New-York tribune., 1907-11-10
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
PRAISE GARDEN SHOW.
Greatest EUer Held IN This Country,
Says George j. Pierce.


stamped every feature of it. There was a no
ticeabe lack of crudity In design and finish. and
the detail features Of construction showed that our
master mechanics longer proceeding upon
tentative theories. but following along the lines
! of the best accepted mechanical practice wrought
out upon the anvs of their experience.
LAS president of the Association of Licensed
! Automobile Manufacturers I am, OF course in
! close touch with all my fellow members of the
sociation, who all say that the financial results of
! the show have been extremely great
Looking at the show from the point Of view or
| the exhibitor. It seems to that the interest Of
the show visitors was extremely intelligent. show
! ing that we now have educated motoring public.
The quality of the displayed the show
was such that demonstrations of their mechanical
ability were not necessary. because of the conf
! dence of the buyers in the product of the great
makers Demonstrations at the show time are too
| short to be effective, at any rate and If needed
at all. which doubt, should be left in the of
| the local agent
Body construction and finish at the show in the
various types and designs exhibited seemed to me
| to be the last word i'm the art of coach body MAX
! ing. Elegance of appointment, superb finish
| derful attention and remarkable choice and range
! Of materials have been combined TO produce, to-
/ gether with added experience Of the coach
body maker, types of bodies wholly suitable to the
needs and wants of the modern automobile
In the early years of motor car building, when
! the clatter and clash of the whole mechanism Of
gas engines and transmission were so great that
small noises We're innocent and insignificant. small
attention was paid to them; but nowadays. with
motors absolutely quiet. small noises become more
! irrtant.
In the new high powered Columbia with direct
! electric transmission the element of noise is so
! far eliminated that the vibrant Standardization OF
| the bonnet the teeth-edge cadenza of the front
/ lamps becomes a source of worry And new
bonnet fastening absolutely secure and lamps with
welded stay irons provided There isn't any
! large or small noise In this Columbia, and as
/ there gears there isn't any roar OF toothed
/ erigagements which a limousine top exaggerates
and which takes from the pleasure OF motoring 1t
| is an absolutely quiet car
The E r. Thomas Motor Company has an
nounced the appointment of z. c. Morse as COM
mercial manager. Mr.. Morse will have full charge
/ of all matters pertaining to the sale Of the Thomas
product. including the advertising.
A. G. southworth New York agent for all the
| Pope automobiles, has been greatly pleased at the
! numerous favorable comments made by visitors at
| the automobile show the 1908 Pope Hartford
roadster, This car, which is of 80 horsepower,
has attracted widespread comment It is equipped
with the regular four-cylinder Pope-Hartford en-
Rne and It's lines particularly graceful well
; racy. 1t be had in four styles. as follows:
! To seat two persons. with turtle back: to seat
! three persons with single rumble seat; to seat
four persons. with double rumble seat, and to seat
four persons. with two rear seats of same pattern
as front seats No less than ten orders were
booked during the first three days of the show
Carhureton always has been one Of the most
perplexinG problems Of automobile engineering. and
even to-day the difference of opinion between de-
signers as the ultimate construction of
buretters is great. on the Winton "Six-Ten- Six
/ IS displayed a carbuTetter which is declared to 10
/ the best the Winton company has ever used. The
! gasolene level is maintained slightly above the
gasolene needle valve, that even at slow speeds
! the incoming air has a puddle OF gasolene TO pass
I
| speed but throttle IS open As greater speed
is desired and the opening Of this throttle is In
creased second and larger throttle opens auto
maticaly.
I The new models which composed the attractive
! exhibit Of the fun jcweled Corbin cars at the
show presented many features which were dis
! tincty different from anything at the exhibition
Both the air cooled and the water cooled models
shown and competent judges express the opln-
ion that this exhibit presents by far the most
handsome models produced by this company
/ favorable
! than tho four passenger runabout. hand
somely finished in dark blue with fine white stripe
and bun upholstery; clever arrangement enables
! the owner OF this 10 have one two three or
four seats at pleasure and TO combine in one ma
chine the advantages OF both runabout and
; touring
! Probably no other American automobile manu-
; facturer viii have for 1908 more complete limo
! Of cars for all purposes than the cars produced
by the Olds Motor Works. Of Lansing. Mich. The
six-cyinder Oldsmobie has been named Model Il.
/ which implies that 1t is the last word-the final
result in automobile construction. Up to this time
designers have not produced a car more beautiful
and graceful In appearance than this one Its
long wheel base 130 inches, aud its straight lines
give It an appearance OF comfort and richness not
! excclled by any model yet constructed In the
numerous try-outs this machine has made as high
! as seyenty-one miles an hour II has so horse
i power.
Il have not the least misgiving as to what boar
! ing the present financial disturbance will havo
upon business for 1905" says r. Z. Ods, of the
/ REQ Motor Car Company.
that our sales increased at least so per imme
| diately after the San Francisco disaster. For a
period of about ninety days subsequent the up
heaval people right into the salcsrooms of
San Francisco agency and got REQ cars, and IL kept
our big factory busy day and night for long time
TO meet the demand for The San Fran
cisco people had to move quickly. and the automo-
bile was the only mode of conveyance that could
most suitably meet their emergency. It was case
where the again proved Indispensable in
meeting the conditions of modern life and where
the people gladly dispensed with other necessities
to secure the efficient, economical and health giving
service which power driven vehicle affords. II
was time when automobile buyers sought tho most
serviceabie and reliable in the market for the
l least money. Moreover. they wanted that |
/ would be a constant source of expense for |
upseep."
Several important changes in the organization OF
the II. II. Franklin company have recently beeh
made and were announced yesterday All of them
have to do with the selling end of the business |
V e Minch formerly general manager of the |
Haynes company, a kokoma, has been appointed |
director the selling division. Charles NJ Steele
d former Chicago newspaper man, has been ap-
pointed advertising manager. Frank G. Carrie. Tor
mcrly manager Of the New York branch for the
Haynes company. has been appointed assistant
branch manager at New York.
l. An unconscious tribute was paid the simplicity
of the Silent Northern mechanism by an old man |
who. after inspecting the chassis said 10 Mr. Gun
derson, the manager: where's the mechanism"
At this time when Wall Street is sadly in
need of lambs another one has come TO town from
the wooy West but his beat will be heard on
Broadway's automobile instead of on change.
and his presence is interest the motoring
/ than the stock dealing fraternity The new ar
rival is w. J. Lamb of Detroit, who comes to New
York 10 be the manager OF the Fisk Rubber Com
has been an exponent of Fisk tires six
years ncucating the virtues of the bolted tire in