New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
MANY BUYERS OF TRUCKS
ast Half of Garden Auto Show
Develops Big Business.
EVEN A JUNK DEALER BUYS
At Least 100 Different Lines OF
Industry Are Represented
Among Spectators.

Now running as the only organized eX-
bibit of motor cars in New York, the COM
rnercial vehicle show in Madison Square
Garden is seeing some brisk business. Each
day the attendance becomes larger and the
interest increases. Representatives of con-
cerns in more than one hundred different
lines Of industry have visited the show in
the last few days. one man purchased a
truck to transport marshmallows eXclu-
siyely. and another wagon purchased by
a large Junk dealer, will he used chiefly
for carting old iron and metal These are
examples Of how varied are the uses Of
the motor truck.
Among the interested spectators yester-
dav was Colonel William F. Cody C'Buffalo
Bin'0. who upon many occasions has de-
lighted thousands in the Garden with his
wild West show. Colonel Cody. of course.
always has had a great love for horse
flesh. but he admits that the motor-pro-
relled vehicle has the bulge" on the
eouine-drawn wagon nowadays. He was
particularly interested in the Prairie
Schooner" the truck which made trans
continental trip last summer.
A Characteristic Of 1912 truck models is
that many are equipped with all metal
bodes rather than wood. Some Of these
are Of pressed steel construction, having no
rivets, the Pierce being a good example.
Several makers show cars with metal
wheels. some with spokes and hub cast in
one solid piece and machined down TO true
shape.
Among the visitors last night was one of
The LARGEST sanitary appliance manufact-
urers in this country who said that he in
tended 10 use a motor truck as a travelling
demonstration Of the plumbing goods and
s1pples manufactured by his company.
He was looking for a truck with full
nanel body. into which be intended to build
the most modern bath room that sanitary
science can devise. Every fitting, and even
the floor and walls will be tiled. When
completed. the truck will be sent on
demonstration tour Of the country.
Something Of q sensation was created in
the Garden yesterday afternoon Wheh -
Il. Martin. of the Knox Automobile com
pany. took a small model of his tractor on
a tour through the aisles. The model is
three feet in length and drew toy wagon
of the same length behind H. II Is pro-
pelled by a sixty-fourth Of horse power
motor, which gets its power from SIX dry
cell batteries Mr. Martin demonstrated
the ease with which the tractor can be
manipulated The midget machine hao no
trouble in drawing two men, each weigh
ing more than $50 pounds
Harry S. Houpt, manager Of sales an
nounced the sale Of forty-three Alco
trucks yesterday. The purchasers and the
number they bought are: John }. Nc
Donough. jr, Savannah, Ga, ten; II. L.
Jaggar, Portland, ore, fifteen; Thomas l.
Hume, Washington, d. c.. ten, and Ralph
Amerman, Scranton, Penn, eight
The Knox Automobile Company has as
one of the features of its exhibit an entire
fire department In one piece. 1t consists OF
a pump with a capacity Of 700 gallons
minute. which is driven by sN-cylnder
engine, the same one that propels the We
hcle. 1t carries thirty-five gallon chemi-
cal tank and 100 feet Of water hose
There are also seats for fifteen fremen