IDefrrjer SPORTS AUTOMOBILE SHOW SECTION . VOL. Jl NO. 103 PHILADELPHIA, "WEDNESDAY, JATSTJAHY I 'J, 1G. CorimaitT, 1010, nt nm rcsito Lkmei Commmt. P1UCE ONE CENT lOLL-GATE "BLOCKADE" SOON TO GO HERE TS PROOF THAT PHILADELPHIA IS INTERESTED IN AUTOMOBILES Co. H. Griffith Predicts Early Acquisition of Roads by State n GRADUAL PROCESS Automobile Club's Secretary Sees Solution or rrouiem in Four or Five Years Worlng Philadelphia, hemmed In by RitHtM which ilot the radiating auto- nubile roads, will ho free to the outside hrotld In 'our or five yenrs. EThte prediction wns made by C. Hi IfirlBUli, secretary ot the Automobile Club Rf rhlladclphla. He expects In thnt timo Ifo 'ee tho last of the sates wiped nwny pnd the pikes fiee to motorists. BTbe present sltuntlon, moionsis ticcinre, Rlhat riillndclphln, tho best situated IlSlr ln tno collntr' for nutomoblllng of furled nature, Is surrounucu Dy n 1011 ?Su "blockade," nnd that tho tollgato ffiestnts tho only objection to automo falling to nnd from Philadelphia. Tho ferod, they point out, nro nraonu tho best ITb the country nnd radlato In nil dlrec flions, n feature tho Importance of which fjhould not bo minimized. When the nr Filialc tailgate, an Institution of a bygono tdar. has vanished, they say Philadelphia twill be the Ideal motorist's city, for tho jollroads nro tho only disadvantage to motoring In H1I1 vicinity. R""A toll-gate map of Philadelphia nnd Its fiurroundlng country hns never been com tpUed.' said Mr Orllllth. "It would bo Elmposaloie 10 inuicuic wie location 01 uia jjtollpdes except on n very large scaie ?'mD. ' Tho map would bo black with Sthw." STATU TAKia HAND. Jle bsred his prediction that tho toll ffoidj would disappear within flvo years fen the rapidity with which they are being abolished by the State. "Toll roads aro being diminished rap- fldly," ho said. "Tlioy have done good Mrvlco In their time, but we have out- thrown thqm. They nro oat of dnte. Dut ho should not condemn tho system hastily, for we have It to thnnlc for the good roods which wo have. Tho toll-gate lystom has enabled the roads to be kept In good condition." il Philadelphia's live main nutomoblto WKlmays-the Chester nlke. Hie Lancas ter pike, the West Chester pike, York road and tho 2d Street pike, together with the Montgomery pike, are dotted with tollsates on the strips of roadway which are under the control of tho toll-road irstem. TJ10 sections of toll roads are nt Jirjlng distances from tho city, but all of tho arteries are "blockaded." Most ot the gates situated near thn cltv nrn ntimit Smiles distant. GRADUALLY DISAPPEARING. IStfln tlV Rtl In unrllnil lit nnntlnll Hi rfloll roads nie disappearing by u process iirnion. 1 ne most recent Btep ln tho war" was the llllng of n ieiucat In tho Monlromerx Count v inurf fnr fh fnn. Efeanatlnn for public use, free of charge, icf Itontgomcry avenue, one of tho chief Bklthviays to tho Main Line. Tho county fu petitioned In this matter Instead of m state because the highway In quetf- Mn Is not 11 through route. IThe IKO.00O Stnto appropriation, by mesas of which the Strte Hlghwny De- wimenc 13 gradually absorbing tho toll K)3dS fltld ntipnltlrr thm tn tlin miltlt,. hu'been used to the best possible ad- nuge, according to Mr. Grllllth. He Cites thn lifer nnrl nt tn rnila nt. 11)8 Perklomen Vnllnv nilm uhini, w,.h Wtn,over by the State last summer, to telaer with n large Bllce of tho Deihlehem PM. which left only 12 miles of toll road that highway. -,Anoiner example Is the Ncshamlny falls nlkft nn 1ia ..n., tn f. .. ttrje part of which was opened last Ww. ha sald. "Then there was that section between Dojlestown and -won, wnicn was taken over last year. 4 Other DartH nf thn RtnlA Iha r..,..M,ai,n Jflttm roads Is going on and It will not K long beforo we have seen tho last of wrem, aaacrara.'