New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-10
INVITES NEW YORK To
SEND ROAD DELEGATES
Federal Official Pays Tribute to
Importance Of City's
Highway Work.
ENCLOSED CARS TO ORDER
Ranney Company Takes I'm
usual Step to Meet Demands
of Customers-Brad-
ley Joins Moline.

The importance Of New York CITY as a
road building centre has been recognized
by Logan Waller PAGE. director of the
United States Office Of Public Roads. AS
president Of the American Road Congress.
which will hold its annual convention in
Detroit beginning on September %, Mr..
Page has requested Mayor Gaynor to
name three delegates to attend the ses-
sions An acceptance is hoped for as soon
as the Mayor returns from his ocean
voyage.
In his letter to the Mayor Mr.. Page calls
attention 10 the fact that practically every
state highway commissioner will be pres
ent aad will take part in discussing the
important problems of road construction
and maintenance, and that some Of the
foremost men in public life will devote
their attention 10 the great question Of
national aid 10 road Improvement In an
endeavor to work out a policy which may
be submitted TO the Congress Of the
United States with the support Of the or
Sanized road movement of America.
The Secretary OF Agriculture, the Hon.
David r. Houston. will be tho spokesman
OF the national administration at the con-
gress. An important move bearing upon
state legislation will he made At tho ses-
sion TO he held under the auspices OF the
American Bar Association. at which steps
will be taken toward the formation Of an
official interstate commission for codityins
and simplifying state road laws.
Mr.. Page also calls attention to the ex-
hibits TO be made by the United States
government. the various states and nearly
hundred Of the leading manufacturers
which will illustrate every known
method. material and equipment for ROAD
construction and maintenance. He urges
the city and county 10 be officially repre-
sented. az the congress is in reality q
training school, where a very great
amount OF useful information can be OBJ
tanned through attendance at lectures. in
spection OF exhibits. conferences with
leading specialists In road and street
work. and the collecting OF the many In
structive bulletins and documents which
will be available for distribution.
4 distinctly novel move In the effort TO
meet the desires OF the more fastidlous OF
his concerns customers has been made by
5. 5 Toback. general manager OF tho a.
Elliott Ranney Company Realizing that
the standard bodies produced by the Hud-
son factory cannot possibly meet the
varied tastes OF New York motorists, Mr..
Toback has arranged to supply closed
bodies on the "made-to-order' plan.
In the working out Of this arrangement
only the chassis will be shipped from the
factory In Detroit. The body order has
been given 10 Moore & Munger, OK this
city. whose work has been feature or
the recent importers shows. The customer
nay order his Limousine finished IN any
color any trimming and with any equip
ment desired. and the order Will be filled
in three weeks.
The contract calls for the delivery OF
the first body on September Is when 1t
will be placed on display In the local
s.Iesroom as a sample. Moore & Munger
will thereafter finish the remainder In ac-
cordauce with the tastes OF the individual
purchaser II is probable that the major
ity OF orders will be for the type with the
driver outside. as the one model oil closed
car turned out by the factory for next
season il the inside drive, appealing 10
the motorist who does his own DRIVING.
/. NJ. Bradley. erstwhile assistant gen
eral manager of the old a. NJ c. NJ. A.,
manager of tho United States
Motor Company and publicity manager
for the Studebaker and Willys-Overland
companies, has been appointed advertising
manager Of the Moline Automobile COM
parry. In MS new capacity he VIII assist
{. H. Vandervoort in building up the
Moline sales organization.
Brad" Is we'll known and popular III
the industry. ON the severance OF MS
with the Overland company, a
year ago. he organized large insurance
company in Toledo and registered a sue
Gers from the start through aggressive
newspaper advertising. lie retains an IN
torest in the company. but viii PROBABLY
feel more AZ home boosting motor cars.
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