The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-22
END OF THE AUTO SHOW.
A BIG CROWD AT THE GARDEN
on GETAWAY DAY.
Volume OF Sales Made Runs Into Millions
and Some Makers Are Sold Out-Aim-
Ing 10 Make Automobiles Fit for VIM
ter Use-Mnny Headed for Florida.

Gladly, because they were much wearied. yet
regretfully because they had been doing u
tremendous business and taking in checks
{ by the handful. the exhibitors brought the
| NTH annual automobile show in Madison
/ square Garden to a close last night. There
WAS the usual grand fanfare Of horns, in al
keys. footing q farewell to the visitors. II
was begun promptly at 1890 clock. the clos
ing time, by the tired salarled men. for whom
the show brings nothing but extra work for
the money. and continued almost without
cessation for twenty minutes. Horns. as
well as engines. are larger and more power
full this year and the din was terrific, albeit
the 1905 models Of warning trumpets have
tones more musical than the earlier ones.
The last day OF the show brought no abate-
ment In the crush OF the public to study the
motor cars with n view to buying. and the
sales of yesterday were said TO exceed by
nghtfall those of any prior day. great
many OF the visitors on getaway day were
those who had been there several times before
and had come simply TO walk direct TO some
stand and place an order.
Millions OF dollars worth Of cars were sold
nt the show. 1t is estimated that 100000
people viewed the latest productions Of
American manufacturers during the seven
days and the show ended with a great many
makers having their entire output sold. From
this II must not be Inferred, however that
machines cannot be bought later, on. as the
by agents to be sold to indi yiduals.
In spite OF the fact that the show was open
a ed G nSnS sGY faed to see all the
new wrinkles that have been introduced.
One new iden, the expression OF which Is
hardly noticeable unless attention ~ called
TO II. Is found on the Rambler limousine
model. II consists of a SET OF pipes within
the passenger apartment OF the car Inc
through these pipes after IT has been made
hot by passing through the water Jackets
about the cylinders and before il goes through
the radintor pipes 10 be cooled In thus way
the interior of he car is heated by hot water
system as costly ms West Side apartment
house. There has been great deal OF TAX
about the automobile being for the open
season only. but the increasing number OF
enclosed bodies being built and innovations
such ns the one described together with
improved devices to prevent skidding, are
now carrying IT into class of Is own as an
all the year round vehicle.
ION To Florida" was the cry OF n great
number OF the exhibitors and others AT the
Garden last night. and there was the hastiest
closing up time ever seen At a show The inn
portant character and huge proportions of
the racing carnival that ia TO he held on tho
famous beach OF Ormond attracted every one
who could possibly get away number OF
railroad men were about the Garden all day
Yesterday booking passage and early IN the
evening passengers were being refused
tickets for the midnight trains. az they were
as big ms practic TO be run in only one sec
ton, and the formation of waiting lists was
begun for a second section, should there be
applicants enough.
new exhibit at tho show Yesterday was
strictly literary one, in the first stand near
the door on the main floor. II was a collection
entitled Automobile Biographies, in which
those OF newly awakened interest In motor
cars could find the complete history OF the
work OF the men who were pioneers IN the
field of inyenting and constructing self-moviug
carriages The collection denlS only with
those identified with the laying Of the founda-
tons oil tho industry and not any Of those who
figure in it to-day. unless II be the history oil
George b Selden, whose name is now known
all over the world because OF the patent he
acquired. The information concerning Sell
den is very complete and interesting and
appears without any OF the liticlous adver-
Using with which his name usually IS as
soCluted