New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Motor News From Everywhere

Announcement is made that the Mitchell
Stowe, president of the New York Mitchell
Motor Company. in discussing the price
said: THE company apparently decided
that it would help along the movement
toward pre-war prices by final slash in
prices that was OF SO radical nature that
1t could not fail to attract the attention OF
teh automobile buying public"
D. A Burke. president of the Sheridan
Motor Car Company, has purchased the
Sheridan from the General Motors Cor
poration This deal, which includes the
plant, large amount of land adjacent.
factory equipment and the name and good
will of the business involves about 5.00o
600 Associated with Mr.. Burke in the
ported that this is to be a unit In another
great group of companies to be headed by
Mr., Durant.
Coincident with the 100 per cent normal
capacity production on which the H. H
Franklin Manufa curing Company, of
Syracuse (maker of the Franklin carr is
now operating comes the information that
the building program designed to improve
manufa cturing. facilities is going on to
completion. This work, which was started
last summer, includes the completion OF
what will soon be the largest factory
structure in Syracuse. This building,
which will be used for both manufacturing
and warehouse purposes, is seven stories
high and contains 100000 square feet OF
floor space.
The publications committee Of the Auto
mobile Dealers Association has decided to
enlarge the scope of the. Official Used Car
Buyers Guide, permitting accessory and
tire manufa cturers to use it, 1t has been
decided to extend the publication to other
city automobile dealer associations and
form an interlocking chain of co operative
used buyers guides for the purpose OF
stabilizing prices and general conditions in
the national used car market.
coincidental with the announcement Of
an important price reduction. the Ajax
Rubber Company. Inc, announces a new
cord tire which comes into the field her
aided as notable advancement in tire
lnanufa cture. The urice reduction, which
actually went into effect a fortnight ago.
Is greater than the reductions o. made by by
coupled with the Introduction of the new
cord, ii has stimulated the company's bust
ness TO the point where production in the
climbing back toward the peak days of
last year.
LanEdon A. Smith has become vice
president and director Of sales for the
American Motors Corporation, Plainfield,
six. MIR Smith of the hrst field
representatives in the southwest for the
r. NJ. F. and Studebaker corporations in
1908 He subsequently handled the south
western sales for the Maxwell Motor Com
pany. and then. following a rapid rise.
during which time he held tho position OF
Seneral Eastern supervisor for the Max
Well company. with headquarters at New
"lN toA4 'tptS NoIlipt lslIE pIdC-
tically the entire Atlantic seaboard he
vas appointed assistant director of sales
gor the combined Maxwell Chalmers fac
tories at Detroit.
The American Motors Corporation has
appointed d. NJ. Kingsley as manager OF
their New York branch, at 229 West Fiji
g-seYenth Street, just off Broadway. Mr.
Kingsley was associated for a long perind
Win the lIocomobile Company. and more
iscehtiy was vce president and sales man
sset OF the Holmes car agency
Bunding twelve tires a minute ~ orc
81 81 Us the record set by Plant No of
~, ~ brestone Tire and Rubber C'oInpany
bn,iafmeS only "a inch tires. The hug
ona eins dns ~ able to produce 16 900 casinSa
~ teason or tire building methods tba9
nn,,,e o'ttpahy was recently able 10 Sn
t,,ch me new price of $l3.95 FOR lie NJ
tbat thY I'm -Shiq' Firestone officials shna,
80. tuls ~ the lowest price in tiro snG" hG
b3yg lof - standard tire Of this tvne nd
In recent test to show N. ae...
careful driving on gasoline consu,ontfa eet OF
IneYEolet -Four ninety" tousia'tptloh
lapHsned the record rate of thirfv six s ss
haiI miles TO the gallon An 6ve Gnu %np
aptes cars used averaged thirty-throe 80
a. a tlail nllies 20 the gallon. The test ~.
nIa@o III seattle. Wash. The rules furtad
ahY chahge other than carburetor dr.
n,Sata, ana careful inspection was ,nada
at tue start to make certain that "Ne t
car was IN standard condition Tba r't "eh
nsteen lt ana haIf miles long was carefuii,..
SnoseH 10 include as nearly as nosSIhta - ~
as.sf1Ge conditions OF dat#y travei h4ai az
Wy GaHlc and country roads 't''