The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15
Notes of Live Interest to the
Motor Trade. Local and Foreiqn

year to become vice-prcsident and assist
ant general manager OF the Hendee Manu-
featuring Company. Springfield. Mass. the
maker Of Indian motorcycles. Early this
year George II. Hendee. the president. re.
linquished to Earl the entire general man
agement OF the Hendee business.
He Ia not only a manufacturing execu-
tive but an experienced director Of sales
policies and organizations. The oYer to 20
witt the wiiiys-Overiand Company was en-
tlrely unsolicited on his part and came
about through the initiative of wiliys him
self. Eari's close relation with the automo-
bile business. both In the making OF auto
mobile parts and the manufacture and
marketing Of speedometers and his motor.
cycle experience, met the preference that
| WHY'S has for men familiar with the de-
tail problems OF the motor car industry, a.
against those whose experience has been
outside the automobiis Neld. He assumes
his new duties on october !.
ing a cr~oss-country drive from New York
to Minneapolis In his Premier roadster. He
will be one OF the attractions In the Twin
City motor speedway race Of 500 miles on
September The track Is being rushed TO
completion by President Frank II. Wheeler
and General Manager James II. sperry. and.
1t Is said. will be ready for the drivers
about two weeks before the date Of the
contest.
lHe NllH1ThNhi OF the maxwell MotnF
Sales Corporation from racing has sent
Contest Manager Paul Hale Bruske to .
factory place In which ne will have charge
with headquarters In Detroit Mr.. Bruske
handled the Maxwell racing team from
January ! 10 ne date OF It's d,:esndlns,
did similar work with the Studebaker Cor
poration.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com.
pany. Inc. has Just completed its work Of
having iettt the retail neld and become a
wholesaler 1t would no longer compete
With SeT York dey yo, aEcn wnom it 4 4sc
company some time ago discontinued it,
retail store at ieI? Broadway and removed
Ions Island lily Meantime IN, l'a service ,e
est.biishsd for thu. delivery OF sutomobiie
trade.
Goodyear now maintains the following
Establishments here: District office and
street. Long Island City New York service
station. 2o7 West Fif'ieth street. truck tire
department.. 2o7 West Fifleth street, me-
chanlcal goods department, 30 church
street. export department. Goodyear Build
ing. Long Island City.
General ManaEsr Churchill announces
the appointment, OF orlAn F. Baughmsn As
sales manager Of the Winton company.
Mr.. Baughman has been connected with
the sales department OF the Winton COM
pany since 1904.
Some details Of the new 1918 eight
cylinder Sl,2sj Olds fret deliveries OF
which will be made In the fall, have been
received" saws g. II Larson. president of
IN. oldsmobile COMPANY OF New York.
with a 100 inch wheel base. the car
weighs well under 5000 pounds. Except
for the radiator and lamps. which ar. Of
entirely new design, the body Is not radi-
cally altered from that OF the light four
model. Features such as aluminium run
ninc boards and Circassian walnut wood
\ work have been retained, The motor is Of
the V type. l. head. with cylinders en-
bloc. the dimensions being somewhat
larger than were anticipated. the bore he
ing ~ and the stroke ~ inches The
equipment includes the Delco system
mounted In three units. starter. generator
and Distributor. each unit ndependent"