Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-11
Throughout Central West the
Trade Becomes More
Encouraging.
CHICAGO TO SALT LAKE.
This Is Statement of General Manager
Chaplin of the Thomas De-
troit Company.


manager of the u. r. Thomas Detroit
company has just returned from a west
ern trip and expresses himself as being
very well pleased with the situation ON
tho coast and in the Rocky mountain
section OF the country. on the coast a
slight effect of last falls depression IL
stin felt. owing to the fact that it reach
cd them later than 1t reached the cas-
tern portion of the country, and. therefore
lasted longer. The rebuilt San Francisco,
however, Is one of unusual modern type
and the effect of these new buildings
and other Industrial activities has more
than OBJECT the financial depression.
The outlook for business on the coast
is better than 1t ever was before and all
OF the manufacturers OF high Erlde cars
are doing a larger business there than
was done during the past season.
Through the central west from chicago
to Salt Lake City, tho automobile bust
ness is probably In a more fiourlsMng
condition than 1t Is in any other portion
of the country. The residents OF TINS
section felt very little Of the recent imam
cial depression and as the crops were
good last season and brought good mar
ket price, the finances are IN unusually
stable condition. Men, who have IN the
Chines are now discardlng these for mod
ern four-cylinder machines OF the nigh
est grade, while those owners VINO nave
had fUur-cylinder machines in the past
are replacing theme with new vehicles.
The tendency which has been prevelant
in the east for sometime, but which Is
only growing In the west, that for a new
machine each season, seems to nave
taken a decided hold in this section Of
the country, and Mr.. Chaplin reports that
without doubt the business of this section
in this section heretofore.
On the whole, the outlook throqghout
the entire western portih9tn 81 NE Ne In hsg
in was unusually pleased with the con-
dition in which he found the Industry.
Upon his return 10 Detroit, nlhnulacIuI-
night shift being added to the already
large day force. and large numbers or the
Thomas Detroit Forty Will be shipped
westward within few weeks,
TO REPRESENT AMERICA.
In the Thomas factory at Buffalo an
other car is being manufactured TO
represent America in an international
contest This contest VIII be one OF speed
nual Grand Prix OF the Automobile club
of France. This is the classic event of
continental MOTORING ana sees the pest
vehiCleS in the world represented III
speed contest.
The only American entry is the Thomas
and, most fittingly 1t is American from
the motor to the axles. Designed by Il. p
Nehrbas of the Thomas engineering force,
every part has been made In America, OF
American material and American work
manship and has been designed manu-
Buffalo factory.
The greatest interest, however. attaches
to the fact that II is "a stock car, such
as is being turned out from American
factories every day, rather than special
racing machine. Aside from a slightly
larger cylinder than is found in the or
binary Flyer, II Is in no way different
from the fairs which are turned out by
the hundred from the big Thomas factory
in Buffalo, and the parts of this car were
taken from the regular stock which en-
tiers all Thomas Flyers. The vehicle is
expected TO go out for its initial road trial
in the near future and will be shipped
to France accompanied by montague
Roberts. the driver, about the middle of
April There 1t will be tried out on the
French roads for some time previous
to the race and nothing wilHbe ommitted
which Will In any way advance IT'S
chances of winning this greatest speed
contest Of the year 49,
The Grand Prlx will, therefore, be
watched with great interest by the Am
erican public this year, for this is the
first time that n prominent American
manufacturer has entered this race. The
American car has so thoroughly demon
strated its superiority for road travel
over the foreign machines in the New
York to- Paris race, that the speed con-
test will be watched with interest to see
IL the American car can as clearly de-
rnonstrate is superiority in the racing
field, which has never been as extensive
iv explored by American manufacturers
as It has been by the leading continental
makers.