The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-07
.GOPHERS BUYING
The BEST CARS
Minneapolis Looked Upon as a.
Good Field for Auto
Factory.

FE Z-NaSEE. EEs~' s@=ES tE=tSEI
Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Feb. That Minneapolis offers the
best field for the establishment of automobile
manufactures of any city in the United States
at the present time was demonstrated to visitors
at the Chicago automobile show today when all
expressed surprise at the few vehicles on ex-
hibition from the metropolis of the northwest.
1t was noted among the purchases and on the
tags Of the machines marked '.sold'' that the
northwest is buying more automobiles than any
other section of the United States. Minneapolis
is the heaviest purchasers, but Duluth, Winona,
ter, st. Cloud, Rochester, St. Paul, Red
Wing, New Ulm, Mankato, Little Falls, Fergus
Falls, Crookston, Faribault and other Minnesota
towns are mentioned on the .'sales cards :
North Dakota towns, next to Minnesota, are
the heaviest buyers in the northwest, and q
large number Of new machines are going into
South Dakota and Wisconsin. These purchases
are largely made thru the Minneapolis agencies
Of factories located in, various parts Of the
country, but none were noted to have been made
in Minnesota factories.
"A big automobile factory in Minneapolis,
said a leading dealer today. could probably
have made half the sales of the enormous num-
her of machines that are to be shipped into the
northwest. AS it is, the purchases are made
of factories located in Detroit, Cleveland, st.
Louis, Chicago, INDIANAPOLIS and other cities.
The trade of the northwest in automobiles Is 4
growing trade and there is room in Minneapolis
for several Of the biggest factories in the coun-
try. 1t seems strange that this most excellent
trade opportunity is So generally overlooked
Local Agents Busy.
Moulton & Jordan, Minneapolis agents Of tho
Peerless company, are, doing an enormous bust
ness at the show, and it. is not unlikely that
the Peerless company will establish a branch
factory in Minneapolis.
The attendance at this, the sixth annual Chi
cago automobile show, continues to break all
records and is far surprising the fondest ex-
pectations of the show management. Already
the record Of the New York exhibition, with Its
1 % 0n0 o1poSScfrnS hoe hnar' FOR S,,rnoeeo -o-J
will probably be doubled before the doors close
Saturday night. Forty thousand peoples passed
thru the entrance doors yesterday, and the pros
poets are that .today's admissions will reach
the &C, 900 mark before the night is over.
There were lively, times in the Chicago police
courts today when the cases Of the visiting
automobiles charged with violating the city
regulations came up for hearing. The courts
were crowded with friends of the violators from
in and out of the city.srIThe Chicago automobile
clubs, whose anger is aroused to the highest
pitch at the conduct of the local police, were
ready with representatives to 60 any amount
Of bail and fight the cases to the highest courts
If necessary. Most of the cases were continued,
some Of them were dropped with gentle rebukes
and warnings to the visitors that the laws must
not be violated again.
Chicago Is Sore.
Robert Tarrant. chairman of the reception
committee of the Chicago Automobile club, said:
""We feel deeply Inundated and thoroly indig-
uduI OeCduScf u lu1Ss Outrage ana preach OF
hospitality. Had the automobile club been given
any hint that summary action would have been
taken it would have been an easy matter. for
US to have notified prospective visitors Of the
regulations regarding tags and speed in Chi
cago. No such hint was given. It looks like
a prearranged plot to make the city of Chicago
appear hostile to the automobiles, and We do
not believe that such is the case. The automo-
bile club feels deeply Inundated over this
circumstance. We We're treated royalty in New
York, as were all guests. It seems to us that
this lying in wait to arrest guests Is the worst
breach Of courtesy and hospitality on record"
Apologies to visitors were in order thruout
the exhibition today, It is said that special
details of police We're posted all along the
boulevards; and other. points where automobiles
were likely to appear, and as soon as; a machine
the tag Of some othhsrt city than chicago was
f flEsS init its cS Nynfy e. &; 81 SEIH ySo,,S vas n halted . and an
from another city was displayed the owner or
driver was, arrested on the charge of driving a
car without "a license The victims were seized
by the police and hailed to the nearest police
be produced.
Many prominent automobile men arrived In
the city yesterday and today. OF them Barney
0ldfeld@was probably the most conspicuous. The
famous racer. took a weeks leave of absence
from. his stage, work-for Barney is now an
actor-his place in the cast being taken by
Tom Cooper, who made his mark as a bicycle
hampton. -, ri > &.%
Inc SNOW presented 8 Drett1er appearance
today than ever before. Many new decorations
have been added and new electric lights in
stalled Waltz and march music drtfted out
from the gay clouds Of bunting that enveloped
the glittering show, and the 'auto microbe''
grew apace until the fever Of its touch had
mounted to the brains OF many who had not
felt 1t before. ""3.
Round and round the promenade flowed the
throngs. Old men and little girls alike fount
interest," and men of high and low degree mixet
in the perfect bonhomie of "the road Afte1
an hour or so of such marching the pedestrians
cast longing glances at those favored friend.
OF. the exhibitors who had seats in the motor
cars. .- i. IN -lfz Xxx
Red the Show Color.
The color of the upholstering attracted til,
women most of all. Flaming red leather trap
pings were passed in sdisdain by the blondes
and. the tilted noses of the b~runettes tipped