The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

James NJ. Crawford. who WAS assistant
chief and Designing engineer Of the Cha!-
mcrS Motor company. has received the
appointment Of chief engineer of Tho
Allen Motor company. Of FoStoria. ~
lie has taken with him Clyde {. Cox.
his former associate as assistant cn%l-
nrrr Mir Crawford Will supervise tue
inspection department. Of which H.. u.
Elwcrt. formerly Of the Tlmkin-Dctr"lt
Axle company and Continental MOTORS
company. is chief.
Thomas e. May. sales manager OF the
st. Louis branch OF the Ford Motor
company. has uncovered Il new system
Of Surrcp:iuus Ford dealers by rec
lnuGeS Of new Ford cars which are thea
disguised by the crasurc OF motor nuni-
Dcrs and factory marks and sold back I"
Ford dealers. or buyers ut an advance
IN price. due, to the shortage. y great
scarcity III Ford cars Is reported from
81. Louis. which makes possible the
fraud. The St Louis branch Is HOW as
S,-Iubling IL Ford trucks and US Ford
automobiles per day. The men connect
ed with that branch deny any report
that the Ford Motor company Will ab',n-
don the production of automobiles :lnr-
ing the war. and state that they have.
been advised 10 keep on assembling and
selling cars
q. l. Endcl. who WAS secretary OF the
MIRO Flex Automobile corporation. re-
signed in favor OF Charles j. Lehrt-
kuhl. who for nine years credit mIu-
agcr OF the II X. Thom:,s-pctrnit .:nm-
rany and its successor. ;hc Chalmers
Motor company. Mr. NaderS rcsiSna-
lion was due To other business nrcr%Sl-
tatinG his absence from the city large
part If The time. He felt that he could
not in Justice Ia himself and his 1850
ciates continue the Office with the Aif-
O-tleX corporation.
Some idea Of tho growth Of IN, motto"
truck huSlnys may h.. gained from ;Hr'
announcement ut The Federal TRICK
company. Of st. Louis. that its plans
call forth selling Of 4 minimum Of 80
trucks during 1918.
John c. Wctr1orC dean "f automobile
writers and veteran aut"inobil" editor
of New York and thu Evening Mail If
that city for which he has written mo-
toring for twelve ycarS or more says
that this Is no tim" for hystcria in the
automobile business hut Il time for tn.
makers To keep cool md for the dealers
to keep their feet on the ground All
40, 20 up in the air. lic believes that
the conferences between the government
heads md its automobile advisers will
bring less and less cauiS" for alarm.
Tho Hupn Motor Car corporation is
about Lone cars behind orders at the
present time Production is not y"t n""-
NAL. but Is approaching that state rap
idly.
Detroit has secured tho national som
vcntion Of the National Association "t
Purchasing Agents for 1HlS. This event
will Inc the greatest meeting Vt pur'
chasing agents OF America ever known.
!. Ed. Schippcr. secretary nr the DE
truit branch OF tn" association. who waS
responsible for securing the national
convention for Detroit. announces 4
meeting of the Detroit section for We'd
nrsday. November Il. at the Wolverine
club.
4 prominent man If the AUTOMOBILE,
trade press. who interviewed several Of
the Detroit. nanufact urcrS. last fridtv.
said that many nt them leaned strongly
toward tho uptnun that The repeat ID
mis- atrm"nt sent our All over -NHlIf!'l
regarding the curtailing Ut tn" passenger
Cur industry might b. and probably w'r's
due 10 pro-Gcrmau Influences which
were endcnvorinE To Kill the automobile
business In that way.
A. r. Gormully, WHO Was =. ON" inn
INCREASING agent al III" old Masw"i
RrisCuv company 1t TarrHl"Wn. y !.
and who In in"r' recent Years formed
the American N"uturrttr cuinpauy. man
uracturlnS n small delivery motor drIrH'l
cart. Is now representative" IL the Fiat
company Of Turin. Italy. AMI is l"rt', i
at Washington. where H." has h""h.'d
orders FOR Fiat motors for aviAtium.
H. e. Ostrrmnn. field SECRETARY Of ~"
Lincoln Highway association. sine" his
return from Il 15.0Dh mile trip Ia in,
Pacific Coast and back and :" l.".. Nu.
gclcs via tho Midland trail has Report II
the existence Of tw" organizations. w,Iu'h
arr nulctlnS the carng" men nl"ni; thu
Lincoln way "f sums "f money az liz"
basis OF making them "rftiCial tiarIs...;.' -
Ono nf th"s" organizations Is th" a., =
caller "Autur0hll" club nf Amrri 4
which sells AN "hfii"inl" sign u, :r,'n