The Detroit times., 1909-01-09
ALREADY WORKING
ON DECORATIONS
Of LOCAL SHOW
DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ExHIBI-
RON Will BE MOST ELAeoR-
ATE AND SUGGEST YET-oTHgR
MOTOR CAR GOSSIP.

So elaborate is the DECORATIVE detail
for the second annual automobile show
81 the Detroit dealers: TO be held at the
work now Is Wen under way. Manager
Pelletfer wants 10 have everything
s ssns sp y e CHANCES. h 50 "a
will cost three times as much as any
thing In eonnect.oT with Detroit shows
Ss sh suPaSs ~ sns e's sae q
who attend the New York and Chicago
In addition 10 looks the Detroit show
this year VIII be a representative auto
mobile show, IL Is the first time there
has been sufficient floor space. Both
fioors>at the casino will be used. which
means that there will be twice as many
cars az ever were displayed In the
Arurcry. Tire space Is not as great as
iicisnt to show tho cars that attract
most attention at those shows.
Fhe ninth annual international auto
mobile show az Grand Central Palace,
which closed on Thursday night, was
the most successful exhibition of the
kind ever held In this or any other city.
81 has sbssa ~1S menths since the last
Palace show and the interests OF the
sct rh nee sttensanee m Wns over Zoo oee
Cor the week and the visitors gave evil
dence Of unusual interest, their In
vfuiries indicating that they had given
considsrabIs Thought TO the merits OF
A noticeable feature was the large
Rumber or dealers from remote points.
There was also very large represent
tatfon Of carriage builders who were
greatly interested In all they saw.
Accurate information as to the num-
her OF actual orders placed by dealers
- not now cbtafnable. but IL is certain
that considerable number placed their
orders this week. though IL had not
been their Intention to do so when they
Everyone is looking forward to an
business done justifes this hopeful at
titude.
mercial purposes Is just as available
IN the United States as anywhere else
Here. then, lies tho real reason why
early automobile product in the United
States was not OF high grade ma
terial. Il was not demanded On the
sHe sSvoeafe Of ine ste eI P %ss } Rd
at. Why buy 15-cent steel when steel
dsssu De any 1a old fSs S WAS so@e
all times kept. pace with the art and
stecls az far back as 1900 where such
steels were called for. Good cars were
built
put the right steel In the right place.
A very wei attended meeting OF the
a; L. A NJ board members occurred
A gratifying action was the passage
OF a resolution 20 pay dividend from
sso.oo0 OF the reserve fund or the asso-
The last formality finally effecting
the severance of membership relation OF
the Olds Motor Works with the LII
censed association was carried out.
One OF the most interesting speakers
a. 1A n n a. mr.
Eanization OF the Maxwell. Briscoe Mo-
tor Co., held at the Hotel Manhattan
S ss wss from tour ThS nas
factories. winding up his trip at the
Paris automobile show.
ar must confess I was surprised"
said Mr.. Maxwell land also somewhat
disappointed in the much -heralded and
taIked-of Paris salon, The impression
facturer IL at the end OF his rope. and
is turning to America for new ideas.
Everyone who has followed foreign
Transmission was rather shifted at
abroad, yet this year at the Paris salon.
several concerns are using 1t for the
"The SHAFT drive is slowly displacing
the chain abroad. In this respect,
America Is far ahead. as the shaft drive
has been popular in this country for |
the past ave years and its popularity is
still on the Increase.
I'm my tour of the. factories. found
only two that seemed TO be running at |
all full capacity, the majority OF the |
others had largely reduced their work |
Ing. force and their production OF cars. |
Immediately after my return, / made |
hurried trip OF inspection through the !,
three Maxwell plants and I was more |
firmly convinced than ever that mod |
ern American automobile factory. run
ming as we do at full capacity, where |
factory methods are systematized to |
day we can show the foreign automo-
bile manufacturer more than he can
teach u.s."
Mr.. Charles Schmidt, when inter
viewed at Cleveland regarding the re-
port that he was TO sever his connec-
ton with the Peerless Motor Car COM
ssrhe last contract has several years
still to run and I feel no differently in |
e nv re,ssi sn WITH tRis m hans
always been OF very satisfactory ma
ture. and have no present or future In
tention or terminating this connection"
- What promises to be n most unique |
american Invasion" OF Europe along
most friendly lines viii be the first |
tour of the continent by a train OF |
American made automobiles.
As planned. the touring party viii
G GsGTEf S1aafa NJ e SRe Ms ss
and witssnrr pinke,ton. Three Mitchell
from the Racine factory TO Paris. whore |
n -cvfnpl enrnt of expert chauffeurs who |
buoy. all the prominent touring routes |
in Franco. Germany Italy and other |
PORTIONS OF the continent will be en- |
gagged.
Shero, the Japanese servant of Mr. |
Moore. will install the latest model |
eooking outdt In the covered automo- |
& bile, together with supplies sufficient |
60 provide food fer several days for |
tse entire party.
"rhe entire output OF the Mitchell !
plant Tor 1909 has been sold, said Sales
70 much pleased with the efficiency OF
the Mitchell touring cars owned by hts
friends that he made a special plea for
three cars with extraoi binary appoint
ments for the first tour OF its kind ever
made and the Mitchell ofncials made
haste TO I'll his order"
II seems some distance vet TO the
nlme of the crankless car. but the In
ventors are busy and there is progress
In devices TO render needless the crank
Ing of an engine Several different self
starting devices OF new design Will be
among the features at the show In
fs. and they will interest all users.
Three concerns are battling for the
privilege OF preparing the historic New
Orleans fair grounds race track for the
great speed carnival scheduled = for
Mardi 0res. Feb. 90 81 and az
The recent arrival OF an easterner
representing g1utrin concern manu-
featuring a dust laying and surface
packing preparation made from the
REFUSE OF glucose factory, and the at
tendant publicity given his mission OF
securing the contract for transforming
the dirt course into a cerhent-Iike oval,
a. frVa nfh t.. n