The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
RIG INCREASE SHOWN
IN ELECTRIC CARS
Chicago Leads In Pleasure Type,
While New York Has More
Business Trucks.
NEW HEAD OF AUTO BODY
z II. Johnston Of White Elected
President OF Automobile
Dealers Association.

From a glance at the report presented
"a the recent Chicago convention Of the
r,.ctrlc Vehicle Association Of America 1t
:. evident that the use OF the electric
PLEASURE vehicle Is increasing gradually
q various parts OF the country. This in
...sse Is greater in other large cities than
IN New YORK
chicago has increased considerably
during the last few years as regards tn >
number Of pleasure electrics in use ana
,,e number OF service stations There
ne .,D' V.h.clts OF THIS type In uss
,ser.. tgains. the 325 in New York How
,,er, New York has nearly three times as
many commercial e.ectric cars as the
WINDY CAY. Los Angeles 10 next to Chi
eaco on the iist. with more than 1000
electro pleasure cars, while Washington.
petiot Denver. Indianapolis. Kansas
city. Minneapolis, 81. Louis and Cleveland
arc among the leaders, all having be-
,xeen 500 and 500. Rates for charging
vary all the way from four cents per
cents TO 81 or more per charge.
Recently the New York Edison Com
Many Issued In card form series OF
adonts' for operators OF motor trucks,
part cularly electric. The card gives the
ioa,ions OF twenty -four stations in Man.
haitian and The Bronx where electrics
can be charged. A few OF the items O.,
me 'don'ts' rlenu are A. follows: Don't
Try 10 accomplish as much In tho snow
y you have on clear asphalt. Don't
star, out in the morning until you are
,a,ished that your battery has been
charged fully. Don't try to push n drift,
ahead OF you Leave 1t for the snow
contractor. Don't sit still while the wheels
70 round in the slush. Have a boz Of
and and a kitchen coal stove shove,
handy Use sand literally. II Is chea pc
than electricity. Don't throw your power
% full WORK II up gradually. not for
getting the sand box. Don't forget an
Ant!.skid dev.ce. An improvised one may
10 made by looping three or four turn.
Of rope around your tires Don't forget
,ha, time may be gained by leaving your
wagon at the corner and making side
street. deliveries on foot.
Al a meeting OF the new board Of d.
~ctors OF the Automobile Dealers Assoc
cation held on Tuesday II. ii. Johnston
Of the White Company was elected DR. IS
dent OK the Organization. which Is com.
posed Of a number OF local deslera c. II
larson OF the Cutting Larson Company
as Iee..". Neepitsioe"' an" rrahk
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a"u ueAsuIsr. Sn~r'e'
$3.50 eo ...' as se, me"aHe e,
VOW pending before the state Legislator,
T-re brought up for discussion az well Il,
number OF citv ordins noes pending be-
fore the Beard If Aldermen. Special com
mites are to be appointed By the pres.
.esht 70 take charge OF these subjects.
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