New-York tribune., 1908-01-02
AUTOS ARE IN DEMAND.
MANY BUYERS At SHOW.
Some of the Men Who Oscn a Regu-
lar Stable of Machines.

The Importers Automobile Salon. at Madison
Square Garden attracted its fair share OF holiday
seekers yesterday, and good sized crowd was in
attendance both afternoon and evening To the
satisfaction of the exhibitors there plenty Of
buyers as well as sightseers. and more orders
placed than on any previous day CT the show.
In some respects she attendance has not been to
expectations but the amount Of business done has
far exceeded that looked for. that the exhibition
can be stamped big success. although il is only
half over.
The purchase by R Y. Rouss of a 40 horsepower
Fla; chassis yesterday brought out the interest
ing fact that Mr. Rouss has expended money
for automobiles in the last year than any other
American The value Of Mr.. Rousss machines
totals Up to than 100000 and he is constantly
adding 10 his private garage.
The who ranks second amateur auto
mobile owner is said be {. X G. Billings. while
Charles 2 Doelger occupies third place and Colonel
John Jacob Astor fourth.
Nj DoeIger holds the record for the largest
single purchase of cars. Just before the opening
ot the salon he secured three De Dietrich at
cost Of s25oeo They were a 2S-35 town with
limousine body. f0-56 runabout and 500 demi-
limousine The runabout is exhibited in the show.
The other two viii be delivered in February
ard April
Il was disappointed in not having three cars in
exhibit" said Walter 9. Allen, manager Of
the De Dietrich exhibit. John J. Du Pont bought
z limousine touring and started a few days
ago for Wilmington. Joseph Widener secured one
y
and thus prevented me from having il here j. B.
Dixon also made q purchase of l had hoped
have here for show purposes. but Mrs. Dixon
wanted the in hurry. and so 1 was disap-
pointed again
4 number Of men interested in the racing of cars
were at the show yesterday. including William x.
Vanderbilt. il. Harry Payne Whitney, Robert Gug-
senheim l. E Thompson. Payne Whitney and Roy
A Rar1ey. Among others present during the day
were II. z. D Stokes, Sir Lawson Johnson, Com
Tatable. Mr. and Mrs. w. Starr Miller. Mr.. and
Mrs Whitney Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Wftses. George w Wannaker, HoTland G. Lea
witt Theodore P. Shonts A. D Bennett, John g
Tonlinson, B T. Cable Clarence r. Lewis Sidney
r. Perry James L. Stewart, Arthur Lincoln, Jules
(. Rache George G. McMurtry, jr., Lowell NJ
Palmer, Robert Gair, Charles Lanier, William
Skinner. c. W Barron. Alexander 8. Cochran and
Charles F. StoppanL
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis L. WeIlman among
the afternoon visitors. Mr.. Wenan recently Sc
cured I5-horsepower chain-driver Panhard limou-
sine He announced yesterday that he now wants
{ shaft-driven 15-horsepower Of the same design.
Mayor Mcclellan has the loudest automobile in
New York This is making bold statement when
Fire Chief Croker's red devil is taken into con-
sideratlon. but II is true. The Mayor is enthu-
siasric notorist- and wants everything that has
70 do with his car 70 be distinctly up to date"
That is why he added the latest thing in sound
makers II is the automobile klaxon, which is one
Of the interesting Of the accessories at the
Years Eve heard the remarkable quality Of noise
that the klaxon produces. Il not only drowned
every other noise made by the various alarm sig
mails that were Jet loose on that occasion but re-
verberated with earsplittinE vibrations above the
combined dissonance-
The kIaxon is the invention Of Miller Reese
Hutchison. who achieved great success in his work
of making the deaf hear. for which he was
awarded gold medal from Queen Alexandra Of
England in 1902 Il IS little instrument that pro-
$3.50 ,o--S--- Ef- 4
moderate sound can be produced by the manpula-
tion Of a simple governor and small amount Of
power is required TO make it work
is camel cat1le?" was the question asked s. R.
Ban the decorator Of the show a the Garden.
yesterday. The question grew out of the New
Years Eve parade. The Evolution OF the 1905
Automobile which Mr. Ball prepared and man
aged A planned, the procession, which demon
strated the growth Of IocOmoIion methods from the
days Of prinevaI man 10 the days Of the motor
car was 10 have included Z camel and yoke Of
oxen. These were secured out OF town BY Mr..
Balls agents and were being led down Fourth
avenue from the Grand Central Station when the
police interfered. They cited a city ordinance
which prohibits the leading driving Of horned or
mich cattle through the streets except at certain
hours. with permits.
M Bal. notified OF the fact by telephone liter
ally al the eleventh hour, had a heated argument
with police sergeant II an effort 10 prove that
camel is not q horned mich creature. But the
police had nine or ten points OF the law, and the
camel cid appear in the pageant. II was res
cued for the repetition OF the parade yesterday, but
the discussion Cf the anatomical and geological
structure OF the camel wakes warm in Madison
Square Garden
Considerable curiosity aroused hy the men
-5ou Of passenger runabour in the Quinby
exhibit. which reported as being much admired
b. Colonel Astor No one had ever heard OF
-unabour carrying thai number OF passengers and
TIE C-.i-hv booth was the target for many in
cuiries The r-nabo is Of interesting constr7Ic-
ton and embraces number Of novel features. The
individual front seats luxuriously upholstered
the seat is not divided and its occupants have
urobscr9c-ed view over the shoulders OF those
Il front the raised seat making possible spa
cous locker under the flooring, for tires and
tools Both seats located within the front and
axles. adding materially 70 the easy riding of
the chief i1noZ alton Is the com
pa--nee1- under the rear seat, in which are Two
trunks and q suitcase. completely protected from
dust and rain by q close-ftting aluminium bonnet
win lock and key
Among those who bought cars yesterday We're
Richard Croker jr.. Il. L Edwards, of Dallas,
Tex. who paid S10.500 for a Rolls Royce touring
machine; u g Clark, who picked c. @. V.
DEM limousine touring car: James Barclay. who
decided 2s-ho~sepove- De Dietrich, and d.
amos Garfield. who bought a Bianchi