-;.y..-.- vmw. "W. -' 'i" "". i; ; ., laH 1 1 Mat 1 iJBli 1 Ti'll- :3mi' lit ifttf. twt BM-r-Triif "-iMr-W4 "WBIfrMaBafi . -:; .;; i ' '" I BBHHHnHHHHHaHHkflrl. imm!Wrzw-?mMWM? J!&&i .: . : mm. - af ;1alaaaBBallalB'1rS!r7TSE,Br5 ' s k ?,''- if WitfflRiS- If 1 aaaHaHY v '' ?4C5I;l!iil2I2!SBt lOSl it. S aHftAfa s'fl .' SKfeTiP' WtilEm'M 1 "J tHHHK' vMUr mViHB&vA LjdHk.rK Si5iaaBa lWT"iWailllilillsaMlaBa f,C rJL-,aJL--k Vm Sift fnrVrottaw'iiMIMEN . luiiiiiiii " nFmr fwwrrfw'' Mfmmiww "WrnmWWmsmm fir ?F nt$N y ? ' ' sfBHBBaGgMfji r aaaaKiiefPilriBaisV4 lil' -aEIkIMsIIHK ttfsf?-' --T tk v , I. 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Thousands of machines pass this spot every hour and the pedestrians are constantly being held up by the steady stream. During the rush hour, that is, late in the afternoon, when business men are driving homo from their offices, the street is so congested that it is , impossible to travel nt more than a snail's pace. SWEDEN LOOKS GOOD FOR luTERNATIONALtOSIPETlTION Bfwtsberg Says He Has Many Stars in Training IThftt Sil.n'. . .... i. . "l athletic championship honors are SW thfln nrn.nl.l .- j. .j j . ' v " i'lwMiiomti uiuy uo juugeu irom wrathep confident reports made by King rS natlOnnl nthtoH. InolMmln. T.-v ST lljertsberg, who arrived In New York ww days ago to spend a brief vacation. m .if wno ls weU known In America 2t i 5. te alul se8ful trained saya UaiJH s "Pinion. Sander, a 20-year-old WlfleOt at Iln.nlln TIl.,l..i... , g. '- - MIIIICI0II;, to JJVO- Ja of powers of endurance and sufrl- Suhm I as a ,'lstui,ce runner to give .l-. . mo rinnisn -American -.iiivn. a naril raoa atriti.. ' r ."uru race, uanun, or -me "rtt-terg Athletic Club, Is a Jumper from itit. national trainer expects fine SiiX' M he has R fecord of 48 feet for ..b iian. Biin j .... .... . ... if n,. i r"t' a"a Jump, iviae isuaais, j .Jots, Athletic Club, Is the fastesf Baifnl .lhat country. having a jnark of tor the distance. Wobere n m u, ,nese' "Jef'snertr has E"""6 a High lumiur. Whn hn nlsinH id P)at 8 reet 3 InPhes. and Aberg, a l k,, . ol mese stars are to repre- Pl,nsmps wWch .' to b. "hrtd S?'iJhe' opinion that there Is no rD.; r Olympic meet until the Bueh ls "dei1. an he believes Z '"" ,a u"y wo years on. AR Sl'IUNGS END SHOCKS atinghouse Invention Makes niH. Wg More Comfortable and Saves Tires KWe who are afmM nf c,Mo.. .h.ntr. .iJ.5?.1." "nay now be enabled tn nfnv rTthen'mr''!"'??!- K6airi """ ul lue veiins- fcnaw ff"' 8nd add e'a-tlcUy KDeVin?"8 ,a the r8U" f success BPerDjent carrip.l mn h h. vl. iaaB,Q?M,a"3' rql eyer"l years. The thV . lne "re tn rea. lAtlsu "" ol shock, pre- 5 J if" 'f the PMIadelphla man. ff in Weatliuthoaaft Air Surlnz s,,;.lwatt hMiur " ' ' DEALERS SEE NO CHANCE , FOR FALL IN. GASOLINE Heavy Decrease in Supply, Big Increase in Automobiles and European War Are Given as Causes for Present Situation ' Prominent gasoline denlers In this city seem virtually united In the belief that the prsent high prices of gasoline will remain where It Is, with such change In the retail price as may come about being upon the side of Increase rather )han de crease. It was pointed out, by one retailer, that the logical law of supply and demand was the basis for the present price of 22 cents a gallon. Never before, he said, had the demand for gasoline been so great, with so large and steady an Increase con stantly rising all over the world. In the course of ordinary business procedure this alone would have a rising effect upon the price of any widely used article. Much of the present high price was due to the extraordinarily enhanced demand through the multiplication of automobiles and all other types of gasoline consuming en gines throughout the United States, as well as the great number of automo biles In use by