Evening star., 1924-01-06

the children to school in bad weather.
In the larger cities the number of
taxicabs has increase enormously in
recent years. New York alone makes
use of between $4,000 and 10000.
They have actually become the most
puzzling factor in the problem of
traffic congestion. Chicago, Boston,
Philadelphia, ST. Louis and all the
other great centers of population
have the. same problem to wrestle
with.
The increasing utilization of the
community passenger car, which is
what the taxicab actually is, has
made possible and necessary the de-
signing of cars especially for this
type of work. They must be sturdy.
fairly speedy. short in the wheel
base to enable them to get around
quickly in thick traffic, and theii
httlngs run 10 the severely practical
father than to luxury. Seven makes
of taxicabs occupy section of courts
to themselves in the armory, ano
they attracted Il great deal of atten-
ltiion.
There is no longer any doubt that
United States. at least, is the closed
model. To go further, the most
popular type is the sedan. If the show
Just opened may be taken as dis
closing tendencies. The coupe. which
year by year becomes more roomy.
appears to run second in favor. There
are any number of coupes in the
show in which four passengers can
be seated comfortably.
sedan Most Popular.
The sedan, however. because il
makes an appeal as the ideal type
of vehicle for the man who drives
his own car. has been subjected to a
process of intensive development. and
is easily the most popular. 1t is, in
q way. the outgrowth of the desire
to retain the capacity and the roomi-
Eess of the open touring car. with
the comfort. warmth and cleanliness
of the closed car. The show dis
closes a. surprising range of prices
in sedans-from s795 to s6,500-an-
other indication of their widespread
production and the favor In which
they are held by the public.
The acme of luxury in motor cars
remains naturally with the lordly
lImousines and cabriolets.. of which
there are many models at the armory.
In some Of these there has
been absolute disregard of ex-
pense in procuring the finest quail
ity of upholstery. the most heavily
plated knobs, catches. etc, the
heaviest plate glass. and springs that
react to the slightest Inequality in
the road. The more expensive models
for 1924 have a greater appeal 10
those who can afford them than the
similar cars of any previous year.
The hours of the automobile show
daily, beginning tomorrow. will be
from 10 am. to 1890 pm. and it will
run until next Saturday night.
Set Apart Days.
As usual. each day OF the auto
show has been dedicated to visitors
from certain sections or of special
types. Tomorrow, in Difference to the
new location, will be Bronx day:
Tuesday, All Boroughs day; Wednes
day. Army and Navy day, a particu
lar compliment to the regiment
whose headquarters are being used
for the show: Thursday. Society day,
and Friday. Suburban day.
Except for those who used their
own cars in reaching the armory, the
majority Of the first days visitors
utilized the subway to"get to the
show. Those who travelled from the
West Side found the Bronx Park ex
presses with change at Mott ave-
nue. to a Jerome avenue express the
simplest way. Many combined a trip
on the 9Th or 9Th avenue FL" with a
change on the common platform at
167th street to the Jerome avenue
line. From the East Side the ride
requires no change.
Owing to business changes two Of
the makes of cars originally sched-
uled to be shown were not in place.
The makes Of cars on display are as
follows:
American, Anderson. Apperson,
Auburn. Barley, Buick. Cadillac, Case,
Chalmers, Chandler, Chevrolet, Cleve-
land. Cole. Columbia, Davis, Dodge,
bort, du Pont, Durant, Elcar, Elgin,
Essex, Flint, Franklin, Gardner,
Gray, II. c. S., Haynes, Hudson, Hupp,
Jewett, Jordan, Kissel, Lafayette,
Lexington, Lincoln, Locomobile, Nc
Farlan, Maxwell, Moon, Marmon, Nash,
Oakland, OldsmobiIe, Overland, Pack
ard, Paige, Peerless, Pierce-Arrow,
Premier, r. & ", REQ, Rickenback cker.
Roamer, Star. Stearns, Stephens,
Studebaker, Stutz, Templar, velie,
Westcott, Wills Sainte Claire, willys.
Knight.
Makes of taxicabs-Checker, DodRe,
Premier, Rauch & Lang, REQ Roamer
and Yellow Cab.