The sun., 1907-10-09
AMONG The AUYOMODILISTS
DEfL tRIS yEtRLI MODELS 4
HtNDE tP TO NM STRl.
Alfred Reeves NJ American Motor ear
Manufacturers Association Thinks
cars standardized Enough to he
sold without New Types Annually.

Alfred Reeves. general manager Of the
American Motor car nufacturers Associa-
tion. declared yesterday that he thought
automobile manufacturers ought To abandon
the almost universal custom Of having yearly
models. as he believes It has the tendency
to limit the sale of cars to but n season
business each year He said he vas Of the
opinion that automobiles have become -ui
ficiently standardized to br sold on their
merits without the necessity Cf StylinG a new
car iguS model or a l3U' model when only
unimportant changes Lad been made IN the
design a. di-tiu gri-hed from the car mad"
during the previous year. Under these corr
ditlons lie said tina many men who might
otherwise buy cars in midsummer or in the
early fall would refrain from doing 80. asthcv
would generally prefer to wait for few
months and buy car that would he the
model Of the succeeding year Mr.. Reeves
said that II an automobile maker could make
any improvement in his cars he should make
II at once nd not wait until the next year
came aroun,. before giving his customers the
benefit of the Improvement.
These opinions were expressed At a luncheon
at the Hotel Brcslin given 10 the New York
representatives Of the aut tomobile lirm, that
will be exhibitors at the coming sho IS in
the Grand Central Palace and Madison square
Garden. There was some discussion of the
virtue OF the early dates OF the two ing shows.
It being asserted that October and November
are 90 early In the winter for the shows to be
of real benefit TO the rslail dealer, While
this mi ght be true it was declared that the
early dates were the best ones for the manu-
faCturers and that the road race for stripped
stock touring car GLASSES In the carly spring
would give the retail business "A great stimulus.
particularly as II ~ 's quite PROBABLE h that IT. the
In the drawing to determine the cars to be
shown in the Breslin lobby during the shows
l,,.ly 1aV.s x.ta.NV
the Oldsmobie the fortunate one of the Ii
censed" group.
Indest ruCti bic paint Tor automobile bodies
is a possibility If r. n. Austin, a scientific rx-
! plorer. is not indulging day dreams as TO he
| character Of a find he claims TO have made
! while delving among the myste cries of some
ancient Indian mounds in the Kern River oil
tisid in Cailf9ama s' & - IN nteSro h unkn9Mn 95n
| tical with the pigment Of the indeslTu,tible
coors used by the Egyptians and the North
ment geologsts to whom samples were sent
for examination are said TO have confirmed
is thai he found around the neck OF an indian
! skeleton a At ring Of beads formed from this
ma, eral, which he calls "diatine." The beads
withstood the test OF chloroform and the
heat of red hot stove without injury.
The year 1907 will be to the commercial
Saws the Old Man in the Car OF London No
one would be inclined to disparage the COM
az Sey SeranyS
full but more in the way of suggesting prob
abilities and stimulating invention than in
the trials which have Just been held have
| SHOWN that the triumph Of road haulage by
mechanical means ~ already assured Many
of the vehicles taking part In the trials are
| not tentative but are specimens OF commercial
vans and lorries already in daily practical
| have been of such an exacting nature that
they have demonstrated the efficiency OF the
.x~l, nfr ham md . To s.,,.
sibIe to doubt that the infiow OF orders p To- the
manufacturers will be largely increased in
volume. as the successful concrete advertise
British public always il, to adopt new ideas.
II will be very SURPRISING n the number of
20 no by leaps and bounds in the near f,,tnre '
just as the numbers OF the touring vehicle
have rapidly increased In the near past. lis
lost the lead In the case Of the touring car
from progress being hampered by laws which
were passed f9T the cSmmsrsisl vehicles only
other country that could at the present time
have successful lly inaugurated and carried
out shch a trial as that recently concluded
The Royal Automobile Club. by augurating
and carrying through the trial, has demon
may be said by the ignorant and pre- eludiced
power traction on the road Is not and will
! destined to benefit the whole community in a
substantial manner
Albert lialstead. United states Consul at
Birmingham. reports that this English city
has shown considerable enterprise in the
|. OF rs In portant municipal depart menia lie
adds: "fhe tramway. water. eiectriciry and
fire departm have already adopted motyr
ears. and the results are report ed TO be salts
factory In this connection the point en-
phasiled is thai every ear used X OF British
q Ear that Vas been used for ,"o and one. .baIr nJS
years. which is employed for inspection kur-