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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
AMERICA LEADER IN
MOTOR INDUSTRY
Reeves Makes Optimistic Report
to Automobile Chamber
of Commerce.
PROGRESSION SINCE 1900
Nv ALFRED REE\ rs.
General Manager Automobile Chsm-
her OF Commerce..

"ekilled designing with efficient engi-
reerng and scientific manufacturing has
made America the leader OF the world
in motor car building is the opinion
formed after Western trip which COM
pleted travel during the last seven
months that carried me TO the fac
tories OF all the ninety-threc compani.s
holding membership in the National An.
tomobile Chamber of Commerce. NV
round of the plants included forty.two
titles In eleven different States, from
Massachusetts, and Virginia In the east to
wisconsin and Missouri in the west
MY report to the association shows
that since 1900 the industry has not
taken a backward step. not even during
the business depression OF 1907. while
each year has seen substantial gains in
the number OF cars made and sold with
the figures for the last twelve months
Of more than $4,000 cars valued whole
sale al more than Sass 900. 900, exceeding
the motor car production Of the balance OF
the world BY wide margin.
"Ofterinss Mt the fifteenth annual au-
tomobile show next month win aston
ish every one because OF the extraor-
binary values that will be offered Keen
competition has brought the price Of cars
down to the lowest possible point, with
attractions In the line OF accessories and
body equipment that were unheard of a
few years ago. Trade throughout the
country has been excellent considering
conditions. and the makers as a class are
in good shape They have lost tho ex-
port trade in passenger cars to a large
degree. but OF course truck figures have
increased as a result OF the war on the
other side.
ITO be sure there are some concerns
who have not succeeded and Others who
have made great successes. The bust
ness Is a trying one and only under most
favorable conditions and in the hands OF
the highest grade of men has Il been
successful. With the scores OF makers
in the country one cannot judge the
business by the amazing results obtained
by six or eight of the leaders.
"My visits to the ninety-three plants
md conferences with the leading men in
the industry indicate that the present
position Of the automobile trade has been
attained only by concentrated efforts on
the part of great engineers and indus
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

allowance than the car Is really worth
ia up TO YOU 10 stop him
Sell your customer car before lac gets
a chance TO sell YOU his old car. Ii you
-t him get started selling you his second
hand car YOU Will never get n chance to
sell Your new ear And II you finally d.
business with him YOU Will probably pay
considerably more than his used car *
worth 20 you.
ON .he other hand. II YOU do : Iod
job on your part--t You sell HIM car
hrturc he has IA chance To sell SNDu his Old
car YOU can turn around and buy his car
for the right price.
Trading used cars Is much like the gun
Hght!ug IN The Old days I'm the wild and
wupllN West II a man gets drop OF
YOU be- Will wind up by selling ylU his
Old car hot by buying new ear
What YOU want u do is get thu drop -
sell him car first ana then buy h.s old
car foy what u is worm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
ROAD SIGN POSTING WORK.
GO"drich Company Nus, Vow "n
Washington Atlanta Rou,-

The touring bureau OF the T. iJod-
rich Company ~ now erecting guide pos =
from Washington 10 Atlanta On tho high
way being improved nv the Department.
or Agriculture. In many Instances these
signs are being erected under the personal
supervision OF the highway engineer. VINO
is designating the locations for same and
seeing that shey are properly erected
This N the same national guide post sign
that the Goodrich company Is erecting on
all Of tho main lines Of automobile travel
throughout the United States
The sign 10 constructed % porcelain
enamel on ~ gauge steel and direction
blades or arms point 10 the proper desu-
nations showing towns and milrages. These
blades are constructed VI galvanized meal
with drilled Ia letters. aluminium washed.
so hat they are indestructih.e and Will
no, rust The sign proprl IL attached T.
four .uch HrcoSJtri pos. ten Ieet tall.
In addition to the Sign posting work tao
Goodrich touring bureau j. publishing com
p!ete road log descriptions in book form.
with highway maps. AMI thes" are being
distributed by the Goodrich branches aui
dcpots as We, - representatives along
the different automobile routes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

