The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-28
PROPHECY OF GREAT
AUTO TRADE IN 1914
Percy Owen, the Chalmers Sales
Manager, Says lie Finds
Conditions Good.
HIS OWN FIRM Is ACTIVE
Dealings Of Other Concerns
Along Our Automobile
ROw-NOtcs.

This is TO be the best year in the his
tory OF the automobile Industry, accord
ing to Percy owen. sales manager OF the
Chalmers Motor Company. Much as
such a statement may sound like the old
time bunk when the automobile busi-
ness was game instead OF an Industry
IL is nevertheless a fact that this spring
viii see shortage in the better known
makes OF cars" says he. ANY unrest
that may have been felt throughout the
country certainly has not been evident in
the business OF the staple automobile COM
panies. The tremendous Increase I'm
business IL not confined to any particu-
lar part OF the country. From San Fran
cisco to New York. from Duluth to san
Antonio i have not observed "a single
dealer who has not shown an increase In
business over year ago. Big cities.
small towns and farming districts alike
are contributing to the big gains
Il think there Is no question that this
prosperity is limited this year to fewer
companies than In years past. This Is
simply In line with the expectations OF
all those who have given close study
to the automobile industry. Cars which
are sold in the United States will each
year be made by n fewer number OF COM
panies, but those companies which sur
vive VIII enjoy even greater business, I
believe. than ever before. because l see
no reason to anticipate any material de-
crease In the number OF cars which will
he sold in the United states each year.
RATHER than apprehension j believe
that every manufacturer OF a standard
car this spring lis feeling most optimistic
over conditions generally. I believe that
those who are manufacturing their cars
on the right basis feel that the automobile
Industry Is only Just now approaching It's
flood tide OF prosperity"
More particularly with regard TO the
Chalmers business Mr.. owen says: "Our
own business Is very much in excess OF
anything we ever have done before. For
the season we are more than 80 per cent.
ahead OF the same period last year. Our
winter sales were the largest in the his
tory OF the company and now We are
in the midst OF Il spring business which
exceeds even our own anticipations. At
the present rate we shall have a shortage
OF cars early In May.
Buyers or high priced cars tend 10
have the bodies on the custom made
rather than made to order lines at least
such has been the experience of Frank
q. Carrie manager Of the Marmon New
York Company. Included in the sales
made Of late by Mr.. Carrie are 4S-6
Marmon To Edgar Gibbs Murphy and
41-6 to w. T. Davenport, manager OF the
the same type was sold to Arthur Hahn.
the Hungarian painter. and finished with
special closed body.
Samuel H. Stevens Of Rome. n. Y,
bought IA 4s-6 fitted with Il special COM
bination body for the use OF his mother
Mr.. Stevens has bought and operated
more high priced machines than any
other man in the country. Other sales
included small suburban four to Or
Phillip NJ. Grausman, and "A ss-6. sold
and shipped. to Capt. w NJ. Topper head
of the clyde Line In jacksonville. his sec
| ond Marmon car this year.
New service arrangements for customers
have been made by the a. Elliott Ran
| ney Company. metropolitan distributors
| for tho Hudson car. This has been d
| remarkable year for the Hudson. and II.
\ increasing popularity has brought sales
| as may be noted 10y the number Of
! these cars now seen on the roads In anc
| about New York city" says $. 5. Toback
| president OF the Ranney Company. 'Oul
| aim always has been service, and so ",
| have prov ded for IA new and much NOR,
| ccmmodious service station. in order tina
| every small adjustment which the motor
| list may require can he made w!thou
annoying delays
| THE new station will occupy the entir'
| sixth floor OF the new building 1920 4
|
fourth to Sixty-fifth street This gives
flor space Of over $4,000 square feet. Thu
move will be made on April 30"
| Registrations the past week show anon
| the purchasers OF Hupomob.lcs: l.. J.
| Palmer OF Palmer Bros. manufacturer O
marine motors John III. Thorpe, assistan
to Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo
Jack Pierre. manager for Julian Eltinge
| Miss Margaret Green. leading lady IL
Seven Keys to Baldpate": ii. X. Brown
ing of Browning. King Co. Charles A
| Smylie OF tho Dunlop Wire Wheel Cor
| poration Butler Duncan. John l.. Wood
ruff, Reynolds Sayre. Mrs T. A. Schroe
der, the Rev. q. w. Arms. John NJ Bar
ton. Philip Boyer and H. c. Leighton.
widow seeks kin of Hall Player.
BAYoNNE. April 27.-The Bayonn
police were asked to-day To seek relative
OF John j. Kennedy. who played bascba
| with The old MetropolItans Of New ior
and was known as Happy Jack. II
died recently at St Paul, Mimi, and hi
widow wants TO locate some OF has kin.
Chifeds VIII Train In America.
f-,IIrAun April 9T Tho ChlcnUa Fed