The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-24
The AUTOMOBILISTS.
S. b. STEVENS, JR., FOR PRESIDENT
OF MOTOR CLUB.
The Rome Auto DIST with Robert Tee MorreIl
Is Nominated Directly After Election
10 Club Patent once Far Behind In
work on Automobile Mattcrs-GOssip.

Is Nominated Directly After Election
20 club Patent once Far Behind In
work on Automobile M-sttcrs-G:Ossip.
A radical move was made by the nominal
ing committee of the New York Motor Club
In picking the candidates for officers or that
organization for the ensuing year. =. Il.
stevens. Jr.. OF Rome. n. v, was picked for
the presidency and Robert Lee Morrell OF
this city was named for fret vice-president.
Neither OF these gentlemen was q member
OF the club until Thursday afternoon. when
a special meeting of the board Of directors
was held for the purpose OF electing them
members of the organization. so as not to
run any risk /of conflicting with the bylaws
Of the club. Immediately after the nomi-
mating committee had been advised Of the
election OF Mr.. stevens and Mr.. Morrell.
they announced the names of those who
had been placed on the regular ticket. which
is to be voted upon at the annual meeting
on December 10. The nominations for the
other officers ARE: Second vice-president.
Frank J. Grimm; treasurer. u. ". Johnston;
secretary, A. II. Tucker. Directors. w. j. y.
Moore. r. q. Howell. ". J. Morgan and A. L.
Kull. MIR. Stevens is one OF the best known
amateur race drivers in this country and
owns several fast cars. He has been an
associate or nonresident member OF the
Automobile Club of America since October
10, 1901, and has served on the A. c. A. racing
committee for several years. Mr.. Morrell
Is best known by the splendid work he did
as chairman OF the American Automobile
Association racing board In 1905 and for his
handling Of the contest for the Vanderbilt
cup last year. Others elected to member
ship at the special meeting Of the board of
directors were: A. r. Pardington. Z. s.
Psrtridg e, A. W. Church, Paul Lacroix. e. A.
Gilmore, II. II. Knepper, q. W.. Lansing.
J. Z. DeMar, H., s. Msble, r. l.. Kingston.
T.. r. Thomas of Buffalo and n. NJ. LIE Port Q
Of Providence. %
According to reports from Washin gton. the
United States Patent ONCE lie now 40 far
behind in its work that IL il almost m impossible
for any ono to secure a patent relating to
automobiles. parts, dc. under two or more
years. On January 1, 1906, there were II 1853
applications awaiting action. which have up
TO the present time increased to SSH. and
II this increase continues IL will in a year
amount to $4,000 or 10000 applications await
ing action.
According 10 q compilation, prepared by
Manufacturers the total number OF cars
trough into this country from January l
to Noyem M ! ,scs; o was l 20: WITH an sggTe,
corresponding period OF 1905 shows the entire
number OF car TO he pl2, valued 81 o., 100000
and the increase in value sI.a6O.0 90. Forty
four different makes we're represented among
f rofty 70: four cans M 1mnoT'eu w snes ye manus Er deTe
whose cars had been brought here for The
first time. They aggregated sixty cars at An
ayerage 20 OF three machines for each new maker.
Direct. importation by individuals, imports-
ton Of second hand cars and previously i'm
tries and forty-seven trucks and cabs make
up the total Of l.2o+ cars, During the month
total value being t ,sss. Coz ore The Ihmp same pe enes5
in 1916 shows the total mum Der Of cars i'm
ported to he lso, valued at s.i7,ood
Whether it liz due TO the fact that in the
opinion of the majority OF manufacturers
GENTLY enoumbeTed With gauges and similar
devices or whether they think that there
e s.I really ssyr no 20 demand sTfs%Dt for sSGS 2 device nN there
the, amount Of gssolens coRtsined IN the
when the tank held but a fraction Of what Il
more necessity for such a device than there l.
A. the present nom ent. II IL nothing unusual
Tor the present day car 10 have a tank with a
capacity OF thirty gallons or more almost
q barrel of fuel, which Is sufficient TO provide
for 3 considerable distance But as a matter
sponsibIc for the majority OF instances in
which the fuel, is allowed TO run out. The
seldom gets II until II stops. 50 the big gaso.
lepe tank ,is seldom refllcd until i, Is entirely
empty. which generally occurs whom il is
almost inconycnient to secure replenishment
IL Is noticeable that several mannfacturers
have provided against thLs proneness to for
get on the part of the one Whose duty IL IL
to keep the tank full by providing an auxil-
isry tank holding but a few gallons-ils
e,lntcient 10 cover twenty OF thirty miles a
distance that IL would be har ri 10 90 in the Fast
lenP. SUI
sometimes this takes the form OF a tank
Ntht1 \ tank and In Of Ter cases tho small
AUXILIARY rank ~ not alone entirely indie
penden' Of tho main source Of supply hut il
placed some distance from IL. IIoNevC that
may ne. " certainly seems doubtful ii whore
the score ~ eN DenSc Is concerned The balance
wDuiI not pc largely in favor of the abortion
81 some sim Ne form OF dashboard gauge,
where Q CAVITY feed il employed his pre-
Sehts no dlfnculties whatever and IL is ~ least
open 10 quest lon whether the gauge cor
stantly Under the eyes OF the driver would not
prove even more effective than the auxiliary
tanh. Proyiding q gauge for a pressure feed
syL,em would naturally involve more pip.nC
ahu more complication than the simpler
xrsNlty iced type. but even in such A case
Nenlences that might be well provided on cars
where expense IL a secondary confederation
French automobile manufacturer az
ported cars OF a total value OF ais O6I. AGO dur.
ing me nIst eight months Of this wear. which
~ nearly, s4,Joo.oO0 more than the value OF the
eIports Tor the corresponding period in ieo5
Outing The FIRST eight months OF 1908 The
value ofth automobiles imported into Franc
amounted to about f5s5, POO more han for III.
ssme period isst year.