Show MAN AT THE WHEEL HEEL Live Lire Stories of The Automobile World and Some Live Gossip of The Road and Garage FIRST F annual automobile show at the Auditorium In Richards street Feb February February 19 to 26 Since the first announcement of this Initial effort In Salt Salt Lakes auto world the greater and lesser lights In have been dropping more and more Into the vernacular which Includes spark plugs and contacts and other things the novice strivIng to assemble them In due order and the vet veterans veterans erans proudly running them over In anticipation ot of the days when the elect shall speak a language of their own makIng During the coming month prior to the show Salt Lakes try will wUl suffer from the only stagnation It cannot successfully combat The people will be waiting for the show n and nd prospective purchasers will smile walt wait until after atter the show to finally decide on which ot of the JO 10 models It Is to be beAll beAll All augurs for full tull success and those who are primed with auto Information information mation will say that the firs annual has been well timed Salt Lake Is to come Into her own as one of the auto centers of the country The show will be a means of creating In interest erest In those who are not already pers at the shrine of and will furnish a week of education something In the way of a degree for tor those who have long since passed the Initiatory perIod lI Meet t me at the Salt Lake automobile show Is the message that Is s being flashed Into hamlet and city the country over by the medium of letter and postal card stickers thousand of these thes stickers were rere gotten out two months ago and most of them have been sent broadcast But this Is s not all allIn allIn In every cU city of Importance the Salt Lake Auto Girl Is s beaming forth a splendid advertisement of this city and this Is but the beginning Chances For The Purchaser It is one of the valuable features of the show that it permits the sell sellIng selling Ing of cars strictly on honor There Is no possibility for tor deception when the different mak s of cars stand side by side and their representatives stand ready to demonstrate various parts and answer all questions Show time Is th the one season Jeason of the year when the public mind turns Instinctively to motoring and motor cars And It Is not alone those who have space at the show hoV who benefit from this condition ot of public Interest More than different makes of automobiles will be on exhibit and fifty of the cars will aggregate over in value There will be every everything everything thing there from the strictly conservative type of city electric brougham to thE overdressed touring car with all the accessories of both Speaking ot of accessories this in another feature of the show that should make a dis hit with the owners Everything from the latest lamp and tire to the modern luxuries that have been added to the city machines and touring cars will be on exhibit Outside makers malters have already alread reserved large space for this exhibit effect Is to be attained In the decorative scheme of things At Atan Atan an expense of something like the Interior of the spacious auditorium Is to ne be transformed Into as nearly an outdoor SCene as possible Paths of greensward will be laid and the bare walls are to be hidden In bunting and decorations of green Ornamental plants and hanging vines will further the pleasant illusion While there ma may be a lack of radical Innovation to those familiar I IW W Ith the lines of 1909 at the same time the conviction must be forced upon the tho visitor who has held the Idea that the model of last year was almost a perfect affair that the makers malters have su succeeded by just a touch here and there In making the 1910 machine a little more perfect In detail Changes in The New Models Perhaps the most perceptible cha change ge In the models to be exhibited Is the lengthening of the wheel base It seemed last year as though this had reached the extreme and would follow a backward route this season but aside from the short coupled city cars this does not seem to be the case This lengthening of base has gone forward with a shortening of motors In many cases The tendency seems to be towards lighter motors and with nil all of the cylinders cast In separate pieces Instead otas of as In most cases together This makes the motor shorter and does not require so much room fol foi bonnets It makes more room for passengers the space having been used to the passengers advantage in several Ways ays f fIn In some c cases ses the bodies have been lengthened and more leg legroom room pro provIded provided vIded In oth others rs the rear seats have been moved forward and placed in front of the rear axle which makes the riding much easier This also makes room for wider doors and easier entrance to the The room is also being taken up by hooded dashes which protect the driver and other front seater In many cases the add added d length has b been en utilized to Introduce longer springs which have In turn softened the vibrations and very much helped out the riding qualities of the respective cars The lighter weight of the rant few years ears has also done much to better the spring action and there Is much evidence that comfort rather than mere speed precedence In the future Wheel Sizes to Be Larger There is also to be seen a tendency toward larger wheels The fact Is slowly being recognized that the ccle was not the predecessor of the he motor motorcar car and that cycle practice such as smaller v heels with wire and smaller tires dres were a mistake A few years ago it was a surprise to find wheels of diameter on any but the foreign cars This season we will wUl find cars with forty and wheels Not only In wheels but In tires will the enlargement be noted Quite a number ot of makers have hae Increased the tire section regardless of the high price of rubber The type will wUl cling to its post as a favorite this season That type of motor will predominate at the coming show The twill however show a gain oder oer prevIous years ears Then again In the field or of ignition the magneto with