The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILSTS.
INVITED TO MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN SHOW.
,uv,, a,ions Also Extended 10 AMBASSADOR
VINO Are Expected 10 be Presen'
President OF A. 4. A. Appoints s'anu-
,nx ommIttees- Auto show for Madr'u

ting CommItte Auto show Tor Maur'u
Tho Guiding spirits behind the sutomoohe
chow which is to be held in Madison sluate
Garden January - to 10 have determrheu "
make the AFFAIR a notable one IN a respeot nm
has been rather overlooked az former ""
in this country. Practically all OF u auo
mobiIe shows held abroad are fflcially openeu
Inv re- r,Iiny sovereign or some representa-
tvs the Chief Executive generally perlormihs
,his function in republican France one Oh
the reasons why II has been possible 10 secure
ROYALTIES and high dignitaries 10 open shO"s
in E,,rone is that most all governments ABROAD
take a far greater interest in the inuustrieso
their various countries than Is done heIe.
The general plan In to have royalty or tne
pra.ident of France conducted to the exhlDl-
tion building and shown around nrst' aieei
which he would officially declare the sho"
open. il ou,o-
Approaching the interest taken IN auto
mobile shows abroad as well as IN america
and considering the Madison Square uaruen
show TO be an exhibition OF internatioha'
inheritance. the show committee OF the Asso-
ciation of Licensed Automobile Manufacturer
has taken upon itself a task without precedent'
EIaborate invitations have been prepared LOT
the crowned heads Of Europe. all OF whom are
patrons of the industry in a most suostahCia,
way. A special committee has been oTeOoeu
to extend these invitations to the sovereisns
IhFOnXh lneT ADMINISTRATORS -
$ T. Davis, Jr., of the executive committee
of ,he Association of Licensed
Manufacturers, u. Rand HOllander OF the
Importers' Auto mobile Salon. and Marcus L.
Brock, assistant general manager OF the
l.. A. NJ, constitute the special committee
10 present these invitations. In ADDITION 10
the invitations to the royal heads otner ihNl-
atoms will be extended TO the Ambassadors
Two wears ago many of the Ambassadors al
Washington expressed their interest in auto
mobile shows and attended the importers
salon in New York. Present Indications are
that their interest has not abated. ana some OF
hem are surely expected TO be present al the
Garden show.
President Colgate Hoyt OF the
Climb of America has announced his appoint
ment of members OF the various standing
committees Of the or ganization Tor the en-
suing wear. Thu A. G. A. IL at present actlVeIy
engaged in an effort TO eliminate many OF the
evils which have multiplied with the increas-
inc number of automobiles on the cit streets.
An entirely new committee-the executive
committ ee heads the list, but there is no
! technical committee nor a on
foreign relations. There are. thirteen com
mittees in all. and president hoyl SeieC'io"s
for them are as foloWs'
Executive Committee-Dr. Schuyler Skaats
Wheeler, chairman; A. X. S~hattuck, Henry SANDER
House e-Dr schuyler Sksats Wheeler
chairman; A. X. S%hattuck, Henry Sanderson' Dave
n Morris. George +. Chamberlin.
Good Roads Commlttee-A r. Shstiuck, chair
man: Col John Jacob Asior. Jonn r., piummst III;
chairman; Alan Il. HRwley, William Pierson DAMN
Runs and Tours -wsldron Williams
chairman: Carl H.. Page, Cortandt Held Bishop
Augustus Post, a r, Sha'tucE' j. NJ Porter wins
Library Commiitee-A. r: Shattpck. chairman
Membcrship m Melville ID. Chapman
chairman; Charles %. DIlnngham; Gage z. Tsrbell
ch sHT any wi1tSTop H. scSrTiti, William II. Page.
Racing committee George lsham scott. chair
man. William X. Vanderbilt. Jr, James L. Breese
Map Committee cortiandt Field Bishop.
wnseieT' 4. r, ShatIuCE. Gen. George Moore smith
D$ Slsnposs SCommiree-Jererso seugman, chair
man: J. Horace Harding, Melville 4. Chapman.
Committee on CITY streets VI Niles chair
The Royal Automobile Club of Madrid.
Spain, has decided to hold an automobile
show in the Palace OF Fine Arts in that city
next May. Manufacturers exhibiting Their
cars or accessories will be aided In every
way by the authorities, as no duty will b.
charg ed on their exhibits and arrangement
will be made 10 reduce the usual railroat
freight rates. Many French and Italian
Arms have already asked for space. and il Il
expected that there will be a brave showinI
OF British cars also,
The Mercedes Import Company yesterday
opened It's new showrooms on Fifth avenue
! And celebrated tle event DN nON1lnH n Tecep
ton which was attended by many Of the mos
prominent motorists in the city Am0ni
George J. Gould. Robert Greaves. Frsnci
5. Kinney, "; ". Fuller. Godfrey Pell; G. W
Morse and +. u. | Underwood. president o.
the Erie Railroad. Several hundred INVITA-
ions had been sent out and the crowd be
rween the hours Of I and ! o'clock was -
large that the committee receiving bad II
hands full. Many Of the Ears that were
feature ~ tho recent show were on view i
the new rooms.
Several very interesting subjects were dis
Cussed by the members of the mechaniCn
branch Of the association Of Licensed Auto
mobile Manufacturers ~ their meeting i
this city last week. An extensive and yer
interesting discussion OF the racing ca
situation was entered into by those presen
and II was universally conceded hat Il wa
the duty of the members to further the in
terests Of American makers in this particula
branch Of the industry by constructing car
to successfully &c mDete against those o
foreign make. In trder 70 do this II wa
agreed hat the American manufacture
must necessarily build his racing machin
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