The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-29
AMONG The AUTOMOBILES
ALFRED REEVES PRAISES AUTO
SALON At PARIS.
General Manager OF American Motor Car
manufacturer Association says French
show ~surpasses British One Big De
mand for Low Powered CarS-NOte

v " = aAFNNF ~ 0AN
show Surpasses british Onc DE
mand for Low Powered CarS-N0tes.
Alfred Reeves. general Manager Of the
American Motor Gar Manufacturers Asso-
citation. who IL abroad attending the European
automobile shows in the interest of bis or
Ranization. has written to his Office In his
city that there IL n great demand In Europe
for low powered aud medium priced carr.
lie states that while the Olympia show in
London was u great automobile event tRe
Paris Salon dc IAUtomObile eclipses ths
British AFFAIR and is the finest thing o fthe kind
be has ever seen, He expressed himself
very enthusiastically over the decorations OF
the SALON. In which thousands Of electric
lights have been used to immense advantage,
In speaking Of the automobiles he says
the finest cars constructed In the world are
ARA yed under the roof of the Grand Palais.
where the salon Is housed. He declares
there is NO dearth Of enthusiasm among the
automobile purchasing public and thinks the
sales will eCual those OF last year. especially
so far as the medium priced cars are con-
cerned. After having looked over the Medium
priced cars shown at both London and Paris
Mr.. Reeves says It is his opinion thSt the
medium priced American car is the equal
Of the foreign one. lille in many respects
It is better. especially for use over rough
roads. After the shows close Mr.. Reeves
will make q numoe OF short trips through
Europe and expects TO arrive in this country
about December 20.
BENJAMIN Briscoe. chairman OF the com
mittee OF management Of the American Motor
Car Manufacturer Association. has ap-
pointed o special committee to represent the
A. Nj. C. NJ. A.. az tho American AutomobtlS
Association conference to he held on Thurs
day. December S. in Chicago. The COMMITTEES
includes H. o. Smith. Premier Motor Manu-
featuring Company; r. e. Odds. REQ Motor
Car Company; william Mitchell Lewis, Mitchell
Motor Car Company. aud Benjamin Briscos.
Mr.. Briscoe anu Leon Myron Bradley Of the
A. NJ. C. NJ. A. once left for Chicago Last
night to attend the Chicago show. which opens
tomorrow.
The police OF Verona. N. j., nave established
a speed trap in that place which did a thriving
S%sines 81 Tor or 2 tS snO s%s. slmst SSW; xS no" S EVER;
through the town do 80 at a most careful pace.
as A.. 2. Heysr Of Montclalr and DIT. Hunter
lines OF Verona to warn all a~utomobilists to
drive slowly through the place.
Word comes from London that the Royal
Automobile Club has decided to hold no fur
sner tp srr,,. trophy H,s' 5 5ssss on the Isle OF Mar
about $50 miles. providing the permission OF
The race viii be based on maximum bore and
minimum wsight, the horsepower rating not
70 tACeeN Ot. MINIMUM weight Is 10 De ljSuO
pounds, exclusive Of driver. spare parts and
tools. TIT event has been nicknamed the
-four inch race" for that will be the bore OBJ
tainable under the rules for cars having four
cylinders.
OWNS to the frequent complaints made by
pedestrians and drivers Of horses the local
authorities OF Paterson, n. j., have decided
no prohibit the use OF powerful searchlighea
on automobiles in that city. H. In asserted
that numerous accidents have occurred be-
cause pedestrians or drivers. Of horses have
been blinded by the str0ng light OF the search
lights and that a number OF runaways have
resulted.
IL would appear that Pennsylvanians are a
particularly musical set OF people, at least
SO far as the notes OF automobile horns are
concerned. some time the PHILADELPHIA
city fathers passed an ordinance prohibiting
the Use Of siren horns. and now n Councilman
OF WHkesbarre announces that he has pre-
pared Q draft OF an ordinance providing hat
all automobiles shall be equipped with the
same kind OF horn and their notes shall be 10
the same key.
The decorations Of the building in which
the Detroit Automobile Dealers Association
IL to hold its local show will be of an unusual
sort. as the principal feature OF them will
be a number OF cartoons by =
number OF artists. On account Of the great
demand for space the show management has
found II impossible to assign any spaces to the
accessory dealers. and they are TO be per-
mitted TO display their products In or on the
cars that will be shown. The association has
the exhibition hall. and the color scheme ia
to he green gold and while