The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05
WILLYS APPROVES OF
FREIGHT RATES RISE
Tells Interstate Commerce Com
mission He Thinks
Move Good.
OTHER MAKERS OPPOSED
Optimistic Reports Come From
Local Auto Dealers
Other Notes.
OTHER MAKERS OPPOSED

maker, now In town, Is by no means In
accord with other car builders on the sub
tect of freight car rates. to judge by
letter which IL became known yesterday
he had addressed TO the chairman OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission. This
letter says that he feels that the rail-
roads are entitled to charge higher rates
than they have been getting for the
transshipment Of goods used In the motor
car making and he adds that he heartily
approves Of their getting more money.
The letter is:
After considering from every angle
the matter now before your honorable
body pertaining to the general Increase
in rates / am constrained 10 write ana
express to you my belief In the advisa-
blity OF such action. I am convinced
that conditions warrant 1t and that car
ricrs are entitled to u larger revenue for
, the service they perform. SO / would
respectfully ask to be placed ON record as
1 not only not objecting to the Increase nut
as strictly advocating it. Notwithstanding
! the fact that II will mean large increase
in the expenses of my company.
Il might add that the WHY'S Overland
Company and the several companies
owned by 1t and myself making parts for
Overland cars are. as you are douotless
| aware. heavy shippers The WHY'S
J Overland Company alone ships and re-
! ceives approximately $4,000 carloads per
!
3 bound carload shipments. exclusive OF
coal. oil and lumber. considerably over
! 5000. 900 per annum.'
F.. S Partridge of Partridge. Clark &
| Errrigan is very well pleased with the
! results Of his trip West and " especially
! cheerful because ne had "A good look at
the Briscoe piant in Jackson, Mich. and
| also the cars that are being turned out.
II. saws the completed bodies ar" even
better than the SHOW model. being anou.
four inches longer and two and one-haii
inches wider and setting low on the
frame. This improves the appearance
o, the car very considerably. Further
more he was impressed by the apparent
thoroughness in the manufacturing OF the
cars and said he was satisiitd that Wher
tho Rrlscoes arrive here, the first or them
coming through this week. theE woo'u
make n strong and excellent showing.
| As for the Premier-WeidelN cars the!
are doing we'll. he and the other menNsrs
n, the p. c. X. house say. They repor'
, s,rone interest in these new machines
ard many orders. The prospective own
, ers are waiting eagerly FOR the cars u
| come through
Training Of smoking automobiles ha'
,,oa,, rsxuned in Columbus Circle an'
other parts OF the city. Those dr'VO'
cor. that are being too generously ueatc'
: in the matter OF lubricating OIL wouiu ~
weu TO keen In mind that the trapping
. season has begun.
wire from the Mitchell factory. re
: ,.,,.d u> prourt ~ Page. the local dealer
: II, mis- car. records that the lal4 produc
il disposed OF. aud that Shipment o
!, eighteen cars is all that remains Tor IN
y purposes Of the local distributors Vine
!, these eighteen are gone. when iiehf'
prouet expects will be by the end OF MAY
Their. will be nothing TO do until the lsl
cars come along.
II has been the Mitchell factorys mos
: urosnerous season, according to MI
: Drouet. Never before had the produc
: he.u sold out soon. The c"npan
!; manufactured 10000 ears for the 1871
: market
Incidentally another item OF prosperit
, comes from George II. stowe, manage
: Of the Chalmers branch. Word from III
: factory" said he Yesterday, lis that IN
month OF April marked new record 10
Chalmers There were l,56> cars shippe
in that month. which was the largest /
:. the history Of the company. ON the nina
'6 dav lOi cars were shipped The valu
u of the months turnout was S3OOcooO.'
The Merrick road IL in bad conditio
: most OF the way from Jamaica TO Vale
~ Stream right now, and apparently II WI
not be unit, along IN the summer. whe
a touring is AT its height, that any stel
4 will be taken t. improve IT, This is n
e. general rule. When the spring is her
IA the road goes untouched, although
=, needs t. Then when the motorists nj
}. / making most use II Is closed of in section
~ for overhauling The repairs don't stan
80 up very well either, 10 Judge from pa
'. performances.
p" \ letter comes 10 TIFF SIN from Iva
n, Kelso Of 500 West 1Gld street that he II
g, tends starting this morning on cyclcc,
&, trip to Los Angeles IN company with h
' wife lie says II. has lust been admit,
a. to the bar In this state and now Will
, to the Pacific coast 20 practise there. |
~ will leave from broadway and FIT
,r. fourth street AZ II o'clock In "A Merz "a
II. expects IL 20 10y way Of Albany. Bu
IS falo cleveland. Detroit. Indianapolis. 5
a. Louis, santa Pc, Phoenix, Yuma and l.
-. Angeles
~. Penn state Beats Vermont.