The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-19
THE AUTOMO-
 BILE WORLD

mess men ana merchants in motor | driven, freight carrying vehicles was | furnished by the attendance on the first full day of the part two period of the national automobile show in l New York. From the time the doors I were opened at ten in the morning | until closing time the Garden was we'll l filled win men making careful and | painstaking examinations of the many | gasolene and electric commercial cars
 that are being displayed this week. Even during the lunch and dinner hours the big and little commercial cars were surrounded by interested visitors, who asked many questions in I their search for cars that they want | to replace horse-drawn delivery sys- | tems.
 The pioneers among business firms l that employed motor vehicles in whole | or in part for their delivery systems | figured, in many cases at least, that the expense need not be the sole fac | tor to be taken into consideration, as | the early users of motor-driven deliv- | cry wagons and trucks obtained di- rect return in the advertising their use of automobile deliveries gave to them. At the present time, however, of advertising value attached to the employment of motor-driven delivery wagons and trucks, business concerns figure the cost in tenths of a cent per mile when they discuss the adop- ton of motor vehicles fpr, business uses.
 Beauty and speed are generally the main factors considered in the buying of passenger carrying cars but both looks and speed are ignored in the purchase of freight carrying vehicles. Economy of operation, reliability and carrying capacity are the factors con- sidered by present and prospective buyers of business purpose vehicles. The exhibitors who have had cars running long enough so they can give statistics of past performances are arranging for many demonstrations of their vehicles.
 The scene outside the building is most unusual aud striking one. There are always a lot of passenger cars around the building, but mingled among them in unexpectedly large numbers are the demonstrating vehi- cles of the firms who are exhibiting cars in the part two period of the show.
 These demonstrating cars range from the delivery wagons suitable for use by grocers, .milliners, butchers, and others whose business requires quick delivery for small, light loads, to the great trucks that are built to carry loads of beer, flour, gravel and other commodities. Many of these vehicles that are being used for demonstrat-s ing purposes have been ordered by business firms of this and other cities and bear the names of their future owners.
 While the Morgan concern has a comparatively small space in which to display it's truck, ample provision has been made to show the workings of the trucks mechanism. An engine of a Morgan truck, with parts removed to show it's operation, is mounted on a stand at the side of the truck Just back of the engine is a clutch and behind that a transmission and rear axle are mounted on another stand. MT. Page declares that everyone knows about wheels and chains and frames and that the display of parts includes all of the mechanism any one is likely to ask information about.
 THE BUSINESS AUTO SHOW. (chas. S. Duryea. Special Technical
 Correspondent, A. l.. A. M
 A surprise awaits the visitor to the great business vehicle show now run ming at Madison Square Garden, be- cause of the great variety of vehicles shown and the many evidences that this Industry is no longer a beginner but is full fledged and rapidly grow ing.
 Nor eis it of interest to the business man only, for there are vehicles pres ent for all purposes from the dainty carriages of the Detroit Electric CO, to the big Hewitt gasofene propelled milk wagon; from the, little Brush single cylinder gasolene runabout and package cart to the big Studebaker electric trucks; from the little McIn- tyre solid tired buggy to the big Pac- kard warehouse van.
 Perhaps the most striking feature of the whole exhibit is the size of the cars. They are built for business, h1rc T,I, amount of power and carrying capa- city placed in the hands of one man is really wonderful. Where the horse vehicle is limited by the ability of the team, the motor vehicle is not so linn ited and can be enlarged to do much greater work and carry much bigger loads. And this load carrying ca pacity is largely gained by widening the body of the truck rather than by lengthening 1t. Leaving off the horse shortens the vehicle and lessens the street room required. Widening the body increases the capacity much faster than making it longer and sim ply uses space over the wheels so that the total width of the vehicle and the street room requirements are not made larger. This bearing alone is of great importance in the older cities where street room is much too scarce for modern needs anyhow.
 These overhung bodies are to be seen on all sides being shown by Stearns, Overland, Garford and many others. Additional carrying space is gained on most of these trucks by set ting the operators seat further for ward than touring car practice. Tn many cases the whole seat structure lifts off, exposing the maehinery, while in others the sides and ends drop so that the engine and trans mission are very getatable. Tn the Grabowsky and some others the mo- tor Is at the extreme front and can be uncovered by lifting a short hood, the radiator being over and slightly behind the motor.
 In a number of designs the bodies are removable or interchangeable and this permits keeping the motor in use all the time instead of having 1t standing while the bodies are being loaded. Examples of this construc- tion are seen at the Morgan and Packard booths; the latter showing