The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
AUTO SHOW OUTLOOK
All Exhibits viii Be Ready
for Opening Night.
NEW IDEAS IN ACCESSORIES
While Automobile Section VIII Nat
uraIIy Attract Most Interest, the
Other Exhibitions VIII Be Especi-
ally Valuable TO Owners of Cars.
Big Dupont Garage Ready.

Interest in the seventh annual auto
mobile show Of the Washington Auto
mobile Dealers Association, which will
be held in the Dupont garage on NJ
street during the week beginning jan
uary 2S. is increasing as the show draws
near.
Judging from present indications, the
show win present few innovations, such
as were features Of past exhibitions A
steady development is taking place on
all sides, and refinement Of details,
rather than radical changes in design, IS
expected. Every exhibitor has promised
70 have his exhibit in shape on the open
ing night. and visitors will find the big
Dupont garage, one Of the finest build
ings Of its kind I'm this section Of the
country, thoroughly up-to-date in show
arrangements. While the automobile sec
tions will naturally prove of interest to
prospective purchasers. owners Of cars
Will find study Of other sections of es-
pecial value. as they Will contain the eX-
hihits Of accessories. any number of new
ideas in tires, ignition. lamps. horns.
plugs. coils. and other things that are
needed in automobiling.
The show OF a few years ago was not
only different thing from that Of to-
day, but il performed a different mission.
IN this connection Il is interesting 10 note
that the automobile shows have helped TO
make Americas greatness in the motor
ear industry supreme. The industry
stands first IN point Of number Of cars
produced annudlly-it has passed all the
continental countries. including France.
Taking 5000 as the average price Of an
American car. statistics show that dur
ing the lifetime of the industry Ameri-
can makers have produced $1s6,574.Qo0
worth OF cars. This sum gives some idea
of the Importance Of the automobile man
ufacturing industry. Washington has kept
pace with the other cities of the country
in the purchase Of automobiles.
During show week every exhibitor VIII
have q number Of experts on hand 10 in
form the uninitiated about the merits OF
their particular car, and the show viii
afford those who are not familiar with
the technical end of the game an excel
lent opportunity 10 get some valuable
pointers on the management and control
Of a motor car
The use Of motor-driven vehicles Of va
rious types has multiplied so fast in Paris
that ii is reported the police authorities
Of the French metropolis have determined
all automobiles shall be fitted with al
least one nOn-skid tire at all times. In
this connection il has been pointed out
that the danger from skidding is not con
fined 90 automobiles and their occupants.
bUt that passengers in horse-drawH We
hiCles, as well as pedestrians. are liable
10 injury when such accidents occur
For this reason it seems likely that some
ruling requiring the use Of n0n-skids Will
soon be made The levying Of fines on
motorists for permitting smoke u issue
from the exhaust pipes of their cars is
becoming very frequent. and as result
this nuisance is being abated
Tex Richard. the prize-fght promoter. is
said 20 have made a wager of SI.0G0 that
his $500 car can Outrun and oUtpull any
other automobile ia Nevada. State
where 400 machines are in use. The
confidence manifested by Mr. Rickard in
his car IS general throughout the West.
where It has made an euviabie reputa-
tion as a great hill-climber and as a car
that stands up.