Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03


but. though the Olympia is larger
l doubt whether they ever had better
show than that to be seen in Chicago
today.
And every one who takes any interest
at all in automobiles should go, ana
even those who are old-fashioned ana
never have gone into this new form OF
locomotion will find so much to interest
them that 1t is worth visit.
Great trouble has been taken by nearly
all the companies to show their machines
in running order in such way that all
the parts can be seen SO a novice can
grasp all the details of the newest ma
chinery.
Wednesday night was especially ar
ranged to be society evening. and one
had expected the hall would not be
crowded, but raising the price of entrance
seemed only to have the effect OF bring
ing larger number, and at one part Of
the evening the hall seemed to be COM
pletely packed; in fact. any one who
really wants to see the show and study
the newest developments in automobiles
with comfort and at their leisure had bet
ter go in the afternoon, as l did once
before.
Wednesday evening seemed more in the
nature Of social gathering, and all the
managers OF the automobile companies
appeared to be SO smart that one was
almost afraid to talk business. Up in
the gallery the show Of accessories was
most complete. and as it was not nearly
so crowded, one was able to study some
Of the hundred and one new Inventions
which make motoring the luxurious pas
time that 1t is. There was SO much to
see in the main hall that few people
| seemed to get up to the gallery, and it
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view of the show could be obtained.
1 think what struck me most was the
moderate price of most of the cars as
compared with the prices In London and
| cheap cars America has got the whole
world beat. When it comes to high-priced
cars 1 believe that the English manu-
facturer can hold his own, in fact, go
one better than any other country, but
1 did not see any really high-priced
cars at the Coliseum on either Of MY
visits, and ] conclude that these are pos
sibly more generally made only to order,
and the general object of the present ex-
hibition seemed to be the display of
| cars within the reach of people with
moderate incomes.
| In London a great many fancy, or
luxurious cars are shOwn-cars which are
practically beyond the ambition of the
ordinary person. At the last exhibition at
the Olympia, in London. several automo-
bile coaches were shown, but / cannot
say that ! ever saw any in actual use.
] was interested to meet several young
English mechanics who have come over
from the Daimler and other English man.
ufacturers, and they all speak in glowing
terms Of the motor car industry over here
and of the encouragement that they get
from their American masters in develop
ing any new ideas that they may have
One young fellow told me he had con-
ceived in England several valuable i'm
provements. but could never get his Eng
lish employer to give him a chance, but
that over here he found the reverse, and
that he got the means to carry out all
kinds of experiments. He was further
of the opinion that the young man in
this country met with much more oppor-
tunities than he did in the old world
I am hoping to pay at leaet one more
visit to the show before it closes Febru-
airy 10. and-in view of all the horses
getting off the streets-to learn what is
being devised new in motor traction.