New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-28
AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
Broadway Resumes Its Usual
AspeCt Following Show Rush.
ECONOMY OF BUICK TRUCK
Melville Bender Talks Of Law
With Respect to Lest
License Plates.

That part OF Broadway devoted 20 auto
,oobi!iug resumed its regular manner of
Bving Yesterday. following the turmoil at
tcudant upon the automobile show period
which ended on Saturday night. About
the only difference appeared to be a gen
sral air of expectation on tie part OF the
dealers. based upon the acquisition Of
man hundreds of prospects" whose
purchase Of cars will be made before the
spIihg comes. While there was a great
deal OF actual selling during the show, the
real value of tho annual exhibition lies in
tho finding Of intentional purchasers
whose selections viii be made in the nest
few weeks.
Tn" equivalent of several trainloads OF
motor trucks loft this city on sunday and
yesterday bound for Chicago, where the
second national show will open in few
days The Windy City exhibition promises
in some WAYS 10 eclipse that of New
York. although tho greatest prestige at
tacheS naturally to the first display. Chi
caco will have. IL is claimed. from ten to
twenty makes OF cars. built in the West,
and which do not make a strong appeal
20 the Eastern market.
we have not come 10 solid tires yet"
said H. l.. Locscy. manager Of the truck
department. of the Buick company. YES
tcrdav. because our work around the
eity streets and nearby towns. with light
lo1ds and high speed. is such that We
feel that pneumatic tires will give the
ISt possible results on tho Buick truck.
THE standard equipment of our 100
pound truck is Goodyear no-Tim-cut OK
81 tires on dcmountablc rims, and on the
IaG-pound truck We use 5iXj tires OF the
same make.
In order to keep the speed down within
legal limits and TO keep from wearing the
truck and tires unnecessarily from over
speeding We will equip our cars this year
with Il sealed governor. which cuts out
the engine when a speed Of twenty-five
miles an hour is reached. We feel that
with this oversize tire equipment the new
shaft drive and the governor. the Buick
is the most economical delivery car that
any merchant can buy
The financial statement of the Long
Island Automobile Club. just made public
contains an item OF So % expended for
the renewals of crockery and glassware.
This is extremely low. in view Of the
number of smokers held in the clubhouse.
Tho organization is in satisfactory con
dition financially, good profit being
shown for the year Just closed. The Long
Island Automobile Clubs efforts TO make
it's members feel satisfied are in strong
contrast with those of d similar organiza-
ton in New York. having d much larger
membership.
To settle the question as to what TO do
when a number plate is lost in New York,
Melvin Bender. attorney for the New
York State automobile Association. says
AS soon as a plate is lost and the Sec
rotary Of State is notified in the proper
way they instantly send a temporary set
Of plates. which can be used until the
permanent plates arrive. The Secretary
81 state. contends that the automobiles
should uoT use his automobile while wait
iug FOR tho temporary plate. OF course.
tiIo automobile law provides YOU must
nave uumbc; plates on, and if YOU use
YOUR automobile after plate IS lost you
arc violating the law. However. as a
practical proposition. ! DO not believe any
police magistrate would fine you IL you
kept a duplicate application blank in your
pocket while YOU were waiting for the
temporary plate TO come and also had q
telegram from the Secretary of State ac-
knowledging the receipt OF your applica-
lion