The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03

The season of the motor car shows IN
Tins city began yesterday. when the doors
az the grand ballroom of the Hotel Aston
we're thrown open for the start OF the
Importers Automobile Salon. At o'clock
Ills afternoon the fourteenth National
Automobile Show starts at the Grand
Central Palace. Both exhibitions will
come to an end on January TO-
Cheyalier Antonio Fanoni. the surgeon.
vas the first to place an order yesterday
AZ the salon. His selection was the
Uolbrool limousine mounted on thirty
Lancla chassis.
The bodies, which are mounted on the
chassis OF the various makes. are features
~ the salon Not only are some designs
shown for the first time, but new uphoi-
s,srv fittings, tops and even new paint
and varnish effects are to be seen An
example Of the latter IL to he found on
the FIVE passenger Mercedes touring car
which has a silver painted aluminium
body. As high speeds are claimed Tor
this car some one nicknaneu IL ''o
quicksilver Mercedes.
one body, n six passenger touring type
which WAS widely commented on by yes
,srday's visitors, Is mounted ON an
eight cylinder DC Dion Bouton chassls'
I, has four Pullman seats In the tonneau.
the two forward ones when not IN use
folding into compartments In the rear OIL
the front seats, which have sliding roll
doors. This car also has one of the new
"disappearing' tops, which are one or the
features of the salon This top folds
hack entirely into the back OF the body,
where II is concealed. When raised 1t is
not supported either by bows or straps
bu, is held by the windshield
All dev Yesterday exhibits OF cars ana
accessories we're rushed into the Grand
Central Palace for the opening this AFTER
noon To get the Palace into shape TOT
the asa displays has been a heavy TASK
The work of unloading shipments ana car
rv,ng them to the proper floors was in
progress all night long. with several nun
dred men to take care OF IT.
II is estimated that the value OF the
exhibits IL approximately sS'ooo'oVV'
Seventy-eight makers OF complete cars
are showing gasolene models; SIX nave
electric cars thirteen will display motor
cycles Accessory exhibitors number 255
Nearly 500 pleasure vehicles. In price
from 1895 to $1,000. will be exhibited
When the all rubber non-skd tires were
Nrs. introduced both the ..!1kers VINO de-
signed them and the public that used them
were under the Impression that the chlef
demand for them would be either in the
spring when the roads were wet with
rain or I'm the winter months. when the
streets and highways We're slippery win
sleet and snow. The development OF the
Nobbv tread tire by the United states
Tire Company has gradually changed TINS
From y simple season demand for q
rnn-s,,id tive there Is now an all the year
call tor the Nohby tread tire, not only
for u.s.. on city streets but for hard ana
rough cross-country touring where all
sorts and conditions OF roads are en-
..Nt toll NJ
Tire COMPANY say that there Is falling
of in the demand for plain tread tires
and 1t is apparent to every one who has
ewes to see that the non-skid tire Is gam
ing new friends every day and that within
the next year the proportion OF Nobby
tread tires In use VIII be even greater
than heretofore.
The reasons for this state OF anatrs
are not far to seek, for these non-skid tires
furnish not only greater safety to the
user but even allowing for greater IN
itial cost. they are most economical II
use for constant service
y l. Farley, sales manager ~ th'
Auburn Automobile Company. says tina
IN order to widen the possibilities o.
sa,es his company. like others, has made
a change in the price of its cars
AN authority told me- he SAYS ina
10000 families of this city have TIL
orners-to drive some sort OF noto
Notwithstanding to per capita wealth
statistics. Manufacturers have brough
their cars closer to the modest pocketbooi
IN the extent that 10000 extra fannie
should be interested In this display o
cars according to statisicians.
For instance the new Auburn 40 on DIS
play at the show vas originally schedules
10 sell at retail at $1,000. Like man,
other makers we knew that we coul
widen our market by thousands OF Amer
lean families II we could by some means
get the figure even lower without In an.
way altering our engineering plans.
we went to some wise old head
among our distributors They offered Z
meet US half way in bringing this about
The result Is that to-day at $l49O tn
uublc can be offered car that sold fror
$4,000 to $4,000 few years ago withou
any OF 1918 advanced features.
The tendency that the keen student o
motor ear values will take especial not
~ at the show is the fact that there Ia
been "A careful downward revision o
prices and upward revision OF values
The Drouet Page Company. fnc
which has been handling the Palmer
Singer for the past year. has now adde
the Regal to It's line.
Tho Benham Manufacturing Compan
% Detroit Michigan, Ia building ne'
SIX cylinder car called the Benham SiN
The car is built OF standard units OF hig
Grade type The Dimond Warren Moto
Company OF 2002 broadway Is the dis
trbuter for the Eastern territory IN