Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-02
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by w. j. MORGAN


Senator S. j. Stilwell. of the Bronx,
who was convicted of bribery and at
tempted extortion in New York city
recently In connection with a bill for
contracts for printing the New York
Stock Exchange certificates, last year
introduced a bill at Albany calling
for special tail lights on all automo.
biles in that State.
The latter bill was defeated through
the efforts of the New York State
Automobile Association, but had 1t
become a law would have cost the
motorists of the Empire State any
where from $2,500,00O to $S,000,O0 for
new tail lights. These lights were to
be operated by levers which would in
dictate whether the driver intended to
turn to the right or left or to slow
down or stop. 1t would not only have
fbeen an expense to the motorist, but
would have also meant big expense
to the supply dealers of New York
State, who carry a large stock of
the regular tail lights 1t is under
stood that the tail light bill was in
troduced by Senator StilwelI at the
instigation of a couple of chauffeurs
in New York who had patents on
these special lights.
1t is entirely problematical wheth-
er the numerous congratulations and
calls for additional capital by auto
mobile companies are as necessary
as they are frequent. 1t Is very diff
ficult for the average man to swal-
low the old stereotyped reason that
such increases in capital has become
necessary by reason of healthy ex-
pansion of business and an effort to
cope with demand. While the auto
mobile industry in many respects
may be vastly different than condi-
ufacture on account of its rapid
growth, reckless Juggling of funds
is often directly responsible for a
demand for additional capital.
1t is to be regretted that the man.
agement of some of these companies
and the control of this large amount
of money is placed in, the hands of
thoroughly incompetent men, men
whose previous experience has not
fitted them to direct the policy of a
large corporation. 1t is just fair to
suggest that a practical knowledge
by the heads of automobile COM
panies whose duties are to direct the
policy of the company, is just as es-
sential as knowledge of location to
the traffic officer on a street corner.
There is a clamoring demand for
both pleasure and commercial We
hicles, and we are justified to infer
that this market ID q permanent one,
as demand will always guarantee a ,
market, and we hope this condition
will right itself in the usual way,
1.-THE survival of the fittest."
New York city has also been known
to overlook good bet, and although
1t Is not generally known 1t Is q
fact that Mr. Ford, of the Ford Motor
Car Company, in his original plans,
was DESTROYS of locating in New York
city.
At that time he requested legiti-
mate concessions in the way of ex-
emptions, etc., which were not
granted him, as result of which he
has established the present Ford
business in Detroit, and developed 4
turnover of unusual magnitude It
is apparent that even New YORK city
did not have confidence in the fu-
ture of the industry from the stand-
point of it's permanency.
Mr.. F. C. Showers, the local man.
ager of the Service Motor Car Com
pany, distributors for the Henderson
and Abbott-Detroit, has returned
from trip to the factories. Mr.
Showers reports trade conditions in
Detroit and Indianapolis very healthy
and Is chuck full of enthusiasm as
to possibilities of the Henderson and
Abbott-D Detroit. 1t is mighty good
thing for the distributors to send
their branch managers to the fac
tories once in a while in the search
of ideas, for they always come back
with a brand of enthusiasm and new
ideas which makes them stiff COM
petitors