Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11
AUTOS At TRACT
RECORD CROWD
To ARMORY
More Cars on Display Than Lead
ers Expected-Sousa's Band
to Play,

Larger crowds than inspected the
latest designs in automobile construc-
! ton the first night were on hand
| Monday at the reopening Of Atlanta's
Great Southern Automobile Show N
the Auditorium
| Persons who had been impressed
| by the magnificent showing of auto
mobiles the opening night were sur
prised Monday to fine that the al-
! ready large exhibit had been added
TO by the arrival of u dozen more cars
| that had been delayed in transit from
| the factories.
| 1T is the biggest show this part Of
| the South ever has had" said George
| w. Hanson, president of the Atlanta
Automobile and Accessory Associa-
| ton, under whose auspices the exit
| bition IS being held. There are more
cars here than We expected. In fact,
| It has been q matter of some diff
Guilty for us to find space for all the
| manufacturers and dealers who
wished TO exhibit.
Sousa To Be in Parade.
"a person who Is contemplating
the purchase Of a car can do no bet
ter than come here. He will find the
latest things in automobile construc-
ton and design. Even If one has no
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find it joy to look over the masniA-
cent cars that are on display and iis-
ten to the music of Sousa's Band"
Sousa and his musicians will arrive
Tuesday morning and will take part
in the big floral pageant which VIII
form at 1890 o'clock. Sousa will
award the prizes for the best deco
rated cars.
A contingent of Tech" students
will sweep down upon the automobile
show Tuesday evening. Arrangements
for their invasion OF the Auditorium
was made in the morning by one Of
the engineering professors. They Will
make a particular study of the many
mechanical Innovations of which 1914
models boast.
Oil Burning Car on Display.
One Of the cars which win receive
careful inspection is the Henderson
coal oil burning automobile. The
Henderson is said to be the first car
on which a coal oil carburetor has
been successfully used. This device,
which is the invention of Ray Har-
roun, the daring auto racer, opens up
wonderful possibilities in the way of
economical operation.
Less than $50 worth of kerosene
took a five passenger Henderson fro"l
indianapolis to Los Angeles, accord
ing to the claims of the Henderson
makers This made the fare Of the
five pa ssengers about $6 each, proba-
bly, one Of the cheapest trips ever
made across the continent,
Another mechanical innovation is
that of the Cadillac two speed direct
drive axle. In place of the single
bevel plnlon and single bevel driving
gear there are two bevel piniOns and
two bevel driving gears. This afforlS
two different gear ratios, each driv-
ing from the engine to the axle with
out intermediate gearing.
Tech Men to Study Features.
The silent motor" of the Lyons
Knight, the compact motor and sim
pie construction of the little Imp
and a host Of other mechanical fea-
lures will come under the eyes Of the
students from Tech.
The Royal GAZETTE, which the auto
men jokingly insist on calling the
cabaret" is one of the faVorites of
the women at the show. 1t is OF Pre-
mier make and was designed espe-
Cially for a Boston purchaser. 1t is
being shown by J. +. Levi, manager
for the southern district.
The car is of striking appearance
being painted in royal red or wine
color. Its designer was Russ Irwin.
of indianapolis, who obtained many
Of his ideas from a trip to Europe
where he saw the cars in which roy
atty rode to the races and other
places. The car has every equipment
known to modern automobile con-
struCtion, even to a wine compart-
ment back Of the seat where there
also is room for the storage of suit
cases and grips.
Demand Grows Heavier
q Poole and 4 Carritv
of the Hup factory in Detroit, Mich.
are representing the Hupmobile in
| teTests at the show. Mr.. Clarity was
delayed over night in Nashville by
| a wreck and arrived in Atlanta Mon
day morning.
Il had to come by a Circuitous
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