The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
MOTOR TRADE NOTES.

J. ] Cole. president Of the Cole Motor
Car Company. announces the appointment
Junior engineers Of Great Britain, as as
sistant to Charles S. Crawford. chief en-
Mr.. Bull comes TO the Cole company from
the Northway Motor. Manufa cturing Com
pany of Detroit. Mich. to which organiza-
ton he came after service with several OF
the larges. motor ear manufacturing COM
panies both in America and abroad.
Thomas T.. c. Forbes. president Of the
Ross Motor Sales Company. IL in Detroit
arranging for 1916 bushes with the Ross
Automobile Company, for which the Ross
MOTOR So rs Company is distributor o.
:. Patterson IL virs president and dire ctor
Of sales OF the dls.ributing company.
with the idea of encouraging tasteful
and artistic Arrangement Of display win
dows and cases BY automobile and aces
sorry concerns Horseloss Age, a leading
automobile trade publication. has Just an
nounccd a display. competition for CON
TAis competition, which viii be held from
October rs to November 20. Is open to all
In the automobile. business. and will be
for prizes OF sufficient value to act as an
Incentive TO better EFFORTS In the dtspsay
Inc.
The grand prizes will consist Of a free
rip to either the New York or Chicago Ma
t!Onal Auuomob bile Show BY the two deal
rs making the most attractive displays
The expenses Of these neutrality-suspicious.,
mhsion tickets 10 the shows-,will be paid
Tor by Horseless Age. IN addition there
Of SIS. fourth prize Of 80 and nifty other
prizes OF 81 each, to be awarded for other
displays in their relative order Of merit.
Formal announcement Is being made this
week by Dodge Bros. Of a new winter car.
Co't-stratton Company, the local dealers,
have received their hrst cars. The winter
cars are built with the regulation touring
and roadster bodies, but each one has had
I dcmouutabie top Individually htted to
II az the factory; The tops are carefully
disturbing the windshield and can be en-
! tlrely removed In summer and the ordinary
uohalr ton, which Is furnished a. part OF
ne reguinr equipment with the new winter
car, substituted or the car can he quickiy
gonvCried INTO a semi.open car BY remoy,
ro;ts, &c. The Interior Is electrically
lighted,
Tn TOP is finished In keeping with tn.
regular bodies and the new car makes a
,trlkingly handsome appearance. There
are no cqueaks OF rattlcs and 1t Is both
rain and wind tight.
Vice-Presldent and Director OF Sales 10,
,eph NJ, Gilbert OF the Gibney Tire and
Rubber Company has placed his brother
'hurIes a. Gilbert, as his general sales
end throughout the United States. Char
lie Gilbert was Pacific coast general sale,
manager for the United States Rubber
company, where he not only handled the
tire end Of the big corporations products
but the genera line OF rubber commoditi,'
supplied to all points dra wing upon the
Pacific coast, This not only gave him ox
perlcnce with the trade In the orient, IN
New Zealand and Australia, but rounded
out a hard selling experience OF many year,
duration in New York and Chicago.
The sales representatives Of the r. T.
Taylor Corporation, Eastern distributors o.
the Garford motor trucks. have a weekly
/ - ADETiFnnH meNtlnR' al Inc executive
oriCes OF the corporation. &27 West Forty
second street. The speaker for the meeting
next Tuesday afternoon Is to be J. EdwarC
SChipper, technical editor of the Auto
mobile, who will speak on How Technica
knowledge Of Their Product Helps Motto
Truck Statesmen"