The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-29

For the seventh time in as many
wears, Washington is having an auto
mobile show and il stands out sharply
as the biggest and best OF them all.
While fewer cars are on exhibition
this wear. more different makers are
represented and the quality OF the cars
is far in advance OF those OF previous
years. The show opened last night IN
the Dupont garage, a02O-30 ii street IN
der the auspices OF the Washington
Automobile Dealers Association. and
the attendance was very pleasing 70 the
exhibitors. presaging a splendid week s
business for them.
Promptly al S O'Clock, President c.
Royce Hough. of the Dealers Associa-
ton, in stentOrian tones invited the
show visitors 20 gather at the far end
of the garage, where a platform 20 ac-
comunodate the music had been erected.
In a few weH-chosen remarks Mr..
Hough introduced Robert B. Caverly
president OF the Automobile Club OF
Washington. who formally opened the
show Mr.. Caverly made clever hve-
minute speech, saying IN part.
President Caverly Gives Figures.
These annual automobile exhibitions
have come 20 mark for us the automo-
bile New Year. the time for a summing
up of past achievements and for the
prophecy Of what is 10 come. No sane
person Will deny that the automobile
whether for business or for pleasure,
has come 10 stay, but 1 venture to state
that comparatively few here tonight,
even OF those actively engaged in the
industry clearly realize the enormous
extent TO which IL has grown.
over 3l00C0 automobiles are IN use
IN this country today and when We real
iZe the fact that six years ago perhaps
1903 would have been large estimate
OF the total number Of machines in this
country, you can have some idea OF the
industrial Importance IL bears 10 our
manufacturing wealth. The amount OF
capital invested in manufacturing these
cars in the United States alone lis about
$4,000, 600, and the total value of the
product 20 date Is about S275, 600 900.
This country leads the world in the
number of automobiles made and in
use. Government statistics show that
H.3OG pleasure cars and l. Al trucks and
delivery wagons were produced in 1905,
and in 1906 that number was exceeded
by more than . per cent"
Plenty of Room for All.
The show is well laid out and visitors
found II au easy manner 10 get around
among the different exhibits The alsles
are very wide and the jostling which
has been such a disagreeabIe feature
OF previous shows has been eliminated.
The show occupies two roOrs OF the
garage, which lends itself admirably 20
the display OF cars and accessories. No
attempts were made 10 secure uniform
iJy in the decorative scheme, each in
dividual exhibitor being left TO his
own devices in decorating his booth
The effect, however. Is not d.spleasing
10 the eye
II is truly a representative exhibit
of the best products OF American max
ers. HiEh-pOWered cars. limousines,
bTOughams ard other expensive cars,
as well as the moderate priced Funa-
bouts and electrics, are scattered
throughout the two floors. Fifty-eight
ears, representing twenty-seYen makers,
are on exhibition, and several that were
DELAYED I'm transit are expected TO be
i'm place this evening.
Interest in Racers.