New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
NOTES OF AUT0MOB|uNG
Happenings in Trade and indus
try Durinq the Week.

Tho financial report of the Long Island
Automobile Club for the year ended NO
yember 30, 1911, has just been made public
and shows a prosperous condition of affairs.
DESPITE the fact that the expense of con-
ductjnC the club exceeded the income by
about 800 this deficit was easily overcome
nv the garage profits. which amounted TO
A1s. Deducting the charges against in
come. the surplus for the year is $50. The
clubs total surplus at this time Is 5000.
Exemplifying the slogan that Marion
owners are satisfied owners an order has
| lust been received By Charles F., Reiss a.
Co. for ten Marion foredoor touring cars 10
be shipped TO South Africa. The order Is
the result of the performance Of one car
soId 10 a customer in that country some
time ago.
A device called the James Fuel Thermos
has lust been placed on the market TOT
heating the circulation systems OF auto
mobiles. rendering easy the starting OF O.
| motor in cold weather. 1t is small cleo
,ric heater. which is connected on one end
| With the drain cock and on the other with
tive lower water manifold. The device Is
eouipped with socket which can be con-
nectad I'm a moment wherever electric cur
rent f. available il will keep motor
warm indefinitely.
| On account Of the greatly increased bust
ness of the Jeffery Dewitt spark rug
Company. of Detroit, that concern mas
opened New York office at NO liSS Broad
way from which branch the Eastern Dusi-
moss will he handled. NJ c. Dewitt, vice.
president OF the company maze inc ar
rangement at the close Of the recent snow
The sale of Reliance spark plugs and j. -.
snark plugs during the show was so great
according TO Mr. Dewitt that the opening
~ q New York branch could no longer De
,oetnoned. The branch Will be able to IA
! Initiate the handling of the Eastern Dusi-
,,oys IN great extent. The Jeffery De-
hit Company makes nothing but spark
,,ues and is ono OF the largest manufact-
,,rers of this accessory In the world.
| rho p-cU car which left San Francisco
/ January 70 under the auspices OF the
| panana-Pa Pacific Exposition completed lts
| Q oS2 mile tourney on January rs, at !
| o,oIocL making the Journey in slightly
| 1ose than - DAYS; the average distance
| covered every dag being over @5 miles
| Roth fine Panama-Pacihc Exposition ana
,ho Pioneer Automobile Company pro-
nounced the trip remarkable success
and are greatly surprised with the per
Torrance of the car. which, by the way, Is
No. q Of the 1912 output of the new Hupp
corporation factory. of which Robert t.
| Hump, well known in the automobile indus-
try, is the president and controlling mead
|
In The interests of the man with COM
mutation ticket special course VIII be
| opened this week In the automobile school
OF the West side Young Mems Christian
| Association. The course Is planned FOR
the out-of town man, so that he can finish
| his study OF automobiles on one monthly
ticket Commuters. under this plan. VIII
attend four sessions Of the class every
week, the course beginning and ending In
the same month. 20 that IL can be finished
on ono ticket
The sale OF a direction irte'nai gear
/ driven Mais truck 20 tho Chelsea ware
| houses Is announced by the stewart AUTO
mobile Company.