New-York tribune., 1909-01-21
Interior Decorations of Louis
XVI Pierce Arrow Car At
tract rIany Visitors
in the Garden.

Since the opening Of the automobile show in Mad
ison Square Garden there have been few minutes
when the Louis XVI Pierce Arrow car has not been
under Inspection Not only motor buyers
constant visitors at the space where Il is dis
play but artists and those interested In period dec
Grafton have given the the closest scrutiny
While it is too much to imagine that the time
VIII ever come when every automobile Will be I'm
ished in such style. the indications are that the
possibilities OF interior decoration of motor cars
have appealed to so many through the car on
display that the next few years will a great
amount OF this class of body work done. The
George n. Pierce Company had a definite object IN
manufacturing not only this car but the mar
Quetry display at the salesrooms of the Ear-
rolds Motor Car Company, in 54th street just off
Broadway What that object is was explained by
Charles Clifton, treasurer of the George N Pierce
Company and president of the Association of
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers, in an address
delivered to the Pierce Arrow dealers yesterday
Mr.. Clifton said:
81 am desirous that this car should not be known
simply show car The real object in man
ufacturing ii was to make plain the following:
First, the ability OF company to produce auto
mobiles Of character never before attempted by
any other company; second, the ability of Or
gsnization for infinite detail OF the most careful
character and correctness along artistic well as
mechanical lines third. evidence that the constrc-
ton of beautiful, durable and comfortable bodies
IS not confined to those who have great names
Tor themselves in the carriage industry and to show
that the motor may be made beautiful without
in the least impairiag its usefulness.
I'VE have placed at your command an organiza-
ton TO create attractive and appropriate designs
decorations snd upholstery, believing that these
days it is little less than A sin TO produce ugly
things. Our whole purpose in this matter is to ed
ucste and at the time anticipate public taste
a thing believe We viii all feel a great personal
satisfaction in doing
It was learned at the booth occ,,pieJ nv the
George n. Pierce company at the Garden last
evening that the name had been changed to the
Pierce Arrow Car Company.
BEARINGS THAT STOOD THE TEST.
One of the features Of the ChaIu1ers-Det ex-
hibit is full Set of bearings from one of the
Chalmers Detroit 80 that has run for nearly
twenty-seven thousand miles. These bearings
shown in a special case, and with them also is
shown a tTo-bearing crankshaft that also made
the Z,oo0-rnile Journey. The bearings taken
from that 2os miles day for 100 con-
secutive days, making a total distance of q. SO
miles. II is said that no other motor car ever ran
far in the same length of time. Before the
started this phenomenal test it had been
driven nearly thousand miles country
roads through the Middle West
AS the average automobile owner does not drive
his car further than from four thousand to five
thousand miles in a year, this particular car has
had service equal 70 what il would get in five or
six years in the hands Of owner An exaTnina-
ton of the bearings shows that the wear was re-
markably small. Their appearance proves the con-
tention OF the ChalmersDetroit engineers that an
uular bearings of proper make properly applied in
Iight-car service would have q life of from eight
to ten years running under average conditions.
The long test the crankshaft went through only
served to polish IL 10 a mrrorlike finish. In many
places the original tool marks the shaft can be
DISTINGUISHED. The company kept careful record
Of the fuel consumption Of the on its 2o.So9-
mile run and the record shows average Of 1876
miles per gallon of gasolene-
Mr. PLANT BUYS A coR6lN CAR.
A visitor at the show yesterday was Morton F.
Plant owner Of the racing schooner Ingomar and
we'll known IN transportation and financial circles.
Commodore Plant has owned number OF foreign
automobiles but purchased his first car of Ameri-
can manufacture at the Garden yesterdays go
Corbin, fitted with baby tonneau- Commodore
Plants new car is to be duplicate of the one
which is attracting much attention from visitors
at the Corbin exhibit.
SOMETHING ABOUT NON SKID TIRES.
Now that the season of snow. ice and sush is on.
the motorists greatest is traction, safety
from the dangerous side slip and skdding
'oThe problem said J. D. Anderson, president