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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
GREAT BOULEVARD PLANNED
New Highway to Connect with
Motor Parkway at Success Lake,

Thousands Of Automobiles are interes1eu
In the plans just completed for o spiehuiu
,,arlwav boulevard which is to run through
the Borough OF Queens connecting Doth
Manhattan and Brooklyn with the LONG
Island Motor Parkway at Success Lake
According to the map Of the boulevard
inst completed by the Queens Typographical
Bureau the new highway I'm many places
will run along the ridge or backbone OF
ong Island commanding view OF the
Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound.
Under ~ special act Of the Legislature
tho new boulevard will cut through strip
NJ CYPRESS Hills Cemetery and then 90 on
through Queens. connecting with other
arteries OF traffic. The proposed highway
&C. "a be 900 feet IN width and will start az
fine Prospect Plaza I'm Brooklyn, through
IJiohIand Park and Forest Park, and join
the projected parkway 10 be known as the
Grand Central Parkway at Union Turn
nike. continuing direct to the Nassau Coun-
~ line. ana finally joining the Motor Park
way at Success Lake.
Direct routes OF access To the new park
way will lead from the Williamsburg and
the Greensboro bridges. Other important
highways will be given direct connection
with this great tboroughfare. and in time
n will probably become the great automo-
bile highway from greater New York TO
all points Oh Long Island. In helping along
fine project President Connolly has the sup
mart OF botn the Automobiles and the real
estate interests OF Queens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
Will Look After Repairs Until
Legislature Passes Huge
Bond Issue for New
system.

RcmarkauI" 49, nts been the development
, " the iden OF state roads during Tie last
fcw Years tho now state road system ~
/ PENNSYLVANIA .urpasscs any other Vet de-
signed. not even excepting that = CALI
( toru.a which B.. spending '.""" on a
state road system.
by state roads IS meant the through
routes or trunk lines. which ar" designed
20 carry n traffic lu which the importance
~ the through travel exceeds that OF the
local requirements. 20 that the people OF
the commonwealth. instead ~ the people
OF community. should pay tine cost 81
construction and maintenance and permit
tho resources 81 individual localities 10 be
expended In the lesser roads. which nat
urally act as feeders TO the main lines.
The Pennsylvania Legislature or 1911
enacted the sproul law. providing for
system Of state roads approximately eight
thousand miles In extent and reaching
every county seat, every large centre or
population and state lines I'm great num-
Der OF places where connections with the
roads Of other states may be made. The
state Highway Department was rcorgan-
lied on a new and greatly enlarged basis.
June I. 1912 was the limit OF time set by
law for the state Highway Department 10
survey and take over into the care OF the
state the highways constituting the sys-
TEN. These roads also included such toll
roads as could bo secured on reasonable
terms and without litigation. number
Of these were taken over. Three million
dollars was appropriated TO cover the OK
pcnscs and provide for improvement until
tho LEGISLATURE should again meet and
make further appropriations.
The highways taken over on June ! ana
previously cover practically the entire state
highway system, and the roads are now
under the care Of the state. So much work
has 10 he done In repairs 10 roads and
bridges to make and keep them passaDI"
that il Is considered questionable whether
there Will be any Of the $3Opo0U left for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
MARMON six" IS OUT
Some Striking Features Mark
Successor of Famous Wasp

After more than two year 81 exhaustive
t.sja tine announcement regarding the new
Maruuu six was mad" last week M IN"
Indianapolis factory. i has been TO secret
that this new addition 10 the Marmou line
Was contemplated. as the big cars had been
seen often on the streets.
The announcement az the new -iN cy.in-
dor Marmon comes after some of ~" most
thorough tests ever applied 20 new car.
The first six cylinder chassis achieved fame
in contests under the name Of the Marmon
Wasp IN this car Ray Harroun won the
FIRST 10 mile race al the Indianapolis
Speedway "a year ago The six cylinder
motor has Il ~ inch bore and inch stroke
and while it Is rated at ~ horsepower ~
the A L. \. VI. rating 1t develops 80 horse
power In actual use.
One OF the new and distinctive features
OF it's construction that has never been used
before on any car is found IN the front axle
design The vertical spindles FOR steering
are placed directly In the centre lines OF
the front wheels and the factory claims II
makes the easiest. safest and surest steer
iu.. mechanism ever devised II tracks true
and mlnimizes the liability OF throwing the
car from its course should tire collapse at
high speed. The cars are furnished with
left hand drive and centre control
Especial attention has been paid to tho
body designs and both the lines and com
fort OF the new models are said 10 leave
little 10 be desired from the motorists
standpoint The types include seven, i've,
four and two passenger bodies, also iimou-
sine and landaulet. The bodies are mainly
or cast aluminium and the standard finish
viii be IN blue black. The equipment in
cludcs dynamo electric lighting system.
self-startcr. new type Of windshield and
ton and many other features.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
.DETOURS TO Be CHARTED
Novel Help to AutoiStS Arranged
by Touring Club.
CONTRACTORS USUALLY LAX
Signs Tell of Roads Being Closed
but Afford No Further
Information.