the warring countries of Europe, Jn addition to these price-Increasing factors, there Is at the present time a diminished ttipply. It is known that the oil wells In Texas and Oklahoma are sup plying not more than 35 per cent, of what they were a year ago, and it was pointed ou that In one Important Oklahoma Held the production has decreased from 60 per cent, to 70 per cent, within the last 10 months. On the other hand, nnd despite an ad mitted snortuge. It Is said that uify mate rial change In the price Is a question of speculation, since nt any time, In a hun dred places or more, new oil production may be developed, Constant drilling for new fields Is proceeding at all times, and the precedent exists for assuming that new ttella may bo discovered before any shortage of supply 6ver demand may be come serious enough to cause a marked advance In the retail gallon price. It Is the opinion of gasoline dealers also that there Is always a possibility that improvements in methods of refining crude oil will result In giving a greater yield of gasoline per gallon of crude. Experiments are being constantly made In this direction, and while very little, f anything, Is at present known of the prac tical value of these experiments. It Is predicted several of them have some foundation. Many efforts liae and are constantly being made to produce satis factory substitutes for gasoline, but as yet without any results of commercial valuev While engines have been run with some of these substitutes, little fulth Is as ot to be placed In their capacity to take the pUce of gasoline. Were a complete, substitute foupd, It would necessitate a rebuilding of certain parts In gasoline, motors, which wpuld preclude the sub stitute's general use by owners of auto mobiles for an Indefinite time, Bince the expense or maxing the required changes would offset the question of gallon price, THIS CITY OFFERS BEST FACILITIES FOR AUTO CENTRE Success of Biddle Car Com pany Opens Way for Many Others FIRST SALE AT SHOW PHILADELPHIA HUB FOR RADIATING THE HIGHWAYS Eight Alluring Roads In vite Auto Owners to Take Short Trips They Lead to All Points OiiC'Day Motor Trips From Philadelphia Accessories Plants in and Around Philadelphia All "Enjoy Prosperity Philadelphia's Fifteenth Automobile SJww Location Convention Hall, Broad and .Allegheny avenue. Space Nearly an acre and a half of space, requiring 150,000 feet of floor lumber and eleven tons of linoleum for covering. Duration Saturday evening, January 8th, to Saturday evening, Janu ary 15th, daily from. 10 a. m. to 10:30 p. m., except opening dajr and Sunday. Society Day Thursday, January 13th, when double admission will be Exhibitors One hundred different exhibits. (The first automobile show held in America had 51 exhibits.) Slakes of Cars Sixty-eight different makes, of which B4 are gasoline cars, three are electrically propelled and one is a steamer. All are pleasure cars no commercial cars being shown. The lowest priced car is $395 and the highest $6000. . . Accessories Thirty-nine exhibitors will show innumerable sundries and varieties of parts. Value of Exhibits 11,500,000, Musio Professor Snyder's special orchestra of 40 persons, every af tMBOon and evUng for show' duration, with "La Bow" uart fr eity Dy aiul iatruwl aioits mcIi v-wn. f I J r i m ipiji ww.