The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21
DEMAND FOR AUTOS
EXCEEDS THE SUPPLY.
Some Magnificent Cars Recently
Purchased by Rich Ameri-
cans and Englishmen.
COL. M'cALMoNT's MACHINE.
Is One Of Thirty-Horse Power and
Has Practical Sleeping Accom-
mOdatiOns-HOw an Auto
Captured Burglars.

SPECIAL BY CABLE.
London. July 20.-Just now the automobile
repositories are literally rushed with busi-
ness. At every shop the cry Is:
III We only had the cars. We could sell
five times as many
But 1t costs a lot OF money to lay in a
store Of automobiles. Where the dealer
might stack up hundred bicycles on the
floor OF his showroom, he would be lucky to
find space for dozen automobiles, and the
outlay for the latter would make the cost
of the former look trivial.
Still there is opportunity for any one who
wants to sink big capital N the business.
Buyers are treading on one enother's heels
just now. but they all. CT nearly all, receive
early delivery of the goods.
Several orders for big racing automobiles
have been left in Longacre by American
millionaires this season. Almost without
exception these are for French machines-
Panhards, Mor.. Levasseurs. Peugeots, Diet
rlchs, Serpoiettes. etc. The superiority Of
the French automobiles. as shown in the
recent big races, is emitting them to prefer
ence.
carriages in America this year have heard
the names Of Mr. John W. Gates, Mr.. Mac
MILAN, Mr.. Walter McCreery, Mr.. Drexal,
Mr.. Foxhall Keene and Mr.. Potter Palmer.
Some Recent Orders.
Distinguished English automobilists who
already possess stables, have likewise been
free with their offers for newer machines
Thus Lord Iveagh has ordered a twenty
four-horse- power Panhard, which will bring
his stable up to six automobiles. Lord In
gestre has also a twenty -four horsepower
Panhard nearly completed. IL not already
shipped.
Colonel McCalmont has ordered a palattal
irty-horse-power touring machine with
practical sleeping accommodations, In addi-
ton to twelve-horse- power Panhard for
home service. and an eight-horse-power
Spider phaeton for Mrs. McCalmont. Lord
Seville's new twelve-horse-power Peugeot is
a big carriage. with accommodations for
eating and sleeping aboard. Lord Shrews-
bury, who already owns a twelye-horse-
power and an eight-horse-power. has or
dered a thirty-horse-power touring automo.
bile. All are Panhards.
Mr.. BuOknaIi's Palace Auto.
In one of the ground-fooR showrooms IS
exhibited a magnificent twenty horsepower
Mercedes touring automobile, which was
built for Baron Rothschild and afterwards
bought by NJ l.. Bucknall. 1t IL said to be
the largest touring automobile ever built.
and Is certainly a marvel in its way
1t carries Its own dynamo for electric ie-
milton. and is provided with I'VE brakes. all
water cooled. Its fittings are in every way
magnificent, from the silver plate on the
dashboard, inscribed with its name.
Monte Carlo" to the seasoned ash-spoke
wheels.
Mr. Bucknall has frequently left the
Carlton Hotel In this automobile after
breakfast and arrived at Paris the same
day in time for dinner. His reason for dis.
posing Of this palatial vehicle is that he in
tends to own a racer next year. in order
to take his chances in the Paris-Bordeaux
race. He is a nervy and lucky driver. and
says he only needs the automobile to win.
Much Room for Improvement.
Speaking of drivers. had a long chat
with D. NJ. Welgel, an Anglo-Frenchman
who Is regarded as bearing the palm
among handlers of the steering wheel in
England.
There is still great room for improve
ment," he said, before the ideal automobile
is reached; that Is to say, a machine with
neither noise nor smell, and yet capable OF
doing long distance at good speed. The
reason England is backward, as Compared
with France. in the manufacture of auto
| mobiles is because Of the importation of SO
much German rubbish for years back
| These cars would neither go nor look well
They were bought mostly by the well-to-do
| middle classes, while the better classes
laughed at them.
"slnce then the nobility of England ha.
seen in France what really good machine.
mean. The result is that to-day larg,
| majority Of the automobiles in use 10 Eng
| land are OF French make.
America is sadly backward in the man
i ufactu.e Of first-class touring machines
| The reason for this. according TO what ha
been told by experts In America. is tina
the roads In your country are not At fo
rapid motoring"
TRIALS 1t Glasgew.
The latest innovation. TO be seen in Long