The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-18

OF the Dertoit section, Society OF Autt,-
\ T1i ",'.e Engineers. aud now head OF the
Septral Continuation school OF Milwau-
4 kee. In charge OF autonlc pie engu.serias
construction. has been elected assistant
20 the secretary OF the newly formed
Midwest section OF The society OF Auto
mobile Engineers.
Edward T. Birssll. me Detroit con-
suIung engineer. has been appointed
consulting engineer of the Armleder
company. leading manufacturer OF
wagons in Cincinnati, who are also raan-
uiaeturers OF motor trucks.
Ernest II. Benson. former vice preSf-
dent OF the Stuaebaker corporation. and
now distributor Tor Stud=b iker cars Tor
Maine and other territory.
4 E. +. Brelsford. former manager or
I the Detroit office OF. the Splitdori Lice
| trlc company. has Joined me Sales force
y. he Ihermoid Rubber Company. man
uIscturera OF Thermoid brake iinings
and horse.
Walter Grasser has been appointed as
sistant manager of the GraSser Aiotor
company. or Toledo. distribut Or Of ths
hupmobile in Michigan ana Northwest
ern Ohio with headquarters in Detroi.
and Toledo.
NJ. NJ. Hartman. who is mead OF the
company handling Paige-Det-oit and L.
zier cars out of san irrancfsco has
evolved a plan to meet ali Tourist en-
/
tetlng the state along the Ii-ncoln High
way TO escort them INTO san francisco
anu 10 explain 70 them the points of in
terest IN the state. supply them with IN.
formation OF interest and literature that
viii enable them to best Iain an Insight
INTO the real beauties OF California.
Henry Ford has purchased so acres of
meadow land near Newark y J. This
Is land that was made BY lining in the
Jersey meadows. The eNact location OF
the purchase made by Mr. r',.ra MS nor
been revealed. Mr.. ord would not STAT,
me purpose for which this land would
" useu When ne was approached in New
0rh prior 10 sailing In ms pace mission
In Newark there has been 4 repor; Tor
some time that a number OF the putolno-
olis manufacturers OF the middle west
ana west would establish Assem- blin.
plants In these Newark meadows for the
purpose OF assembling quantities OF
cars Tor the eastern market and tor eK-
port
The National Automobile Chamber of
commerce Is gathering sta;istice which ]
ar unbiased IN every VA ana which
prove that street cars are NOR. danger /
Gus than automobiles Its re,.ort iron,
massachusetts, secured from the high /
way commissioner. give unbiased fir-
ures and conclusions ana shovv maj
street cars killed or injured seven tunes !
as many persons as automobiles per I
nlle Travelled Ia t3ii. The Masrachu- /
setts report also proves that the in
Jured were more often to blame thnn
the motOrist when the accident IVES an.
y, ,o d 6ne motor car. The report shows that I
IVvVO street cars killed or injured 4gI ,
persons and about 100000 automobiles I
and trucks killed or Injured 9.3o4
"
Factory extensions which will approx-
lmately double the facilities OF the
saxon Motor aCr Company have tuSt Z
been been made. and two buildings IA addi- I
occupied Tor the manufacture OF saxon =
cars. The edaed factury pace h. Iorcsd /
p. Inc Ischs Tor greatly In--e1scd pre- 3
duction which the Saxon Motu. Car CON-
pany mas announced 80 that shipments
OF cars may keep pace with orders.
The problem Of what is to become Of /
the motor trucks In Europe at the close
OF the war promises to De serious. ~ A .
an auction recently held In Franco T4a o. .
me faris internal gear drive onnibuses b,
IhobiilNcd al TIC bcginntnE Of the war &
were said to be- relsiiicsI by. an email
number OF similar chassis Tor WORK Al
ths front. In the early sale France par
TALLY settled a vcXing pruoirr1 French n
makers are said now ~ be taking care. I
OF the truck demands - their country.
In a grueiling 24-n ,ur endurance run
recently conducted BY the New Jersey
Motor Club. Of Newar With w j Mnf
gan as retefve. three cars gain..l. a urr-
ect score cadillac Eight entered
by the Detroit Cadillac Campany "A
standard Eight" and a HAYNES There 4
were 81 cars IN ~, run aud many GOOD
nnes feli BY the .wuvrtdo or lust eschuod
perfect scores. Practically every We'll
known mako &c car WIS represented In
ne list OF the starters - had MARKS
M .Hal or better. The Dodge BROTHERS
-ar gained a mark OF 500. The Paige
Detroit. HH-. Oakland. sgs. OIdsm1biie o
H9s. Cadillac. 900. SAXON Six. .gg2- Ca4. .
lilac. 1872. Hudson. 900. nusk SIS.
saxon Six. 49,. Saxon Lirrt Six. see. /
md Saxon Four. .afs.
All who enter the automobile business
To not make money. a. hla been shown
lN the report 81 tho ucrnuufunfs. Who I /.
y ere employed h1 fsaHc NJ Cate. of Uai- !
imore 90 40 over me books of die
american Locomotive Compant. Tho re- ?
iort ~ the accountant shows tinf fh,. :
oteI losses from o. automobile depart :
nent of Zoe company. which De- not now
% existence. were Moro than So 600 600
nd that The company bad written OFT
2 500 900
The DAYS production on record of the f.
'tude baker Corporation stood af 7fs cara y
'ntil November 81 when $50 cars .gYsrr =
urncd out hf 'hr company .ur fht come =
any htH reports from Ifa 1ttfart witch e.
NI rarrsrifIt. uIuU. f.UurUa fp ksar T I.
ncf wien thr business .ITs urfttsr af p
sra uriri nnIIf planned fur fnr year u.Iif r.
b. incrcne'd and monthly outputs tn- ID
r.uec steadily