The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-19
MADISON GARDEN
BEING PREPARED
FOR AUTO SHOW
Big Exhibit, to Open January 10,
Promises to SurpaSs All
Previous Efforts.

Even now tho work of preparing
automobile show has been begun in
those parts of the building not in cur
rent use, although the show does not
open until January Is. From next
week on the work will be prosecuted
vigorously, the big garden being given
over entirely to the carpenters, de-
signers and decorators. The amount of
detail in connection with the annual
automobile show is vast beyond all
ordinary conception.
The act is that the work is in prog
ress for months before and those in
charge of 1t are busy every minute
until it is over. For these big events
The Association of Licensed Automobile
Manufacturers have found a small
committee of hard workers most prac.
ticable, n thus there are only four
members of the show committee, in
Guiding President Clifton, ex-ofTicio.
There is one new face on the show com
mittee this year and a second new one
prominent in connection with the show
work.
The new member of the committee is
e. p. Chalfant, the new general man
ager of the Association of Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers, and the new
man associated with the committee
work is Coker f. Clarkson, the new
head of the A. l.. A. M. publicity de-
partment. The others of the commit
tee are the same as last year: Colonel
George Pope, chairman; Charles Cliff
ton, and NJ. L. Downs, secretary.
To the ability of these men is due the
success and magnifcence of the big
show. Charles Clifton is as prominent
a figure as any in the industry, he be-
ing treasurer of the George N. Pierce
Company, and president of the Associa-
ton of Licensed Automobile Manufac-
turers, with all the affiliations and ac-
tivities those positions imply.
Colonel George Pope is a landmark
In the industry, having beer for years
the treasurer of the Pope Manufac-
turing Company. He has been chair
man OF the A. L.. A. NJ. show commit
tee for three successive years.
Edward p. Chalfant has been identi-
fed with the automobile industry since
January 1, 1905, although he was pre-
viously in the tire business. He was
bsales manager and a director of the
sANaltham Manufacturing Company un-
til ho was called to the post of general
manager of the 4. l.. A. M.
NJ. l.. Downs, secretary of the com
mittee, has been identified with the
automobile industry sine its inception,
and has been in every branch of it,
even to managing some big runs. For
the last five years he has been with
the A. l.. A. NJ, and has attended to
the detail work in connection with all
the licensed shows.
Cocker f. Clarkson. the new head OF
the A. L. A. NJ. publicity department,
is a lawyer who found a greater inter-
est in engineering matters and from
electrical experimenting he stepped into
the A. l.. A. NJ, as secretary of its
mechanical branch, which post he re-
tains with his new one. Mr.. Clarkson,
in his younger days, did newspaper
work. He is a former president of the
Y. NJ. C. A. Motor Club, being a grad
uate from the first Y. M. c. A. motor
class. He is the compiler of the A. l.
A.. NJ. mechanical digests and hand
books, and the general statistician OF
the association.