The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30
Notes of Ltve Interest to the
Moto, Trade, Local and Foreign

berg carNureter and sells for $3.50. o Tne
propeller shGtt to a floating axle
The engine used is q high .pcel ono
T. l. stated that No los IMAM - horse
minute, 20 horse power ~ 200 reNo!u-
lions and % horsepower at 900 reNoiu-
lions
a half mile speedway and test hIll on
the grounds ~ Dodge Bros, the pet'oi,
motor car manufacturers. was built to
take care Of tasting operations on the
rapidly increasing daily production of
cars The speedway is built on a founda-
turns to allow high speed tests. and -
'%urfaSeh Urn nne sTade ot pine pianhi
a dus,ic,s and smooth track
The construction Of the test hill In the
centre % the speedway enclosure is =
striking example % bringing the mountain
to Mlhomet. A. practically all the coun-
Try in the vicinity Of Detroit Is a rat plain
the special Advantages Of hill costing are
denied 20 motor cs- makers. Dodge Bros.
decided to provide an artificial hill. and a
stesl ,,ru,,ars 81? tsst ione and 70 Get
hill has two approaches from varying
grades.
Not only Ia big business being done in
the sales % cars William SPARK. general
manager OF Observation-Disclosures Com
pany. recently visited The spar.Eas, Com.
psny. the Eastern distributors for Sparton
| CCss,btsns . stsns' :, ana saSs WarsGn r.,
idea 81 how the accessory business Is
growing
Last month said Mr sparks Il closed
p1ry FOR So o0o Sp1r,ons. and three weeks
axo l signed a c|on,ract VITA me s,udc-
baker corporation for $4,000 spar'ons Of
me same ,yrs, on,S - week ! c,osel
only 'hr'o companies o! about forty thai
are now using Spar'ons as standard equip
Gradually hu, surely tho modern
safety warning signals viii supp.anr The
cd bulh horns, 81 which there are about
give ono An idea ~ he large ae'i W, 20
h" cultivated Tor tho maker ot a good
warning signal"
An Informal dinner at he ne'roit An
leti, club hroush; ne Your days sa,cs
session ~ Dodge Rros district rcprcsen-
on May - PRESIDED over by GENERA, sale.
Manager \ / Ph'.p. daily sessions We're
h,!d a; the factory and de'ai.s OF Dodge
Bros sale, campaign for the com!ng
The, programne ~ entertainment IN.
GUIDED 4 th'atre party AZ the pG,rot,
S'a'!yr, on Wednesday the saicsmen were
gue.t. Of Horace Z and John r Dong"
on the formrr's now steam Yacht. the
Nokomis The \okom!s l. fully equipped
for ocean travel, carrying a wireless OUTFIT
and Marcani operator. and the sales rep
Ing aerograms to ,hcir relatives from The
middle Of Lax" -. Clair.
Word has been received by the Hupp
Motor car Company that a shipment OF
Hupm"hilos consigned 20 tho Hump Garage
a. Pretoria. the Triusyaal. South Africa.
has he.u seized 10y the British Government
These ~Hupm"hi'es Vii b" used FOR mill
i Rogary. crnccss!onairc at Port,
Elizabeth has also been deprived Of al ~
rs HupmobiIos fhcre are near!N 800
Hnnm"hl.s now bong used by the British
military forces there.
Tho ODDS Motor Works announce FOR the
1915 season Nv" lightweight cars. an eight
1000 pounds. tho former listing At sl,2a;
and The la''er =, 'i.Gsi The decision -
OF the fact that during the spring months
the company fGunt an active market for
t'hisgh5r, Wig %s. m as.isn cd p TnnrGfnF' 'A sa qey
tho market hitherto supplied nv the big
ODDS
By producing both the four cylinder
and the eight cylinder cars simultaneous
and In large quantities a saving was Of
fec,ed in the purchase ~ materials. win
the result that II was found pOsSihl" TO
p%roduc" the cars at an Unexpectedly low
first cost.
beginning June I the Anderson Electric
car Company VIII make a series Of twenty
interurhan runs from Detroit 10 points Of
Interest about the city, These runs VIII
tiyc DAYS cxCeptlng sundays Ench run
VIII be made by m" same Detroit Electric
and on one charge of the batteries. The
enough distant to assure a total round
trip mileage Of at least sixty to seventy
1--WE miles.
announcement Is made that 'hr New
Process Gear Corporation Of Syracuse, y,
V, has entered into "A contract with the
Gearless pinerential Company ~ Detroit,
to manufacture tho Bailey G~carless an
ferential for the general automobile trade.
The New Process corporation viii inaugur-
ate a thorough campaign to interest manu-
fncturers, a number Of whom have alreiay
viii continue its prescn, policy Of going
after replacement business on cars already
In service.
The Times square Automobile Company,
mick 4 Rishop OF New York are Iocal
%johhers handling tho product.
Advices from san Francisco to the
Poertner Motor Car Company. mctropolitau
distributors for lottery and National uars
state that three Jenerr quai trucks maIc
a strenuous trip from san Francisco over
the snowcapped Sierras t" Reno, New. las,
week In all, So, miles were covered,
ffty-siN OF which were over the decr
the trucks. hauled trailers that are to be
used by IN" mining company which has
purchased the trucks, and the third car
ried a lenerv touring car, which was TO
Another telegram from san Francisco
received by F"crtn-r states ina, Miss
,;rnr,ieNs Marsh has arrived at he
t-av"Ning across N" rou''ront IN n JET.
ierN car Miss Mnrshc loft New York on
March ana made the trir IN ~lcisure,y
for a great distance,