Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-11
Two Trainloads Chalmers
Skies For New York

Establishing record as the largest
single consignment of high grade
motor cars ever shipped to the east,
two big trainloads of Chalmers Skies
have just been unloaded in New York
City for immediate delivery to wait
ing owners
Even the denizens of Automobile
Row sat up and took notice when
over a quarter of a million dollars
worth of the latest idea in motor
cars. paraded up Broadway to the
salesrooms of the Chalmers Motor
Company of New York.
Originally a single trainload pro-
ject prepared to fill delayed orders in
the east, Chalmers officials were
forced at the last moment to divide
the huge number of freight cars into
separate sections. Record time was
made by the big mogul engines which
hauled the Chalmers trains to New
York City over the New York Central
lines. The railroad officials seemed
more than satisfied with their end of
the deal which counted some $4,000
in freight charges.
AS guests of General Manager
George Stowe OF the Chalmers Com
pany of New York and w. ]. Drum
pelmann, Eastern District Sales Man
ager, close to 100 eastern Chalmers
dealers gathered in New York to
welcome the record shipment. Each
dealer was on hand to secure the
largest possible number of cars and
the rivalry for immediate delivery of
cars resulted in some strenuous tao
tics.
Thursday, September 2nd, the visit
ing dealers were entertained at a clam
bake at WetzeTs Grove, Long Island,
where sales and service plans for the
coming year were discussed. The
dealers present voiced their unan-
imous approval of the new Chalmers
service policy, which for the first time
in the history of the industry renders
service a tangible item in the sale of
a car.
Sales Manager Paul Smith, of the
Chalmers Motor Company, addressed
the dealers and congratulated them
on their record sales of the past few
months. Mr.. Smith prophesied the
most profitable year in Chalmers
history and cited as proof of his con-
tention. the fact that in the first two
months of the present fiscal year
record of the first six months of last
year.
He further emphasized the far
reaching effects of the new Chalmers
service policy, claiming that the new
inspection service plan was certain to
win the lasting confidence of the
motor buying public.
Improved merchandising plans and
suggestions for the betterment OF
dealers sales and service methods
were made the keynote for serious
discussion. Technical knowledge con-
cerning the Chalmers Six-40 motor
was given in a talk by Factory Ex-
pert F. n. Lewis. Mr.. Lewis had
previously shipped a complete Six-4C
Chalmers power plant and a special
exhibit of parts to New York and the
dealers were given an opportunity OF
closely inspecting the mechanical
details of the newest Chalmers.
Although the big Detroit plants OF
the Chalmers Company are working
overtime to keep abreast of orders
production has fallen far short of the
heavy sales made recently Western
Distributor L. H. Rose has wired in
for increased weekly shipments and
as the prosperous condition seem to
be confined to no one section, the
present year will undoubtedly set
records that should stand indefinitely