rial leaders who could forecast the fu-
ture and who cooperated through the y.
A. G. c. with view OF attaining in the
quickest possible way the present enVi-
able condition. Combined with this was
scientific manufacturing by men schooled
in economy who had efficiency for the
keynote in every department or their
plants. As a result greater values than
ever before are being offered and the
former sheds that we're used for factories
have been supplanted by wonderful
structures OF cement, steel and glass
equipped with the most modern ma
ohinery.
in this work of cooperation the
Naders OF the industry have made history
for themselves by aiming always to do
the greatest good for the greatest num-
Mr and showing a Willingness TO give
ard take AT all times. Further evidence
OF this is shown by the plans now for
an interchange OF patent rights between
the big makers In the y. 4. c. {. the
names of such leaders as Charles CIlItoiL
president OF the \. A. {. c. ana score
OF other men who have been workers IN
trade organizations will always be re-
called with gratitude.
IN my rounds was forcibly impressed
with the readiness OF car makers 10
supply every demand OF the public. There
Is no inclination to force special types
and II is this that has FASTENED the IN
creased huying OF automobiles. our
makers suurly cars small or large, low
covered or nigh powered and seating two
flo. seven passengers They have been
N'lr- To furnish anything from one TO
'I.h' cylinders and with conNenences
nudrca we'd ~ few years ago. While
. effort. of the y. 4. &. C. ana its
connections have resulted in "A marked
Standardization Of uttings. connections
Hn ITS ~ cars, OF little importance IN
themselves but bringing tremendous de-
'cf-rs p costs, each maker has acted
's .n Individual in his designing and
general engineering, Made IN plants that
az Tho equal of any In other lines or
''ad', igr American car to-day seems 10
De- almost perfected and 81 simple that IL
",' hc u}"rited by man, woman or child
Ntu. tHu unique designs, fin" materials,
accurate building ard uneXcellod coach
WORK with accessories and cOnVenienc.s
o. "rr'F Conceivable tyne assure o1n-
.huln'o Of prosperity In motor car
TN ~ pleasant for those who have
'eho"'d the Industry for the past twelve
~ N''cu years 10 note the successes of
NOSE far seeing makers who in the face
~ ti9ouy forecasts as to the future or
ITO trade kept increasing their plants.
"'eHr2 IN markets by proving the need
ana worth ui the modern vehicle and
nus Increased the sale OF cars and the
Frequently OF themselves and their az
,'.itt"a down 10 the most inconspcuous
factory worker. The business has been
seheLdolsly progressive and only tho
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
LEE OLWELL GIVES
ADVICE TO DEALERS
General Manager of Chalmers
Talks on Second Hand
Problem.
u, LEE OLWEII..
arn"rni Manager Chalmers Motor
COMPANY

Pretty nearly every man who has a
used ear TO trade starts ont to sell his old
ear Ne shops around from dealer TO
dealer and IN nine cases out of ten lie
proves himself ~ good or a better sales
man than the dealer he talks with. Usu-
ally II. sells hts old car TO the highest
bidder and takes q new car in exchange
This - not the right way 10 do bust
ness
You are an automobile dealer You are
IN business To sell motor cars. rs up ~
you To sell your customer an automobile
DO not lei him sell one 70 YOU.
When man comes into YOUR store with
second hand car and starts right in 10
sell IL T. you--to tell you what good car
:; IN. 10 tell YOU all about It's fine points
and 10 try and get from YOU u greater
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
AUTO SHOW OPENING
COMES ON SATURDAY
Fifteenth Annual National Dis
play TO Begin in the
Afternoon.
SO. 800. 600 IN EXHIBITS

End.aNOrlug TO eclipse al, former ~
forts the National Automobile Chamhar
Of commerce will oppu its fifteenth an.
uual automobile show jr Grand Central
Palace next Saturday. The show com
nit ee Of the y \. &. e. which has ~"
SHOW M charge, consists Of Col. ;cor'g"
Pope II - smith. Wlrrrd g l.cl,ud
aud : Niles. manager. Instead ~
opr.lhg "a night The doors Wil he u'.
locked az = VI aud at that tim"
the Palace VII reveal % the public the
lit-s; and best in motor car and aces
sorN production.
Displays Of goods cousrrvativcly valued
Il more than s3.50O.0OO win occupy the
10. Onp square feet Of iioor space on
the four foors Of the huge building
Apuu. 10000 NOR. square feet OF Hoor
space IS available this year than in pre-
N'uus seasons
There are 33S EXHIBITS. Gasolene pleas
uio cars will be- shown by eighty
manufacturers. six companies will show
electric cars and thirteen will display
MOTORCYCLES The remaining 23s are
makers " accessories More than 600
complete cars viii be- shown These
will be found 10 range In price from sass
60 $500. No commercial cars win be
exhibited. hut there VIII be a special IN
formation bureau for commercial vshiuls
manufacturers.
Following the custom OF former years
Wednesday, January s. has been set aside
az Society Day. upon which double a.
mission viii be charged. There win also
he Theatrical Day. Monday. January 4.
when representative players will be guests
OF the management. During tho weak ths
National Automobile Chamber Of Oum-
merce VIII hold Its annual banquet -
the Waldorf-Astoria.
The exposition will remain open unsH
opening day. the doors will open a.
+. NJ, and the other days at 10 A, NJ.
with the exception Of Sunday, when ti,s
building will remain closed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

