The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-02
OFFERS MONEY PRIZE
TO GOOD CHAUFFEURS
New Peerless Agency Will Paw
Drivers Who Keep Cars
From Repair shop.
CADILLAC'S NEW BUILDING
Move Made to Sixty-scc0nd
Strrct-Othcr Notes of the
Motor World.
CADILLAC'S NEW BUILDING

hN way OF practical effort 10 solve
III" chauffeur problem and to help the
! car owner to get good service from his
| driver g. 7. silver, who yesterday became
agent Tot the Peerless car, PROMULGATED a
plan OF money reward for panstaking care
/ OF machines. Silver's company, with tho
owners consent, Will give to the driver of
! each Peerless pleasure car purchs sed
through them at retail $40 month for a
period OF twelve months for each month
| that the car is not laid w for repairs or
adjustments, except when IN their opinion
1t is not the fault of the driver. H. how
ever. repairs or adjustments 9ge made
! necessary by the drivers neglect OF his
| duties. they reserve the right To dis
! continue the reward and summarly
notify the owner Of the drivers in
competence
This plan practically puts premium
on efficiency and will automatically
eliminate the slipshod and careless chauf-
feur from the field" says Silver. "a
| drivers duties do not cease with driving.
1t is his duty to keep the car always
ready by everlasting attention to the
moving parts he should keep the
cylinders free from carbon, see that Il is
properly oiled. and that all nuts, bolts and
screws are tight. lie should ask advice
| of the dealer when in doubt about any
thing, and follow that advice. And, out
side of the purely mechanical end, he
should be able 10 get the maximum EN-
cheney for the least expenditure I'm
gasoline. tires and supplies
Automobile Row saw yesterday the
opening OF new place. or rather tho
change from one location to another OF an
established firm The Cadillac agency
opened up quietly its four story building
at Broadway and Sxty-second street
moving w after five seasons in smaller
quarters on Columbus Circle. Tho new
store WAS once the site OF the Panhard
branch.
Prominently displayed on centre table
yesterday WAS the Devar trophy. tho
British "meritorious feat" prize which In.
Cadillac has Just won for the second time
Inglis NJ. Uppercu. head OF the Cadillac
agency. said the move was made in
formally 10 he sure to begin the new year
in the new store The Cadillac has a
five story shop on West Sixty-second
street. just across the road and a chassis
department III tfe AGO Ibullulng across
Broadway. so the business interests are
pretty we'll concentrated.
group seen yesterday In the Moline
Knight store examining Il cutout engine
was made up Of Charles j Knight, the
inventor; L. .. Kilbourne, hts partner, and
W. II. Van Dervoort, president OF the
Moline Knight Company.
Speaking Of the knight engine. It's in
ventor said: I'VE have had a hard fight
In which our opponents oppressed us by
mere force OF numbers. but We have come
out victorious" Mr.. Knight will remain
here for short time, returning soon 70
England.
A. u. Starbuck, treasurer OF the Haynes
Automobile Company, arrived here yester-
day. lie will be guest OF II. w. Head
ington. New York branch manager for
the Haynes, for the period OF the auto
mobile show.
FOR the past two months said Mr..
'Starbuck yesterday, I'VE have heard little
but bad. times too much pessimism for
the good Of the industry. We ourselves
have had no such cause for complaint. II
IL true that business In November and
December did not equal that OF October,
but that is normal. On tho other hand.
our sales In these two months were
greater than for the like period in any
year since Wo started business,
I'm my opinion, there will be a bigger
demand for cars of all classes In the
prodtetion which has been enforced In