The sun., 1908-06-19
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
"INDEPENDENT" WESTERN SHOW
PRACTICALLYESETTLED.
Alfred Reeves, General Manager Of Ameri-
can Motor Car Manufacturers AssOcia.
uon. Expects Separate Exhibition in
Chicago with Clubs Cooperation.

Alfred Reeves, general manager OF the
American Motor Car Manufacturers Associa-
ton, who returned yesterday from ten day
Western trip, says 1t Is practically settled that
the independent" makers Of automobiles will
hold a show of their own In Chicago next
winter with the cooperation OF the Chicago
Automobile Club and the Chicago Motor Club.
The present plans call for the big Western ex-
hibtion to be held In the Exposition Building
at Forty-third and Halstesd streets, in Chi
cago, which has 148.0 900 square feet OF floor
space, or more than twice as much as can be
obtained In any other building In either Chi
cago or New York.
No definite arraD gements or contracts were
entered into between the Chicago men and
the American Motor Car Manufacturers Asso-
citation during Mr. Reeves's visit. The show
committee Of the association Will visit Chicago
early In July to take up the matter OF the final
arran gements.. During his trip Mr.. Reeves
visited the Mitchell and Pierce-Racine plants
at Racine, the Rambler plant at Kenosha and
the Kisselkar factory at Hartford while In
Wisconsin and tho Moline and Midland plants
at East Moline. III. He found oil the factories
he visited to be busy turning out cars.
score Of present and prospective motorists
of Albuquerque, n. NJ. have formed the New
Mexico Automobile Club and have elected
the following officers President NJ. W
Flournoy first vice-president. d. K. b. Sellers;
second vice-president. r. E. Putney: treas
urer, Dr. L. G. Rice: secretary. H. o. Brooks.
". j. Chalmers Of Chicago. who did con-
sderab Bile touring in Europe this spring with
his wife and family. advises Americans to
join the Royal Automobile Club Of Great
Britain or the Touring Club Of France If
they intend to do any European touring.
He drove his Packard from Naples through
nf Ifaly ha
tains to Geneva, Switzerland. and from there
to France and Germany. Mr.. Chalmers
said he lost less than four hours because Of
tire trouble on his whole trip, this occurring
at Tours. where tacks had been thrown into
whs shs swo FssSFsa the
st esithhe The itaian' French and Austrian fTonters
France and secured card that permitted him
to enter Germany five times without being
stopped at the frontier to make deposits
each time.
The Newark salvage corps is to have a
motor driven salvage wagon to replace one
.'e' recently visited Bridsepor, where they
ar % one For q a'hhe
car, except that y Till be larger. Seating
men, six in the tonpsau and two on the front
seat. Ladders and salvage covers are TO
be carried in false bottom. and Are ex-
tinguishers and chemical machines at the
sides, II Ia estimated that the new machine
will be able TO- mako trips In four minutes
that the hsrse drawn vehicles require eleven
minutes 70 make. VIZ 7.
HgReckiess driving Ia becoming great deal
OF an annoyance to the great number OF
conslderate motorists In England and o
number Of suggestions have been made In
the hope OF finding . remedy for the trouble.
matter should be taken up by the Royal
Automobile Club and that q car should be
asntstives OF the organization, who would
obssrye the driving Of. the operators OF the
nsS;hipIes tIs enSSpnssEsd cfd The Club tspss.