has been foremor IN hts mind for years.
The Stewart Automobile Company, New
York distributors. state that recent tests
show that the Lewis Six motor with 3 y,
Inch bore and inch stroke, or a46 cubic
inch piston displacement, develops sixty
two horse power a. 1000 revolutions per
mhute; yet tho y. A. q. c. or New
York rating would be only % horse pow
er. This motor will speed mp 10 5000
revolutions per minute.
1t is obvious that with power curve
as shown by the Lewis motor, with It's
small bore and hJng stroke, must neces-
sar,ly give remarkable efficiency As re-
CARDS power.
The fact that many states have passed
and others are thinking OF passing laws
barring license fee on horse power rat
ing means that American manufacture
must recognize the growing public de-
mand for small motor efficiency.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
Ford "Copy" Runs
to S.. 900

THE Ford Motor Company. car
rying a regular weekly sched
ule of advertisement in lO5 metro
politan newspapers and several
hundred more smaller dailies and
weekly and semi-monthly newspa-
pers. has within a decade spent APP
proximately $4,000. 900. or one
sixth Of the $40, 100000 estimated
as the investment of the entire mo-
tor car industry.
There were 100000 Ford cars
built up to the opening of the pres
ent fiscal year and more than So
900 have been added to the num-
Der since.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
SALON OPENING roo
WIN Pr~c-de by an Hour the Na-
tional show on SATURDAY.

The Automobile Salon, AZ ne annusi
exhibition OF foreign cars IN New Tork
~ known. again has the honor Of IN
augurat'ng an American automobile show
season. For thh 1916 season. however, its
margin Of precedence IL measured by
'u hour Instead OF few DAYS. AZ has been
the cAsa IN Other wears
The formal opening Of the 1918 Salon
IN tn- grand ballroom OF the Astor Will
take place next Saturday, at l o'clock, fol
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

owing an informal reception In the NOM
NIX 70 be attended by a number OF invited
guests l. Will have the distinction OF
being the only automobile exhibition of an
luternt .onal character and the only one
including ears Of European manufacture
70 be held anywhere m the world this sea
son. The Paris salon and the London
Olympia, and IN tact all the foreign
shows. have been abandoned for 1915, az
cas-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
Accessory Men Wiii Eat.

The seventh annual banquet of the
Motor and Accessory Manufacturers, which
il one of the big annual social functions
connected with the National Automobile
Show, will take place Wednesday evening,
january G, at the Waldorf Astoria. Sew
eral hundred invitations to members OF
the association and others have been Is
sued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
NOTES OF MOTOR TRADE.

Announcement IL mad. by the Iupp
| Motor Gar Company of the appoint nent
OF Charles DENLY as general foreign sales
| representative. Fur the last i've years
| Mr. DENLY has been United States Con-
| sul-General at Vienna, Austria, previ-
ousy ne had been secretary ~ legation
at Pekn. China, and Consul-General at
| Shanghai, China, hnVlne spent score OF
years Ia the Government service, the
greater part OF the time In foreign posts.
| His experience has been such that NJ.
| DcnbN has come 10 be- regarded ir the
| United states rs an authority ON foreign
| trade and foreign trade conditions IN geu-
erai.
The Standard Motor Truck Company
OF Diet roit has recently made L. r. Finch
general sales manager. He Will also as
sist the president OF the company, \.
Fisher In supervising other branches.
Nj Finch spent fourteen years IA the
automobile industry, connected 10 eNecu-
tive capacities wsth suoh we'll known
companies AZ Packard and Chalmers.
The Abbott Motor car Company NJ De
trot, Mich, has moved to its new loc1
tlon In the A. G. Knapp Company plapt,
corner of Lafayette and Meldrum Streo's.
1t is interesting TO note that the first Buick
cars were built in portion OF Inv. i'-
tory II is expected very shortly that an
nouncements Will be made ot Al new ls AZ
Abbott Detroit six which IL expected
to prove a sales sensnt.on.
Thomas Grace, sales manage for Leon
Spilo, 1892 Broadway, reports we nave
decided that every car We take IN for
sale must go through our repair shops To
insure It's being put in absolutely perfect
condition The rxper H. les7 than one
would Imagine, as We deal only Ia high
grade ears Which hay" been l.ttlr used
the appolw men, last week Of J, NJ
Otcro as the Oldspob.l- representative for
the island - cuba, with location on
Pas.o de MART at Havana, MAS one OF
| Two important recent developments n the
campaign for foreign business VIII t'
being conducted by ,u" OldS Motor Works.
The other development WAS the allotment
OF IN, island Of Porto It!,o TO lttlrdn-
toni SOLO Il Co, probably the best SHOWN
impurters ~ automobiles and accessories
in the West indie,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
CARTERCAR TO EXHIBIT MODEL.

