The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-10
BROOKLYN REVIVES
MOTOR CAR SHOW
Will Be Run March 9 to 9 i'm
the 23d Regiment
Armory
WILLYS GIVES UP TRUCKS

The Greater New York automobile
show season is not yet over. because tho
Brooklyn Motor Vehicle Dealers Assocla-
ton has decided 10 revive IT'S motor car
exhibition. The Brooklyn show will be
from March 2 TO 8 in the Twenty-thlrd
Regiment Armory, which Ia at Bedford
and Atlantic avenues. Brooklyn has had
three shows before this. the first coming
in 1911. There was a show in 1912 and
again in 1913, but "A certain lack of
unanimity In the dealers association re-
suited in the show being abandoned in
1914.
II was found that business Jagged last
season and the dealers agreed that 1t
would be a good thing to get the show
going again Charles A. Stewart, gen
eral manager OF the Automobile Dealers
Association, Inc, which is the New York
city organization, has the management
of the Brooklyn show. Big space
already has been taken by a number of
concerns and the success Of tho eXhibi-
ton from that point of view is assured.
II Is believed that coming just at the
opening of spring the show Is timed
rightly TO stimulate buying interest.
The boosted culture of Boston is very
much to the Kultur, TO Judge from an
llenn sent 10 HE GUN ny tne bay state
Automobile Club. 1t recites that the
club members had their annual dinner
without knives. forks or spoons. In
other words. these Bostonians ate with
their fingers all of one evening Ut was
a beefsteak dinner)
The willys-Overland Company has an
nounced It's retirement from the motor
truck industry, having disposed of Its
tANa To-. ~
| Truck Company of Lima, Ohio, by the
transfer of it's stock interests ~ the
Gelger-Jones Company of Canton. BY
! the terms of this transfer the Gramm
company will take over the sales organ
iZations OF both the WHY'S Utility and
Garford trucks and will continue the
manufacture Of both trucks in their fac
tory at Lima.
The Geiger-Jones Company will main
tain sales and service stations in New
York, brooklyn, Boston. Newark and
| Philadelphia and will continue TO use
Overland dealers and distributors at
various points throughout the United
States and foreign countries where the
truck business is already established.
| In discussing his reasons for disposng
OF the truck business Mr.. WHY'S declares
that he considers 1t a business separate
and distinct from the quantity produc-
ton OF automobiles and that the growth
of Overland business has made IL seem
advisable for him to concentrate the
efforts of the big Overland organization
on the main industry at Toledo
The plant at Elyria, Ohio. where the
Garford trucks formerly were built, II
is stated. henceforth will be employed
in the manufacture of Overland parts.
Frank II Bowen has become manager
of the sales department of the New Yorl,
I branch @: ;hc Lccca:oh!!c Company. NJ
Bowen has been engaged in the sale OF
Simplex and S. G. v cars for the past
six years and is therefore familiar with
the requirements of purchasers Of high
grade cars.
John f. Plummer. branch manager for
tho Locomoble, said yesterday that the
New York territory had been enlarged
TO include all Of New York State, whole
sale and retail, and negotiations are
under way TO establish agencies in the
larger upstate cities.
Kenton Harmon, with offices at 1870
Broadway, has been appointed metro
politan district manager for the Dor,
/ Motor Car Company.