The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-08
Minneapolis and ST. Paul Will See Many
New and Wonderful Cars This Sea-
son-Prices offered Lead to Buying
Where It Had Not Been Contem-
plated Gossip of the Show.

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| Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Feb. 8.-Minnesotans have
been doing the auto show here for the
last wo days, and Minneapolis and St.
Paul are going to see some swell new
a foe strehs s rSm shs
came down on a special train and lost
no time getting to the Coliseum, where
/ the automobiles are on exhibition. They
were immensely pleased with the exhibi-
| tion and received the unstinted courte-
sizes Of the management. Several Of
automobiles are to be shipped from the
exposition to Minneapolis and st. Paul
for display in the automobile shops
there, and the Probabilities are that the
witness revolution in automobile con-
struction.
The Minnesotans were on hand to see
the biggest day Of the show SO far Eyes
terday) and the one that will probably
excel any other of the present event.
hand yesterday and the number Of au-
tomobiles sold surpassed all previous
records.
Last night was Getty night = Alder
n mayor and was accompanied by about
Of the National Automobile association.
Members Of the automobile club sent
cars to the city hall to carry the alder
men to the Coliseum, and took them
home afterward.
Prices Surprise Gophers.
Surprise was manifested by the Min
nesota visitors over the fact that the
automobiles are now sold at such rea-
sonable prices: They found that good
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800, and many Of them who. came here
with no expectation Of buying, placed
orders because the machines cost so
much less than they had expected.
The foreign cars are attracting con-
siderable attention, but most Of the pur-
showing a preference for American
made machines. The one car that is
the center Of an admiring crowd all day
long is the Green Dragon driven by
Barney Oldfield in more than 100 races.
It is a low machine, with large bat
tered green hood, and no pretense of
body, only two seats, for the driver and
his helper, set on the frame. The
whole engine is exposed and the wheels
are solid instead of having spokes;
for use in the war with Japan, is ex-
: pected to be followed by still larger or
ders from that and other nations.
Rapid fire guns are to be mounted on
the cars which are to be used BY ~ the
Siberian railroad. The cars were Or
dered by Nicholas Summerfeld Of Mos
cow, a representative of the Russian
government, who visited the automobile
show. They were ordered for immedi-
ate delivery, and will be sent to Russia
from Detroit within the next two weeks.
Russians at the Show. ...4
Mr. Summerfeld visited the automo-
bile show with his companion, N. Fem
II tlesczka. They, were ATTRACTED BY a
= fitted with railroad car wheels, and de-
signed to replace the old style hand car.
Immediately they were struck with the
idea that similar cars might be Of use
in Siberia during the war with, Japan.
Mr.. .Summerfeld lost no time in com
municating with his home government
by cable, and the result was the order
extended platforms in front and rear to
-, hold the guns, and are to be equipped
speed.
DR.. Charles A. Tuttle's "auto ho-
- tel' is attracting considerable atten-
ton. In this the doctor, who lives in
Boston, made trip thru New Hamp-
as shire and other states, accompanied by
Of Freeman N. Young and Roy. A. Fay,
h. also of Boston: The machine is large
lie touring CdI UuI1t WILL 1O1 IAo
va tourists. 1t is curious looking con-
H. trivance. The upper part is strong
$. frame of wood braced with steel rods
16 feet long, feet 10 inches wide and
S. feet high. The roof is of waterproof
r carriage leather and extending over the
lie entire frame, the hood in front reach
ing over foot beyond the front wheels
Hung from the frame about three feet
- below the roof is 4x6 spring bed with
a hair mattress and full equipment OF
blankets, and the bed reaches from
front to rear. Just in front Of the
steering gear is a curtain, which rolls
up or down and a similar curtain at the
rear converts the body of the vehicle
II Into cozy room, which is lighted by
- single incandescent electric light, thu
power being furnished by storage bat
terry. There is also an electric heater
id which is used as a radiator or to hea
soldering irons or for cooking purposes
in case Of emergency.
u After the Record.
,fv It was given out at the show toda,
that an attempt is soon to me made t.
lower the recent remarkable recor'
ast made by H. L.. Bowden. When he drov
~ g his freak 120-horsepower Mercedes ca
ted a mile in 80 As seconds or at the aston
om ishing rate of l091a miles an hour a
ley Ormond during the recent motor races
he it looked as tho the limit Of speed ha'
zen about been reached, but according to
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