The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-28

the majority Of the exhibitors at the COM
ing show of the Automobile Club of Amer
lea. which will be held in the Grand Cen
trail Palace, Manhattan. during the week
OF October 24-3l. are unanimously in favor
of continuing the time-honored custom of
giving practical demonstrations of their
cars to such as ask for them. While they
admit the force of the argument that
there is no real need of demonstrations,
they say that the public ask for them,
and so long as the purchasers of cars really
demand these tests there is no reason why
they should not be given. They also say
that this is the first year in the history
of automobile shows where the weather
conditions and the season of the year have
favored such tests. This is true, as here
tofore all Of the shows have been held
In December or January when the snow
was on the ground and very few people
could be induced to ride in the cars. This
year the show will be held in October, tue
Ideal touring month of the year, when the
prospective purchaser would really be de-
lighted with a trip into the country. Not
only this, but unless all signs fail the six
cylinder cars will be a feature of this
years shows, and the Automobile Club is
particularly fortunate in the fact that no
less than fifteen distinct types of six
cylinder cars, representing an equal num-
Der Of factories, will be on exhibition at
the Grand Central Palace shows. In view
of the wonderful claims made for the six
cylinder type Of car this year, of all Others.
will be the year to demonstrate their
superiority over the standard type of four
cylinder cars. 1t is all very well for sales
men to tell prospective customers of the
superiority of the six-cylinder type Of car,
of their greater hexibility and smooth
running qualities, and another thing to
prove it. When, however, it is possible
for the customer to get a practical dem
onstration of the merits of a six-cylinder
car, as can be done at the Grand Central
Palace show, 1t will do more to convince
the average layman than an hours talk
by n glih-tongued salesman. Incidentally.
for the first time In the history of auto
mobile shows, 1t will be possible for the
prospective customer to get a practical
demonstration of the speed of a car, for
through an agreement with the Morris
Park Motordrome, it will be possible for
customers to try out the car they are rid
Ing in at the Morris Park track, where a
force of expert timers will be on duty
during the week.
Every newspaper man who has done
general work and has been called upon at
some time in his career to cover a rail
road wreck, will appreciate the plight OF
Houston newspaper men recently when
news of a wreck thirty miles away was
received at night and they found on try
ing to reach the scene that they would NOT
be allowed on trains going there. A com
paratively few years ago almost all rail
roads tried to keep concerning
wrecks a secret, but now most Of then
realize tina the public is entitled 10 the
news and assist the papers in getting the
correct information. When the Houston
reporters tried to board a train going tC
the wreck, however, they were elected. NJ
arguments had any effect aud the relic.
train pulled out without them. For a time
It looked like a case of no story. Just Their
one of them happened to think that Hubert
S. II. Wilson, the owner of a Thomas
Flyer, might be willing to help them out
A few questions showed them that Mr.
Wilson was, and several minutes late
Mr.. Wilson, his brother, and the news
paper men We're on their way to Strang
thirty miles away. The trip was madl
over Texas roads that were none too good
but Notwithstanding this they were bus,
getting the details just forty-hve minutes
after they had started. When the hospita
, train was ready to return to the cit,
! they again boarded 1t. but were put of
even more quickly than before. Fort
unately Mr.. Wilson and the Thomas ha,
waited and the return trip was made il
, a few minutes less than in going to thu
1 place. As 1t was the newspaper men bea
I the hospital train to the city and ha'
E time 10 spare for the preparation of thei
/ stories.
: Since the establishment of the grea
. American Miehelin factory at Midtown,
! great many visitors have requested per
! mission to go through the plant. TIL
4 rigid policy which governs the Michelil
factories In France, England. italy an
America is most iniexible on this point
and although cordially entertained. tn
visitors were denied admittHnce to tn
. various departments, No less a persoi
, than the Queen OF Italy visited the Italia