Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-23
HOPES TO CLIMB
EAGLE RICK HILL
DESPITE SNOW
E. E. Gregg Expects to Drive
Car Up Difficult
Ascent.
ANOTHER BIG CROWD
AT THE AUTO SHOW
Big Display Brings Good Bust
ness, Leading Exhibitors
Report.

To make his auto climb Eagle Rock
Hill, where there is now three or four
inches OF snow on the ground, is the
task hat e. E. Gregg, secretary of the
Penn Motorcar Company, has set be-
fore himself, despite much advice he
has received that the feat Is a very
difficult one under prevailing condl-
tons. Mr.. Gregg anne to Newark to
the automobile show yesterday after
noon in a Penn go from Pittsburg
after a trying trip over bad roads in
Pennsylvania and slushy highways IN
New Jersey. He came through without
an accident and without q single delay
on account of trouble with his ma
chine. He will tr' to scale Eagle Rock
hill this afternoon In the same car.
Big Crowd at show.
There was another big crowd at the
auto show in the First Regiment ar
mory last night. Many of those wno
now visit the exhibit on are buyers, and
increased sales are being reported
daily. All the dealers report that
business SO far has been better than
in the corresponding period last year
and they are confident today and to-
morrow will show still larger orders.
Members of the State Legislature arc
expected to be visitors at the exhibition
today and ton. ght. Among those who
have been invited are Governor Wilson
and his staff, as well as all the senators
and assemblymen, besides several State
officials who have no connection with
the making of laws. The automobile
men have been especially anxious to
have the lawmakers see for themselves
the exhibition here, so hat they may
get an adequate idea of the vast IN
terests back of the movement for re-
ciprocal automob lie legislation between
the various States.
Auto Dinner saturday Night.
This subject of auto legislation will
be discussed at the dinner that will
be given in the armory Saturday night
as a wind-up to the show. Congress
man Walter /. Mccoy, of the Eighth
district, will speak on Federal auto
registration, which, the Automobiles
believe. is the true remedy for the
present Inconvenience causd by the d.
versity in the laws governing auto
ownerS.
A bill mas been introduced at Wash
ington providing for Federal registra-
ton, but 1t sleeps peacefully in COM
mittee. despite the efforts of the auto
men to pry it out. Senator Harry v
Osborne, Assemblyman John ]
Bracken and other members of the
Legislature will be present. II is ex-
pected that there will be more than
200 guests at the banquet.
Machines Are Sold.
Among orders for machines reported
by dealers today were several for both
REQ and Premier cars received by r.
M. Owen e. Co. George Eveland, man
ager of the Stevens-Duryea exhibit, an
nounced the sale of two cars yesterday
afternoon. Tho Wailace-DeWilde Com
pany has sold two ~fore-door 1ve-pas-
senger Cole thirty touring cars TO
Frederick Baum, Of 1856 Roseville ave-
nue.. The New Jersey Motor Sales
COMPANY booked orders for foul Royals
yesterday, two 20-horsepower run
abouts and two fore-door seven-pas-
senger touring cars. Three of the cars
are for Newark people and one for a
Dover a The Elliot-Ramsay Com
pany has sold two more Hudson 20
horsepower cars.
To Build Twenty-Five Garages
Much interest attaches among visi-
tors to the show, not only to the auto
mobiles themselves, but also to the
accessories In the north balcony.
Dealers In supplies and various de-
vices have been doing a good business
also. The Newark Construction Corn
pany, which is showing q concrete
garage model near the main entrance,
reports twenty-five orders since the
show opened.
]. b. Wallace, OF the Wallace-De-
Wilde Company, Cole $50" dlstribu-
tors. prevailed upon Mayor Gonzales.
of Hoboken, 10 visit the automobile
show Yesterday. His honor came to
Newark by train and was transported
to the show in a Co'e "30' automobile.
He expressed himself as well pleased
with the show and its many exhibits.