The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22
ACCESSORIES ARE
QUITE IMPORTANT
Few People Realize Importance
of the Phrase, land
Equipment"
INCIDENTALS FOR AUTOS
VAST ARRAY OF NGS"
ON DISPLAY AT SHOW.
FOR AUTOS


talk about the price OF a car is termI-
mated, when a sale is being made. But
there are but few people who realize what
a host of things this phrase. equipment
includes. a look over the display of the
accessory dealers at the show. however
will cause many TO have more respect for
that term, equipment"
In the center of the big Auditorium are
TO be seen number OF smaller booths.
filled with incidentaIs To tine automobile
But When these incidentsIs include tires,
some Of them valued at SII8 each. lights
the mirror alone for reflection selling AT
SO each. and several other incidents 10
the equipment respect is lent 10 the
display. The total value Of accessories
at the show is placed al tHe minimum
at $25,00G.
THE new chrome-tanued leather tire is
the feature OF the accessory exhibit said
O. u. Colt of the Salt Lake Hardware
company. This tire IS one Of the mar
wells Of the present-day tire business. It
is made to last, and its life is more than
twice that of the ordinary tube. IL is
fitted with steel treads 80 as to make
IL non sklGudble- and IS the highest
priced tire on the market. selling for SlIf.
There are tires ON sale here for 81 each.
ITO buy q tire al the latter price would
be poor economy. A tire like tine chrome
tanned leather would be still in use while
three or four of the cheaper ones had
been worn ont. The shortest life of any
of the new style tires is 10000 miles, while
some of them last twice that number Of
miles
Something New in Horns.
New horns are being shown fin great
numbers II has been pointed ont tJ the
manufacturers that jle Iast-vear horn.
with its ordinary "HOuk. louk.' was uu
longer effective. 1t was said that tine
SpOnded when the noise of the Old-fash-
Toned horn was heard. So. consequently,
the new horn was introduced, called the
electric TO say that the noise made
by this is peculiar, would be putting it
mildly Il is the combination Of a don
keys ''hee ldW and the "tOot' Of a loco
motive. 10 has the desired effect. and
no one fails 10 look Up when one of them
is sounded. The Gabriel horn is still as
much a fay0rite as it has ever BEEN The
dealers report many sales Of both the
new electric and the Gabriel. The price
for horns ranges from 8 to S35.
Something new is being offered in the
way of lights. AT the beginning of the
year the manufacturers received many
complaints against size. The claim was
made that too much effort was required
by the owner TO properly care for q big
lamp. To satisfy this demand the new
torpedo lamp was introduced This is
about half the size of the ordinary light.
but with equal power Claims are being
Of light for over DO yards.
The Western Electric company has one
of the best displays in the lineup OF aC-
cess0ries. Here, under the management
of IT. d. Howell. the auto owner is shown
all Of the latest things out I'm the way Of
storage batteries, how to charge, and how
90 take proper care of them.
Storage Battery Talk.
THE Announcements made in the storaE
battery during the past few years has
been d great achievement said Mr.. How
ell. Formerly a battery was considered
a good one if il could last for go miles
without recLaTguE. Now three times tBr
distance is considered nothing.
The BerTam Motor Supply company has
about everything that could be asked for
the automobile. SpeedOmeters Of the latest
make, tires, and even down to flower
vases used i'm the latest models OF the
limousine type of automobile. are being
shown.
Motorcycles of the latest type are being
shown I'm large numbers. Bows are espr-
ciaIly interested in this feature of the
show, and many UusUspectiUg fathers
have been lured by the scheming sons
into the hands Of the motorcycle man
sold by the motorcycle people. and If their
expectations are realized all Salt Lake
will go "m0tCrcycliug after the show.
The accessory men al the show are s.
follows: BeTtTam Motor Supply compaHE-
Monarch Motor company. WalkeIug Auto
and Accident Insurance company AueII-
can Oil. Pump and Tank company, Sale
Lake Hardware company. Bicycle supply
company. Misbin Spring Wheel company.
ShetIet q Sweeten. Western Electric CONF
Dauy and the Carter League Cycle CONS
pauy.