\ decided innovation I'M the form Of tour
ing information is announced by the Tour
Ing club Of America in the placing ~ de-
tour signs at points upon the main thor
cughfares where II is necessary for tourists
20 avoid roads that have been closed For re
pairs or reconstruction.
Tiles" new detoW signs will be i'm the
form Of large blue arrow bearing i'm plain
white letters the words "Detour-Follow
Arrows" The arrows viii be placed along
an important detours from tie main thor
oughfares by the official cars Of the Tour
ing Club.
IN addition t. the blue and white arrows
the club is compiling the running directions
for the most important detours IN rout"
card form, upon the reverse Of which VII.
appear a small map showing the detour'
the directions and map indicating the point
where the detour leaves and Joins the main
highway. giving the route numbers, also
the mileage a. which the odometer should
zee reset.
In many localities where the main high
Uayk are closed for reconstruction tourists
are compelled 10 find their way around as
best they can although the highway laws
generally require contractors TO provide
safe detours during the construction Of
new roads It IS evident that the laws are
not being complied with, Notwithstanding
the many complaints that have been filed
with the authorities, who said they were
not aware that the contractors were dodg-
ing their responsibilities.
Upon many OF tho main highways the
tourist encounters signs which simply an
ahead q C1DEpl' or
road being repaired" there being 10 sign
70 instruct the users Of the road as 70
which way 70 turn in order to secure a sale
and convenient detour.
With the cooperation Of the highway
authorities In the several states VINO arc
furnishing the Touring Club with the latest
road changes, supplemented BY the daiiy
adylces which are received from the c!uD
bureaus and official cars continually on the
roads. automobillsts Will he assured OF Il
service which will greatly aid them In tour
ing through tho states where 50 much ROAD
Improvement work is urder way
Autonobilists using the roads between
PHILADELPHIA and Atlantic city by the way
of Hammonton should drive with caution
,bro,gh 4 small place called Pomona, Iour-
too, miles west OF Atlantic City, between
Egg Harbor City and Hammontoh' ~
This poirt, on a stretch "f twenty-five mics
~ GOOD state road through territory
which is not populated, speed trap Is III
operation aud motorists exceeding t"e"''
d,c miles an hour are held up by con-
stabIe and escorted 20 nearby Jusuc" WIZ
ir,noses fines anywhere from 3 UP.
an tbc main route from Philadelphia 10
,r.r,or via Iaughornc, a speed trap II
being operated about eight mics Souui ~
Trenton at station calleu "'eh I'M,
where the constable II statoheu ~ '"9
woods along the highway aTresuns 'ou''''S
who exceed the speed limit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
COLVER JOINS L0C0M0BlLE
Takes Charge Of Local Truck
Department for Bridgeport Firm.

JOnu =. Plunnner. manager OF the Loco
! mobile branch ia this city. has secured
, the services OF Fred. l.. ColveT TO take
! charge Of his truck department Mr.. Col
ver's headquarters will nc In Now York.
Speaking Of truck conditions here lIr.
COlyer says:
u have always maintained that New
York is one of the greatest truck fields
en- the United State. the principal reasons
log this being the large area which the city
covers and the number " small towns
surrounding il. Contrary TO the usual
impression. retailing and jobbing--nOi man
uf9ctur.g g-ccntres arc tac biz ic!ds for
iruc.. sales. Manufacturers shin la"ga!y
by raj o: water, but The othe: classes OF
business depend on local transportation
H. moving their goods.
The truck field is tuc creates, s.ud.
ia modern mothoGF. Whereas most poo
PIE realize the future Of the trick in a
1aluo ray. few understand the reasons
for its vogue The truck IL a product
OF tho lay Of necessity - well as crea-
turc Of mans ingenuity. y financial pub
icatlon states that business in the last
eleven wears has increased In volume 1jj
per cent
In 1903 there were approximately -
10000 hoses IN this country. I'm Ll2 about
GCcCC.C0J. by which il can easily be seen
that we have lad only about - per cent
increase in the number oc horses 20 care
for more than three times as much bust
ness. Assuming that q truck taEes the
place Of s.N horses. about jGloOO trucks
must he produced I'm the next few years
70 take the place Of even 10 per cent o.
this work"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
Pennsylvania Takes Charge
of 5000 Miles of Highways