(i-i Philadelphia, with 1 eight great ra-' dialing highways and Its historic ami . beautiful environs. Is the best situated city In the country for short. Interesting j auto trips. , The roads, which spread out froi.i Phlla- I delphla and from Camden like the tadlat ing threads of a spider's web, leaf to all points of the compass, to towns nnd cities within A day's easy striking ills- I tance; tonus and cities well wor'h lsit- ing either because of attractions they themselves offer o- because of the beauty or historic associations of the sections through hkh the automobllist must gutdehls machine, her city tan compare with it. au lUts declai e, When a city like o, for example, matches the Quaker n the number of Us radiating auto- o roads, otner elements enter Into uestlon to make Philadelphia still erne. The automobile roads leaving lcago are bunched ln a. sector swlng- ng antl-clockwlse from almost due north i to southeast, leaving bare and roadless thai vast sector formed by the jutting of Lake Michigan from the north and east. Des Moines, Iowa, with its seven roads, and Atlanta, with six, lie In re gions comparatively barren of Interest New York Is cramped when compared with this city in the matter of automo bile roads. The trip to Xew York, a popular one with motorists, some of whom use the automobile in preference to train, can be made easily In 61j hours by way of the Bensalem pike. Another short trip, consuming about four hours. Is to Kaston, la the quaint section of wblch Quakertown Is the cen- i tre. and on through Bethlehem Another NCUMl toy.?JI km Am9bbT Philadelphia, which In an Industrial sense Is perhaps the most Important city In the United States, offers, through Its proximity to the sea, its unexcelled rail road facilities, Its geographical position In relation to fhe rest of the country, and the fact that mechanics and work men can hern obtain the maximum of home comfort at the minimum of ex pense has unusual advantages as a cen tre for the automobile industry, That this fact Is significantly true is eldenced by (he successful establish ment at Germantown and Allegheny ave nues of the plant operated by the Biddle Motor Car Company, the only concern in Philadelphia at present manufacturing a purely passenger automobile. The Biddle Cornpauy, has been in exist ence about 3Q months, during IS of which it experimented with the Idea of its presi dent, A. M. Marls, a Philadelphia me chanical engineer, who was convinced that a stock car could be built and sold for J1S00 that would be equal in quality, endurance, mechanical construction and appearance to that of any foreign or domestic car sold at double and more than the price. BIDDLE CAH'S SUCCESS. In. June, 1815, after passing the critical I route ls through Dojlestown, almost due ,B, n tr lar!o nmf...ini..i ,..nK, nnrfh. Ihn latter rturl of the trin heltic Place Hours New York 5& Lancaster 3V Easton 4 Reading , a1 Harrisburg C Gettysburg 5'a Willmmsport 1A Pittsburgh 1R Hagerstown 7 Wilmington 2 Baltimore 10 Washington 12 Richmond , 24 Cape Charles 23 Staunton , 24 Atlantic City 2V Cape May , 3& test of Mr. Marls' professional Judgment, the first Biddle car was placed on the market. Demonstrating a Jt" did, all and more tban was claimed for It, the car met with Instant favor, and since the first one was sold orders for factory capacity of 150 cars a ear have been received north, the latter part of the trip being oier the famous Delaware ItUer road, past paxlnosa Hock Kaston is ngura tiely only a stone's throw from the far famed Dtlaware Water Gap- Harrisburg. with its capltol and Its In tervening stretches of pretty country. Is within nve uours oy auiomooue. me At sreseut orders are bookul in Min-h t I Southern route Is by way of Lancaster 1916, and the company Is and has been for i Many prefer the longer Journey t trough two rnonlbs past without a, demonstrat ing car, so keen U the demand fir their product. The MMpuy vu able thrujfc AUTOS HAVE MADK IIURAI. LIFE EASY AND PLEASANT Farmers Find Car Really Cheaper Than Horses Automobiles hae changed the entire mode of living for the average farmer. Life was n humdrum existence een under the most 'favorable conditions until the arrival of the motorcar. Not only his business, but his social activities have In creased since he became