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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1911
Page
8
Buyers focus on comfort not speed as the 1911 Boston auto show boasts the greatest array of prospects. Manager Chester I Campbell reports the event the largest, best equipped and most instructive he has led, with dealers from New England and beyond placing heavy orders and gaining advertising value.
New York March 10 The contest board of the American Automobile Association extended suspensions for Barney Oldfield and others involved in outlaw races. Oldfield remains banned until July 1 1912, with Ben Kercher, George H. Clark, James B Ryall and Arthur Oakerman also facing extended terms. The Ascot Park incident and other officials at that meet receive suspensions through early 1912 or 1913.
The article notes continued high interest in the automobile show with busy attendance despite bad weather. Visitors approached with definite aims to compare models or place orders, leading to more contracts signed than earlier days and expectations of further business.
A show tour notes Peerless Motor Car Company as the center of Grand Hall with a surge of buyers and sales, praising the cars for superior design and finish. A salesman confirms Peerless quality extends to all models, not just the exhibit.
Rambler announces a major shift to concentrate on New England as a key region for high grade cars. Rambler dealers report strong sales growth and expanded service, with 1300 owners and 300 last year’s allotment amid factory output of 2500 this year. C. P. Rockwell leads the New England branch into stronger status within the nationwide Rambler network.
Whitten Gilmore Company reports near selling out of all cars allotted by Chalmers with orders rising over ten percent. R A Gilmore says show sales require larger consignments as factory outputs run full, averaging 40 orders daily in January and increasing since.
The passage notes a expected shortage of cars as demand grows. Chalmers company, already producing about 40 cars daily, faces 100 daily orders, implying some customers will be disappointed.
The Reliance Truck Company promoter C. J. Fisher says affordable, reliable light delivery wagons offer three to one efficiency and suit routine business loads. He contrasts them with heavier duty trucks and notes the broader economic value of purpose built motor trucks over family touring chassis.
The Chadwick display at the Boston 1911 auto show features owners who have kept their cars since 1906. One owner reported his car has logged over 75,000 miles in three years. The Chadwick is praised for its copper water jackets and high powered motor, with claims it is among the world’s fastest stock cars and can reach 6 to 80 mph in high gear. It also notes the maker’s gasoline record at the Dead Horse Hill climb in Worcester.
G R Hill reports Chadwick weekly sales and strong prospects. The Chadwick booth features two large cups the Fairmount Park trophy and the world's champion circular track record trophy for stock cars. The Chadwick car completed the mile in 41 seconds.
The Boston Auto Show showcases E M F 30 roadster and demi tonneau bodies for its touring cars. The E M F 30 chassis emphasizes speed type design with large piston displacement and rear axle transmission for balance and traction. The company notes the new models aim for timely production without delaying regular manufacturing.
The Dorian remountable rim draws attention at the Boston fair for its wedge fastenings and rust proof bronze wedge nuts. Four nuts loosen to remove the rim, unlike rivals needing all wedges, and a punctured tire can be swapped in about one minute after jacking up. The A. Q. D. rim folds laterally for hand tire removal, saving hours over old rims.
Albert Champion and a demonstrator kept busy at the Champion Ignition Company stand informing spectators about the firm’s products during the bustling auto show display.
Letter from GHorgd Dempsey argues against the bar and bottle act and urges repeal citing Palmer and Worcester cases. He cites 1899 license limits and 1840 15 gallon law as precedents showing laws harmed by hasty enactment and repealed after public’ demand for sanity. He expects Legislature to reject the adverse committee report and pass repeal.
William Orr aged 30 with no permanent address was fined $1 after he took two firemen helmets that rolled from Engine 2 as it sped up Dartmouth Street. The headgear, worn by Hoseman D. Kennedy and another crewman, were valued at $8. Orr pleaded guilty and received a 20 day sentence.
Funeral services for Rear Admiral John C. Fremont, late commandant of the Charlestown navy yard, were held with full naval honors. Marines and bluejackets escorted the coffin to North station for shipment to Sparkill, N Y, where Admiral Fremont's father lies buried.
At 2 pm yesterday the commandant's house in Charlestown navy yard hosted army navy city and state officials for the funeral of Rear Admiral Fremont. The drawing room held his body with a casket draped in an American Union Jack displaying his epaulets sword and chapeau.
The closing service of the evening exercises for the mission at the Cathedral for women drew a full house again. Confessions will occupy today and tomorrow, then the mission for men starts next week with the same schedule each day.
Senior Lieutenant Oswaldo Fernandez of the Argentine navy and Mrs Fernandez are parents to a son born in Quincy on Thursday. The birth brings joy to Argentine naval officers stationed here during the battleship Rivadavia’s construction. The couple, recently married in Argentina, are staying temporarily on Putnam Street, Quincy.
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