rev construction pending the next meeting
, a. the Legislature.
1T the same time the system of state
highways wRs established a resolution was
passed by the legislature so amending the
Pennsylvania constitution az TO permit the
issue OF bonds 10 the extent Of $1,000 90
for road purposes. Under the Pennsylvania
basis law such It resolution must be passed
10y two successive legislatures. then be
voted on by the people and then the next
Legislature must enact laws arranging the
details.
IN. legislature Of 1913 Will undoubtedly
pass the resolution. and the voters at the
1913 election are expected TO vote In It's
favor. Then. instead OF waiting two years
more FOR the Legislature Of 1915, It is ex-
rcctcd that Governor Tener. who greatly
favors the measure. will call an extra ses-
sion 20 provide the details In the mean
time the state has the roads and will take
care OF them with such funds as may be
proyIIed
j. II. Weeks chairman OF the good roads
committee u the Pennsylvania Motor Fed
Grafton, the a A. 4. state body, has been
IN the thick Of tho work getting the bills
advanced by the Legislature and is ex-
pcctcd 10 direct much Of the educational
work necessary In explaining the value Of
the system to tho people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
STUDEBAKER SALES CHANGE
Big Shift Is Accomplished With
out Loss of Efficiency.

When the industrial history Of the TWEEN
tieth century is finally written its most
thrilling chapters will almost surely be
those that tell the story Of the motor car
is sudden dash 10 popularity, It's marvel
Gus manufacturing successes and It's costly
tactical failures. No department Of the
worlds manufacturing history has yet fur
nshed so great an amount Of industrial
romance
News Of the latest feat Of this kind comes
from Detroit. In one week firm manu-
featuring annually an output marketed at
HQglQ,ga completely reorganlzed the eX-
ecutve personnel Of its system Of distribu-
ton, and then, with the new organization
IN charge, scored sales success during
The FIRST month that eclipsed all its former
records for a similar period. How this was
done IN the middle Of q busy selling sea-
son, So a story Of interest 20 business men,
The firm r. the Studebaker Corpora tion,
whose mammoth automobile division, man
utacturIng EMF and Flanders cars nam
tains q round dozen plants. The stude
bakers market their product through q
system ~ forty branch warehouses and
service stations in the main trading centres
Each 81 thege supplies cars direct TO the
dealers IN its territory. The branch man
ayers mako all contracts and, to practical
hnds. each Is the Studebakcr Corporation
~ his own region.
\ combination OF circumstances made u
advisable. IN tho judgment Of the StOde'
baker management, 10 replace It's saIes
manager and the managers or nearly
hdrd Of the branches. The change wa
made during the first week Of May. ~
most on that exact date, the autonomy
buying public made a concerted onslaugh,
on Studebaker dealers, who disposed o.
virtually every car on their floors, desplte
the fact that the company had MADE gen
eTous provision for II expected rush. Sew
eral Of the branches where changes were
made were among the sales leaders for the
month
Incident 10 the revision and harrnonizing
- the sales department, Ernest X. Benson
Vie new sales manager, announced com
plete list OF the new branch manager ap-
continents All these men are now hrnily
established IN their new positions, the
ghanSe having been effected without, SO
iar a. known. interfering with the sale OF
a single car or the disanection Of a single
CCa1cf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
A MODEL AUTO FACTORY
New Steyens-Duryea Plant Bull,
en- Scientific Lines.
is OF BRICK AND STEEL
Water and Dust Proof Through
out, and Affords Immense
Ground Floor Area.

