The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-04
LICENSE TAGS SHOW
AUTO TRADE IS GOOD
Registrations SO Heavy That
Depression Must Be
Psychological.
58TH ST. TRAFFIC CHANGE
No Longer a One Way Street,
As Business Men There
Complained.
58TH ST. TRAFFIC CHANGE

Public interest In the automobile shows
no signs OF abatirg and IL growing rather,
10 Judge from the most recent statement
on automobile registrations made by Nit
cheil May. Secretary Of State. In the
past four months, or since registrations
for 1914 became effective. he says. ''mor.
cars were licensed than for the en,Ir,
year last past, or 27.7si more than the
total number in 1912. when io7,2s2 were
registered.
AT the end OF May n year ago io7,ses
machines had been registered. This year
ut the same date the number has in
creased 20 per cent. the total being 1885,
o03. As might be expected, about one
nall these cars. or 62.l34, are to be found
In the New York district. The number OF
commercial vehicles In use has already
reached far beyond the total for the whole
OF last year.
These figures are all the more signifi-
cant In view OF the fact that there were
comparatively few days during the spring
mohths TO tempt motorists upon the high
ways for pleasure touring"
Henry w. Ford, president OF the Saxon
Motor Company, came to town yesterday
TO make ready for the departure from this
city to-day OF saxon car on "A coast to
coast trip over the Lincoln II ighway. The
car Is the same machine which made a
run Of 1876 miles daily for 80 days ended
recently In Detroit. Ii will b. driven by
I Mike Croker. who had the wheel on that
"trip.
The Regal car in this city viii be
/ handled hereafter by Webster a. Mac
Gowdn. who have taken store at 1900
Broadway for the purpose.
The block on West Fifty-eighth street
between Broadway and seventh avenue
I IS no longer Il one way street. A protest
made by the many automobile firms doing
business along that street. which have
/ been complaining Vf the regulation since
/ May o, has been needed by the Police
| Department and u policeman has been 81 =
| toned half way up the block. near the
| fire engine house, TO keep all cars lined
! up at the curbs and TO prevent traffic
from tingling up
As tho regulation stood tranic could
move only westward through the street.
| There was no signpost al Broadway to
! call attention 20 this. and the trafric
man there mad AL kinds OF bother with
! drivers who didn't know what was the
/ rule and started through east 1t was
| complained by the nrms affected that
! although they paid high rents to be near
to Broadway, the effect OF the ordinance
was to put them. as w. J Coghlan pres
I dent OF the Moon Motor Car Company
! expressed II In n letter to Commissioner
Woods -four blocks from Broadway 70
| III " our customers and prospective pur-
chasers who may be coming either north
I or south of Broadway. inasmuch as they
1 are not allowed to enter Fifty eighth
| street except from Seventh avenue. which
/ necess!tates their going completely around
! the block Furthermore. since the frame
! has been changed. limiting II 10 but
westbound trafflc on this block the con-
gestion IL much worse than at any time
heretofore and We are watching this very
/ closely"
The firms which objected and now have
won their contention are Moon Motor
Car Company Of New York. oldsmobile
Comp ny OF New York. United states
Tire Company. Paige-Detroit Company OF
New York. Stewart Warner Corporation
Adams Lancia Company, Glldden Motor
and Supply Company Republic Rubber
Company OF New York. Auto Exchange
and Equipment Company. Globe Tire
Company, Wilcox Chandler Company
Ajax Grieb Rubber Company. Republi'
Painting and Trimming Company. NJ J
Awkward Riding Establishment and Eu
cid Motor Car Company, Inc.