Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-24
LAWMAKERS SEE
BIG AUTO SHOW
MUCH PLEASED
Are Also Greatly Interested
in Reciprocity Auto
Measure.

Another big crowd visited the New
ark automobile show in the First Regi-
ment Armory last night. The Jersey
lawmakers were supposed to be on
hand yesterday to get an idea for
themselves of what a big factor the
automobile industry really is In New
Jersey. Several members of the Legis-
lature visited the exhibition during the
afternoon and evening. Lawmakers
are more particularly interested in the
subject of autos just now, whether
they intend to purchase machines or
not, from the fac that there are pend
ing certain bills, the enactment of
which into law will affect the autoists
TO a large degree.
The most important of these is the
Bracken measure, which provides for
reciprocal auto privileges between New
Jersey and other States. A somewhat
similar measure, the Edge bill, was
killed in the Senate after the Atlantic
mar had made a game fight for the
proposed law, but the automobiles are
hoping that the upper House law
makers have seen light and are now
willing to vote for the Bracken bill.
which carries out the provisions of the
Democratic platform.
Buying m Busy.
Dealers report that the ouying ele-
ment in the crowds at the show is
still large. Not only have numerous
orders been paced for passenger cars
but the motor vehicles that are taking
the place of the horse and truck for
commercial purposes are also receiV'
Ing attention from the buyers. Some
business men are not anxious to In
vest in one of these vehicles till they
are sure that they are not adding to
instead of diminishing Their expense OF
trucking. The auto dealers are ready
TO give them a demonstration IN cases
of this kind, and usually viii have a
machine Installed Tor them for a limited
period TO show that a motor truck
means a saving of money.
George e. BlaKeslee, OF Jersey CITY,
stated last night that he was very well
pleased with the amount of prospective
business he has / n view for the Mack
trucks as a direct result of his exhibit
at the show, and that he had already
made application for increased space at
next year s show.
Mark Winans, of the H. ]. Koehler
Company, reports the sale of another
Hupmobile coupe yesterday afternoon
10 a. E. French, of East Orange. This
makes the fifth car that Mr.. Win ms
has disposed OF during the last three
days.
Good business Is also being done by
the Peerless Company. Manager
George C. Smith has taken r S fot
several of the higher priced models.
The handsome town car which has hee /
the centre Of interest at the Peerless
booth has beer sold and a tenta-
tive order placed for a duplicate of this
model
49, ARRANGING for banquet.
Arrangements for the show banquet,
which is to be held in the arlnory to-
morrow night, are going along swim
mingly. Practically every dealer in the
show, as we'll as the majority of the
assistants, have made reservations for
seats, In addition to Senator Harry v.
Osborne and Congressman Walter 1.
Mccoy, word was received yesterday
from Alfred Reeves, general manager
of the A. L. A. M, that he would be
present.
Among those present at the show
yesterday were noticed the following:
A. B. Barkman, general sales man