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

Goodyear cord tires we're a par, Of the
OF the heei OF armored Cadil-
lscs which recently. reached the coast IN
charge Of Col. r. p. Davidson, president
OF the Northwestern Mililary and Naval
Academy, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin the
Colonel has been training his boys In MIL.
tary motoring for several years and had
two armorsd cara In the 1910 "iddeh
Tour. uu,,.,v
cruise from Chicago to the coast, the lrst
that automobiles have ever made under
military TsfSla' ion bavi sSnn''i psrtor men
considerable work for the, Government
military authorities. Road conditions
could hardly have been worse. II was a
their arrival al san Francisco almost a.!
the front tires remained lntouched' ana
contained Chicago air. As opponents OF
the strenuous life. Goodyear cords havs
demonstrated they can Withstand any test
that actual warfare could exact. as The
tour lust completed was as arduous as any
In which Uncle sans regulars have par
tlcipated.
c. p. Cary. who for the past ten years
has been Identified with the motor truck
industry, Is the latest acquisition to the
forces Of the Gartord Motor Truck Com
come manager Of the recently established
factory branch at san Francisco. taking
active charge Of Garford Interests on the
pany will bring him in close contact with
his former associate, s., II williams who
Is now sales manager OF the GaTtord' Re
Jams was in charge OF the southern sales
Of the Peerless company.
President Clarke of the Kent Motors
Corporation Eastern distributor and eX-
port agent for Abbott-Detroit and Marion
cars, states that the reduction In price OF
the 1915 Marion rosdster. with the light
Ruttenbsr high speed six cylinder engine,
from sl.?5o to fl,ls5, has brought about
an increased demand from buyers for that
class OF car .The increase OF me 1e,
days IL q? per cent; greater than any road.
s,sr demand trade In recent mgn'ns;
Of a demand for a roadster with a sea-
broad enough to comfortably take three
passengers'
BY way of diversion az the employees
outing OF the F!restone Tire and Rubber
Company. held AT Akron last week. Barney
oidnsld raced hi. FIAT cys!ons IN record
made by De Lloyd Thompson. who "looped
The loop. ny,ns upside down oidneld
drives with Firsstone tires on his speed
The rumor 10 the effect that the Haynes
Automobile Company OF Kokomo. Ind, Is
going to move Its plant to iackawanna
sser Of ths company, This report has
been published recently in. many papers,
and Notwithstanding the fact that I IL
utterly without foundation, II seems TO have
gained Immediate credence in motor circles.
Kokomo. Ind Is the original and present
home of the Haynes. since the middle Of
May two big circus tents on a plot OF
ground east of the main factory building
have been temporarily housing few Of
ths departments until the completion Of
the new buildings, The nnal Inspection
OF the cars before they 20 to the shipping
platform now takes place In these tents
terial IL also stored out under canvas In
order TO give more room fv the other
departments. A large brick and stone I'D
minis,rAtion building. which will contain
ali the executive omees, 10 now nearing
completion,
Cleveland will be the scene of the sixth
annual convention OF the Electric Vehicle
Association. the convention being hsld on
Monday and Tuesday, October - and 10, at
the Hotel SLATER.
EXPORT trsdec.in iSls. e. a Wiiiems, Tor,
/ eign district representative for Dodge
Bros, viii shortly sail from San Francisco
y route g , MSn1!n,u' As x. New
Mr., wiilems Will be absent. about eight
months, during which period he will In
vestigate the facilities Of foreign dealers
Tor handling Dodge Bros's products. and
This is Mr.. wnlsms's SECOND long trip for
Dodge Bros. In the Interest Of the export,
department, he having previously spent
several months In Central and South Amer
!c. On his present taar' he WIN v,;it
straits settlements. Java. philippine
Islands, China and Japan, He. 10 taxing
with him one Of the new right hand drive