New-York tribune., 1912-04-05
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY J
William Schimpf to Continue AZ
Head of Contest Board.
ALL FACTIONS REUNITED
American Automobile Association
and Manufacturers Contest
Association Agree.

William Schimpf, ex-president a, -.
Long Island Automobile Club. has scc.a,.
10 tho request Of President Rober, D
Hooper, of the American Automobile I.,,.
c'atlon, supplemented by the same t.,,r.
or the part Of the Manufacturer Con,.,,
Association, expressed through Pre.,s.,,
Howard r.. Conn. that he continue a,
chairman Of the contest board. VI,
Schimpf first accepted the position TEN.
porarlly in November last. to mn the un.x.
pired term ~ the late Samuel N. Rutl.,
Having served on tho board for over a yea,
he has a very complete understanding O,
the position.
II is Mr.. SchmpFs intention that IN.
affairs Of the contest board shall have ,
business administration in keeping with
the great Importance Of the work, ard the
indications are that its control ot>ths con.
test situation for 1912 will be absolute.
Recent conferences involving Msssrs
Hooper, Speare and Joyce, OF tho American
Automobile Association, and Messrs Cofin.
Marn:on, Holarder. Riker, Wagner.
Megs and Emise. OF the Manufscturers
Contest Association. have resulted in a 70
newal Of the contest relations OF the tw,
organizations. Several slight but essential
changes were made In the agreement
The contest board consists OF twslys
members, who are selected from varlou,
parts Of the country and they are all ANA.
teurs. The complete list OF board mem
bers. together with state representative
Of the contest board, is as follows:
William Schimpf, chairman, New York
City; n. w. knights, New Eng ard, Frank
G. Webb New York; =. d. Folwell, Penn.
sylvania; Joseph u. Wood, New Jersey;
Middle West; Frank VI. Joyce, Northwest
r. w. Carr, Southwest, Ralph ". Smith
Rocky Mountain district; p. J. Walker. ths
Pacific Coast.
Advisory Committees A. Miles. less.
Froelich and II. a. Bonnell.
That the motor truck is business get.
ter. a money maker and a money saver ami
that 1t is constantly growing in popularity
among shrewd business men everywhere 10
being testified 70 by thousands Of owners Of
our popular light delivery power wagons in
every section OF this country" says R z
Olds. president OF the REQ Motor Truck
Company.
THE coal dealer is one Of the lstss,
class or converts 10 lHe q edleE eCOIlong
and efficiency Of the small truck over the
horse. Scores Of coal and wood dealers
who have used the 1880 REQ light delivery
truck for the last six months or moro are
either doubling or trebling their original
orders with our local dealers after being
convinced that our light truck will DO ct
least the work Of four heavy horses Tc
be- more specific. letter Just received from
Herbert Crabtree, the largest coal dealer
at New Brighton, Staten Island, says that
last August he bought q REQ truck from
our local dealer there and that every DAY
since then he has hauled fifteen loads of
coal with II and every load weighed a.
least ton. which is five hundred pounds
in excess Of our advertised load capacity.
He further states that during the worst
snowstorm in last February when hs BE-
cams unusually rushed, he delivered twenty
loads weighing ton each.
Heretofore, Mr.. Crsbtree ssys that
has cost him At least $500 for ths hir'
Of extra teams during the winter, whsres
with the REQ truck this winter he has scti-
ally saved the $1,000 the usual eytrs win
ter's hire: besides, his customer hsvs been
receiving better service.