New-York tribune., 1907-11-03
AUTO RULES GARDEN.
LICENSED CARS ON VIEW.
n. L. M. Il. Sho1c Bigger than Erer
-Cro5cds Out. Despite Rain.

Association OF Licensed Automobile Manufact-
urers.
"hat made the large attendance more auspi-
cious was the fact that the weather was hardly
such as to tempt che 10 g ou1. Drizzzling ram
was falling shortly before the opening # the
snow 10 the public, at o'clock, and the skies
opened to pour torrents after the doors were
open. big crowd stood in front of the build
ing some time before the exhibition was orcned
and when the doors were finally thrown open
there was a steady stream of people thac foci1ad
into the building almost until the time fer the
closing.
The general question-and it could be heard
from all as they first passed into the Garden
was, DO you think it is prettily decorated
as last ycar?" The opinion seemed i be- some
what divided.
As for the show itself, it worth the
visit from a strictly spectacular point of view.
1t Is triumph over all former attempts at har-
monious staging of the exhibits. Excepting for
the big piece If stage scenery at The Fourth
avenue end there is nothing to hurt the eye,
| although the scene is more br!ll!ar- than ever.
The handsome big cars stand becomingly in
setting of which the prevailing hues are gray
and red and white. gray overhead and red
underneath. with combinations of the two at the
sides. Pure white lamp pillars and staff work
statues, looming at regular intervals, Gdorn the
centre of the main floor and the outer edge of
the first platform above. There is not the con-
fusion of color there last year and the effect
of the whole is more restful and satisfying.
Upon this point s. r. Ball who had charge of
the decorating and those who attended the show
last night are agreed.
There is villa gateway. compounded of stage
scenery and iron grillwork, just inside the
trance. II has high posts at the sides and a
garden picture at the back of the recess within
the gates. 1t doesn't mean anything. but does
no harm, beyond obsCuTing the perspective from
the foyer. great Improvement has been made
in the lighting, and the galleries in particular
have a brightness they never knew before
The most novel feature of all was the telhar-
monic music pouring from huge white horns. set
in pairs at frequent intervals about the lower
edge of the big dome II mystifed the crowd
for while but on the whole it seemed to be
popular.
The exhibits themselves reveal that the in
dustry Is still growing The exhibitors have
grown In their business. the cars are bigger in
size of engines and bodies. The materials used
are better; the workmanship Is finer The ten
dency toward higher powered motors has not
been checked and the chief exhibits are those
or big cars for touring work. There are cars
OF eight cylinders. six cylinders four cylinders
two cylinders and having no cylinders
these being steamers and electrlcs but there are
no cars having one or three. any odd number
Of cylinders.
on the main floor and the platforms over.
tapping II. are gasolene cars, all pleasure We
hices and ona exhibit OF rteamcrs The eIe,-
ulcs are grouped In the cafe. off the lobby while
in the basement tho two extremes OF motor We
'+'No NN'SA"lHltiib dIt IouHu, IN interesting lux
taposiuon-the motor cycle and the Nve-ton
truck The parts and accessories MI the spaces
Of the balconies and the concert hall and they
even crowd the basement space. clear around on
the Fourth avenue side. which has never been
used before. II is by long odds the biggest show
and the handsomest ever seen in the Garden
Among the cars the six-cylinder touring ma
chine is the feature, eleven of the most repre-
sentative makers displaying them as their lead
ers. In the general outlines the cars OF 1908
Er-G,N
curves than formerly. giving more substantial
and less SNOWY impression. In their engines and
details of construction there are many clever
improvements 20 interest the initiated.
The motor cycles and trucks and delivery
wagons in the basement Interesting and
present many features full of suggestion
concerning the transportation OF the future The
motor cycles I'll the entire cross aisle Of the
basement. and make showing apt to startle
those who have not noticed how this department
of motor travel has been growing.
A tour among the exhibits of parts and acccs-
sores is fui of discovery. for in this direc-
ton new things to contribute TO the comfort and
convenience Of the motorist are being developed
daily The range of the accessory exhibits will
suggest to the least imaginative mind the pos
sibility OF a man buying his car piecemeal and
putting il together himself. The exhibits indi-
cate that this could be done, for there
frames axles, wheels. tires. engines, crank
shafts gears. chains. batteries, springs. bearings.
car shown separately. to say nothing of lamps.
plugs coils. oils. varnishes, odometer, speed
gauges pumps, Jacks. tire chains magnets. self
starting devices and a score OF other fittings,
besides clothing of all sorts.
There is a great contrast between the talk OF
those who visited the show last night and the
chatter of those who went to the shows of a few
years ago II is the thing now to be wise to
car" and those who are not really so have ac-
uuired a smatter of knowledge and a patter OF
,aIlr hat allow them muster real
motorists if they do not tarTy too long at one
place There are not many foolish and
funny questions being asked the exhibitors rs
at earlier shows but occasionally some visitor
relieves the humdrum of sophisticated shop talk.
one OF these last evening" girl who appeared
dashing enough TO drive a car, contemplated
six-cylinder engine for while, and naIvely
asked if the motors were being made up lin
more pieces so that they would cool easier"
The present show keeps up the record of in
crease that this remarkable industry has shown
each passing year. 1t is a larger one in every
way although distinct branch of the bust
ness that of the foreign cars. which has figured
in these shows hitherto, has been segregated
and assigned to a separate date of exhibition.
AS against 255 last January there are in the
present Garden show more than 300 exhibitors
There are thrty-One different makes of gasolenc
cars. one make of steam car, eight different
brands of electric cars and assortment Of
thirteen commercial vehicles. This foots up
ffty-three different makes of cars besides which
there are fifteen different sorts of motorcycles
and 211 different exhibits of accessories
Among the eleven siX-cylnder
models, ranging in price from $4,000 to S6,500
each with a seating capacity for seven persons
and ranging in bore of cylinder from 41s To
inches They are rated in horsepower. accord
ing 10 the new A. l.. A NJ. rating, from AZ to 20.
In this horsepower rating there are some rather
odd figures such As. 46.6. 43. 45. 81. etc The
A. [. A NJ rating is the first standard system
to be adopted in this country, and it will be well
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