The CtItercar Company OF Pontiac.
Mich, announces FOR their exhibit at the
New York show oniv one style OF chassis
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
YALE PUTS FAITH
in GUY NICKALLS
Englishman Who Turned
Out Winning Crew Re-
tanned a. Coach.

Guy Nickalls, who succeeded in Civ
ing Yale a winning crew against Har-
ward after many arid years, will in
struct the Blue eight next season. Eu-
gene Giannini will again be in genera.
charge of the rowing at Yale.
The announcement that the English
man would return to Yale was made
last night by Bayne Denegre, captain
of the crew for next season. This ac-
tion was taken after consultation with
the graduate committee, which is com
posed of Frederic W. Allen. Payne
Whitney, John Goetchius, Alfred
Cowles. Augustus S. Blagden, W.
Averell Hartman, Alfred Swayne and
John c. Greenleaf.
Giannini will be at New Haven
throughout the college year while
Nickalls will arrive there about Oc-
tober for a period of six weeks
coaching during the fall. The winter
work will be turned over to Giannini,
and Nickalls will come back late in
February and take up the coaching 1f
the varsity eight until the race.
The committee has also formally y
adopted the so-called English stroke"
or. rather, the modification of that
stroke introduced by Nickalls. Last
wear a somewhat different system was
adopted FOR the freshmen and for the
university crew, but this season both
eights will be taught the same stroke.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
Decision of Spike Shannon
Moves Visiting Manager
to Unseemly Burst
of Talk.

George Stovall violated command
ment yesterday afternoon, and his
team from Kansas City lost a ball
game There may be no connection
between the two episodes, but, anyhow,
the Tip Tops took the second straight
game from their guests at Washing
ton Park The score was TO 3.
The innings which spelled victory
for the Wardmen we're the first, sec
ond, fifth and sixth, one run pattering
across the rubber in each Of those ses-
sions. Kansas City Tailed one run in
the first and two more in the seventh.
The visitors made a game rally in the
ninth, but the slender odds against
them proved too great to overcome.
The first inning was an even break
Gilmore, who is no relation to the
head of the Feds, singled with one out,
stole second and scored on safety by
the aforementioned Stovall. The Tip
Tops came right back with the tieing
count as the result of base on balls
to Anderson and a wild throw by East
erly. The home team took the lead
in the second, thanks to a single by
Anderson and triple by Land.
The Tip Tops added another run to
their total in the fifth, when Delehanty
brought Tom Seaton home with a dou-
BILE to centre, and still another in the
following frame on Hofman's double
and Lands single
The violation of one of the laws
handed down by Moses came in the
fourth inning. Kenworthy proved his
unworthiness for the moment by hit
ting a weak tap to the infeld and dying
at the frst station. Then along came
Stovall, swelled with pride doubtless
by the fact that he had been respon-
sible for the first run Of the Packers
and also that he had made name for
himself as a Cleveland Nap long before
the Feds had their inception. He
therefore looked with disdain on the
offerings of Seaton, who lacked his
experience. and got his reward by a
pass to first bag. Stovall's chest
swelled some more, and after telling
Artie Griggs what wonder he was
he lit out for the second sack.
A man by the name Of Shannon, who
was a Giant star before he was an or
dinary umpire, saw Stoysll's flying feet
and was in close proximity when the
Kansas City manager slid into second.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
Sick Pitcher of the Cardinals
Has No Trouble in
Battling Brooklyn
Batters.

