The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-20
LITTLE DIFFERENCE
IS NOTED IN CARS
With the Age of STANDARDIZED
ton, Machine Closely Re-
Semble Each Other.
STAGE OF PERFECTION
BUT LITTLE CAN BE DONE IN I'M
PRoVEMENT LINE.
STAGE OF PERFECTION

Now that the auto show is on and
the people of Salt Lake have had the
/ chance for the first time in viewing
all of the makes of machines handled
| by local dealers, the realization that
the automobile has reached practically
a stage of perfection and STANDARDIZED
| ton is coming into the minds of most
of the owners and prospective pur-
chasers of cars. 1t can readily be SEEM
| judging from the number Of cars pres
ent at the show, that there is but little
difference between them all. There
are but few freaks" possibly none
that could be properly called a depar-
ture from the general automobile idea
Ten years ago, if such a show had
been held in the city, there would have
been all sorts Of freaks" The chances
are that the present-day automobile
would have been termed as freaky in
both style and makeup. There would
have been steam machines, electric and
gasoline, with many of the original
ideas. But now, judging from the show,
there is a standard by which all OF
the machines are made. The general
idea carried out in the construction Of
one is apparent in another. The new
corners in the industry are satisfied
with the ideas and methods employed
by the first Of the real standard type,
and are making their machines along
the lines set.
Few Changes Noted.
Few radical changes can be seen in
the machines exhibited. The engines
of most of the cars are practically the
same. The tires are pneumatic, with
identically the same method of inner
tubing and covering. The bodies are
mostly similar. One or two of the tor
pedo boat style are to be seen, but this
style is being used by all Of the max
ers of big machines, so that it can
scarcely be called a departure from the
general idea.
Dealers and experts unite in declaring
that the age of perfection in the auto
business has been nearly reached.
The value In a car, from the purchas-
ers standpoint, lies in the quality Of
the parts Of the machine, in workman
ship, finish, brakeage system, road
test, quality of carburetor, horsepower
and few other of the incidentals to
the general idea.
In fact, the cars shown at the exhibit
are so much the same in appearance
that a person ignorant of the different
names Of machines would find it diff
cult to point out one car from the other.
Resembles An Egg.
''About the only departure from the
general plan OF the automobile is the
new torpedo boat style used by some
Of the larger manufacturers, said Carl
Horst. THE Winton people have re-
Gently produced one of the new shapes.
1t has been dubbed the hard boiled
egg by people of the east, and it truly
resembles a gunboot.
But 1 believe that the age of stan
dardization Of the automobile is here.
Leaders in the industry often have new
ideas shown in their latest models.
These ideas are soon copied by all of
the other manufacturers Of the coun-
try, with the result that today there
is but little difference in the general
plan of the automobile. OF course there
are differences in the details Of ma
chimes. Some make better machines In
that the material and the workmanship
is better than others. But this does
not destroy the statement that this is
an age of Standardization.
I'm the airship industry there are as
many different makes of airships, diff
ferent shapes and ideas as there are
inventors. 1t used to be this way with
the automobile, but that time has
passed"