The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29

motor In $ and IL cylinders will gain
very rapidly In cars listing at $1,000 and
over. In THE field the multiplication OF
diameter to the range OF "a to 81, inches
which Is being seriously viewed as the best
question remains 20 be handled by the en-
met"
According to information given out by
Percy owen. vice-president IN charge Of
sales. the Saxon Motor Company's business
FOR July was almost double that of the
same period a year ago. The month showed
80 per cent. greater sales In point Of mum
Der OF cars. and considerably more than
thaf In point OF their value. The fact that
many of the orders received specified the
six cylinder model, whereas "A year ago the
saxon company was building only four
cylinder roadsters, partly accounts for the
.arg" proportlonate Increase In volume OF
business.
As an Indication Of the prosperous con-
on one day recently tutalled 400 Of the six
cylinder touring and four cylinder roadster
models.
Reports from dealers received at the
Saxon factory from many parts OF the
country show that the retail business has
set records in every state.
A now record-2,3 electric pleasure cars
sod in on" week.-Mrs. been established by
August Il, 1915. This hgure includes all
Detroit cars sold In the United states In
III seven days to manufacture which the
is force Of men in the factories at be-
'ruit. According TO $ W. Mentee, the New
York manager for the Detroit company.
this h.g jump In the sales is VerihCatiOn
~ the souniness II his company's policy
IN reducing the price " Detroit cars with
the object ~ doubling the output and Civ
ing The publlc the benefit Of the economy
resulting from the increased production.
Although there has been a strong tend
tryN his Nsar TOW ard reduction Of nrltps
In automobiles and their equipment, & Is
tho belief ~ the Empire Rubber and Tire
always be a large class OF buyers wiling
aud ah'" 20 max" extra outlay for a hIE h
grade standard article. II II pointed out
that the coming o. u host ~ excellent cars
~ low cost T. not bringing any panic TO
Tho makers Of the high priced machines.
These latter are going right ahead With
cog, that Will" their market nay not Ia
o. hlG as for the cheaper car. - Is always
equally assured
Tho Empire company believes red rub.
h"' go hr worth tho difference In price,
kri rUhurr, the COmpauy's tests showed,
has endurance Its greater cost, was not
Tn s.,h a manner that no free sulphur
entered into the composition.
conditions In the au,onohils trade In New
England are the best IN Is history, accord
lng 20 +. |. Jewe,t, manage - for"igr
sales of the Paige Detroit Motor car Com,
puny, VINO drove a new Paige 'tl>-+O'
-,3sj miles, from Buffalo down to Lyme
Conn, and then through Connecticut, Ma
sauhusetts and Rhode Island.
N"mmsniIns on the prosperous 'onii'
ton u the automobile Industry In this
EASTERN section. Mr. J"w"i' SAID: The
factories in New England are a' work
lug overtime. There - a tremendous
amount 81 war order business. indus'rIe,
NJ the state of Connecticut alone workins
on contracts amounting 90 $500. hpO, 600
The yp'tlu mills OF Rhode island and Ma.
sarhuset's are busy. amt Win thls com
mcrrial and industrial activity there BE-
naturally. prosperity and optimism \
banker IN Hartford 'ol me his iusti;u
tiuu Nll opened $500 new savings nr
count. In he last i've months and TIA
he commercial business was tn rN,e'eU'
shape AUoh"r Ns'piU. condition, who
a So rf,"s general prosperity, Wa tn'
tourist 7.'.l.. I." rNtI~ - the I,as'
thai ! passed over We're Med wl,h tourists
rlrs ,nI a '. -r-H irnu Practically ever,
city IN 90" Union. and The hotels seemed
- be eniut'ng "a thriving business