New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
AUTO STILL THE RAGE.
THE MAYOR Il VISITOR.
Bigger Cro1eds Studying the Cars
than EUer Before.

man ECer BeTOTe.
rhs automobile show in Madison Square Garden
continued to attract yesterday and 1900 per
attended the exhibition afternoon and even
ing. Mayor Mcclellan a visitor in the after
noon and he wandered about from booth 10 booth.
Some persons recognized him. but the majority
were too busy paying tribute to the modern motor
car Ths automobile has proved itself the reign
ing fad, and the enthusiasm is little short OF re-
narkable. In this respect II must not be considered
that New York alone is interested The attendance
from Central New York and immediate vicinity Is
greater than at any previous exhibition of the kind
The souvenir incident reported Tuesday became
a souvenir problem yesterday. The dictum OF the
management had gone forth that no souvenirs
were to be distributed, and those exhibitors who
had invested money in the purchase of attractive
emblerns of their good will to the public found
themselves in quandary. Nevertheless, they dis
tributed as many OF their souvenirs possible, and
did not know that they were bringing trouble on
their heads Yesterday the detective nbnlty
of the management became apparent when sew
eral exhibitors who prominent not only in
automobile manufacturing circles but in the COM
mercial world at large called before the com
unittee and got official spanking for their vo-
lation of the rules.
The fact that this show has enjoyed greater
attendance than any other automobile show either
In New York IN the West is not the only point
indicating the interest Of the American public in
motor cars 1t has been found that in evening
cruS1 person cannot an the l4ollidloli NOI
cerning motor that he wishes consequently he
comes in the morning afternoon TO study the
cars more closely. This point was brought out by
Colonel George Pope, of the show committee, who
said
We feel graitfed not only that the show is draw
ing larger crowds than any other show held
but that the crowd comes 10 learn about automo-
o1les rather ] than TO Pe EN- fnterjaned o. Mne me
In its dress and manners il also represents great
of this marvellous industry which has grown rp
from nothing in decade All through the morning
ana afternoon have studied the crowds which
have surrounded the exhibits. and have noticed
that there is decidedly a more serious purpose in
their attendance at the show than might be con-
strued by a casual observer. At 10 o'clock in the
L 4G q sii!Ih nm
kind that ever has been held
The exhibitors of complete motor cars are in the
inelight The real purpose of an automobile is
20 be vehicle which drive always and
under all circumstances However, in the accom-
plishrnent of this there becomes necessary
tain amount of understanding of the detail which
makes cars In other words, the owners of auto
mobiles realizing that there is considerable
value 10 them in studying the accessories. the
appurtenances and the parts of automobiles. A
thorough canvass of the exhibitors of parts and
appurtenances at this show has developed the fact
that those who go to the show go not only TO see
complete cars but to see the display of Jump spark
plugs and all of the other hundred and one features
which are represented on the main floor in com
posite form.
So firmly imbedded in the minds of automobilists
Is the idea that the term clutch relates to a piece
of mechanism between the motor and the trans
mission that the great maJouty would probably
HOOK incredulous if some one were TO say that two
clutches were necessary on a car. But one car now
on display at Madison Square Garden has A pair
oI lhehl IN ITS mechanism, and the second one
while IL cannot be cIassed as so al important as
the one first referred TO, has by no means incon-
spicuous part to play in the motor ensemble
Nhen the Thomas engineers began their experi-
ments with their model IN the early davs of
the summer last year one of the ideas they wanted
10 work out was some To get away from a
belt driven fan Some device was necessary TO
make the drive OF the fan behind the radiator
positive. and not leave a chance for the binding or
slipping that often occurs when a belt fs used OF
course they hlt on the shaft drive with bcvel gears
moihlng from me crank shaft gear But their work
was only flaH finished. since way must be
found found to do away with the strain on the entire
Az hrSt a long coil spring tried but this soon
Irokeu 10 nave It's disadvantages, and then the
@ We s9Ilt ana Two raGnets installed these to
lnesh ana hold as soon as the motor and fan speed
were in accord. But objections soon developed
as agdil.sI ms nlan TOO and 1t was then that Dit
pI ingenuity came into play that solved the prob
itself An adnstabe coil 1 1e @ ian f ana me Ian Ian
and another test begun 1t proved satisfactory and
since that date no trouble has been experienced.
This clutch slips until the inertia Of the fan is
overcome and its speed IS in correct proportion 10
the engine revolutions when it locks. further i'm
lroXernent was made by giving the fan shaft and
Double gears a separate feed from the mechanical
Two auto converts We're made yesterday in Penn
throke Jones and Colonel Jacob Ruppert. Each de-
clded to buy several for city and country use
Mr.. Jones arrived with Charles q. Childs They
round themselves in the exhibit of electric pleasure
vehicles It while in that section OF the show
owner have only small electric car which /
use at Newport l don't know what will happen TO
me by the time get out Of here. 1 convinced
that every car is just what [ need. but am not
committing myself until ] some of those big
gasolene touring cars
The business concern with which Colonel Ruppert
Us connected uses number of powerful auto
trucks, but Colonel Rupert Himself does know.
70 use his expression, the least thing about the
honk honk cars However he added. Il intend
70 lay in supply of cars, and that is why l am
here this afternoon. ] a large touring car
a city car with umousine body and of those
sporty runabouts. / have not the slightest doubt
but that / Will find what |
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy J.. Woodruff were among
the visitors in the afternoon Mr. Woodruff could
not refrain from expressing his admiration what
he termed "a surprising exhibition Of trade expan-
SION
Among the out-of-town visitors at the show were
Bradley Martin who arrived from London on
Tuesday; Craig J. Mitchell. OF Philadelphia: p r.
fluinlan, former Mayor OF Syracuse; Carl Schu-
bert. Of the German Embassy in Wasnington; John
Sanford. OF Amsterdam, and George p. Bent, q.
r. Byrne and j. b. Townsend, of Chicago and the
Count and Countess de Chambrun and Miss Su-
de Chambrun of Paris relatives Con-
gresham Nicholas ionEworth.
Other visitors We're Miss Jean Reid Jules S.
Bacbe. Herbert Scheftel, w. W. Sherman. Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer Cantain ana Mrs. Philip
NJ. Lydig. II. K. Pendleton DR.. W. r. Bull Frank
Munsey Mr.. and Mrs. =. Berry Wall. NJ. ard Mrs
]. Sergeant Cram. Mir and Mrs. Theodore a. Have
meyer. A. D. Juilliard. Nr and Mrs Jules Eatable
Frederick c. Havemeyer.