The sun., 1915-05-16
Notes of Lfve Interest to the
Motor Trade, Local and Foretqn

the addition of A. l.. Elwood, former
manager OF the ST. Louis branch OF the
Loeomobile Company of AmeAca and more
recently sales manager OF the Chicago
branch OF that concern. to the sales or
ritorial work In connection with she
agents.
] " Tomlinson. . commercial traveller
OF Nineland. y. j.. at the Ford Motor Com;
psnys Nema,k eranss ,scsn'y renf e1hi9ti,h ,,h
which he has covered sl,sts miles up to
May $. He will get more mileage out of
clares ne would rather drive his old car
than any other. even new one: the
when he got II in 1871. He changed tho
body once. He estimates ,hn, the Ford
time. i'm '1is' the price @ Of % tn. car and that he
has made places and done business with
people that he could not have reached
with the old system OF trains. trolley and
livery.
W, n, Chandler Of the Spar. .Eas. Com;
manager of the Sparks -withinston Com,
pany. has purchased several thousand
,ss 'fy Lincoln rT' Hias%as s 70 tn. tn D whos
from New York to san Francisco. The
ssp: are to be 9, po.s.a%n % enamel s.,,,y tS:n,y
II will take nve crews Of men travelling
In automobiles until July to get these
signs placed.
'pi.,inctivsnen has added greatly to
e e Posr,nsr SySr o, % the Poertn.r Motor car
Company. metropolitan distributors for
,n. nS :ry .om. make. . wSeS
have distinctive hub caps, radiator designs
| and other features by which the cars are
Where. TAKE. for .rampis. the National
maker. of tbs .N.tion.i have changed the
body lines. but the same radiator design
| remained
ro.a:ssr :sS:" mod.i M Niece. 80, the srst ship,
ment Of which reached this city recently.
| Vice President Jesse Froshiich of tho
! and Chicago says; since announcing the
| introduction OF the new 1916 Mecca 80 we
have received hundreds OF inauirie. from
| present interest indicates that we will be
kept on the jump to supply ne demand
agencies az for selected territory in this eoun-
| try have been chosen"
The Fiekiins Enameiins Cooperation of
Long Island City has purchased & the
enamelilng plant OF the Dunlop Wire
s.. S. 1ns
wheels in tho United states. The Ficklins
corporation is prepared TO continue ser,
Company.
More vehicles we're shipped during the
month Of April by the Packard Motor Car
! Company than In any other month of tho
| concerns fourteen years. existence, Tho
shipments representa- totsi value OF
i:sooo New BUILDING: and ess.nsioni M,, as
| Is per cent. to the present IS acres OF moor
space. The eniarsements extend from tho
forge and foundry all through the manu-
| featuring division to the Anal assembly de-
| partments A six story building is in
| cluded among the additions.
| The building activities precede a reported
big increase in Packard production for 1915.
Tn. Republic Rubber Company. maker.
! OF the 'Staggard Tread" automobile tIes.
| have made arrangements with Harold IT..
Wilcox and NJ r. Clodio 10 handle Re,
public tires in Newark; Ths bushes. p.S,,i Tili
! Tire Agency. at 81 Halssy street. Wilcox
was formerly metropolitan golf champion.
| A. J. Picard. distributor Of the Gene
| motor for the United States and Canada.
! Just returned from 10000 mile trip, found
among among the antomobiie dealers and acces-
800 dealers" ne said yesterday. "and this
| Most of them say that business is 80 per
showed me their books indicating a 100
"a great many Of the men ] talked with
| handled the Ford. my business being par
| ticularly with them, and they were all
! shouting for more cars. II looks to me az
! II there w,j not be. enough Fords to 60
| around this year"
| Picard's Itinerary included practically
! every State except those in the East and
I Southeast. He mado 1000 miles OF his
trip by automobile.
Beniamin Brisooe. president Of tho Bris.
| coe Motor Company. has had n stan of
enEinsers for some time engaged in the
building Of three racing cars which VIII
July Two OF them are within the 500
| cubic inch classification, capable Of a speed
OF .yv IN Sorss. poWer ana ne 10 haxs U to
| tained speed Of ffo miles an hour.
/ More than twenty-five lecturers of
| motor trucks IN tho United States are now