New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
MOTOR BOAT TO THE FORE
Show to Open in Madison Square
Garden on Tuesday.
ALL TYPES REPRESENTED
More than Three Hundred Elk.
hibitors Will Have Spaces
Along the Aisles.

With the gathering OF the motor poat
builders and makers of the gasolcne en-
gine in Madison Square Garden at the
opening Of the annual Motor Boat Show On
Tuesday more than three hundred exhibi-
ors and their assistants Wilt be engaged for
the following twelve days in pointing out
the latest improvements in this craft ana
explaining the different types CT the inter-
nal combustion engine. To those not "a
miliar with the extent Of this industry the
farreaching results and the capital en-
ployed are hardly credible. Nearly
81 800. 900 capital is invested In the motor
boat Industry and over 25.000 persons are
employed in the building Of the boats, mo-
tors and accessories.
In the early days the engines were con-
fined to limited numbers of types and Sizes
Now all types and all sizes may be secured
from the small single cylinder OF liz horse
power I'D TO hundreds Of horsepower, used
in cruising yachts. Reliability, ease OF
control, small cost of maintenance and the
simplicity OF the opecation of the motor
boat have brought the internal combustion
engine into favor with all who take pleas
ure or recreation of any kind on the water.
type of engine was fast crowding out the
steam and sailing craft. and while IN
great measure 1t is so, yet there are thou-
sands who have taken up the motor ooat
that never owned vessel OF any kno'
Efforts have been made from time TO time
to get some correct figures on the actuai
output of the various plants in the country
but only an approximate estimate can DC
obtained. Thousands upon thousands OF
motors are shipped each year from Ameri-
can plants to all parts of the world.
The list Of exhibits will range from the
tiny launch 10 the luxurious craft Tor
cruising purposes. Every section OF the
country will be represented with the lat
est models and designs in motor ooating'
including those from such we'll known
firms as the Truscott Boat Manufacturing
COMPANY, the Detroit Boat Company anu
the Racine Boat Manufacturing Company
Invitations for the opening night have
been extended to Major General FREDERICK
D. Grant, commander of the Department
of tho East, and the officers under MS
command; Admiral c. H. Leutze, COM
mandant Of the Brooklyn navy yard, the
consuls and attaches Of all the foreign gov
ernments represented in the United states
and the officers of the yacht and motor
boat clubs within fifty miles Of New YORK
City.
While the motor boats and engines VIII
command the major portion OF the atten-
ton of the visitors, there will be several
outside features in the concert hail and
the basement of the building. More than
800 schooboys will compete In the base
ment for the shooting championship OF the
Public Schools Athletic League. sixteen
ranges have been erected. Glenn II. Curtiss
will exhibit his famous aeroplane in which
he flew from Albany to New York and
lectures on aviation will be delivered every
afternoon and evening during the show.
Naturally. an industry that is growing
to such an extent should have a repre-
sentative body, and in this connection the
National Association Of Engine and Boat
Manufacturers, OF which John T. Amory
is the president, has done much for the
promotion and protection vi the INDUSTRY
and users in general. This association has
az members all the large and representa-
tive companies IN the country, and IN me
future, as well as in the past, the associ'
alton will look after aud safeguard the
Industry in an intelligent and liberal mind
ed manner. ....t.-