The sun., 1908-01-09
AEONG EHE GVY0NOBESFS
CHTCAGO SHOW RATE UHANGED
RACK TO FEBRUARY.


NatIouaI Associates ~ AuaomohIls MANN
factuRers % Held RxhIbIsaSn Two
weeks After Gardea F1ngtisa-Josoph
Tracy % Test B1nzol a. Motor Fuel.
Following the lead. Of the Association Of
Lcansod Automobile Manufacturers In chang
Ing back 70 the old show dates. the National
Association Of AAtOmObils Manufacturers has
decided t0 hold ,ths merit Chicago show In
February oR 1904. This was settled yesterday
At q meeting OF the ". A. A. II. executive COM
mittec held in the ofaces OF tho AssOciatiOn In
the Transit Building al East Forty second
street. The general managers report OF the
Affairs of the Chicago show showed that de-
spite the unfGvorable conditions prevailing at
the time the public attendance was larger
than ever before, and tho financial results
more satisfactOry than ever. The subject Of
future shows was briefly discussed and re-
ferred to the show committee. which subse-
dusntly decided to TecOmmend at the next
meeting Of the executive committee that the
next Chicago show be held two weeks after
the Madison Square Garden show: that Ii TO
say. during the first week OF February. 1909.
AT the request OF the American Automobile
Association. s. ID. WAldon and Windsor T.
White we're appointed to rsprssent the N. A.
A. M. In an advisory capacity, and these two,
with II. o. Smith were appointed . COMMITTEES
TO attend the meeting Of the A. A. A. touring
board some time late this month. The asso-
citation contemplates establishing q cOmDre-
henSive trafio department. The subject wais
referred to the transportation COMMITTEES. OF
which Benajmin Briscoe IL chairman. The
committee voted unanimously in favor Of the
adoption OF the following resolution:
Whereas this association has been ap-
prised Of the sad death OF NJ. L. Goss, a MEM
Der OF its executive committee and one Of the
veteran members OF the automobile iDdustJy.
be IL t..
Rssoirsd. That the executive committee,
on behalf of the members and itself, deeply
deplores the loss OF an efficient associate.
man Of valued counseIs. q gentleman Of en-
deartng persona qualities and a friend. and
that the sincere sympathy Of this association
a. a body he extended TO his bereaved widow
and family: and be it further
Resolved That these resolution be spread
upon the minutes and that = COPY OF them
be fOrw arded to the widow Of the deceased
Those present AZ the meet .ng were: Thomas
Henderson. wint n Motor Carriage Com
pany: Windsor 7. white. White Company;
q. G.. Bildebrand. Stevens-DuTyea Com
psny s; T DHyis JT.. Loc2mobils COMPANY
less MotOr Car Company: William Y. Innis.
Studebaker Automobile Company: n. y.
Pope, Pope Manufacturing Company. and
Charles Ciifton, George NEPierce Company.
X = Comm: representing the F. X. Thomas
being the first to pay the new initiation fee
OF $500.
The New York Automobile Trade ArsOcia-
ton held a special meeting yesterday az me
hStsl Cum6erlsOS to discuss the project e.
Week in the early spring. President Percy
Owen presiding. After some discussion Gen.
II Was the sense OF the meeting that an Open
ing Week" or Automobile Week" be held
Under me ne Tn ~ the Of bHs
present gave their views on the subject and
President Owen appointed g committee 20
pointed chairman. the other members Of the
committee being Col; K. G. Pardse Richard
with Z. v. Stratton. secretary Of the Trade
Association. As secretary, Thirty-fOur mem
bers Of the Trade Association we're present
local firms that are non-members.
CA wardle. who has been manager Of the
agency department OF the Association OF
LICENSED Automobils Manufacturers for the
hast "a sSuF ss n last B.YoT GEe' SE ina
with the A., i. A. M Mr.. Wardle was With
the LocOmObile and Ford concerns.
Joe Tracy, who has evidently kept rack Of
some OF the fuel experiments made In Eng and
couple d years, has announced that no has
been testing the virtues OF bepzol "a fuel for
automobile engines. ON Friday Of this week
Hol-Tan for philadelphia and will return 70
this city on Saturday No attempt will be
made for the gathering OF statistics as to'the
cost Of the fuel.
The British Board OF Trade reports that for
November 1907. the imports OF automobiles
and parts thereof into that country shoG an
number Of complete cars mported during the
month OF November. 1907. was 4Os and Tor