ard.,.
son. Ind. has offered -. 900 cash for ~.
pilot winning the 5oo-rnlle in,erna,ior,,
automobile sweepstakes over tho india,
apolis motor speedway on Nav 30 in "a.
equipped with tho Remy magnetic Tai,
offer is the first Of the number oxpec,s6
from the ACCESSORY makers and which Nil,
swell the $4,000 purse offered BY n.
speedway management 10 small for,yr.
for the yictors. probably abou, $40 ~.
in all.
The Remy company is the founder =,
the Remy Brsssard and Trophy Gun r,,
held by the National cars. and which nro.
duced such brilliant l0o-milc races on N.
indianapolis speedway last summer. II.
salary feature Of tho Brasssrd made {, IN.
.tantly popular with the drivers.
1t has not been decided what gill h.
done with the Brassard this season II,
practically certain. however. tha, thA
trophy viii again be raced for and prob.
ably upon the indianapolis sDeedYav.
The winner Of tho j00-milo race on Ne.
mortal Day viii receive 10000 IN cash
from the management, Of the Indianspo'.
specdway Should the car Re provided
with Remy equipment the victor will 70.
ceive at least $1,000
~ meeting OF the board % Director,
Of the Licensed Automobile Dealer, ..
the city Of New York the following v.r.
elected officers for the ensuing vcar.
President. John +. Plummer. Locomob.l.
Company of America: yice-prssiden'. Carl
II. Page. G. II. Page & Co. secretary ard
treasurer. Charles r. Skinner, Mitchell Il
6. Compsny.
This associa ton. although only lt,ls
over 2 year old. has accomplished a sr.s,
deal for the local automobil. indus,rY
Last November IT started moyenen, fo-
the establishment Of Ner' York oscs ~
the Secretary Of state. where applications
for motor car licenses could be made ni
tho number pads issued. The demand fc-
this was occssioned by automobile oans,
being compelled to forT ard their applca.
tions 10 Albanv and ait the return ~
the number pads, which took consderabl.
time.
Tie members ~ the association a.s
pleased 70 learn that the Secretary Of Stat.
in this city about April l. This Will bel
great benefit 70 automobilists IN this
district. as it will enable them 70 MAKE
applications for their licenses and secure
their number pads without delay.
Heretofore salesmen with 2 lot ~ small
towns 20 make have found that tie tin.
lost in getting from one toTn 10 another
made a large tnrritory Improbable.
The Van Camp Packing Company hm
found the solution OF the difficulty IN
smart runabout, SPEEDY, reliable, .nexper-
sive TO maintain. and-another important,
factor in selling-the healthy exhilara.on
Of tie brisk open-air run gets the sales.
man 10 his customer in the buoyan'. con-.
pelling mood essential to good selling
The Van Camp COMPANY has invested II
twelve such runabouts, selecting the 20
horsepower Abbott Detroit Roadster Il.
latest production OF J. c. Ctz, n. designer
Of the Chalmers.
David l.. Bruce Brown. TIE young Ner
Yorker who won the Grand Prize race a.
Savannah last fall, and J. :. Josephs
president OF the Fiat Automobile Cor
pany. sailed on the Mauretania yestcrd'y
for short trip on the Continent Bruce
Brown and Josephs will visit the Fia'
factory in Turin 10 inspect tie new fla
racers that are being built for the Grari
Prix OF France on July >, one Of whea
Il is probable the New Yorker will drive
While In France Bruce Brown will net
W J. Morgan. American manager for ~
Grand Prix, and will be driven over ~
course lie will return TO America n tns
10 tuno I'D his Fiat car for tire 5Qc-riI'
race at the Indianapolis speedway o.
May s..
The story % the now T.. t. Thomas NO
tor Car Company IL the transplaniing Z"
a complete executive organization from
Detroit 70 Buffalo. When the reconsuu''
ton of the Thomas company was decioea
on a radical departure from usual metho's
was adopted Instead OF picking up men ,
here ana there, four executive heads OF 'ne
Packard Motor Car Company we're seiec'
ed and placed in complete control OF w
Thomas plant.
The president OF the new company To-
= Chalfant +. Il. Humpage is rice'prcs'
dent and general manager. The pro'"'
tion end Is IN charge OF W. l.. Glesso"
factory manager. and the financial an'"'
arc IN the hands OF J. j. Ramsay
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