The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-13

PRESIDENT New Jersey Automobile ana
Motor Club. n Beech street, East
Judging from the manner in which APP
plications for space in the Grand Central
Palace show are coming into the head
quarters of the American Motor Car Man
ufacturers' Association, the affair will
eclipse any previous attempts of a similar
nature. All members of the A. M. G..
M. A. are applying for larger spaces than
heretofore. The fact that the A. M. c..
M. A. has secured IS per cent of the pre-
ferred space on the main floor Is an ex-
cellent criterion that the displays will be
more elaborate than ever. The forty-four
members of this association are rushing
to completion the 1908 models; In fact,
some nave already perfected the new cars,
and when the doors OF the palace are
thrown open to the automobile purchasing
public 1t will be confronted with the
most complete display Of automobiles ever
offered. The Automobile Club Of America,
under whose auspices the show is an
nually conducted, will announce the date
within a few days.
That the contention of the American
Motor Car Manufacturers Association re-
garding the popularity of medium priced
cars is true, Is conclusively proven by
the fact that there are 1906 Fords on the
road. This association has long advised
its member to build Mt least one model
which will sell at a medium price, and
the fact that concerns like the Ford, Max
we'll, Mitchell, REQ and others are meet
Ing with such success bears out this as
sertion.
NJ. j. H. O'Brien, who was previously
o1.ooiafod NTH tka NVoroa Motor Gov
Company and the Ford Motor Car Com
pany, in turn. has been appointed and is
now engaged as purchasing agent for the
Dragon Automobile Company Of Phila-
delrhia.
r. e. Graham, who was in New York
Tuesday, was enthusiastic over the prog
ress of the new siX-cylinder car which
the Acme Motor Car Company, of which
he is ~vice-president, is making ready for
the 1908 trade. lie intimated that 1t would
embody several unusual. If not unique.
features that are bound TO attract a great
deal Of attention, and which will make
the car a little different and a little bet
ter than any six-cylinder machine now
on the market. Mr.. Graham gave parting
advice and good wishes to J. w. Mear1,
of New York, who left for Cleveland Mon
day night, preparatory to his start In
the American Automobile Association tour,
in which he will contest fo- the Glidd IN
trophy with an Acme touring car.
An announcement of considerable inn
portance IN automobile club circles has
Just been made. The organization hereto
I fore known as .he City and Country Mo
tor Club has been superseded by a new
club called the New York Automobile
Club, and the new organization has taken
| over the entire equipment OF the former
including the two clubhouses at Bon
West 109th street, New York City, and
Lake Mahopac. New York. and the two
suites leased by the former club at the
Long Beach Hotel, l.. l., and the Terfa
Marine Inn, Staten Island. The chartel
for the new club was granted recently
by the Secretary of State. but until ths
formal action of the club directors, 1t wal
thought best not to make the announce
ment. A few changes In the bylaws o.
the club have been announced. The gov
erning power will be vested In a board o.
fifteen directors instead of Ave as at pres
ent. and these will be named at an earl,
meeting of the club. 1t Is probable tina
the same officers who have been in charg'
of the City and Country Motor Club Wi
be elected to the same positions in thu
new organization, and of course all mem
berships will be taken over In bulk by tn
new club. Speaking of the reasons for tn
change J. Stuart Blackton, the treasurer
stated: The new charter was granite
and the new club formed in accordane
with the wishes of the great majority o
our members, who felt that the name Cit,
and Country Motor Club was too bulk
and unusual a name to be longer used !
was also thought that the club favinl
been signaily successful in obtaining mem
bers and having become a r~epresentativ
of the New York body, should have
name which more clearly described Its 10
cation and purpose. The club willsbe eve
more active Ia the future than was the oil
organization and its directors are no'
laying oct : program for its Fall an
Winter enter tainments, and have in We
a number Of contests and trials Of
novel character which will be made publ
at tbs close of the Giidden tour"
At q very successful automobile ca
nival held at wildwood. N. j. on 81