New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
SHOW IN LONDON BARREN
Mr.. RrIscoe Says Autos Showed
Nothing Mechanically New.
FORE DOOR TYPE FAVORED
President of United States Motor
Co. Established a European
Afiliation of Organization.


Motors. Ltd-Renjamin Briscoe. president
Of the United States Motor Company, re-
turned from England Thursday on me
Mauretania, accompanied by Mrs. Briscoe
and w. r. Devoe, his secretary.
The English concern will manufacture
products Of the United States Motor Com
peny for European trade The designs.
PATENTS. etc, of the Maxwell, Brush Co
l,n,tis Stoddard-D Dayton. Courier and
Samson 81 Will be transferred to the Eng
lish company, but the machinery aho
factory equipment will be purchased
ot,-oad The United International Motors
I'D have opened salesrooms at NO ia
wardour street. London, West, wnere noo-
els Of the affiliated companies are no" On
exhibition.
The new concern makes the following an
nouncement: We have completed arrange
rnents with the United States Motor Com
pany. Of the United States Of America oy
which we become the concesslonalres OF
.1ar corllnany with the sole and exclusive
-iEht 10 manufacture and sell in the United
Kingdom and on the Continent OF Europe
the tyne of motor cars which have been
brought to such q high state OF deVeioP-
-7-4nt nv that company. We will install q
.-,.4e-+,,rire- departTr1ert which, having
the full cooperation OF our affiliated COM
NAMES will have advantages which can
not be eNcelled.'
1.-THE motor car Industry in England and
the Continent seems to be in an extremely
rrosnerous condition" says Mr.. Briscoe.
-.Trl England especially there is evidence on
every hand that the industry is now In the
era OF its greatest prosperity.
Il was particularly interested in the de-
,-elopuent Of the industry in England be-
cause what occurred in the bicycle indus
trx seems to be repeating itself in the
motor car industry: that, whereas the Eng
ushrlen were slow in settling down TO sys-
ternaiic production. when they did the
1rocress Of their manufacturing plants was
steady and rapid
'Apropos OF the bicycle business in Eng
land. I am told that it has never been
larger than it is to-day. There will be no
less than 604eoo bicycles made in England
This year
Motors (as the English call their
show was an indication of complete conf
dence in the industry on the part Of not
only those engaged in It. but Of all other
connected interests and OF the public gen
orally.
The show produced practically nothing,
however. in the way of new mechanical de-
sign. 1 would, in fact. call it more of a
coach builders show than a show OF me-
chanical construction. II was interesting
10 note practically the universal prevalence
Of The fore-door body construction; in fact,
i seems 10 be impossible 10 sell a motor
car in England OF in Europe which has not
q body designed with the fore doors.
The taste in bodies seems 10 run more
10 curves than it does with US; in fact, 10
an American manufacturer educated to
she straight line body construction, such as
Las prevailed with us for the last few
Years some of the English designs look
antique and odd.
The Knight engine seems TO be meet
iug with favor. although in the motor
Iapcrs and among the technical fraternity
there seems 10 be a great deal Of contro-
versy Oh the merits OF poppet valve versus
Siding valve motors.
one Of the most characteristic things
Al which came under my observation was the
Nj strong evidence Of caste il England, which
W. know SO little about in America. For
instance. a considerable controversy is now
Icing Waged in the trade papers and other
The motor car industry as 10 whether OF
lior the public at large should be admitted
10 the SHOW. it being contended by many
that admission should be restricted 10 the
class only who intending 10 buy car
presumably the wealthy people.
How impossible for such controversy
even 10 begin in our country, where the
clerk of to-day is the proprietor of to-
GforroU and where il is clerks and the
1ouuS men. the boys. in fact. the public
a large. who are continually growing into
the motor car class and TO whom the auto
mobile manufacturer is interested in max
iuG his strongest appeal
We are so accustomed TO big figures in
:ho motor car industry (as in all other in
dustries generally in our country that one
has TO nc careful in his conversation while
siros4d SO IS not to appear TO be Dragging.
1or II j hard for tho Englishman or the
European to believe the actual figures of
American automobile production
when I told some Of the motor people
that the United States Motor Company was
producing l5.09o aIaXwells. 10000 Brush cars
and 1900 Sfoddard- DaNtons. Columbia and
Alden Simpsons per annum COR 81 Neo in ALL
each veaTl they were at first inclined to
ooubt that any one concern could have the
facilities for such output. for the Eng
fish and Continental system of manufact-
urinE is So different from the American
system IS 10 make il appear almost incred-
;hlo 70 them that the American figures
cou1d he reached.
For instance. there are over go models
Ct CARS manufactured I'm Great Britain.
which. Of the total number of models,
makes an average Of only 50 cars a model.
Il scelns 90 bc The ambition of the manu-
fsCtrsrerS over there multiply their
models into zs great 4 variety as possible
in fsct- some concerns seem 10 take pride
in rho fact that 10 Two cars they make are
alihe. TIC confusion that this throws the
business into therefore can be well imas-
luod
1T can hc said. however. that some Of
fic manufacturers have adopted the Amer
fan stem Win noticeable success: IN
fact. tAe largest concern outs e Of Amer
Ca IN tho manufacture of automobiles is
managed by natives Of America. although
practically dyed-in-the-wool Englishmen
nov
To quote some figures ~ 10 the coIidi-
ton Of the trade in England, France and
Germany Ghe three countries that | Wis
ircd, 7 obtained from the Government Sta
tietical Office copies Of the automobile sale
records
In England for the year ending Janu-