New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
" AUTO" SHOW OPENS.
M4CHINES FILL 4ISLES.
E.rhibit .Sho7cs Remarkable DeUelop-
mezt IN Tscetuem0nth

Promptly at S D. N. yesterday the Madison-ave.
aoors Of Madison Square Garden were thrown
open TO admit the general public tc witness In
heauteous array automobiles they are to-day.
There have been other exhibits Of this sort In this
country but. as the automobile industry has youth
and vitality. it has grown in a remarkable man
Ter during the last twelve months with the result
that the present exhibit is far ahead OF anything
that went before The decorations are pretty and
arranged with moro or less artistic erect; the
lighting is Of the best, and there is scarcely foot
Of unoccupied space in the immense arnphtheatre-
When the aisIes thronged last night 1t was
suggested that scarcely enough room was left In
the little pronenades for the public which is APP
pareatly anxious TO see the latest Things IN
horseless vehicles The restaurant had been turned
over TO the exhibitors, and down In the basement
booths for the display Of machines and accessories
had been put up. All the horse stalls had been
taken out, and the place presented decidedly
sirerent appearance from that seen on a visit 10
The underground regions in Horse Show week
A visit TO the show last night illustrated that
society was present and that many men were there
well known in the business and financial worlds
There were motor bicycles, but the automoplle
Itself attracted practically all the attention OF the
visitors A tour OF the various booths illustrated
the fact that the highest priced machine TO be
shown during the week is OF foreign make II
sells in this country, duty paid. at anything from
n5ooe to S1se00. There are plenty OF American
made machines that look equally wen and seem
Just as likely to carry 8 load Of humanity there
from 5000 TO s5ooo. The cheapest machine in the
show is q gasolene OF modest aspect and sn1aI
. power which sells at $500 There is companion
machine OF the chanless sort which retas at S15o
The first machine is Of only three horsepower
while the chainless is Of five horsepower. In the
gallery Will be found fer the first time in pubic
the new Edison battery, for which so mucn mas
been claimed The exhibitor In charge OF TINS
booth will tell you that the new batteries VIII
weigh about half as much as those Of the regula-
and r1,a hey are
twice as prolific. as power goes.
Al another booth the main entrance Is d
7seer freakish looking machine, which in the
v-esr was christened the Bullet" and for which
record is stated Of 1:0214 q track This is the
=. stesr tine made IN this country and allowed ov
the racing officials. II is little more than mass
II machinery on wheels with single seat for the
Trrr oPs6 16 ben1seles ~ exclusively to the manu-
H. cure Of steam or electric machines now SNOW SNOW
4 these concerns have been particularly fortunate
the designs for their gasolene cars. bnes bow
Of the hanosomest nacnIhes IN tIe ~.
There i another machine which will attract 1ts
hse 7 - -, Ii,7ersi in tba r,se of enamel and
maker mas oeeh I ri1l hd ,l ffect IN front which
ana probably nothing like it has been seen 1etore G
the nj birb1raV il would be a brave Indifferent
horse indeed which would not take TO the WOODS,
down the front gives TO the forepart of the ma
shine the appearance Of golden cowcatcheT.
There is another machine which Is ot AinerISai vi
make, but in reality close pattern aIIer d foT1 IN
3 swift running Indian. It is Of 20 horsepoWeI,
Tonnean tv-e weighs 200 pounds, and sells Tor
5000 The maker states that he drove the ma
chine los miles without getting OH MS sea-
machine in the basement has been arranged Ior
+he burning OF crude kerosene just the orollaTE
isr1p oil from Texas. It is so arranged that the
gas IS strained instead of the kerosene, as one
Versed in such things would generaIy suppose, tso
The kerosene is heated before it goes to the
1aporizer The children will look at the tiny ma
chine owned bv one of the younger Gould children
a15 cIaD their hands in delight and then worry
their parents 20 distraction for one just Ike II;
IT looks not unlike toy, but it is fun g hedgeo
electric automobile. and viii carry TWO cIlloFe
about fifteen miles before the batteries nave 70
he ,errarged A child six years old has operated
,e7e machine The baby automobile cost ABOUT so't
tho cause for the aforesaid parents uneaslness-