New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-25
IRIS lip TO CROSS NOW AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
Tire Strike in Akron May Last
for Some Time.
BROOKLYN SHOW CROWDED
Visitors Are from Many Distant
Points-Renault Cars in
New Quarters.

! Late auNlccs from AKRON. ONO. the
centre of the tire industry. and now IN
the throes OF strike inaugurated mors
/ than n week ago by the tire workers. ID
not point to an early settlement Of tho
trouble. Both sides appear To have SET.
! tied down for period If waiting The
| Goodyear. Goodrich and F'irestonc official,
declare that they will not consider any
, discussions on wages.
! The only way IN which the attitude Of
, the three factory managements is known
! TO differ is that Firestone and Goodrich
! nave already announced that the men
who walked out Of their respective fac.
tories are no longer considered as en-
| ploycs. while the Goodyear company an
| nounces that IL Is willing to return is
employees TO their old places. Frank A.
/ Sleberling. president Of the Goodyear
COMPANY on Saturday issued statement
! in which he said. In part.
II am rot prepared TO consider condi-
tons III other Akron rubber plants OF de-
clare the attitude Of other Akron rubber
manufacturers. For the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company. however this can
| be said: Our employs have no griey-
rate was adjusted. ~ is our regular Gus.
| tom for q year Under no circumstance.
will We enter into a wage discussion now
and under no circumstances will We deal
with any one. now D. hereafter. except
our own employees That is our position
| now: IL vii; be our position next year. and
| ten years from now.
We are not ashamed OF conditions I'm
our factory. We have no apology TO make
| Tor the pay OF our men and women. ".
| have done everything possible 10 improy.
| their working surroundings These thlngs
we propose to continue 20 do. Every yea
since we have been in business the aver
age wage paid Our people has been higher
| than that OF the preceding year. and 1919
/ will be no exception. our record for far
| treatment. In the past is guarantee for
| the future.
The Goodyear TIE and Rubber Com
pany will run every DAY a. long a. there
| is a single workman LEI; to perform an
operation II IT is forced 10 close It vii
remain closed until the conditions adjust
themselves 20 permit satisfactory opera
ton. The Goodyear will stand by the me-
and women who stand by Goodyear.
"One-half of our force is now al work.
the other half can be provided for a.
trapdly as the departments can he
| brought into balance II the men viii re-
turn.
Perhaps one feature OF value has come
ont of II all. namely. the prickins Of the
! bur ole OF fictitious values OH the stocks
| OF the various corporations. Spectators
had carried the value Of Goodyear COM
mon stock TO a basis Of $40 per share
ten days ago. IL is now around So
/ while its intrinsic value IS approximate
sl2j. Let this good work go on and We
will not have as much false reasoning
! when this fictitious basis of value has
been properly exploded
\ surprisingly large crowd attended the
Brooklyn automobile show last night 10
see what the industry has developed since
the close OF the similar affair in this cit'
few weeks ago. Many OF the visitor
| undoubtedly had been unable 20 look
over the Manhattan exhibition. but others
had been there and had failed 10 see al
they desired on account OF the display
being laid ont in two buildings.
While II cannot be said that selling has
been brisk thus FAR at the armory. several
sales have been reported and it is quite
evident that the dealers expect e do a
Zig business before Saturday evening
Some of the prospects already registered
come from points far distant OF Lons
Island. New Jersey. Connecticut and New
York The show is so comprehensive that
it might fairly be classed as national
exhibition and is a real credit 10 the
energy Of the Brooklyn dealers.
Norris NJ. Mason, manager OF Renault
sales in this country. has taken posses
sion of the new salesroom at Fifth avenue
and 10Th street. where he has on display
| four of the 1913 models OF the French car
During the season he will place on sho"
fourteen different models of Rensulis.
The new quarters are large and well
lighted and iinely adapted for the dis
play OF imported bodies, which are a
| feature Of these cars.