The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-04
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GREAT AUTO SHOW
OPEN IN CHICAGO
BEWILDERING DISPLAY AT THE
COLISEUM NOW ON.
Tremendous Progress Of the Industry in
Five Years Indicated by the Exhibits
Some 400 Machines Are Shown Be-
sides Many Other Auto Products.
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Chicago, Feb. 4 Under the glow Of
thousands of electric lights, composing
the signs and decorations Of the vast
Enclosure the Chicago automobile show
opened at. the Coliseum today with the
motor vehicles ever exhibited in Ameri-
ca. The attractive color scheme Of
white and yellow conmingled with the
multi -hued cars brightly polished, and
I the shining brass and nickel fixtures
flashing the light rays with every turn
of magical splendor. Never were au-
tomobiles SO attractiyely exhibited be-
fore; never did they display their
grace and beauty to better advantage.
All the exhibits were in place two
days before the opening, so all that re-
NAMED was for the spectators to come
and the music to start, and the music
is not the least praiseworthy of the
many attractive features. s..
Automobiles of every price and
description, and all that pertains to
them, are on display: :. Besides there
are numerous other kinds Of automatic
boats Of various kinds, automobile
boats, electric and gasolene launches,
automatic lawn mowers, and hundred
kinds of engines, appliances and cos
tunes pertaining to the various classes
of vehicles. The automobiles shown
range in price from 1915 to $40 900.
They include everything from the light
est run a and the speedy little {, Dolly i
hauling freight. The vehicles are such
as to suit the requirements and purses
of all prospective purchasers. p:
-Four Hundred Machines Shown.
While Madison Square. Garden only
boosted Of 267 complete machines, the
Coliseum displays some. 400, of every
type known to the trade. The racer
capable Of making 100 miles an hour, is
two stands near fSIa While everywhere
are designs Of the touring car, the chief
carrier of the automobilist. It is es-
timated that upward Of 81 100000 worth
of machines and other exhibits are
shown. and there is more floor space
used than has ever before been the case
at Chicago Automobile. show: Not
only is the ground floor Of the Coliseum
thronged with completed vehicles, but
the Coliseum gallery and both floors of
the annex are pressed into service. The
latter space is chiefly. occupied with
the display of parts and accessories.
With all the space at their disposal, the
management has found it necessary,
fuse space to fifty would-be exhibitors.
The Coliseum houses eighty odd exhibit
ors of automobiles, each Of whom shows
an average Of five machines, and 200
odd exhibitors Of parts and accessories.
a novelty Of the. exhibit is the demon
strating cars which stand before the
building: These. are duplicates of va
used for the purpose Of giving practical
demonstrations to intending purchasers.
There isi.much3 rivalry among the. va
rious exhibitors an the way OF making
their booths ATTRACTIVE. Nearly all OF
the exhibits are shown of with electric
display signs, which with the elaborate
electric lighting OF. the hall, make the
Enclosure q flood Of multi -colored lights,
casting their beams in all directions.
=,~-< Magnetos Are Popular.
A feature of the automobile this year,
noticeable in the local show, is that
magnet ignition is in greater popularity
than ever. Many of the cars displayed
are equipped with magnetos. Some OF
the cars are driven by gear. One of the
advocates of the use Of the gear says:
"When a magnetic is gear-driven the
driver is assured absolutely that each
cylinder may be timed to secure the
very best results. The method over
comes the back1ash that is more or less
evident when the chain is used and
avoids the slipping that accompanies a
friction drive "A gear driven magnetic
fires with absolute regularity and en-
ables the four-cylinder engine to. de-
velop from ten, to. fifteen more, horse
power than would the same engine un-
der other conditions. A further adyan-
tage Of magnetic ignition is that it does
away with the batteries and vibrating
coils. The only coil used with a mag
neto is one as simple as that attached
to the ordinary doorben outfit. -
Foreign Racing Machines.
Racing machines are the feature of
the foreign exhibits. They include the
Benz Of Mannheim, Germany, and the
Renault of DIETRICH, both Of French
manufacture. "A noticeable fact is that
the foreign machines, which formerly
far excelled anything Of American
manufacture, are now in no wise SUI
perior to- cars made in the United
States. This fact was commented upon
by, the exhibitors of the foreign cars,
who said that in another year it would
be useless for any foreign. manufacturer
to compete for American automobile
| trade. - ~~'r-r7 81. ~
Sir Thomas Dewar, Scotch automobile
COAST RACES KILL