The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
SUCCESSFUL AUTO SHOW ENDS
AGENTS AND DEALERS FAVOR
THE EARLY IDEA.

u lRl "SAO
of the last day OF the seventh annual auto
mobile show of the Automobile Club OF
America there was ended the most success
full exhibition OF motor oars and accessories
ever held in this country. 1t IA estlmateu
that between seventy and eighty Thousand
persons visited the building between the
time the members OF the Automooile SiuD
began their private view at 4 O'Clock q
week ago yesterday and IL 'cloc Iast
might when the show wound up ITS brlet
but strenuous career.
More automobile agents and dealers
from all over the country we're regiStereo
than were ever present az any previous
show, many Of them saying hat they were
in favor Of the early show" idea. as very
often they were too much engaged IN caring
for their W retail business in January
10 spare the time needed for a trip to this
.ity. Manufacturers OF American cars
are practically unanimous In declaring
That December is a better month In whlch
20 hold a show than January is, as 1t enables
them to make earlier arrangements with
their agents and gives them about six weeks
more time in which to prepare for the rush
of the delivery season, which Is beginning
earlier every year.
Representatives OF imported machines,
of which there were a score in the building,
agree with their American competitors In
approving the plan Of holding the show In
December. Several instances were re-
ported of wealthy men buying very high
priced machines with limousine bodies TO
be delivered on December 25 as christmas
presents for their wives or tavorlte daugh-
ters. Those foreign concerns who go into
racing nave had excellent cause to praise u
December show, as several fast cars have
been sold to well known sportsmen Tor use
in the Ormond beach races in Florida In
January, and IL the show had not been
held until January there would not have
been an opportunity to do this business.
The influence Of the motor parkway
which is to be built on Long Island was shown
IN the great number OF inquiries for high
powered runabouts or semi-racers. a. some
firms style their highest powered machines
when fitted with bodies Like those OF racing
cars. Several concerns who make big
powered cars have taken orderst for machines
capable OF great speed, delivery to be made
su july or August so that the engines may
= We well tuned up by the time the parkway is
expected 20 be ready for use in late Septem-
her. Some Of these orders have gone to
American firms and others have been placed
~lIu EDI VI
ears. so that it seems very likely that there
will be many an impromptu international
brush on the motor highway as soon as it
Is ready for driving over.
For those concerns that have well estab-
lished branch houses Or selling agents in
this city the show was. according TO one
manager Of a local branch establishment,
"a direct interposition OF Providence"
NIa aIAcl tbOt Igphn ma fiat aOlnned "A
trife enthusiastic. but said that his o n
cern had already taken more orders than
it had on its books at the end OF last a n
nary, and that consequently he hoped that
he would not 10 troubled next spring
by Nightmares in which indignant GUS
toners demanded their money back, as had
teen the case this year. lie said that
Snayb @ six weeks did rot seem such a long
time In some cases, hut declared that six
weeks meant exactly thirty-s,x more work.
ing days TO a factory thar was crowded
with orders, and he would always advocate
the early show idea hereafter.
Il seems very likely that the most pleased
class of exhibitors were the accessory men,
and il was the presence OF the unusually
great throng of agents II dealers from
all over the country that maze the show
such a successful one from their point OF
view. several sales managers OF DlB COIL
Germs in this line remarked that II their
tray cling men took as many orders on
rhe road as they are aCCISto ned to
IL would be necessary to run their. plants
overtime to fill them or 70 largely increase
their manufacturing facilities TO ill the
orders on time. Another pleasing thing
about the show from the accessory mans
point Of view was the fact that many orders
had been taken from ind viduals which
IN manv cases will be turned over 70 a local
agent somewhere to I'LL.
The memberS of tn \. &. a. show COM
mittee are immensely. pleased at tue out
come Of what was called an experimental
idea, aud have alrcl1y h""'i assured that
they will have more trp!hlp next year
than they did this il making the space
allutments, a. all the cNhibitor4 in tho
show will want a. list a. mu"l space
us they had during tho past week, while
,nany of the disappointed applicants have
declared that they will maze very early
requests for space in III" next show. So
that with the natural Increase IN the number
oH manufacturer Of automobiles and aC-
ceSsories il seems moro than likely that
the 1867 show wilt have close to 800 eE-
hiritors. especially If the show committee
can devise a method Of taking care OF all
of them.
One Of the noticeable things about this
show, at least to those who are acquainted
with the makers Of the country. was the
great number of men whose cars will be
shown in Madison Square Garden that
nave been constant VlhllOTs III Ntth. lncI0
have been Representatives of every con-
cern that will have space in the big Garden
chow next month who have visited the
Grand Central Palace during the past
week, and these gentlemen have been much
pleased at the great attendance, as it shows
them that the public interest in motor
driven vehicles is constantly increasing,
and they are confident that the success
of the Palace show il but q fOrerInneT OF
the prosperity that will attend the Guno-
ton in the famous Garden.
At one OF the exhibits OF foreign cars,
which in this particular instance are gen
orally imported without bodies, IL n rep
r~eeentative of an old firm Of carriage build
ers in this city that makes practically all
OF the coachwoTk for this car. He says
that he has taken so many orders that he
ts ashamed TO give the number Of them, and
e. another man who is convinced that "A
December show il best. Not only has no
taken q great many orders for bodies to be
fitted TO imported GLASSES. hut yesterday
ne odd a horse drawn vehicle ia a rather
unusual manner. He had finished taking
the Specifications for an elaborate limousine
body and had asked his customer II there
was anything more ne neelo1. The laugh