the jump spark system seems to abound Most of the cars are equipped with the combination Combination tion system for easy starting the favorite method being the dual system In which the magneto and the battery current both operate through the same set of plugs The double two sets ot of plugs is also popular I Baggage Carrying Facilities Still another feature which will Impress Itself upon the first nighter at atthe atthe the show will be embodied In the baggage carrying facilities added tg the bigger machines and the arrangement of miscellaneous accessories In many ot of the new models There Is a tendency toward clearing the running board of all accessorIes and equipment which can be conveniently placed elsewhere This gives a more shipshape appearance to the car and makes access easier In many cases this ha has s been effected without encroaching upon the space usually reserved for baggage A conspicuous departure In the body line Is the adoption of the torpedo or gunboat style of body Bun Built orIginally for the comfort of passengers Tatter than to secure less wind resistance it has been found that the ad advantages vantages of this type to In the latter respect have haye been such as to raise It In popular favor In addition to this it figures out that a car which ot of offers fers less wInd resistance stirs up less dust and for tor this reason the tor torpedo torpedo style with the closed body has leaped into favor as a dustless ma machine machine chine Some Idea of the trend of the Industry will be gleaned at the show from the presence in tJ the e Auditorium of small cars with divided seats over the rear axle and a bonnet half the length of the wheel base capable of six cylinders though generally carrying fewer As Fine Art RIVING an automobile properly has more to It than a knowledge of DRIVING the mere mero knowing of which levers to press and ability to handlo the steering wheel The first and greatest essential is nerve and this ne nerve e must always go with a clear head for safety Some drivers there are who recklessly trust to chance and figure that luck JuCk has carried them through before Caution Is another great asset of the driver and nerve and caution are not always found accompanying each other There are times when but five seconds ot of time are allowed for the driver to decide whether to go through or walt wait Sometimes he cannot walt wait but there are too man many drivers who are always ready to take a chance on ongoing ongoing going through rather than slow up The best racing drivers men who are accustomed to the highest speed wIll shudder In alarm at the work of a careless driver who turns corners on two wheels and enjoys creating a sinking sen sensation about the hearts of its hIs passengers Such men as Fournier La Lancy U C Tracy Little or any Rny of the others whose business Is racing will take no chances except when they are racing If an elderly gentleman of means wants a safe and drIver the best to pick Is the man who has raced and really knows the perils perUs of fast tast riding Driving In the city requires nerve and plenty ot of resourceful braininess The driver must always expect persons on toot foot to do the unexpected They usually do doAt doAt At the corner of First South and Main streets a day or two ago an el elderly elderly derly woman started across the street ahead of a machine that was still some distance away There was plenty of time for her safe crossing but the driver pressed the horn and at the sound If the toot the aged woman stopped Then she decided she had time and aed started ahead but changed her mind stopped and started In the opposite direction The driver swerved his machine twice and finally came to a dead stop with the bonnet just touching the skirts of the woman This Is ani only one Instance ot of what the city driver has to contend with and It shows that nerve an and caution are the first and greatest essentials of the chauffeur J How to Choose Your Auto purchasers these days das are learning that an automobile AUTOMOBILE suitable for tor one purpose Is not necessarily suitable fr far another and types have hae been evolved with reference to many special uses Ues Design and nm are arc so far standardized that the pUrchaser unless he looks Into the materIals and the record of t maker mak r Is liable to hee he confused If the tho right choice Is s made h can get a car which mile for mile will cosino more titan than a horse and probably much less and will tar far outdistance the horse The knowing s choice re solves itself around the question of I Continued on Page Three MAN AT THE WHEEL Continued From Page On One capacity speed convenience and taste in body style supplemented d by the mechanical knowledge of the c car ar t then When hen you buy a car It Is a good idea dea i to choose along the following lines See that the car seats the numbe r of passengers you ou desire and seats seat s them comfortably as pleasure Is the prime p rime requisite In a car Observe whether the car has sum dent power to carry Its load at the th e required speed and that It picks u p speed and Is able to negotiate hillon hills hill hillson s es on high gear without pounding or un due effort Quietness and lack of vl vi vibration bration are the first items In my of upkeep Note the flexibility in the range of speeds on the throttle e without changing gear how slowly slow y It will run on high gear without elute clute h slipping Flexibility Is most Im Important important as by virtue of it Ing Is avoided and the car is enabled to t 0 cover a greater distance In a days r run un A good motor should be able to accelerate and pick up speed on high gear almost at a touch A sluggish motor is dangerous as there are often times when quick and I immediate action is necessary Your car should start at a turn of the crank Two separate Ignition systems are an advantage and are an anchor ancho r to windward General appearance comfort and durability are points that can easily be judged by the reputation of the makers maker s Beauty of body lines and upholstering upholstering are external points which mark the car and can never be faked |