The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05
NOTES or THE TRADE.


The Automobile club OF France hns expressed
us appreciation 10 the French makers OF the De
Dietrich cars In giving them silver medal for their
Victory az the Dchi Bombay reliability trials where
~ horse power De Dietrich, driven by ". Sorcl.
won the cup presented by the GalkwAr Of BarodA
aghlns! thirty eight other cars OF Ems llsh. French
and German make. The above together with their
! numerous recent successes at Ormond, where nm
81 horse power car the 100 mile Vanderbilt
! cup 10 hour rs minutes and ~ seconds. and a IS
horsr power won the ten mile handicap race which
established the worlds record also Is quite era
In the career OF the De Dietrich Company
Among this years magnificent produce, the Mitch
ell IS worth more than passing notice There is no
question that prospective buyers Of automobiles
are often al a hpss hos 80 make comparisons. and
moro so this season. their choice could fan on
many different makes without The Mitchell
Hight car Is the lghtest, speedlcst and hAndsonest
car IN rs class ever bullt. The most Important
features In any car are power, reliability and &c
cessihlliy OF the wording parts. and these points
hsfc been worried ont 20 perfection In the Mitchell
- was Thoroughly demonstrated on the stock cars
which were on exhibition at the recent show Its
speed Is rated at thirty 1--WE mites an hour. This
Is than could be bought last season for double
the pfire al Vhici this sells. It's horse naweT
cy hinder vertical engine Is mounted in front and
II does have to drop TO a low gear hills that
cAnnot be climbed THE high, for ii has a tniiLle
spcrd iuai VII chrTy T. gp arr out Vertahle moi'i.
ain. 1ht manufacturers are not far out o, the way
Shch they shJ mere Is nothing quite Ike g." The
car sells AZ $40 not the ast argument Ia S fsyor
c. a. Duer gave some remarkable demonstration
In the snow last week. He says ih.rc was nothing
too dllculi for II To do. aud from all Indications
ihe sale OF this American bull, rtInAbout will estab
llsh record us a inc example OF what popular
priced roadster ought 70 be-
The Columbia electric victoria pharton. mary
LNt. duplicates lhc running gear. motive parts
aud controlling mechanism OF The mark TX Coluu
ba runabout mentioned in these columns on jail
20 excerpt tina, the phTton has a chain case larger
ilres aud. On account OF us heavier body battery
Of twenty four cells the speed being equaiiyrd
by difference In chain reduction. This carriage
has dc luxe" features throughout and is the most
perfectly appointed lghi electric ever made h.
the bod design was selected as the most artistic
and practical OF many submitted by eIpeu carriage
architects. The hood Is OF hand bu1cd leather.
and In connection with an ample rain boot Affords
complete protection IN stormy weather. This
phheton, watch sells at 81 $50, Is well adapted for
physicians and also peculiarly well suited 10 wOmcns
The president Of large concern In New YORK
city. when writing 10 c. \ Duet after trip which
Ps ia hmsc as 0% ssoeSeG 3rT me 1q
there a car In the market that would take
every hill the route. not only on 'high speed"
but at high speed. DueI chuckleS over this,
but remarks, They don't know what the Royal
can do
\ feature pcclIar 70 Franklin motor cor-'ruclion
IS the locAuon Of both the eIhauS; ana inlet valves
in thr heads OF the cylinders. heretofore TIL,
feature has been e1Clus vcly franklin, but Il i.
The valves arc easily removable without Disturbing
any other part OF the mechanism.
one very noticeable feature OF the 1905 Knox
Is reduced price. This In the face OF higher quality
and greater mRrov emcnls; comes az n revelation
immense demand for these ear. which neccssi-
tsird larger aud largely Improved facilities. II Is
ju't Ike paying the public Tor the increased de-
maud.