The sun., 1914-09-29
L0C0MOBILE DISPLAYS
CUSTOM MADE BODIES
Exhibition Shows American and
French DeSignS-Othcr
Motoring News.

Cards Of invitation have been sent out
ny the Locomobile Company OF America
to an exhibition Of closed cars AZ its
branch on s!xtv-hrst street near Broad.
way. The car interiors are from designs
by John J. Petit. the architect lie exc
cuted the painting schemes and imported
tho hroadcioth. velvet and velour in which
the bodies are fin!shed' The lighting Ak
lures were worked out IN connection with
the Tiffany Studios
Things about the cars Intended to an.
peal strongly 20 women include concealed
silk lined compartments on either side OF
the car and thho vanity case. Electric
telephones to communicate with the driyer
are furnished. Framelcss windows may
be raised or lowered by automatic attach
men's. Among minor points is an UNI
hrella holder, or rather two lu each car
There Is receptacle TO catch dripping
water. which IL drained on outside the
car. Silver coat hooks u- hat 90 the
wall when not In use.
Another feature : n the door locking
arrangement II the door closes but does
not lock safety catch prevents q ewing
Ing open. E.,her door locks both by a
catch from the inside and also by key
from without.
III df'4Alpu 10 I0f regular lJCFOtNC'llC
bodies there are several 10y Holbrook and
one each by French builders Bal
Jeune Freres. Eelner et ses Fills and
Henri Bender. The war prevented the
completion OF the full order ~ Partisan
bodies These custom made bodies are
finished with polished mahogany, ladies'
toilet cases, cloisonnc toilet articles ana
mems smoking sots
Roy Moody. who was a salesran with
7. ". Sewall. the Minerva deale-. has
changed his allegiance from Belgium %
ITALY He is now a member ot the selling
force Of Adams * Mont1nt Inc. who
handle the Larcia car.
Following the regular outing OF the
Big Village Motor Boosters Mr. and Mrs
Fred J. Wagner gave a rlamhaSe on sat
urday last for the "boostCrettes" that
Is some of the women folks OF the Booster
men. The men were allowed 10 come
down 20 the Wagner farm at smithtowu.
l. l. There we're baseball games for both
sexes and two running races for the
women folks. Mrs Rudolph De L'sser
won one race and Miss Madeleine Allen
the other.
Among those present were Mr and Mrs.
J, {. Nichols NJ and Mrs A. y Cord
Mrs Thomas Forbes Mr. and Mrs. W =.
Poertner, Mr. and Mrs George McCutch-
con. Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Curry, Ny
and Mrs. Horace De Lisser Ny and Mrs.
Rudolph De Lisser NJ. and Mrs. J. {.
Matlack. Mr.. and Mrs ". n owen. Mr..
md Nrs. L. Il. Smith. Mr.. ard Mrs. Will
lam Allen. Mr.. and Mrs Fred McAglistcr
and tho Misses Nichols. Corlner. Allen.
Smith and Matlack
Breathing spir.' Of optimism based on
the rapidly increasing volume Of business
being done by his company, Denjtmiu
Briscoe, president OF the Briscoe Motor
Company, Inc, arrived in New York yes (
terday. Mr. Briscoe now lives IN Jackson, F.
Mich, where he personally dlrec.s the
operations OF the Briscoe factories.
The great influx Of orders to our com
pany indicates that whatever pess.msm I
there may be in general business, certainly
II is not In evidence when II comes 10 he
demand for the Briscoe car" said Mr. .
Br!scoe. within the last six weeks
orders have come In for over eight thou
sand cars. The factories IN consequence
have recast their schedule, have doubled
up their contracts for materials and are
now crowdng all material supply houses
to the limit OF their ability 10 de.lvei
Briscoe quality Of material
The quality % the material used IN
the Briscoe car is largely special alloyed .
s eels, but the largest mil : row be ng not
over busy. prompt. deliveries have been .
assured OF several hundred tons of chrome I.
vanadlum steel, and rolling m.l has
been secured TO roll bille's continuously /
unit! the order IL completed. The fac 1
tories at Jackson are working overtime. !
and every indication points TO the fact /
that thcre will be no diminu;ion in bust |
ness even during the winter
THE first Ave hundred cars rnanuflc-
tured were distributed among upward Of
a hundred dealers, and the uniformly sal
isfsctory results they have given is un-
doubtedly the cause Of this tremendous |
book In the Briscoe Motor Compiny's husi- |
ness. Seven Of the largtct automobile |
dealers throughout the West have con- /
tracted for an average OF 500 cars each |
Three or four OF these concerns have men /
at the factory most OF the time, Camping |
out so u speak, with the idea OF 'nsurtug /.
the delivery OF the product 10 themselves I
Deliveries, however are being made N |
accordance a. the orders are received and |
all dealers are getting the same fair tres.
ment shat 10 the keynote of tn company'- |
policy
= 80 much touring i being done with /
the Brlscoe car that he offices at JarE- |
son have Installed a bureau, f4rl'-h.ge
mans &C. Tor the accommola Jon NJ /
Rriscoc tourists. Many cars are beIui
bought now With the understanding that
they are % carry their owners 10 the
Panama paclhc Exposition AZ less tn1n
railroad rates, for not only ls the m''' ~
ism OF the car reliable and the results !
obtained ideal FOR the owner driver, but
the economy IN the use ~ 1e cl~ Is no
small factor IN the pm nomcnt sale 'htt
the cars are now hlv,us Many owner
report thirty miles and over 10 the gallon
OF glsolene.'