The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-24
GERMANS YIELD SHOW
CARS OF BELGIAN MAKE
Minerva Specials Will BE Here
for SalOn-C0Oper to Drive
Stutz in Big Events.

The Minerva cars built specially by the
Belgian factory for this years exhibitions
will be here for the Importers Automobile
Salon next month at the Hotel Astor. he
cause the Department of State at Wash
ington interviewed and requested the Ger
man government TO let these cars out Of
BRUSSELS. This is the statement made by
the promoters Of the salon to explain
how the Minerva comes 10 be added to
the show list.
when the Germans reached Brussels
they found these special cars at coach
makers there being fitted with bodies" 1t
is explained. "They also found that they
mad been consigned To the Minerva Import
Company of New York. an American
corporation. and II was due only to this
that Their release was secured"
The Minerva factory at Antwerp is re-
ported only slightly damaged by the GER
man bon bardment That part of It. how
ever. devoted 10 tho manufacture OF guns
and proteCtiles WAS totally destroyed by
the Belgians before they evacuated
Antwerp. The company has parts
factory at Amsterdam, Holland TO which
all the drawings. dies and patterns were
removed hefor" the Germans captured
Antwerp The making OF Minerva chassis
Is under way at the Amsterdam factory.
Earl Cooper has been engaged by the
Stutz Motor Car Company of Indianapolis
to drive for II IN the Vanderbilt and
Grand Prize races at san Francisco on
February 90 and 81 respectively. Cooper
will drive in these and other important
races having FOR "A team mate GIL Ander-
SON also under engagement with the
Stutz company for the 1915 season.
Tho fact that Cooper won the 1913
championship has made him popular as a
driver; this and the number of races run
and the record of Gil Anderson make
both men factors to he reckonod with in
any races in which they may engage.
Occupying the largest space IN the
motorcycle section. the exhibit Of Indian
motorcycles at the New York Show IN
Grand Central Palace next month will he
a duplicate display % the Chicago show
models and parts Indian headquarters
again will ne at the Hotel Manhattan. In
command of the show stan Will he Sales
Manager f. j Weschler, who will he as
sisted 10y T.. NJ jackson OF the factory
sales department.
TNhe following field representatives from
Eastern territory will he on duty at the
exhibit; John Mcdowell, II. H. Moves
T. A. Robertson and +. c. Coolidge. as
also will Oscar Brandt OF the motorcycle
department of the New York Sporting
Goods COMPANY, metropolitan distributors
c. w. sherman and J, ]. o'Connor of the
factory advertising and publicity depa>-
rsents also will be on hand
Among the visitors from the factory in
show week will he President George NJ.
Hendee. Nice-Pyesident Clarence A. Earl,
Purchasing Agent H. c. Shaw. Works
Manager r. W. Ell!ngham. Charles
Gustafson and +. r. Jacobson OF the en-
gincering department
The Hudson Auto Lamp Works have
opened Brooklyn branch at 1854
Bedford avenue. II Adelman. president
of the company. is the originator OF the
microscope and several similar devices.
This company was the first TO produce
q V-shapc radiator for Ford cars.
Tho local branch OF the Firestone Tire
& Rubber Company. OF which Dan G.
SNander Is manager, has Just added
three new statesmen 10 ito force Il. G..
Schumann. l." $. Norbury and William
pudde.