The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
DEALERS WIN TEST
ON LICENSE TAGS
Court Holds They Can Employ
Manufacturers Plates for
Wider Use.
AUCTION AT PLATTSBURG

An important test case involving the
use Of manufacturers number plates
has Just been decided by the Court OF
Special Sessions In favor OF the Automo-
bile Dealers Association. The case in
volved the right OF automobile dealers
to use manufacturers number plates on
their cars when the cars are being used
for purposes incidental to the sale Of
cars.
Several weeks ago Thomas p. Patter-
son, a chauffeur employed by the A.
Elliott Ranney Company, New YORK
representatives OF the Hudson Motor Car
Company, was arrested for driving a car
bearing a manufacturers number. Pat
terson had Just driver a car from the
Hotel Vanderbilt to the Grand Central
station. carrying T.. q. Bezner. vice.
president of the Hudson Motor Car
Company. and Mrs. BeZner. After dis
charging them at the Grand Central
Station Patterson was served with a
and later was held by the
Magistrates court for trial in the Special
Sessions Court.
The Automobile Dealers Association
undertook the defence OF Patterson. and
Charles Thaddeus Terry. counse for the
association. defended the case In court.
Terry contended that the law permits
any dealer In motor vehicles TO make use
OF the manufacturers number plates on
any OF his ears when the car In In use
for any purpose connected with the busi-
ness of manufacturing or selling. In
GLIDING demonstrating, the operation OF
the cars on the streets for advertising
purposes and the use of h cars by
statesmen and managers In connection
with business trips around the city or
elsewhere. on consideration Of Terry's
contention the court acquitted Patterson.
lnasmuch as dealers have lately been
subjected to considerable annoyance In
connection with theiN use OF manufac-
turers' number plates and az
the various Magistrates courts in the
city have interpreted the law along
varying lines this action OF the court In
the test case will undoubtedly result In
the dealers being no longer molested In
the peaceful pursuit OF their occupation.
In line with its policy to concentrate
all manufacturing interests In Detroit
the Lozier Motor Company. Detroit. has
notified the owners OF the plant formerly
utilized by the Lozier company al
Plattsburg OF It's inability to use ths
%Plattsburg factories as an auxiliary &c
Detroits plant, and accordingly thu
M will dispose of the machinery
complete equipment. real estate and fac.
tory buildings by auction on May rs
Charles Shongood. auct,oneer OF New
York. will have charge OF the sale.
The plant Is valued a. 1000. 900 ant
was the home OF the marine department
OF the Lozier company and used also fol
tho construction OF parts for assembl,
at tho Detroit plant into the model,
turned out by the big company. At III.
sale will be offered $50 machines of high
grade makes. including screw. turret
automatic. bar m chucking machines
engines. lathes. drills and grinders
shapers. planners and mllers. Abou'
800. 900 OF standard tools. Including
drills. gauges. mandrels. taps, cutters
hles. hacksaws. emery and cloth wheels
steel balls. machine and wood screws
will be sold,
Bids will be received aiso on abou
100, 900 feet OF single and double pi,
betting In all sizes. a large stock OF WOO
and steel pulleys and several Thousand
feet OF mainline shafting. The raw
stock offered includes about 500 tons o
new iron and steel. rods and tubing ant