El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-10
AUTO DISPLAY Of
1872 TRULY REGAL
New York and Chicago Elk
hibitions Attract Eye
Of Motor World.
By Auto-Graph

The New York and the Chicago au-
tomobile shows are now absorbing the
attention OF the motoring world and
the customary Babylonian regaIity OF
these automobile exhibitions so say
reports, nave been even enhanced this
1t would be interesting. BY way az
comparison, TO contrast the ANTONIO
pie show OF ten years ago with the
chicago and the New York auto car
nlvals Of to-day { is safe TO say that
the 1917 eNhibitica Of motor dynamfcs
could easily house twenty OF the sno7vH
Of ten years ago and still have plentv
q room TO spare, Even that proper
~ -, o1le not properly notate the "a
no OF development Of the game.
PalRees set on foundations OF pneu-
- &c Euo3er tire IS the generalizlng
eolecuYe Ior the display OF this sea-
degree the machinatiOu involved IN the
process OF exploding gas for power
Lls Iacrories OF the country have with
greater eagerness turned 10 the de-
velopment OF the body. me -esu1+ n
large' roomy cars with upholsterinz
many Inches thick This BODY IL SCI
Upon many leaf springs which with
~ supplement- OF the popular shock
aosorDer, has brought auto travel al
most TO the perfection OF Pullman
Standard with ali the additional ad-
Esntages that the open afr and the
psS~er 90 stop when II IS so pleased,
The season OF 1919 has not been par-
llcnlariy prolific in motor advance
tnenI but as we hare said before
raller IN the refining OF the present
Ilooel- II IS only natural. then. that
lle manufacturers have given greater
Inought to the bodies Of the machines
Limousine Development IS notable and
ne man Who can afford to pay from
ss,yvV 20 5000 for car may enjoy
every luxury that is possible 70 in
clude on four wheels.
The recurring argument against au-
tomobile racing strings itself through
the winter when motor conflict Is a.
low ebb The point about unOtor
racing seems TO be that the manufac-
turers who have not been successful
IN this field would ike to have TIE
American motor competitive classics
removed while the manufacture Wha
has been successful IN this publicity
Lleid has predilecrlon for contest
seemingly much more torrld than fbs
objections OF the non believers
The constructive feature OF racing
is Of course IN the premise that under
the terrific stress OF a few hundred
miles Of racing that II a motor nos
sesses any conBenital weakness THAT
this viii be brought out In This uaw
the mechanical laboratories can ths
more quickly remedy any defect n,
CONSTRUCTION with the additional feq-
for further motor perfection
Those who are set against the e-aros
say that the racing Is not uecessa-T-
that the motor can be given the SAM
try-out that & Is given il =
race n the factory Demonstration and
thar this at once eliminates the los
Of the lives that are snuffed out IN
many Dig races. and othe- obiection-
able features Of the sport
IL IS debate that has many ner-
torious arEumentative qualities on
either side The cars that have proved
Big winners make trousanzs - 49,
srs out OF the publicity sccorde1 +Ssf-
Winning Those who do not race -Fet
ust that much less publicity and
9ere IS no game IN the world where
.dVertlslnE competition Is more keen
ban Il Is in the automobile selling to-