The Washington times., 1906-02-04
GREAT DIVERSITY
OFFERED At SHOW
Autos of Every Kind OH EX-
hibitiOn Tomorrow.
SIMPLICITY THE KEYNOTE
Manufacturers Devoting Great Atten-
tion to That-We Export More
Cars Than We Import.
SIMPLICITY THE KEYNOTE

u hen the sixth annual show az the
Nashi igton Automobile Dealers Asso-
ciat.pn is opened tomorrow night i'm
Inc Washington Light Infantry Armory.
The great majority of local automobile
enthusiasts will have their 1irst view of
The 1y05 models
ibe big armpry viii supply Al spacious
home for the most comprehensive expo
sitiOu OF the automobile industry ever
held i'm this city. G9solene. steam, and
electric cars. both for pleasure ard
business purposes, viii be attractively
distributed, with space left for all sorts
of accessories and sundries: in fact
everything connected with the automo-
bile industry will be given a place in
The extensive show, and i'm addition
there viii be- several exhibits Of motor
boats.
Cars of All Kinds.
Prospective purchasers will have their
choice from an array of ears that will
range from the moderate priced runa-
bout to The pondeTous touring car weigh
ing several thousand pounds. NOT only
viii the pleasurable side of motoring
be adequately demonstrated. hut the
commercial wagon VIII he given sub
stuntiaI recognition. Accessories are
legion and everything allied To the
motoT-driven vehicle in any form has
been given l0dsmeut in the big arnory,
which lends itself admirably To the
housing of q great industry.
The public Will be particularly inter
- ested i'm the harmonious decorations that
viii bring out the exhibits 20 thcir best
advantage. Every Effort mas been made
la preserve the individuality of each
grta-. "A q
imposing and unique effect The light
ing effects will be striking and no eX-
penSe has been spared in ma king the
exhibition the finest thing of the kind
ever seen here. There viii be music eV-
cry evening and every exhibitor win
have his booth supplied with souvenirs
Simplicity the Keynote
The show this year will include a
finer lipe of vehicles ,aan eYc- before
and shtw clearly the Improvement that
has been made in automobile manufac-
ture in the past year. II is said the
greatest md To be- attained by al man
ufacturers of self-propelled vehicles is
simplicity, and this goal has been reach
ed by nearly every American maaufac-
tgrer.s Each season >ees- the ears
brought nearer and nearer TO the ideal.
Ihis year the public has Deen promised
nfuCh by the manufa ctuTers-W
T. o
added improvements an increase IN
power. and q greater luxury of equip
mcnt and establishment. The annoying
horn blowing in evidence at previous
shows will be missing for norus eX-
hibited must have the reeds removed.
The motor car industry has made
sigantic. strides in the last year, which
viii be reflected in a measure at the
forthcoming show. While MANY con
Germs have catered exclusively 10 the
domestic trade others have branchcd
out into foreign fields and no better
evidence that the Americau-bufIt au-
tomobils is a winner could be found
than the latest Government statistics
which show that during the calendar
year 1893 automobiles to the value of
S2.6s5,655 were shipped 10 various for
eign countries, the bulk of them going
Ia the great automobile manufactur-
ing countries. like France. GERMANY
England, and Italy.
American Skill Acknowledged.
When American-buiIt cars can get "a
foothold ia those countries where the
art of automobile building has reached
the highest point of development. the
skin of American designers must be
acknowledged,
During 1905 the imports OF autorno-
biles in5o this country amounted to s9s
cars, valued al S1.S65. 402. The balance
of trade is greatly in .our favor, and
the vogue of the foreign ear is not
only waning in this country but The
American Quilt car is winning iaurels
on every hand in the automobile cen
'ers OF Europe