The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-26
l4,62S AUTOS ARE
REGISTERED LOCALLY
Mail Demand Throughout state
for Plates Shows
Small Gain.
CHALMERS BRANCH HERE
Factory Buys Out Carl II. Page
A CO.-StOwc to BE
Local Manager.
CHALMERS BRANCH HERE

srr. February |, reports Secretary OF
SCAT Mitchell May. slightly more than
"a o1p pairs Of automobile number plates
ba,, :. On sen. out by mail. an Increase
Of about 5000 over last years figures
IN the like period. The Secretary OF state
saws that unfavorable weather was one
Of the causes OF keeping the increas,
down The growth In numbers of owners
registered an New York city has been
,slL There are now 4i.62s registered
viii th. Sew York bureau, against Al
kl6 l.-, year.
The Sycie.ary Of State says he expects
IN s.,, about $4,000 to the Stat, ~
,.ud.ng The 1914 registration numbers by
MARCEL post II costs about IL cents a
Sc. to send them that way. against 50
Get, set by express.
The Chalmers factory has bought on,
NE good Will and business of Carl n.
rags \ co. who for six years have been
METROPOLITAN distributors of Chalmers
ctrs The Page business includes t.
estab. ,hment az Broadway and Fiftieth
street, branches in - ooklyn and Bridge
port ana the control o; territory adjacent
10 New York. The concern becomes now
a factory branch. under the name of the
Chalmers Motor Company of New York
George stowe. who has been general
magag,r - the Page interests. Will r.
main with the fac.ory branch as man
sger
we have felt for some time the
desirah lily Of establishing a general
factory distribution station In the East"
SAD Mr. Chalmers yesterday. In making
the formal announcement. New York
ard the metropolitan district constitute
in themselves the largest automobile mar
kei IN the eastern part OF the country.
Now York is also the logical distributing
csr;-e for all the eastern territory
There viii he no radical change In tn.
conduct u the Page business. The Chsl-
ners company simply assumes propr,e-
orslp ~ the business and control of the
territory
The deal Is said to have been one ~
iNe largest made In local automobile
rade circles in some time. The figures
Etle not announced.
The newly formed firm of Partridge.
cisfNe 70 ksrrigan, Inc. distributors uf
lie itcnl.er Wt!dely. Lewis and Brlsc De
cas-. has established a branch and service
station IN Bru oklyn at il76 Bedford ave
1Ie W w Burke. well known In the
ocdl motor trade. will be manager Of the
Bp0k'yn sore.
IN tid.tlon to the Rriscoe car and
CHASSIS already on view al the l.. c. X
sore. IS steps from Broadway" on West
F:t' -..Nth street. the Premier " eidely
roadster and chassis has arrived. When
De f's, Lewis car gets here the Arms
I'm, 70 be complete. Work on remodel
Ing 'l" salesroom is nearing completion
rapidly
Frl-k .. Hlll. manager OF the Republic
R-uNar 'ompany's New York branch says
r.. . 'lry has brought out a new typ.
n t.' .G-en1sd for small cars Of the Ford
Ter, ,2cs 80 by g. 80 by 81, and 32 by
O. TIL, tire is called the "WM" from
ne markings on the tread.
George Robertson. the extracting driver.
has 'y.t ct his new car for the season
-H's is . Hudson blk six. He has driven
ca al, tN, beginning OF each touring year.
70 N-st annual dinner OF the Metro
r1tau Association OF Auto Supply Deal
o. and Juoners will be held tonight at
He.s.ENeoers
TIE 'i"h' weight OF the Franklin six
'h.JN touring car Is being demonstrated
daIN iD the show windows OF Glenn A.
T'sd1.r NJ SCvssty-thlrd street and Am
''t'a1n avenue. where the car is shown
G.E .ltLTped and resting on -four regu-
az s'ory 81" scales, each scale showing
mo cars weight TO be 269s pounds even
ignite bog Twenty-Five pounds than the
CO.. any claims IN Its advertising.