an automobile owner. More than half the verland cars pro duced each year are sold to persons In the rural districts, and this Is one of the indi cations of farmers' appreciation of motoring. It has been figured out that the cost of an ordinary automobile Js really no more than the price of a wagon, a good pair of horses anJKhe harness. Then, too. horses must be JB whether working or not, -while a rnacB entails expense only when In actual usTST Horses, furthermore, are subjected' to many Ills, wlUcb, make them unreliable, while any man who can handle tools can keep his car dependable by a little atten tion along normal lines. AUTO SHOW IS IN FULL BLAST; HIGH SPEED ON Crowds Grow Greater Each Day and Sales Records Are Broken , WONDERFUL FEATURES Cars Fitted Like Palaces on Wheels New Exhibits Ar rive and Prove Beauties Cy "i Ff fmmmif, - Colorado Convicts Build Holds One thousand miles of perfect roadway have been constructed tiy Colorado con victs ln the last seven years Colorado Korrlstown, Beading and Lebanon, for it ' began to employ convicts on the roads In affords opportunity for tbo delightful 1901 At Bret armed guaids were- used, little "side sneaks" to places like Valley I hut during the second summer the- honor ertra Ifltroduwo. u4 H si(U la CwttaW o Page Twenty-elf at vejue. l-rngmcnls of exploded arguments of palcsmeii and theorici of bystanders min gled with tho lost chords of music tfeat floated to the celling Just ns steadily aa ever today nt tho loth annual automobile show, now being held nt Convention Hall, Broad street and Allegheny avenue. In tel est Is gindiinlly climbing to a climax In what nsHUiedly promises to bo one bf the most successful shows ever held ln this city. Tho crowds Increase dally. Salesmen nro smiling. Phllndclphlans, they say, wnlt every ear Until the nUto show to select their cars. They like tho opportunity of going quickly from ojio car to nnothcr until they find Just what they are looking for. Tho average per son, they sny. Is too Impatient to spend hours In hnggllng over what they want. As soon as they lay eyes on a car that takes their fancy they will buy It, if the salesman can convince them that tho en gine Is the most perfect made and that's nn easy Job for any salesman. SALES PILlNd UP Tho sales In Now York broke records, hut nlrcnily in Philadelphia, say man agers, the sales records are piling up, nnd oven tho humblest exhibitors are hoping to howl over tho records set In New York. Tho Packard Company, which sold more than 100 enrs In New York lining the show there, Is up to the nverago In Philadelphia, and hopes by a spurt on tho last day, when the largest wiles me generally mnde, to Jump ahead of Its New York mark. Not until today was the exhibit really settled. In the first place there Is plenty ff heat. Tills is a welcomo contrast to t..o condition that existed during the first few days. The building hns thawed out, with thn aid of the warmer weather that hns prevailed. During tho early days, neorlj all the Msltors, figuratively nnd literally, got "cold feet." Salesmen ran up and down In front of their displays to get wnrni and welcomed the chnnce to hop onto n chair and wave thcr arms In exhortation whenever n small gatlnrln halted to "have n look." Hut finally tho stonm has been forced through the great ii-nKui una iiuncacy ot piping necessary to lo.ich nil the corners of the enormous building and both salesmen nnd visitors nio nblc to warm up to tho task of get- ; ting Interested In the cars. NEW- CHALMERS HERE. '"v Also, all the machines have finally been K'ttcn Into place. The latest arrival, and tl i last scheduled, was tho one today when a light sky-blue Chalmers was rolled majestically Into nlnce with 11. o rest of tho cars in the Chalmt -a display. With Its shiny, black upholstery It at tracted