New-York tribune., 1908-01-03
AUTO QUITE THE RAGE,
SHOW n BIG SUCCESS.
Striking Contrast of the old and the
Nesc an Cars.

4N6tI fH SCAS-
The importers Automobile Salon at Madison
Square Garden did not lack for interested on
lockers and buyers yesterday, and the exhibitors,
with hardly exception. expressed themselves
than satisfied with the results obtained c. R.
Mabex. the manager of the show, was optimistic
trade conditions. and in speaking of the ex-
libition said:
We have not had the crush which has attended
Some other shows. but have had thousands of
Interested autOmohilists who used to cars and
are buyers of them. 1 really believe that We have
sold ~ this show cars TO really larger gross
value than has been the case at any other show in
America within a year
To-day has been apart American manu-
factuTers and New York trade day at the Garden
representatives. OF makers of American machines
accessories and members of the local trade will
United free of charge presenting their
-..;-ss cards at the door before o'clock The
SNOW committee thought it might be best TO give
special opportunity TO the local trade and TO Amer
tcan manufacturers to look over the magnificent
chasses and bodies view. Now that the holidays
are over, II IS believed that many of these will
avail themselves Of the opportunity.
The reliability and endurance Of tie Panhard
car has recently received new acknowledgment
The French government wished TO send to Morocco
rapid fire guns, to be moved from place to
place in the shortest possible time in country
where practically roads have ever been built
and has therefore bought chassis from the Pan
hard & LevaSsor company which has been
equipped with q special body.
Captain C5ent designed this body, which is COM
posed of front seat for two men, and instead of
tonneau there IS seat back Of the driver in
which the who have charge of operating the
guns arc seated. Three rapid fire guns are placed
on the back of tho facing the rear, each one
capable of firing GO shots minute. This car is
under the control of Captain Gentil, accompanied
by four artillerymen. who will have charge of the
car and guns. This carries with il 10000
smells end all the material necessary to it
Captain Gentil has expressed full confidence In
the of this new enterprise, which will be.
50 say, the first fire christening of an automo-
bile.
Not The least interesting feature Of the show is
the possibility for a comparison between cars old
nnd The first red devil as II is styled. is
Shown in striking contrast 10 the palatial modern
car Built eight years ago" one visitor re-
marked: why, Il looks If It had been built
one hundred years agor' And the remark
justified il hard to recognize that in eight
short years such wonderful improvements had
been made il auto building.
a curious and useful little novelty among the
accessories is the flaming pocket lighter It's value
lies in the fact that with this in his pocket the
anotorist need not worry about matches for either
his cigars mis- lamps. The secret Of the device
consists of a small metal tube containing g wick
soaked in wood alcohol In the hollow of the wick
is inserted small platinum wires attached to a
s,1ide wire When the platinum wires with
srawn from the wick there is spontaneous COM
susticn and the wick Immediately breaks into
Same. The alcohol needs replenshing about every
ten days.
a eO-3o-horsepowe- limousine, finished in dark blue
with gold stripes. The limousine body is of Brew
ster make and is equipped with extra seats.
There was plenty Of business at the Fiat booth.
Five more were sold yesterday, and so anxious
some Of the customers for immediate delivery
hat II has been necessary TO replace some of the
,ars exhibited William H Ennis bought Is
horsepower limousine for 5000 and Guy r. McIane
hc polished six cylinder chasis. which. with
touring body. viii cost him $3.50 John Blister paid
aLsel for e0- horsepower machine seating seven
oerseRs. while other buyers were J. Samuels, of
his city, and w J. Seton, of Lowell, Mass.
Reginald Ronaids IS the salons steady He
not missed afternoon session since the open
His interest is centred in limousine Mr..
Ronalds's brother Pierre Lorillard Ronalds, and
Mrs. Ronalds spent hour at the salon yester-
Say afternoon. Between them it question of
31echanism versus furnishings in limousine cars.
They Iiu compromise before the week is over.
md an important sale is thus the way to the
Booth of some fortunate exhibitor.
Prince Giovanni del Drago and J. Clinch Smith
spent some time at the Salon yesterday. Prince
sci Drago, who has been in business in this city
for two years, sails for his home, Rome on Satur-
say. to be absent until April He will resume his
business connections here in the spring Mr.. Smith,
leo makesshis home in Paris, arrived this week
tnd will remain in New York month. He had
many good words for the show. saying that it
sernDled OF the last Paris show, both in
the matter of and in the beauty of the setting
Among others present were W L. d. Stokes,
Thomas Stokes Mr. and Mrs. jules Natable, who
made their second visit; Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Erelinglluysen. George L. Baker. jr., Harry @.
Black, George c. Boldt, James Clarke, Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer,, John A. Hoagland, Mr..
1nd Mrs. +. H Weatherbee Mr.. and Mrs Clarke
Potter Read, Mr. and Mrs. +. Q. Beach, Sheldon
Stuart, Bayard g. Fuller, Edwin Gould Jay Gould,
]. 9. Tiffany. II. H. Beers. John Henan. Charles
a. Bsudoine. Wilson Marshall, Jesse Lewisohn,
Henry Graves, IT., Robert Maxwell, Simon Gug-
EenIlein1. Mr. ard Mrs. c. T. Elliott, Mr. Mrs.
IL. DE Gsuen, M and Mrs W. H. Caldwell, Sey-
ttour I5yde, James e Peabody, Stuart Duncan,
T. e. Havemeyer and J. Townsend Burden