The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-19
AUTO LICENSES ARE
FAR AHEAD OF 1914
Now 10000 Against $4,000
Registered by This Time
Last Year in State.
BllG PAGEANT IN NEWARK

Following the automobile shows held
throughout the country and the promise
OF an early return OF the season for tour
ing there annually comes a jump in the
New York state motor car registration
figures. which now reach 1894. COM
pared with 72,o7s cars licensed in the
corr, responding period last year. Owing ia
a loss 50 far this yea of s57,059 due 10
the half Zee provision the receipts ag-
srcgate only s?5i,S9o.3o. against s7oS.-
i>421 collected in 1914.
From these figures" said Francis NJ.
Hugo, Secretary OF state, yesterday, at
would now seem to be an assured GER
ta.nty that the automobile industry this
year will have au unusual increase. for
cUnsld, ring the general business cUndi-
tons his trade shows a surviving pros
pcrity. providing, as 1t does. commodities
that demand large purchasing powers.
Indeed in no 9th. line OF business to-
day is successful progress better indi-
Gated than In this
Elaborate preparations are being made
for an Illuminated and decorated auto
mobile pageant in Newark on April 10.
The psrade l. to be made NJ OF six
sections. including pleasure cars. gro
tcsQuely decorated vehicles. municipal
vehicles. commercial ears, motor cycles
and floats. silver cups. trophies and ac-
ccssory prizes are IN red In the various
divisions. They will be awarded FOR the
most artistically decorated touring cars.
r|uuabCuts. commercial ears. motor cycles
and floats. to the dealer entering the
greatest numh-r VI commercial vehicles
u inr the earliest model OF pleasure
car in line.
clubs from Newark. jersey cts. Fat
crsou. Now rSwick. Oraug and Nor
riStowu are expected to man a 81; ong
hid For the p 2,s. There - "A dealers
class and one for miscellaneous pleasure
car> not entered 10y clue or deal r.
Mayor Raymond, GOV Fielder. United
states senator MARITIME and other men
prominent IN civic and political lie haN.
u'cu invited to participate iu TIN parade
and review the same at the Newark
city HAL The committee has opened
Headquarters at N45 Broad street.
y warE. where entrants MAJ get entry
blanks from secretary e f. Holgate.
Tn Paige Detroit Company Of New
l'VN HAS JuS' 'l'U'u "
salcsgoum AZ the corner OF Slxty-third
sttec; and Broadway. The new store
viii be tn addition to the general head
quarters of the Paige company AT Fifty
eighth St'cet just east % Broadway.
There will bc on exhibition at the Broad
way showroom the very latest models OF
III" Paige Six and the Paige Four.
Along Automobile Row can be seen
almost anything ~ the way OF "A demon
s~trdtion in the numerous show windows
from the display OF the hill climbing
stunt by the eight cylinder King to "a
full and complete moving picture demon
etration Of the building OF the Maxwell.
W G. Durant with his Chevrolet goes ~
more for the artistic and beautiful and
not infrequrutly the Chevrolet sales
room Is ~trarsposed into "A flower garden
in which the cars are displayed. A. q.
with the Buick attracts a
great deal OF attention by showing his
various models ON a revolving turntabie.
and the accessory firms and rubber COM
pan!os Vie with one another 20 evolve
attractive window displays.
In tho past wecl; a most attractive and
novel display has been attempted At the
salesruom OF the Sidney Il. bowman
Automobile Company, where al Oakland
Sptcds'"r has been suspended by -four
stee. cables. Tho car is head on TO the
windows. the front wheels being ~ sed
one foot and the rear wheels raised fully
six feet from the showroom Moor. This
novel way of exhibiting "a car serves two
purposeS-irst, TO allow the public 10
look into the car n easily see It's In.
t"rior arrangements from the street. and.
second, II permits the prospective buyer
to examine the under structure OF the
chassis without hindrance