considerable attention. It wns placed beside nn enormous Plercc-Arrow, which was so painfully sombre In contrast to tho bright hues or the newcomer that the two seeinrd to crouch and growl at each other llko prize puppies In a do show Every car Is put through a dally bath nnd currying" much the same ua some prize nnlmal. This Is still further borne out by the attendants thnt flutter nbout their charges Jealously feailng that soma will leave an alien thumb-mark on Its sM)tless sides. As he lllcks his chamois lovingly nbout tho car he turns his back disdainfully oil the staring bystanders to show the bold red letters on tho back of his khaki coat spelling the name of the car for which he Is "stable boy." .MANY W'lIlE WHEELS Most of -the cars on exhibition are equipped with wiie wheels bo that wooden spokes look out of style .and en tirely uiuleslinble. Another effect that most of tho curs show In some form or other Is th toudster that wll. seat one or two extra persons i" the same space rormeily occupied by two. Most of the new styles have a space between th'o driver's seat and his corlder's Heat. Tho common method is to have u et behind which ls vlitually nothing more than a reccBS In the other seats. The third per son then stietches his legs or his knees or his feet, according to the length pf his body, through tho opening between the front seats. There are many luter esting inrintlons of this Idea, however. The Ileo features' u roadster In which the driver's sut Is set slightly forward of u Beat v.'htch will hold two. In the space left by the scat set back there is room for a. folding teat which I good for a fourth member of the party There is a beautiful llolller done up in si arlet which boasts of crepm-coloied leather upholstering ou a seqt that Is Intended to hold three. The car Is one of the most beautiful of the roadsters. Another handsome one la- an olive green Cadillac, which has plgsk seats for three. The. combination is tic. to a degree. The Chalmers Company has a, sporty- looking bu(T roadster, with a neat khaki top. It will seat tlueo people, the dri ver's seat being slightly divided off from the broader seat for two by a slight pro jection, PULLMAN COUPE J3 PAINTY in the way ot coupes, or coupll what ever the plural Is the Pullman company has a small "boat" on display that It claims Is the best "Job" on exhibition. It is a small red affair with beautiful deep upholstery of flowery cretonpe. Every feature of the ery largest llroju- slnes is found ln the cozy Interior, ijn when the lights are turned on an ejaci) latlon of pleasure neier falls to burst from the lips of bystanders. Out aaona man said. "If I were going to puir offme weddln' that boat might be all right, but whenrlt comes right down to bacon and eggs what could ou do wth It at other times?" This man was taken to one side by a willing salesman and at the end pf a half hour was noticed to be agreeing with the excited arguments of the afore said s-man. To the Stut CQupe is generally con ceded the J'brown dcrb" of the show. The Stutz Is a white machine with, low-lying brown "cabin," the peak ef which is drawn down ln a. buslnesUk wa. The effect Is very handsome an sporty and the lines seem snug and ttt every' way artistic It Is the kind nt car going out In which Is Just like gotnjr out to & party In ft dress suit one Is bound; to have a good time wlUy nllL, flThe coupe ls set off bya taon ple contrast oi rtu. nun? uuu sme cars nit ranged all around. A coupe roadster that interest 1! Pbiladelphlans U the Biddl?, whkfe bw been shelvjjjLlnto the. rear room ky bu.-k of space-Jgl- JTr, besides tfcsj JWgulur seats, hawKy , seat conceals iukih Its turtle fflWL' the rear, nhcrs u jeuerally Jirtu ea or gas tf- . 'Hswti jmi MW '".. HtsjV
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