The Brooklyn Superbas fell a victim
to the shut-out epidemic which raw
aged the National League yesterday
At late hour last night Wilbert Rob
inson, consulting physician OF the
Flatbush patients, gave out the state
ment that although the team might
ultimately recover a long period OF
convalescence confronted it. Eight
hundred spectators, by liberal estimate,
were on hand to witness the home team
struggle through nine innings of feat
ureless baseball before going down by
a score of to 0.
Baseball was more sinned against
than usual. The one redeeming feat
Ure of the gray afternoon was the
pitching of Willie Doak. Although he
has only recently recovered from a
severe attack Of lumbago-and in fact,
he still feels many a twinge-Doak
pitched with mastery skill. His damp
delivery was a puzzle TO the Brooklyn
batters, and only two men reached
third base. Smith was thrown out at
the plate when a squeeze play was
broken up, and the other hardy ex-
plorer, the reliable Jake Daubert, died
a lingering death. Six hits, all of the
one-base variety, were made from
Doak
The Cardinals fell victims to no cpl
demic. On the other hand, every man
jack OF the Higgins contingent seemed
to be imbued with a wild desire to
knock the cover off the ball. Not all
succeeded, but there were enough who
did. They got after Ed Reulbach and
knocked him out of the box in five
innings. Eight hits, along with the in
cidentals of the game, such as an error
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
YANKEES OUT ON
BATTING ORGY
Hit at Will ard Run Wild
on Bases in Drubbing
the Tigers.
tRv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Detroit, Aug. 5.-The New York
Yankees won the last game of the
series against the Tigers here thls
afternoon in most decisive style, In
fact, the fair sized crowd Of specta-
tors at Navin Park hardly could be-
lieve that this was the same team
which had been defeated so easily IN
the preceding games of the series.
The visitors hit the ball to all corners
of the lot, and running bases like
wild men won by score of IL TO 4.
Three Detroit pitchers tried in vain
70 check the attack of the visitors.
There was no curve so deceptive that
it was not Strengthened out for rous-
ing. driving hits of varying distances.
Williams, Boehler and Cavet were IN
there for periods. None stayed long.
Twenty-Five hits, sufficient could they
be reserved to win many ball game
were pounded out. How furious the
cannonade was may be CLEANED from
the fact that even Fritz Maisel got
two hits. Perhaps the coming OF
Aragon spurred the former Oriole on
to greater deeds. Lutte Boone got
five hits in six trials, Pete Daley got
four, and Cree also tore down four
for his share in the massacre. I'd
Sweeney earned that peculiar dis
tinction that comes to man who
makes no hits on such occasions.
In three of the innings the Yankees
failed to score. In two frames they
scored only one run. But by way of
making up for what might have been
a weakness they scored in clusters
in the other four frames. High water
mark was reached in the sixth inning,
when a furious rally drove six runs
over the pan. Seven hits and some
throwing that was quite, remarkable
in its own eccentric manner aided
the Yankees in their little trips about
the circuit.
The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
Lun1bago Poor Ally for
SuperbaS Against DOak

by Smith. couple of bases on balls
and a wild pitch. scored the runners.
When Reulbach left the box Raleigh
Aitchison. the southpaw. entered. He
pitched with great skill. One hit, a
single by Nash, was made off him, and
the plate was never in danger
Lord Byron caused little laugh in
the fifth inning by announcing that
Reulbach was about to hit for Egan,
when the situation was reversed. Dick
resented the slur by driving out sim
gle to right.
The second inning found the Cardi-
nails advancing on the plate. Wilson
walked for a starter and moved up on
Dressen's sacrifice bunt. Nash walked
and Snyder singled, scoring Wilson and
sending Nash TO second. The last
named scored when Huggins hit for a
base.
In the fifth Wilson singled and scored
on a triple by Dresser, and the latter
in turn tailed on a drive by Nash.
The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
MAPS, ON JUMP, WIN
Make Better Use of Oppor
tunities than Senators.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 5.-Cleyeland
and Washington broke even IN the
series. Cleveland won here to-day
by a score of to 2.
Washington had more chances to
score than Cleveland, but twice the
latter's inneld worked a double play
With a man on third. Cleveland won
in the ninth on Woods double, an
out and Johnston's single. Morgan,
Washington's suspended second base
man, had his suspension lifted during
the game He resumed playing at
once.
The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
."CruciaI" Series Spoiled
by Weakness OF CUBS
An Epidemic
of Shut-OutS

The National League was ravnged by
n shut epidemic yesterday In the
four games played the losing teams
failed 10 score a run. Coincidental IN
three games Of the four the home
teams won. Brooklyn being the eh-
ccption.
In Philadelphia the Reds were
douned 3 TO o. The Boston Braves
scaIped the Pirates by score of
10 O. while on the Polo Grounds the
Giant. prevailed over the Cubs. with
the totals standing at TO 0. Far. far
from the maddinE crowd, over Fiat
busb way. the superbas took the count
in the battle against the -. Louis Car
dinals. There the score was 10 o.