The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
DAY OF
HONK-HONK
EXHIBIT
Results Show the American
Cars Rival the World in
Construction.

This is the last day Of the licensed manu-
facturers' automobile. show at Madison
Square Garden. When the band plays
Home. Sweet Home,v tonight the tired,
but happy exhibitors will move on to Phile- |
delphia, where another motor exhibition
begins tonight.
The Garden show has been the most sue
cessful ever held under the auspices Of tho
licensed association. While the volume of
sales has no been greater than In former
years, all of the leading makers have sue
ceeded in booking enough orders to keep
them busy for months to come. CONNER
oial vehicle manufacturers particularly OK
press their belief in a busy season for 1866.
They say hat the merchant has awakened
to the fact that he cannot give the com
%:nercial vehicle, no matter what its motive
power a be, a fair test by simply pur-
chasing car at a time. He has come
forward this year and placed his order for
a number of cars to be delivered at one
time.
1t is generally agreed that the show
which closes has settled for good and all
the standing Of the American car in the
worlds market. Even the most enthusi-
astic supporter of the imported car, if he
has been through this closing exhibition,
will admit that the American manufacturer
~ RN@COo NAC puOlAC a iEdCAlbS
which In every way equals the best Of
Europe.
The average visitor to the show may
have been more forcibly impressed with
the magnidcence of the bodies, especially
OF the town cars, but the expert motorists
and the persons who really know a good,
clean cut motor when they see it have
marveled at the wonderful refinement
which has been shown by every one OF
the manufacturers in the licensed group.
The public does not know, of course, much
more about the Improvement of cars than
h 1t sees upon the surface Of the
show models. but the automobile engineers
who have visited the show have willingly
subscribed to this.
Through the cooperation. Of one maker
with another it has been possible within
the short time of half a decade to bring
out OF a chaotic state of manufacture a
great collection Of cars which are strong,
fast and reliable, and are, so far as theii
appointments are concerned, quite as ele-
giant as anything that has ever been
created in the factories or our foreign com
petitors. where the skill of the old world
IN engine and body building is supposed t.
be centred.
Despite h fact that the show was held
earlier han IN any previous year, the opin.
ION has been expressed among many inter
ested persons that the tendency of tht
early exhibit has been to stir up an early
interest in touring for the coming season
and to awaken the leading manufacturer
to the necessity of getting their carr
ready for delivery long before the spring
days have arrived.
The big amphitheatre was so crowded
last night that It was impossible to NOV,
about with comfort, much less examine
the cars closely. Among some of tin
visitors were Harry Payne Whitney
, Charles Childs. B. F. Schultz, of Wyoming
N. j., who has made European tours 70
several years in Locomoblle cars; E.. A
Clark, A. Butler Duncan, J. Edwar'
Davis, j. Allen Townsend, Henry G
Trevor, John Trevor, Mr.. and Mrs. E
Pierson Hamilton, Mrs. Herbert Satterlee
Louis A. Dos Passos, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwil
) ii. Weatherbee, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Pot
ter Read n John c.. Agar.
I One Of the most important sales of tn
day was made by H. S. Chapman, a bank
| er, of New York. who purchased a Pierc
60-horsepower limousine touring cal
: finished in Cordovan leather, for 5000
r Mr., Chapman also ordered accessorio
valued at $500.