The automobile industry has reached the
point as . manufacturing enterprise where
scientific attention is being given 70
{. onomv IN mctl@ds Of buildnS-in arrange
Irent Of the plant and in mechanical design
% the car itself. even. The new stevens
Duryea factory In East Springfield. Mass,
is among the first motor car plants TO be
constructed on scientific lines
Waterproof floors. to prevent not only
leakage bat the penetration OF even
Gampness. and dust-proof construction
throughout arc ,wo of the unusual feat
uros which mark the new factory. When
completed the plant will lie one OF the
finest Industrial establishments In the
world
The buildings OF the new plant are all
10 be very large in ground area, but re-
strlcted in height. to save having to lift
and lower partly finished The first
OF the brick and steel structures, which Is
now occupied is sos feet long. with a
frontage OF 50 feet II is only four stories
high. but each floor having an area OF
10000 square feet Of available space, this
one building gives az much working room
a many good sized factories have alto
sether
The expansion OF llt SleEeHs-DuiScd
Company has always been along rather
conservative llnes-which is the more re-
rarkable in view Of the fact that the
company has introduced many Of the fun
damental Improvements In motor car con-
struc,ion Tho policy has been not 10
branch out until automobile standards be-
came settled. and the concern was satisfied
with q plant OF moderate capacity while IL
was bringing out the siy-cyinder motor ana
the pecullarIties OF construction which IL
originated. but which have since become
fundamental in fine cars.
The design and construction OF Stevens
Duryea cars are still under the direct su-
pervision of !. Frank Duryea. who has
been the inventor from the beginning. and
is now vice-president Of the company.
The concern took it's hyphenated name in
1900 when Irving II. Page. president and
treasurer Of the j Stevens Arms and loot
Company. became active in the motor car
industry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
NEW TYPE OF NoN.sKIOS,

What f. claimed 10 be d positive non-skid
t,u. II tire is the Keaton. now being pro-
duced bv the Swinehart Company. Of Ak
ran. OHIO. II has no knobs or projections,
the non-skddng effect being obtained 10y
diamond shaped deprcssions across the
,,,od fun set of these tires has been
used by Charles i. Watson OF TINS CITY
on d scyeU-passengcr Garford. MI. N"'7"i.
reports that in three thousand miles "t
running. during which ne has encounter ="
at times the worst possible CONDITIONS "'
mas had no skidding
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
TAXES UP TRUCK EVIL
oeaIerS Argue That DemonStra-
tons Are Unnecessary.
CHARLES E. STONES VIEWS
secretary of Club Says Trucks
Now Running Illustrate What
Others Can Do.

The Motor Truck club. at its regular
,,o,thlv meeting last Wednesday evening.
.,ot another turn at that ClariuS motor
.-,,cg EVIL - demonstrations while every
- bsraycs that no truck manufacturer
y. daaIer should fsar 80 prove the efficiency
:, W, rro5uct. il appears that the custom
:. free demonstrations has been sadly
.,Sis.5 IN this city as well as other mar
Sste and that. one after another. rival
n,.ryractu~ers have been systcmaticaIly
",ised" Hr lis merchants with vague. II
snv prospect Of buying trucks to do vast
amounts of commercial hauling for them
wee II charge. There are scores Of mer-
camille houses iu This city which have SO
abused The rrivileSv as To place themselves
on the blacklist cd truck circles.
The meeting OF io' club was held at the
Hotel Cumberland. and the chief subject Of
the evening was presented IN paper by
Charles y. stone, secretary 81 the 'lnh'
Precedin- th" paper certain changes were
made in the bylaws to broaden the work
Of the club. ana the paper was followed
BY ger-'si discussion mos' or when
agreed strongly with Mt. stones views.
In part Mr.. stones paper was as follows:
" Demonstration. according 20 the die
,ionary. is q showing or pointing out. an
Indication. manifestation or exhibition A.
co-ding 10 the tuck salesman. il is some
thing necessary to do in order to make up
for his own lack of ability OF experience.
According to the prospective" purchaser. Il
appears 20 1e an easy method of securing
free delivery Of merchandise, without in
curing any expense or trouble. According
10 the expert accountant it j. one If the
greatest sources OF loss connected with the
saIe Of trucks
,--,yyf-h The Introduction Of any new yys-
Ter, method or device Il has generally
hssr fnrud necessary IN show, or prove i'm
s,r,a practical manner the feasibility of
,ho i5ag aud this nocassit,, T.. IiLeI, fo i'm
go ,.i,r N. hieba,. ,rice5 corrr,o5iticz
With evanston and time however tac
,scassifv fo. continuing tho practice dir,ir-
i.h.. ,,,+I ~ 1,s+ ~. rro,,,,,tior is ac-
80, -, III 80. ,t,.o.o,,-r,,. ,,,,cticaI--ar-
80 - -. - 80
~. ~, Ca. +,.o ,,,o,o,. tr,,.l industry
bs. advanced toward This desired goal IS
= oues,ior. certa,,I, tbero &c no longer
,.,sssi,,, ~ do y,bst We had IN IN every
90 bac,, IN ,e.; and 1911 Every ore
would like to market his product as we do
.tsrles. and II seems 10 me that the manu-
facfvrers. dealers and Statesmen can do
much toward reaching such a condition II
they will only study the subject more care
fully than they have in the past
"TN~orn. an infant In 1906 the Commercial
,,ot,r vehicle industry has grown. tn now
-, ,,.,-,bsr ~ vehicles I'm yso iu.tris coun-
" -, , nut, L.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
MOTORCARNIVAL PLANS
Used Car Division Will Be a
Feature of Pageant.

