New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
AUTO SHOW A SUCCESS.
MANY SALES REPORTED.
Saturday Nights Paid admission
Record Breaker.

Despite the financial furry the Automobile Club
of America show at the Grand Central Palace is
unqualified success, although the attendance Is
not quite up to last years record breaking figures
At that there falling off of only 500 in the
receipts for the first day. and. unless all signs fail
the total paid attendance for the week will be al
most great as in 1906
While some of the manufacturers and accessory
people say that business is quite good as
last year. several Of the leading exhibitors report
trade conditions being good. Benjamin Bris-
coe, the head of the Maxwell BriScoe company,
and the chairman of the American Motor Car
Manufacturers Association, said that he had sold
more cars and taken in more deposits for cars at
this show than in any other exhibition in which he
had taken part. During the first two days of
this Show" he said. 1--WE took orders for 425 cars
from out-of-town agents"
James Couzens. of the Ford company of De-
trot was equally enthusiastic. and said:
I'VE selling all the cars we can make and.
while the financial situation in this city Is bad at
the present time it has not affected the West to
any extent, and neither does 1t seem TO hurt our
| sales much in the East. Our little runabOut has
practically revolutionized the automobile industry
and within the next few weeks we shall place four
models the market. which will be as radi-
cal in design and price as was our runabout.
The majority of exhibitors at the show were
guests at smoker of the Automobile Club Of
America Saturday night.
Colgate Hoyt, president of the club. welcomed the
guests, and in a brief address said that the con-
ditions in Wall Street did not seem to affect the
automobile business as a whole, ana told now
concern that he knew of had sold more cars
at this show than at any place they had ever ex-
hibited, and that more money was taken In AT tie
gate Saturday evening than on the same night
of the previous show. lie also related how his
veterinary bill for his horses was considerably
greater than his repair bill for his two cars.
Following the address there was a vaudeville
entertainment Among the several hundred pres
ent were George +. Chamberlin Benjamin Briscoe
Winthrop L. Scarrtt. Alan +. Iawley. w. f.
Kembal J. W. Jones, George A. Bradley and G.
n Pitcher.
Scores OF worlmen are busy preparing Madison
Square Garden for the show that will open there
on saturday night under the auspices of the Asso-
citation of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
Thirty three different makes of gasolenc cars nine
different electrCs and steam model besides
motorcycl and trucks In greater variety than ever
before. Will be shown.
By overhanging the platforms built the bal
cony seats ten thousand square feet of show space
has been gained for the coming show This car
pentry work is now nearly completed. and the
decorating is under way. In the decorative scseme
the pictorial idea is that Of terraced gar
den There will be much less ornamentaton In star
work with consequent gain of spacious effect and
ut-of-door feeling. II probably has been the
thought that a simpler setting would lend more
lustre the gems of the automobile industry.
The color scheme is to be gray and crimson and
white. The Eirders OF the big dome will be
screened by a canopy OF soft material-riCh. warm
gray in tone. The exhibition spaces OF the main
floor and elevated platform will be carpeted with
specially woven fabric of deep crimson, with the
visitors aislcS between sharply set OF by the gray
material Entering tho foyer. the visitor will
be confronted by towering gateway, replica Of
one at the Florio Toresca villa In Florence.
In the number Of exhibitors the show VIII sur
pass those of former years. Last year th--e
255 individual exhibits while to the present time
3O2 exhibitors have applied and been allotted space.
and It IS expected that with the additional floor
space available there VIII be at least 325 exhibits.
which IS the largest number ever shown under
roof.
Among the there will be eleven skies. rang
ing in price from $500 20 $4,000 all with a seating
capacity for seven persons and ranging IN bore Of
cylinder from X 10 inches. They are rated
horsepower. according to the new A l. a. NJ. rating.
from ~ 20 20. In this horsepower rating there Will
be some rather odd figures, such as 4s 46. 43. 45.
81. etc.
One of the Interesting novelties at the exhibition
will be the Introduction OF tclharmonic tgusic,
take the place OF the brass hand which has for
decades furnished the harmony for all the different