The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
AUTOMOBILE SHOWS DRAW CROWDS
GARDEN
DAY---INCDENT TENNESSEE MINISTER WHO PUR-
CHASED CAR FOR "NdUD MOUNTAIN" DISTRICT

simultaneously here, the snow OF the
| National Association Of Automobile
Manufacturers opening at the New
Grand Central Palace. the new au-
! ditorium destined to succeed the
doomed Madison Square Garden.
and vieing for popular favor with
the gardens twelfth National Auto
mobile Show.
| Altogether there are 40 different
I makes Of passenger cars and e36 dif-
fcreut makes Of commercial vehicles
Displayed on the main and second
| floors OF the new fireproof exhibi-
| ton building in Lexington avenue,
Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh
streets. In the passenger car dtvi-
sion there are So makers displaying
gasoline cars and five makers Of
| electric cars. In the commercial We
| hicle section only two concerns show
electrically propelled cars. while there
| are 81 exhibitors Of gasoline business
automobiles.
| The fact that both passenger and
commercial cars may be examined
At one sh ow Is proving a great draw
ing card for the New Palace event.
by far the largest attendance of
the week fiied through the gates OF
| the gardens show today. 1t was
"EngIneers Day., but this did not
I prev manly PANotc 6oS0AAfo~hsS
owners and those interested in cars
from attending. In fact. the hun
dreds Of automobile engineers were
quite lost in the shuttle. Close to
10000 persons gained admission
during the day.
| Clergyman Wants Car.
| One little touch OF human inter
est oversha dowed many other things
| In the show. That was the efforts
OF the Rev. Louis p. Henley. of AL
lens Bridge. Tenn. and his wife to
fnd car In which they can make
'civtlizing'' trips among the Tennes-
see mountaineerA DR.. Henley. who
/ Is SIS years old. was frank in saying
he has saved from his salary and
from money received for writing
magazine articles about the South
/ st,eeo that he hoped to invest IN an
automobile.
| i've thought It all over" he said
to reporter. and I've talked 1t
over with Mrs. Henley. We're mighty
fond Of many Of our practitioners
In the mountains and guess we
know az we'll az any one what those
them very we'll: we've had only
horse and buggy to go up and down
the mountains In. and We realize
pretty thoroughly there's work to be
done up In the Tennessee hills. We
want a car that will enable us to
cover more territory. The church
can't pay for Ii. OF course. but we're
I willing to, and we're going to II we,
can and the right machine"
| DIR. Henley and his wife spent the
entire day In the garden. looking
explained IA every exhibitor what
they wanted was a machine that
could stand the two Ms--mud and
mountains" and one also that was
simple In it, mechanical makeup.
I'm too old . man to waste time
tinkering around with engines that
have ~ many parts az Joseph's coat
had coiors," said DR.. Henley. ave
! got 70 have something about az SIM
| pie and as string as one Of those old
dollar watches.''
lhve Interesting Time.
| Salesmeu and exhibitors had to 60
over the parts of all their engines
explain everything infinitely. and
bring out records OF the various cars
performances over muddy and hilly
| ground. Then. at the last minute,
Mrs. Henley began to insist on a
| guarantee that the car would not
break down inside year, II IT was
treated properly. That provision
puzzled many statesmen. and for sew
eral hours 1t looked doubtfaiaawass~
Their the couple would md the car
/ they had set their hearts on having
Mrs Henley. In fact. began to de-
/ spair, and suggested to her husband
| that they give up the attempt and
| stick to Black Betty and the Sui
Ivan wagon another year or so.'t But
the clergyman continued the search
patiently
| Finally. when 1t was almost 10
| O'Clock at night. DIR. Henley found
an exhibitor who felt he could trust
/ the honesty OF the couple to the ex-
tent that they would not abuse his
| car. Then he wrote out on the back
OF catalogue a guarantee such as
1 they desired. He signed II with his
! own name and the name OF his Arm.
and In less than fifteen minutes the
| deal was completed. and arrange
| ments were closed for the shipping
/ OF the cara sturdy little roadster
| South. 1t cost DIR. Henley Just $500.
And now we've got leeway Of
1 $2aa For rerRtrs ard gasoaiae,"s DR..
Henley remarked to his wife as they
hurried toward this street door. And
/ guess with the knowledge OF au-
tomobiies that do not possess. we
can Ket rid OF that money pretty
quick"
Engineers At show.
Yesterday special invitations had
been cant by the management to
prominent engineers all ever the
country. AID the result was tho pres
ence of surprising number Of scien-
tifle meg. aai.atR na,Ess: prcfes-
sor Of cfvn engineering In Columbia
University, was, there, and brought ~
his guests Professor George r. Swain,
4 Of the Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology and Professor Albert
Sauveur, head of the metallurEy de-
partment In Harvard. Other scicn-
i tao leaders prasent-Rere:-=aH Gustav
thiAdea4AaA ,-A bridge b. sldscii ----Dr.
j LonniA who Ia hnilding tina Nav York
i aqueduct: John A. Matthew'S OF the
Crucibls Iron Works in 6yrAcuss;
Il J0hm,. 4ss a, RessEEk ssahssay aAttanr
7 tor.. J6iaee H. CrosX former prsSt-
dent Of the American Society of civil
Engineers, and Zion J. Arnold, CHI
cago traction engineer.
4 Society also was represented strong
y; tho tnrong of styitshiy gowne<1
1 women and fashienably clothed men
being 20 great that the management
4 expressed doubt n more members OF
tbs 400" will be present to-day. even
} though this afternoon and evening
constitute society day" OF the show