Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-11
Automobile Notes.

G. H. stnlwell of the H., II. Franklin
company w F. Metzge zd,s OF ct the Sad YnsS
City are the iucorporators of the Interstate
Automobile Clearing company. which has
just been chartered IN New YORK 10 zeal III
secondhand cars.
He had led her out to look at his new
car. with its magnificent bay Widowed
body. He was one who had seen some
ner?" he exclaimed. ,oh. think 1t Is Just
perfectly killing!' she cried, gushingly
A vigorous campaign is to be waged by
the American AUTOMOBILE association TINS
spring to organize the clubs In different
states into state associa tions. The organi-
zation has been growing steadily. not only
in individual memberships, but by the ad.
dition of new clubs Inquiries should be
addressed to the secretary at 81 West
Forty second street, New York.
A. b. Wilson of Nebraska City, Neb.. was
visitor at sne 70 81 0s kne Ma W
son is in the Rambler fold, owning one of
the earlier models, and made the statement
then on his way to visit, had anything
handsomer to offer than the new type q cars
displayed in the Rambler salesroom here
IL would be a show worth going TO see.
winthrop p. Scarritt, former president OF
the Automobile Club of America, says that
a crisis i'm automobile legislation has been
reached and that the various organize lions
everywhere should buckle on their swords.
The situation is critical he thinks. because
in several states the legislators are trying
to do indirectly what the constitution does
not permit of being done directly, which Ii
to impose a high special tax on motor cars.
One interesting result OF their having
thar some millionaire members of the
Automobile Club OF America are now buy
ing American cars, though they never be-
/ fore would have anything but imported ma
! chimes. AS members of the club these men
I felt obliged to support its show, and goins
there frequently they got to studying the
/ domestic product as they never had done
/ previously and so became converted into
! purchasers
| week arranging with the Peerless Motoi
| Car company to build him four new cars
Oldhsld said that two OF these will be spe-
cisl machines designed for stage work in his
| production. The Vanderbilt Cup, which
has made hit in the east. He is goins
abroad with this act and expects to show In
: the Hippodrome I'm London and the Folie'
Bergere in Paris. The other two cars are
for, road racing and oldiieid says that n
/ fail. The new cars will be of higher powell
than anything heretofore built by the Peer
! A few years ago it was commended by tbs
| prophets that as Americans are buggy
riding nation the runabout would be ulti
! mately the typical American automobile
| Since then there has been a furore over biz
touring cars, imported and domestic. This
however, has not caused const tern q
country where Individual wealth is so boun
teously distributed there will always be
priced vehicles and they point TO the fac
| that the runabout types, though perhap
now less noticeable on the road becaus
less lonely have increased in numbers Il
equal proportion. The course of events ha
| led 20 a change in the prediction, however
whereby the medium-powered car. OF abou
twenty horsepower, is now elassed wit
the runabout as the prevailing American
types of the future For these classes tn
field Ia held to be unlimited. The plans 70
this years output by the makers. and tn
agency orders, seem to substantiate thes
views
And now come the eastern magazine com
mcnts on the Florida racing carnival, whic
has just closed. The weather was bad dur
ing the entire week and 1t must have had
bad effect on the nerves and temper of TIL
reporter for the Automobile Topics, tn
breezy automobile magazine published l
New York City. Commenting on the rae
meet there 1t says: "The human mind Ions
for speed marvels. OF these the most avi
drank to their fiji last week, and this. III
marvel OF the two performances referre
to- Is still a marvel and will continue 10 !
such as week succeeds week and mont
follows month. The feats are memorial
meet that was as colossal a hascO from
sportingi a social and a holiday viewpoiI
nrst Of all festival OF freaks To freal
went all the honors and almost all II
PRICES Freaks held the public attentio'
filled the bulk of the telegraph and write
stories, were discussed praised and blame
and hogged the limelieht throughout Il
entire week. Freaks they were In dess
and construction. produced with but OF
: | end in view-to devour space at the taste
possible rate on a straight-away cour
that was as far removed from road as
railroad track would be. They typin,
! speed and nothing else. They could not
| run on city streets or country roads; hem
+, they serve no useful purpose, teach no lie
| son and are. in short. freaks pure and sir
Z pie. Besides them the cars OF standard d
e sign Were hopelessly outclassed. The tin
! | and money spent In sending the Fiat is Il
: Mercedes and other cars TO Florida vi
e wasted. They never had a ghost OF a sho
= to win against the freaks. and their wi
nings were due TO the nOnappea rance
breakdown of the latter