The Washington times., 1907-12-29
IMPORTERS SALON
HAD RAPID RISE
IN MOTOR TRADE
Organization Three Years
Old Has Forced
Recognition.


! istence, the Importers Automobile Sa-
lon has performed prodigious labors
lin furthering the interests OF the in
dividual importers OF automobiles.
From an association OF the importers
OF comparatively few cars in 1904. II
has grown to include more than a
| score OF the best automobiles Of Euro
pean manufacture.
The plans for the Fourth A 1nual I'M
porters' Automobile Salon in Madison
| Square Garceu from December 2s 10
January are calculated TO open the
| eyes OF automobiiedom as a remark
able example OF selling enterprise
] Will be worthy the name, The Paris
Salon in America-"
Americans Show Courtesy.
Last year some of the imported cara
were shown at the Automobile Club
OF America shoyy at Grand Central
Palace, and others at the exhibition Of
/ Association OF Licensed Automobile
Manufacturers az the Garden, according
70 the attitude which the several i'm
| porters entertained 70 the Ssiden gaso-
| lene automobile engine patent In or
der that the exhibition OF American and
foreign cars might be separate this
| year, the Association OF Licensed Au-
tomobile Manufacturers courte0usly met
| the importers plans by waving their
| contract rights as sole automobile ex-
; hibltors a. the Garden.
/ Incorporated on July %. 1904. with
comparatively small membership, the
Importers Automobile Salon has been
in existence for some three years, pro-
| teeting and encouraging Its rapidly in
creasinE membership. At first some
difficulty was experienced in meeting
its already powerful American rivals on
anything like equal grounds, but by the
indefatigabls industry OF the members
OF the salon. It's position has bettered
from year to year, until now It is recog-
nized as one Of the great automobile
trade organizations IN the United
States. The names OF its officers and
| committee men are some OF the best re-
1 spected In motordorn, and the names Of
the members. including all the important
| importing conpan-ss. show clearly the
comprehensive extent OF the salons
strength.
Officers and Members
The officers are: J. S. Josephs. presl-
, dent: z. r. HoIlander. vice president:
c. T. Wyckoff, treasurer s. B. Bowman.
secretary. Q. r. Msbley is the active
manager. The directors are Paul La
Croix, CASTOR R. Rhoims. Percy Owen,
c. F. Wyckon, S. B. Bowman, c. z.
MACMILLAN, z T. Hollander, J. s.
Josephs. The shcx committee consists
| OF Andre Lassenat, EEpert Lille, E. r
TT-FH. n a.
and contest committee OF Percy Owen.
GastOn r. Rheims Paul La Croix, and
| George NJ. MacWnfams.
| The members CT Auto Import Com
pany, the HoI-Tan Company, wyckorr.
Church & Partridge. :. B. Bowman
! Auto Company. Archer & Co. Dietrich
| Import Company, Darracq Motor Car
Company. Rolls-Royce Import Company.
Renault Freres. c. G. V. Import Com
pany. 'Motobloc," inc; Martini Import
/ Company, Itaia Import Company, La
Buire Import Company. Palais de PAU
/ tomobile. Societe Anonymo. westing-
house, R. BorteIH and Company. Pan
hard & LevsSsor, Percy Owen, inc;
De Darres Auto Company, Isotta I'm
port Company, Fiat Automobile Com
pany.
Why 1t Was Formed.
Originally. the object Of the salon v-as
TO hold automobile shows and transact
a general motor business The head
/ quarters was then Mt. Vernon. n. Y.
and meetings were held at any conven-
/ lent place whenever business demanded
( At that time the importers were ad-
mitted TO the automobile shows OF other
! % a. haa a
were usually relegated TO the basement
where a great many OF the visitors
failed to find them
! The first move of the new association
was TO provide a proper exhibition
! place, and II resulted IN the securing n.
an option on Macy Hall for an exclu.
| sfvely foreign show, which was held at
/ the end Of December. 1aO4. and into the
/ first Of January. 1906. II was a success.
sharing a great deal Of the patronage
| accorded to the show then in progress
| at the Garden On this occasion the
| importers first hit upon the plan OF
! Uniform decoration Of tie st --ads. which
has z.nee become the regular thing at
ali New York shows. Foreign ambas-
sadors and other people Of note at
tended this first exhibition, and before
its conclusion it was plain that the i'm.
1 ported car had arrived.
Obtained Recognition.
In the season following the Associa-
ton Of Licensed AutoI1obile NIanufac.
turers secured control of Madison Square
| Garden, and the sixth annual show was
held there, while the Automobile Club
utilized the Sixty-ninth Regiment Arm
ory. AS a result the foreigners were
offered space al two places. The ma
jority at once took advantage of the
opportunity offered by the licensed asso,
ciation, and the foreign cars for the
first time made their appearance side
by side with the American machines.
From that day the strength of the for
eign-made car In America was assured
LITERAL SAMMY.