The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-28
EXPANSION OF A
WELL. KNOWN FIRM
MOULToN-JORDAN MOTOR CAR
COMPANY TIE LATEST.
Warren Walkers Opinion of the New
York Show-Harry e. Pence Looks
for an Automobile Famine Running
Cars Thru the Winter Has Proven
Successful in Minneapolis.

The Moulton-Jordan Motor Car company Is the
latest move in Minneapolis automobile circles
Articles Of Incorporation were filed yesterday
with Elder H. .Moulton, Jr., president; vice
president Earl A. MacVicar, and secretary and
treasurer, Theodore C. Jordan.
The incorporation is. the development Of the
business started by Mr.. Moulton several years
ago. The business has outgrown Its present
quarters, and change of location was neces-
sary. 1--WE will move into new garage, the
largest in Minneapolis. In few weeks, said
devoted exclusively to the automobile trade, and
we intend to make it model of its kind. We
do not care just now to give out Its location
but it will be within a short distance OF the
Chamber of Commerce and Guaranty Loan build
ings. ,
ing. I have already. sold one 6O-horse- power
car and a number of smaller horse power mo-
tors. There is a marked tendency toward the
high horse powers, and before next fall / think
Minneapolis will be. well up as high-power
city. SO far as automobiles are concerned.
Business would not allow me to, go to the
New York show, but shall take In the Chicago
show |.a..~- -. =. FSfI. s..'..5,s@r, ~.
The new firm of the Moulton-Jordan Car COM
pany is incorporated at $40 900 capital stock.
Warren T. Walkers Opinions.
s'Not only the greatest automobile show, but
the greatest show ever held in this country, -
declared Warren 7. Walker. Of the Winston y
Walker company, yesterday when asked ABOUT
the New York automobile show.
1.-THE attendance broke all records Tor Madl-
son Square Gardens but the point was that
stayed from 8 a. m. to II p. m. There were
| several points that the show brought out, one
OF them being that the medium-prlced 1905 ma
chimes are being equipped with high-power ell
gines, four cylinders and of the upright model.
Whether these $4,000 machines can stand the
tear is question. The engines are strong but
the rub will come when the aluminium trans
mission is called on for too much work. The
loir 1n1 oh oil 49, %>I I,,&
I could see no real advantages, and to my
| mind several disadvantages in air-cooling fol
high-power Machines
The Winston & Walker company expect to have
| their first Odds machines on the floor the last
| of this week or the first Of next. The Loco
mobiles are also expected in a weeks time.
Harry e. Pence looks for an automobile famine
this year. '"The automobile manufacturers have
sold out this year. said he, land practically
| everything in the line of motor cars has beer
| bargained for. 49,. q.
''Talk about automobiling being in its in
fancy. 1t seems scarcely day old in the
frantic eagerness with which all classes Of
people are buying machines. Orders are being
it is safe to say that not until motor cars are
as common as buggies will there be any let-up
1.-The New York show was a great treat. :
saw so many beautiful cars Of all kinds. ant
| noted the latest improvements over those of las
year, that am chock full Of information regard
ing the latest in autos. The trouble is not going
to be in educating the people to buy machines
but in procuring the machines after they arr
| ordered.
81 cannot impress too strongly on people de
strous of getting car this year the stron:
necessity Of ordering it Immediately. The.
| have no time to waste in shopping around
studying this make that. They must bu,
now, and even then take a chance on gettin.
their cars promptly. The dealers at the Madi
son Square Garden show announced that the,
could take no more'orders." Il '1"E4.. H.',4i ;
| -" 20 -. 49, :: -
Owing to the 1unnpy condition Of tho beacl
at Ormond Fla, yesterday. made SO by tn
rising tide and high northeast winds, the 100
i mile race for the Vanderbilt trophy was post
poned yesterday afternoon, probably until mex
Monday.
The only match pulled of yesterday afterpoo,
was special between Guy Vaughn, in his 40
horsepower. and Leon Bolec, In his 4O-horse
power machine. This distance was ten miles
Mr.. Vaughn won by four seconds. Time
Notes Of the Trade.
The latest 81 200 machine to create sen
sation among the local men is the Buick, handle
by the Pence company. 1t Is built graceful
lines, Of light construction but strong. Tn
Pence company has also secured the control Q
the Continental tire for the northwest It
a German invention.
The W. G. Benz company says that there vii
be nothing doing In the ''trade'' until afte
the Chicago show, Feb. to II. Nfinneapoli
going to the show. and when they return tn
spring will begin. -,...~
For the first time in automobiling histor
several cars have been run thru the zero SEE
son without trouble. Next winter, when tn
"chuffers' have more confidence in anti-freezin
mixtures. 1t Is expected that almost every me
chine will be fitted with top, and that Their
will be many autos on the streets as in th
other seasons Of the year. DR.. Anderson, wit
an air-cooled machine has made an averag
Of twenty miles day turnout the winter withor
mishap. Yesterday he took run out
Lake Minnetonka and reported that the road
are in good condition.