The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-27
NEWARK AUTO SHOW
IS DOING BUSINESS
Dealers and Management Both
Well Satisfied by tho
Results.
ADAMS BACK FROM ITALY
Iancia Agent After q Bigger
Allotment--Saxon Demon.
strator Busy.

The Newark automobile show. which
has been running since last Saturday, is
doing a satisfactory business. The At
tendance has been rather better than the
standard and on Monday the best record
for paid attendance ever attained by this
show was beaten. Horace A. Bonneli.
general manager Of the show. says that
the exhibitors are well pleased, and the
management certainly is, with the results
obtained, although the weather at first
was severe handicap and a number OF
persons who would have driven In from
The neighboring cities have been deferred
because the roads were bad.
one Of the interesting things at the
Newark show IL the exhibit of the A.
Elliott Ranney Company. which handles
the Hudson. The Ranney company has
mounted one Of the light 40s on a weigh.
ing platform about two feet high. There
Is a scale alongside which indicates that
the car tps the beam at 2.ss0 pounds.
This is a clever way OF calling attention
10 one Of the advertised features Of this
make. It's light weight.
The exhibit of Marmon cars IL pre-
sided over by the only woman member
OF the association which gives the show.
Mrs. NJ L. Hickey has been for some
years the successful dealer in Marmon
cars In the Jersey territory. Her hus-
band died eight years ago and she con-
anued the machine works which he ran
and the automobile business which he
then handled. dealing In Wayne cars.
One exhibit at the Newark show which
has not been seen In this neighborhood
before Is u gigantic four weel tractor.
ii. I'll Il
valuable for all sorts Of hauling work.
The exhibitors have a picture Of this Nor
ton tractor hauling total load Of ST.
600 pounds. There are other pictures
which show the tractor climbing up steep
banks Of clay and doing other difficult
feats. The tractor weighs six tons and
naturally II would take more men than
the show management could assemble to
bring IL into the hall. However. II can
be managed by hand lever In connec-
ton with the first gear that drives II at
the rate OF two miles an hour. Using
this Il vas brought into the hall under its
own power.
The small cars are attracting a. much
attention there as they did at tho New
York show The Briscoe Is "a centre Of
attention. and the show chassis of the
Grant car is another attractive exhibit.
The Newton Humphreville Company
which has just taken on the jeffrey lin.
reports "A good deal of Interest In their
stock. aud made one OF the FIRST sales
d, the show. five passenger four cylinder
model.
There is also a great deal Of Interest
In the :. q. v, handled by Quinby 4
Co. because OF the electric control Of gear
shifting and other functions Of the motor
The Ellis Company's business In Pierce
Arrow cars continues to be az usual--~
steady interest in the cars and a good
demand for models being shown,
T. r Adams OF the Adams I.ancia
Company returned yesterday after being
away six weeks on trip To the Lancin
factory in Italy He urged upon the
makers of the car to let him have big
allotment OF cars, as the early demand
for these machines appears to Presage
an exceptional season. Sales Of the "35"
model have been big ever since the first
Of the year. considerably more than
score OF them having been sold
stuyvesant Fish, Jr., received the mrs,
demonstration In the new Saxon car
which reached New York on Wednesday.
and Immediately entered his order, speci-
tying earliest possible delivery.
L. A. Van Patten. New York distributor
Of the Saxon, IS highly pleased over the
fret days demonstrations. He mad DEM
onstrations at ten minute Intervals, all
day yesterday.
c, Johnson, general managing director
Of Rolls-Royce. Limited, writes to THE
Sun TO say there Is no truth In a state
nent which originated in the trade press
'that e car said to be the Rolls Royce
will be built In Canada by q company
In which American capital IL prominent"
W, q. Campbell has been appointed
Advertising manager Of the Miller Rubber
Company OF Akron. He has been for
some years In class journal and CONNER
ciai advertising work.
HARVARD CLUB WINS AT CHESS.