The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
GOPHERS FAVOR
AN ORGANIZATION.
STATE ASSOCIATION OF uHUF-
FERs PLANNED AT CHICAGO.

t5s E 1kSO 3 AkAGNNEsH al N114NkA0Os 100
Show Visitors Grow Enthusiastic Over
the Motoring Outlook for 1905 and
Prepare to Form a State Association
on Their Return Home - Buying
High-Priced Cars.
Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Feb. 10.-Minnesota will
soon have a state organization Of au-
visitors to the Chicago automobile show
are carried out. Such an organization,
they claim, is needed to promote in
terest in the sport in Minnesota and to
secure better class Of vehicles there.
The organization will also work in the
interest Of good roads, the lack Of
which, it is said, has done more toward
progress than anything else. With
good roads and better automobiles it,
is declared that motor trips between
Minneapolis and Chicago would become
popular as recreation pastime. There
fore it will be the ultimate aim Of the
proposed organization to- have a first
class highway between the twin cities
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promised their support in this endeavor.
Already names for the organization
have been proposed. Some Of the vis-
itors favor calling it the minnesota
Automobile association others sug-
gest terming it the "North Star Motor
ing club,'' and still others want it
called the Northwestern Auto associa-
tion,'.' with a view. Of admitting mems
bers from neighboring states. It is the
plan of the association, when formed,
to petition the American Automobile
association to give more attention to
the northwest and to inaugurate a
movement to secure better legislation
in the matter Of good roads.
49,. Other States In Line.
The formation Of such an association
in Illinois was begun at a meeting held
at the Chicago Automobile club yes
regard to automobiling in Illinois and
neighboring states. The members, &C.
cording to their statements, will give
Minnesota every aid in lettering con-,
ditions in their territory with view
Of the mutual advantages that would
result.
Visitors to, the show from Minneap-
oils and st. Paul made many purchases
yesterday and today, and soon the
with more and better automobiles than
were ever seen there before. Most Of
the purchases made by the Minnesotans
were for high-grade and high-priced ve-
hicles. They bought so11re machines OF
the most expensive and luxurious types.
Y The demand for such vehicles in all the
cities is increasing. ~@Ss.+.1-.s +. Z
Presidents Of the large cities are in
sisting on the best and it is impossible
to give them anything too high-po,Wered,
too luxurious or too expensive said
Orlando F. Weber, local agent for the
Pope-Toledo company. 'While last
year the purchaser was satisfied with a
cheap touring car, this year the cry Is
for the expensive models, and at the
present show almost all our Chicago and
twin city purchasers want our most
1--WE are finding that our 5000 car is
by no means beyond the means Of the
won-to-do automo bilist, while last year
the $4,000 car would have been found
the demand for more expensive cars is
coming growing demand for the
limousine type, which indicates that
people are doing away with their horses
and want cars for all weathers and pur-
poses. Nor has the limit, by any means,
been reached. If we had been able to
bring. here the Pullman machine we re;
have been able to sell it six times over,
for several purchasers have wanted
something more elaborate than the 4
mousine and have declared for the Pull
man. There is going to be a big trade
in this type Of car. The Pullman sells
for $l1 500. %& > +.
An All Round Car. A.
ttIt is a car which can be used for
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ing, for calling and shopping, and for
cloaed b wdyA behind the chaufear 5 seat
This is heated and is supplied with Ice
chest and wash basin, while it is uphol-
stored in pearl gray broadcloth, and has
a mahogany carved roof"
While the demand is for higher priced
vehicles in the cities at this time, it is
an evident fact that the same money
will buy much superior vehicle today
than it ever did before. In other words
: automobiles, quality considered, were
never so cheap as now and people are
buying more Literally because tSar they rea
worth. When they pay a big price they
know they are getting very high grade
Z machine, much superior to the one that
1 could have been bought for consider
able larger amount year ago..
Heavy snow and Slushy sLreeIs KEEP
the attendance at the show down yester
day and today, yesterdays attendance
being estimated at 1900. Non-skld
! ding devices are greatly in evidence or
: the machines that are being used fol
demonstrating purposes in front OF the
4 Coliseum. On account Of the snow
4 banks piled up in immediate proximity
to the building the unprotected tires
slip considerably, and the condition ne
cessitates the use Of the chains ant
other devices with which the machine.
are now equipped.
A special attraction at the exhibit to-
day is a unique device attached to
six-cvlinder engine Of Sc horsepower
and Consisting Of a large spring, which
the running Of the motor winds ~
an automatic arrangement it locks ltsel:
after it is wound up. Then when tn
car is to be started again the spring l
4 released, and it starts the machinery
doing away with the turning OF a CRAM
by hand.
Il for the use of automobile drivers il
a tsnon-strain' automobile google:
s1This is the only google" said Bar
new Oldfeld, (which, in my record
breaking work, prevents the dust from !,
= entering my eyes while going at a hlgi
q rate Of speed.'' The google has de
tachable shade, which prevents the sun
light from striking the eyes, thereby