The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-25
GRANT SPACE
FOR AUTO
EXHIBIT
Mayor HaussIing to For.
.malIy Open Affair." Plans
for Decorations.

Allotment OF space to exhibitors at the
local automobile show. to be held next
month at Electric Park, was made last
Monday by officials of the New Jersey
Automobile Exhibition Company. Every
space but four, which have been laid
aside for exhibits of complete motor
cars, has been assigned. These four
are being reserved for New York dealers
who failed to put in the formal appplica-
ton at the proper time, but who siGnifed
their intention of joining the Jerseyites i'll
the show. Almost equal success has been
attained in the allotment of the accessory
spaces. OF the forty-odd available for the
parts people nearly all have been requisi-
toned, and it is stated unofficially that the
remaining ones will be taken entire by a
large New York dealer in accessories.
Electric Park exhibition hall proved in
adequate for the demands made upon it
for space, and as a consequence some Of
the largest New Jersey firms, such as the
Greene Motor Car Company, who could
not have as much space as they required
insone block. will maintain a separate ex-
hibit in the lobby leading to the main ex-
hibition hall.
The roll of those who will exhibit al the
show includes every dealer of prominence
within a radius of ten miles of this city
and many more from New York territory.
Though the allotment was practically COM
pleted this week, the names and spaces
will not be officially announced by the
show officials for a fortnight yet.
That the show will be a financial success
is no longer a question. Independent of
the admissions. the show will
more than cover expenses simply from the
sale of space and from privileges let out
to other concerns.
Definite word has been received from
Mayor Haussling hat he will open the ex-
hibit on the evening of Friday, February
q. Joseph H. Wood, chairman OF the en-
tertainment committee, promises an in
teresting program, not only for opening
night, but for every night of the following
week that the show is open to the public.
An elaborate decorative scheme has re-
ceived the approval of the decorations
committee, of which Raymond A. Greene
is chairman. and the contract for the An
ishing of the Electric Park hall has been
let to a large New York firm which has
had much experience in this sort of work.
The scheme calls for a color effect that
harmonizes with the high-polished bodies
and glistenins brasswork of the cars, but
yet is not so obtrusive as to distract at
tention from the machines themselves.
The plan of featuring every night of
the show and devoting it to some spe-
cial interest, has come in for much COM
mendation. Especially pleasing to the
dealers Is the idea of having nights dedi-
Gated to the automobile clubs of various
owns. The plan will not only arouse in
terest in other parts of New Jersey more
or less remote from this city. but will
also give the dealers a chance to &c about
their sales campaign in a systematic man
ner.
1T is not so much a question of gettins
people who are willing to buy cars sait
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ernoon, "as 1t is to be sure that these
people are able to purchase machines