The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-02

Of red. and massive pillars of Q
tint, decorated in black and gold, sup
port the signs bearing the uniformly
lettered firm signs. At the left of the
main entrance is a racing car which
creates the illusion of travelling at a
high speed. while at the right is a
touring car filled with a merry party.
At intervals throughout the room are
heroic figures typifying sport and in
dustry. designed by the artist 1h.ede
About the gallery edge are figures of
Chauffeur and ehaffeuse. placed alter
nately. The galleries of both build
ings n a part of the second floor
of the Coliseum annex are given up to
parts and accessories. as at previous
shows. The total space occupied by
the exhibits is $4,000 square feet, and
according to Manager Samuel A. Miles
this is 25 per cent greater than at
any show ever held in this country.
While the motor ears are naturally
the main attraction, the central place
of honor has bee awarded to an ae-
rial craft, which is suspended lctween
the steel arches of the roof directly
in front of the main entrance. The
airship was built by Will Mattery, the
c~essfully crossed lake Michigan in an
airship of his own construction. He
has made many important alterations
and improvements III the new craft.
An eight cylinder, fifty horse. power
engine of new design, weighing only
$50 pounds has replaced the hight sew
horse power engine in last years mod
ell, and is regarded as marking an i'm
porta1t forward step in aeronautics.
The snip is fitted with an aluminium
is operated by the powerful engine at
the rate of from 1000 70 5000 revoiu-
tions per minute. Each day during
the show Mattery will moun the
framework of the car and set the FRO
peller in motion. In consideration of
the possibilities suggested by his IL
hour night trip across Lake Michigan.
Mattery has combined a Motor boat
with his latest airship. -Four air tight
compartments at the corners of the
the. craft to float and a small propeller
driven by an auxiliary shaft from the
engine, will enable the aerial naviga-
tor to descend to the water for a
cruise whenever he desires. The silk
supporting bag is of a torpedo shape
urifh blunt ov+ranni+iao ~. ,Jioroa+ar
being about twenty feet and its length
fifty five feet. Mattery announces
that he will sail his. ship over Chica.
go early in April.
Plans made by the Chicago Auto
mobile Association for a reliability
run between Chicago and milwaukee,
during the present show have been
abandoned, owing to the fact That it
would make too great a demand on
their time. 1t is possible thai the
test may be conducted by the Chicago
Automobile club next week if the
weather is propitious.
The American Motor Car Maaufac.
turers' Association and the American
Automobile Association will hold NEE
tings here next week. The session
of the former will be devoted to bu,
siness matters and the election of new
officers. The adoption of a shorter
name will also be considered. Tue
American Automobile as sociatio1 helrI
its annual business meeting and eiec.
ted officers at Madison Square Gan den
show, but this act will not prevent
the holding of a rousing meeting in
this city. Many legislative problems
including hat of good roads, will be
discussed, and the leaders of the as
soclation declare that it has reached
a stage where definite and important
results should follow any action that
may be taken for the Improvement
Of the highways of the country.
One of the notable features of the
present show is the buggy type" of
cars. Chicago has gained fame al
over the land as the home of the nigh
wheeled automobile, adap-ei for the
year round, all-kind of roads travel.
Made with hard rubber tires. belt or
shaft drive and ether mechanical tea-
lures as nearly foo proof as possible,
these cars are becoming highly popu-
lar among those who dread the posi-
bilities of a balky motor or a punctur-
ed tire. They are especially adapted
to farmers, VINO wan a car that can
be driven on any kind of Dad and in
any kind of weather, and thousands
are now being sold to the residents
Of the agricultural districts of the
West and southwest. 1t is believed
that the popularity of this kind of car
among the farmers will result in then
cooperation in the good roads move
ments.