The Washington times., 1912-01-08
MUCH INTEREST IS
MANIFESTED At BIG
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
1912 Season Opens at Gar
den Under Favorable
Circumstances.
By HARRY WARD.

With the opening OF the twelfth
National Automobile Show saturday
night At Madison Square Gar
den the season Of 1872 began under the
most favorable auspices. Not since the
Inception Of motor car exhibitions has
90 much real interest been manifested
In the industry. ana where in former
years many Of it, visitors to the big
exhibition buildings were attracted
largely by curiosity and because Il was
the fashion to attend the shows, tho
public generally has developed into
critical discriminator Of tho good and
bad qualities Of the motor car.
A conservative estimate OF the output
or motor cars In America during 1919
places the number at $4,000. A refiec-
ton OF this truth IL already being shown
In elaborate preparations OF exhibitors
for the three shows In New York city.
The Importers salon was thrown open
to the public at the Hotel Astor last
Tuesday. The Licensed Automobile
Manufacturers displayed their new
pleasure vehicles for the first time this
season Saturday night at the Madison
Square Garden. and the third Of the big
displays will open on Wednesday. ct the
new Grand Central Palace.
Norman r. Collins, formerly with the
Ftrestone Rubber and Tire Company,
has been appointed assistant TO j. T.
Rose. Washington representative OF the
wolverine Lubricants Company.
A party OF motorists. including o. J.
DeMolL Emmons 8. Smith. Charles
Langley, and Robert Cox, left yester-
day for Pinehurst N. c.. to attend
golf tournament
The exodus OF automobile dealers to
the New York automobile shows has be-
gun. Among those who have departed
G. w. Storm, w. Elkins Reed. and e.
H. Johansen. Others who will 60 over
to the metropolis to see what 1s new
Eon ss''%sss d Rssssstls Claude sss Nj
T. c. Smith, Rudolph Jose, Georgs
1,Donnsll. w; E Barnhart spruce Bruce
zs mer1 = r. 'e TSomss snn MueSisiss sy
r. G. Parsons. c. Cassard Schroth, Tay-
loe Pollock. Wade Powers. and F. {.
Ford touring cars to the following: DR..
]. c. Pyles. r.. @. Purner, II. c. Mems,
Teylor Grimes, Mrs.. r " scrss. Dr.
J. Williams, and H. g. Dulin. while DR..
e. p. Magruder and D. Tuohey pur-
! chased Ford torpedo cars.
The annual dinner OF the Society Of
Automobile Engineers will be held at
the Hotel Aston on the evening Of
more persons will be present At this
dinner, which will be the most inn
portant social function Of the autonio-
bile engineers year. brevity OF speech
to the incoming president OF the soci-
ETY. and accounts Of European trip
made several weeks ago by members
OF the society. will be made.
ELMER Apperson, president and gen
eral manager Of the Apperson Brothers
Automobile Company, Is one OF the rec
ali matters pertaining to motor cars.
said w. r. Emerson. OF Emerson q
Orme. From the inception Of the self
propelled vehicle he has been one o. ,.s
much as to any other Individual r
credit due for the success of this great-
est OF manufactured products. Mr.. APP
h sna II. nsD tvs sna .s
ments In the past, relative 70 Hads
conditions, have been taken eertously
BY the trade and Individual Alike; f h'r
logic was early established" Mr.. Ap-
person is one Of the big figures - tno
automobile show now being nesa IN
New York
Bill Pickens. q former promoter OF
automobile races and who was Barney
Oldfeld's manager for a rImber OF
years, tells q good one on Barney. He
says he received a letter recently from
one Of the speed bugs at savannah IN
which the writer said that he mad
broken his right arm end was writing
as best he could With his left hand
The penmanship was SO good that Bill
in showing the letter to Barney ex-
claimed. why. this fellow Ia ambideN-
trous." Huh" growled Barney. they
A. for that" As the three AS has put
a ban on Barney for a number Of years.
and will not let him got back into the
racing game. he Is about the sorest
Individual in the country.
b. b. Nyce, who has been connected
with the Washington branch OF the
Buick Motor Company for q number Of
years, has been appointed district man-
4, ager for the White Company. His ter
ritory will consist of Eastern Pennsyl-
yania, New Jersey, Maryland. and the
District Of Columbia, MT. Nyce ha. 2
host of friends In this city who wfBh
him much success in his new field.