The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-05
ABOUT AUTOMOBILES.
ALCOHOL TEST BETWEEN NEW
TORN AND PHILADELPHIA.
First Road Test of Any Magnitude
with Denatured Alcohol Made ON
January the First nj New York.


The first road test of any magnitude
with an automobile using denatured
alcohol as fuel was begun in New
York city on January by Joseph
Tracy driving the Golden Dragon. the
brass runabout Of the Oregon Auto
mobile company of Philadelphia.
which was exhibited at the show of
the Automobile club of America in
Grand Central palace The test is
from New York to Philadelphia and
return, and it Is the intention to keep
a careful and complete record of the
trip in order to. secure date concerning
the value of alcohol for use in auto
mobiles. The trip also signalizes the
removal of the internal revenue tax
from denatured alcohol used for COM
mercial purposes The only change
necessitated in the car for the trip
was the fitting Of carbureter de-
signed fer alcohol
Apropos the statement which ema-
mated from the headquarters of the A.
L. A. M. to the effect that there would
soon be decision in the famous sell
den patent suit between the Ford Mo-
tor company and the A. L. A. M,
Henry Ford says: Yes, undoubtedly
there will be a decision within a few
months-in time, perhaps, to settle
question of one show or two in New
York next year. Inasmuch as we are
confident of winning, l think I may
say, on behalf Of the independents,
that we will not bar from the big show
| those misguided concerns which, in
their greed for monopoly, allowed
themselves to be drawn into a deal
With has compelled them to pay q
! royalty on their own output and at the
same time give the Ford company a
| decided advantage oyer. them. What
alton the A. G. A. may take in this
/ matter, of course, we cannot foresee.
But while realizing fully the malignant
object Of this trust, based on and con-
cealed behind the ridiculous claims of
Selden; and fully approaching that the
success Of its plans would have result
ed in the annihilation Of the Ford
company, it has, by its opposition
however Neutrality-suspicious. the
Ford TO such an extent that we are
willing to charge off against our adj
yertising account the fifty thousand
odd dollars it has cost UP to contest
this patent, and to retain our self~re-
spect. We hear no i'll viii against the
members of the association as such.
Their chagrln at having lent theiy
names to such scheme is, in our
opinion, a SUFFICIENT punishment for all
past ,0ffensea'
| With regard to the onfident asser-
tons of the A. L. A. NJ. that the deci-
sion in the lower court will sustain
Selden's basic, patent claims, the fol-
lowing story that'went the rounds dur
ing the New York show is interesting.
1t having come to the ears of mem
bers of the Ford company that certain
gentlemen identified with the A. L. A.
IN. were willing to wager any ss.sasapsss,
I at odds of four to one, THAT the tirstA
decision would be in favor of that orss
ganization, a certified check for ten
thousand dollars was, within half an
hour, sent to the Hotel Manhattan
: whene the report originated-and re-
NAMED there sevesral days without be-
ing covered, although the boastful gen.
, tlemen We're surely aware that 1t was
theirs for the taking.
The railroad associations have noti-
fled the American Motor league that
reduced rates of fare will not be al
lowed to persons who are not members
of the organization before the meetings
for which the reduced rate has been
granted. These rates have no refer
ence to the automobile shows which
occur during the same weeks, and the
, railroad associations will not grant re-
duced rates in aid of any mercantile
exhibit at which an admission fee is
charged This notice is pursuant to a
recent decision of the interstate COM
merce commission. For the New York
meeting (show week) all names must
be on the roll before January To- The
A. NJ L. is devoted to the work for
, better roads, erecting guide boards,
etc, and any person of character may
become member by sending his or
her name and address with one years
dues 1.-TWO dollars to American Motor
league, vanderbilt building, New
! York,
+ The American Motor League has
just completed the appointment of one
, 4
supply stations, and has sent out a
certified list Of these stations to each
member. The list will be revised and
enlarged from month to month. Each
member of the A. NJ. L. is entitled to
/ discount of ten per cent. below regular
prices on all bills for supplies when
, dealing at any official station. This
+ discount is allowed to member only
! upon his exhibiting to the proprietor
an unexpired membership ticket and
not otherwise.
What promises to be one Of the most
z Interestingly exhibits at the Garden
show will be the two booths of racing
! cars, all of which attracted 50 much
attention at the last Vanderbilt race
the Importers Salon, inc, the foreign
at Long Island, Through the efforts of
. booth will be well filed with the win
ming Darracq, Flat. Clement-Bayard
and DeDietrich. In the American
!, booth Tracy's locomobile with LeBlons
, Thomas Lyttles Pope-Toledo, the APP
person and Matheson can be leisurely
, inspected. Through the courtesy of the
| Darracq company a feature of the for
eign booth will be the exhibition of the
Vanderbilt cup, the trophy which has
!. been the incentive for so many speed
, contests. This will be the first time
/, that the cup has been on public eXhibi-
ton at an automobile show and will
undoubtedly attract considerable at
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