Since the announcement OF a motorcarni-
val In New York. was made some days ago,
the automobile trade. members OF the vari-
Gus automobile clubs and associations in
and about the metropolis and others are
manlfestng great interest in the pageant,
which will be staged along Riverside Drive,
Broadway and lower Firth avenue on Sat
urday night, July -. This will toe one OF
the big features OF the celebration period,
July 10 20.
Many women motorists already have
made Inquiries about the affair and plan
10 enter and drive their own machines In
the division for women drivers. Practically
all Of them viii make an effort to win
.rriz.s for the most beautifully decorated
.runabout or touring car
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
NEW vELIE CAR COMING.

\ now model of the Neie will shortly
make it's appearance on Broadwar Mr.
Garland. OF the Garland Automobile Com
pany, states that ,uis ear contains the
usual VeIie features and that IT Is being
manufactured 10 meet the demand for n
car somewhat smaller than the forty
horsepower. The new model possesses the
usual dash and finish Tor which these We
hirles gre noted. The demonstra'or will
arrive ia this citv very shorty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
BUCKS ARE SOLD OUT.

4 & southworth. manager Of the New
FORK, Brooklyn. Newark and Albany
branches Of the Buick Motor Company r.
ports that the entire production Of Buick
cars for 1872 has been sold out This Is a
new Buick record. The 1912 production was
much larger than that Of 1911, which was
NOT sold OUT until November The 1919
series VIII b. announced in July and de-
hreries viii begin IN August
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
EXTENDS MERCER TERRITORY.

The whiting Iotor Company, which has
enjoyed remarkable success in the dlstriou-
ton of Mercer ears in a limited territory.
has iust closed contract with the Trenton
COMPANY 70 handle this make Of ears
throughout Southern New Jersey. Eastern
Pennsylvania. Delaware and Maryland af-
ter July L. Since the Speedway race. in
which the Mercer finished third. the local
concern has disposed of a larger number OF
cars than IN any similar period since us
organization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
FERRY ON FULL SCHEDULE.

The full summer schedule for the Rye
SAach-ses Clih automobile ferry now Is
~ operation. The boat makes the p. m
rip from Sea cliff and the p. m trip
from Rye Beach every night Instead OF
oniy on saturdays and Sundays. as here
iofore- pb's will continue until soptem-
bCr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23

MOTOR TRUCKS IN THEIR ADAPTABHTTY TO DIFFERENT
'' 'eE" truck simple dumping
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
TIMES SO. AUTO co.
i7i0.i7i8 B'WAY 2 3sss st 'PSS"s
Renault, 35-45 II. P.

Early 1910 model. foredoor Demarest seven
passenger body, demountable rims new tires,
speedometer clock, special windshield. shock
absorbers, top. Presto tank. siren horn and
many other accessories; owner Will consider
rag son hla ON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
Stearns

1917 and 1910 1919 Touring and 5000 toy
Tonneau. rebuilt and painted; above cars.
which have been consigned 20 u.s. have beeh
thoroughly Inspected in our shops and we can
recommend them In every way. We are sacri-
Acing between now and July l. Now Is your
chance to get q reliable car AT a bargain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
Palmer.Singer,

late 1911 small six cylinder toy tonneau a.
h. D. like brand new with every possible
equipment: also 1910 Cadillac, Oldsmobile
Buick. Mercedes. Pope Hartford. Mitchell.
Rambler, Thomas Chalmers. Peerless ano
GteNnns- DnrNpn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES.
CIVILIAN co. sEH TYFss.
e5s West ssth 81. Cor: B'wsy; Col $3.50:

AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT.
pIcKARp TOURING, LATE MODEL, HouE-
day month; reasonable. Foiltes o. ~
wsst Saith st, Col S422, !.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
SWIMMING.
SWIMMING SCIENTIFICALLY TAUGHT
RrA. DALTON. ~ West 44th. y. u. 70 ~ T.
SWIMMING.

"sg'.V " ~ WEI 8aFH' , ~ '4' /" " -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23

40 cars. $3.50 So 600: bodies. S20 up.
Goth century Co. LOO Broadway. cor. o.tn:
RAMBLER. 1910, fully equipped. Z passenger
tourIne car; excellent condition. $500 bis
bargain L. =. TUBE CO. 1854 Broadway
All Makes. BOT Sold. 100 cars. sl50-ts,ooo
bodies s2H up ?0th Cent Co: hoo Z, way; eoros