New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-07
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Automobile Club Replaces Ename!
Signs with Wood.
&c. T. JEFFERY OPTIMISTIC
Predicts Great Sales of Motor
Cars in the Northwest Dur
ing the Next Few Years.

The sign posting crew OF the Autoroots
Club Of America has Just returned from
an extended trip through New England.
They have made a report which II interest
ing In its bearing on the character OK
signs which give the best service. Only
few years ago enamel signs were erected
by the club on the Boston and Albany Post
roads and the main line TO Philadelphia
These signs were specially manufactured
for the club at a big expense. and II was
thought at that time they would stand a.
a testimonial TO the energy OF the A. c. A.
for decades to come The cost Of erecting
them on substantial iron posts was also
quite an item OF expense
A majority OF these signs are row prac-
ticslly useless. Malicious persons. COM
bned with the clements, have Clipped on
the letters and figures until scarcely
whole town name is left on any Of the hum
dreds Of signs which we're erected.
As has been explained, the blue and
white enamel creates. most attractive
target for boys to throw stones at. When
the signs are struck the enamel flies OF in
a perfect shower Of chips. The boy along
the highway consequently regards the de-
struction Of enamel signs a. quite equal
houses.
In some locations on the Boston Post
Road II was found that after the enamel
had been Clipped of by boys farmers had
taken the remaining sheet OF iron and sp-
piled il to barns, corn cribs, chicken
houses. etc, to cover holes in roofs.
Although a bill has been introduced IN
the Albany Legislature which proposes a
law against the effacement or removal az
road signs. It s doubtful II the real Of
Tenders In this matter could ever be Caught
Two BOYS MAY be going along lonely
stretch of road. spy 4 road sign and pet
all the enamel off before any other per-
sons happen along. The chances Of con-
victlng such offenders are extremely doubt
/ ful.
More motor cars will no sold during the
next five years over that region bounded
/ by Lake Michigan on the east and stretch
ling from the Canadian border. on the north.
TO the Missouri River. on the south. than IN
any other corresponding area in this coun-
| try"
| Charles T. JeTery. head Of the Ranblsr
organiza ton. makes this prediction "a the
result Of q trip NJ Investigation throug'
/ the Northwest, during which plans were
made for even further extensions ~ the
Rambler sales and service organization Ia
| that territory.
| IT met bankers merchants. nsnufactur-
ers and farmers by the score" said Mr.
/ Jefery and 7 never encountered such
general optimism before. Business condi-
lions in other sections 81 this country seem
to affect this great region very little. be-
cause the prosperity ~ the Northwest de-
ponds upon that one great certain economic
/ fact-agriculture Farmers and bushes
men generally seem 10 favor the Canada
reciprocity idea, and | met quite a mum
| Der of business men fom Canada who were
in Minneapolis negotiating for cars 10 sell
across the border.
II s somewhat unusual for one individual
70 own three automobiles OF the same make.
That is why Frederick ". Underwood.
president of tho Erie Railroad, occupies
an unusual position among motorists. Mr..
Underwood owns three Hudson cars. He
Luses his fore door 90" runab bout IN going
Ito and from the office every day and two
Of his daughters drive duplicates Of this
machine.