New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
AUTO SHOWS LAST DAY.
CROWDS GROW AND GROU'
Commercial Cars Gro5Cing in FaUor,
Judging by Orders.

This is the last day Of the licensed manufacture
ers' automobile show at Madison Square Garden
When the band plays Home. Sweet Home to-
night and the telharmonic plays when the Ship
Comes In which it has been playing every twenty
minutes during the week, the tired but happy
hbitors will move on Philadelphia where an
other motor exhibition begins tonight.
The Garden show has been the most successful
held under the auspices of the licensed
citation. While the volume of sales has not been
greater than in former years, all of the leading
makers have succeeded in booking enough orders
TO keep them busy for months to come. CONNER
cla vehicle manufacturers particularly express their
belief I'm busy season for 1906 They say that the
merchant has awakened to the fact that he
not give tho commercial vehicle. no matter what
its motive power may be. fair test by simply
purchasing one car at a time. lie has come for
ward this year and placed his order for a number
OF 10 be delivered at one time.
The commercial vehicle manufacturer considers
this strong point I'm his favor because he has for
time and expecting that car to do the work OF
twenty teams Of horses. 1t is true he says. that
ten commercial might do the work OF thirty
teams of horses but 1t is not true that one run
ming alone will do the work Of three teams of
horses. which IS the same ratio. simply because
there are times, even under the most favorable
conditions when this car must go to the repair
shop. When a man has ten commercial motors
in operation the manufacturer says. he Is sure OF
having the greater part of them duty all of the
time. and when one or two are laid up those which
are running take on extra delivery.
II is generally agreed that the show which closes
in the Garden tonight has settled for good and all
the standing OF the American car in the worlds
the Imported car II he has been through this clos
ing exhibition. will admit that the American manu-
facturer has now placed before the public ma
chine which In every way equals the best of
Europe
The average visitor to the show may have been
more forcibIv impressed with the magnihcence of
the bodies especially OF the town cars but the
pert motorists and the persons who really know
good, clean cut motor when they see il have mar
vellel at the wonderful refinement which has been
shown bv every one of the manufacturers I'm the
licensed group. The public does not know, of
course. much more about the improvement of cars
than what il 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
other II has been possible within the short time OF
half a decade TO bring out of chaotic state of
manufacture a great collection OF which are
strong, and reliable, and are, so far their
appointments are concerned quite as elegant as
ANYTHING that been created in the factories
of foreign competitors where the skill OF the
old world in engine and body building Is supposed
to be centred.
Despite the fact that the show held earlier
than in any previous year the opinion has been
pressed among many interested persons that the
tendency of the early exhibit has been TO stir up
an early interest in touring for the coming season
and to awaken the leading manufacturers to the
necessity of getting their ready for delivery
long before the spring days have arrived.
The big amphitheatre so crowded last night
that It impossible TO move about with comfort,
much less examine the cars closely Among
of the visitors Harry Payne Whitney Charles
Chllds. II. +. Schultz of Wyoming, y. J., who has
made European tours for several years in Locomo-
bile cars; f. A. Clark. A. Butler Duncan, ]. Ed
ward Davis. J. Allen Townsend rfenry c. Trevor.
John Trevor, Mr.. and Mrs. +. Pierson Hamilton,
Mrs. Herbert Satterlee, Louis A Dos Passos. Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin H. Weatherbee. MT. and Mrs Clark
Potter Read and John g. Agar
The business OF selling automobiles is not with
cut its humorous aspect Apparently the value of
60-horsepower touring fuctuaates in the
minds of certain prospective buyers like that of
sensitive stock the floor of the exchange On
Thursday well known stock broker asked a sales
man in one of the main floor booths the price of
certain 60-hOrsepower limousine body touring car.
Seven thousand dollars it stands was the re-
ply. Yesterday the same man hurried breathlessly
into the booth and asked of the same sales
Il say, old man. what's the price of that car
today The salesman could only smile THE
quotations automobiles have changed since
yesterday-s7 ,O0O." Deliver IT, replied the
broker.
One OF the most important sales of the day was
made by IL s. Chapman. a banker, of this city
who purchased a Pierce 60-horsepower limousine
touring car, furnished in Cordovan leather for
$4,000 Mr. Chapman also ordered accessories
valued at $500.