The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-14
POLICE DEPARTMENT
GETS TRUCK FLEET
Twenty-Five Lightweight Wag.
ons Bought in a Single
Order.
CHALLENGE TO GOLFERS
Bay State Motorists Want to
Play Manhattan
Club Team.

Al further step In the motorixIng OF
the municipality feet OF twenty i've
light motor trucks has been bought by
tho New York Police Department and
some already have been put In service
as patrol wagons in certain precincts
throughout the city. The new wagons
have special side screened bodies. pro-
vidins room for twelve persons inside and
two outside on the drivers seat. The
equipment includes side and rear curtains
and Il stretcher. The speed ranges from
eighteen to twenty five miles an hour on
the governor.
The trucks are OF the wiliys-Utiiity
three-ouarter ton type, with wheeibase
heightened from 1870 to IA inches. The
company 10 going to specialize In police
patrol wagons of these specifications. The
sale which was made to the city by the
r 4 l.. Company is discussed thus
by John N. WHY'S. president OF the com
pany manufacturing the vehicles:
The main reason why willys-Utility
trucks were chosen by the New York Po-
lice Department IL the showing made by
thirteen Garfords In that service during
the last two years. On January 1, 1912.
three Garfords OF one ton capacity, fitted
with special patrol wagon bodies. were
put into commission In New York. At
the end Of that year II was shown that
each had saved more than double its
cost Commissioner Waldo ordered ten
additional Garfords and these have been
IN use most OF this year. Since We discon-
tinued the manufacture of these specia.
medium capacity Garfords the New York
Police Department has been seeking a
light truck to Jake their place
The Bay State Automobile Association
wants to engage in a golf tusse with
the players Of the Manhattan Automobile
Club and while matters have not gone as
far as a challenge, the Bay Staters have
put the affair up for consideration by the
local players. lnasmuch as Automobile
Row already Is planning a one day tour
nament soon. the Manhattanites should be
able to get together nne team. II would
probably be home and home affair and
II is expected some generously disposed
radesman in either town will give "A
suitable trophy. The Bostonians will have
TO have a crack team to Offset such stars
AZ Pierre Proai. Malcolm Graham Mac
donald and few others who are In the
NJ. q. A. list
That Marmon racing car OF which q
picture was published in THE Sun on
Sunday IL not the car which won the
500 mile race in 1911. 1t 10 another
Marmon. which finished In NTH place that
year.
The makers of the Chandler car are
cunning for n place on the main floor
at the next automobile show in Grand
Central Palace. because, AS A. T. Muir
ray OF the local firm OF distributors says.
sales up to January l put the concern
in seventeenth place among manufac
turers in the Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce and the outlook Is for an an
nual production OF 1900 cars.
The allotment OF the Brady-Murray
Motors Corporation for the metropolitan
district Is 900 cars. OF which Mr.. Murray
expects readily to dispose More than
$50 have been placed since last Septem
Der.
The double problem in selling automo-
bilos to-day" says Samuel y. Toback OF
the A. Elliott Ranney Company, rs frs.
to please the buyer by the attention h"
receives and the methods used In selling
him the car. and furthermore. after thu
sale to insure his continued good will
and satisfaction OF a sort that Will make
likely his bordering the same make OF
car when he feels he wants a new one.
For the latter condition the efficiency and
promptnoss OF the service department
are responsible.
''Thcsc problems can best be served.
I believe. by a strong local dealer. be-
cause the very existence Of a local dealer
depends upon his serving his customer
properly In every respect. Much depends
upon the character OF the car and the
worth and integrity OF the dealer. I think
dependable and moderately priced car
such as is ours Ia adequately represented
by this company. ~ combination that We
believe works to the best interest Of the