New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
AUTO CLANS READY
PALACE SHOW PLANS.
To Open Nep Years Ere
Fine Setting Promised.

Holiday time is show time IN the motor
industry. and after months OF prepara-
tion everything is IN readiness for the for
mai opening oc the tenth International
automobile show al the Grand Ceptral
Palace on Friday night. New Years eve.
The exhibition. which Is held under the
auspices OF the American Motor Car Manu-
facturers' Association. viii be a large and
most attractive one. All sizes and types
OF motor vehicles. ranging from the COM
paratively cheap high wheeled buggy
about up 10 the heaviest truck or the
most luxurious limousine car. will be
shown az varied prices.
There are 20 be no less than 80 indi-
vidual exhibitors. and eighty-fOur different
and distinct makes Of cars will be shown
This display OF complete machines includes
the product of a dozen Of the leading Eu-
ropesn factories. which will Re shown by
the members OF the Importers Automobile
salon. while the other exhibitors OF cars
include excellent examples and late ideas
in motor car construction from seventy
tvo OF the leading American makers In
this connection il might be stated that
nineteen of the American makers will also
show a full line OF commercial vehicles.
ranging from a little delivery cart. costing
500. up 10 huge Eve and ten ton trucks
that are valued at $3.50.
Among the pleasure types OF vehicles the
values show a similar range In price, from
the little runabout. selling for SiS5. up 70
the costly imported limousine selling for
5000 or over.
In addition, however. there is one tiny
car which Is listed for the small sum OF
s31S. This little car is delivered on the in
stalment plan by a rather curious ar
rangement. in which the car is sold in
units or sections on instalments of about
s25 each, and with each payment certain
portions OF the mechanism OF the car are
delivered After fourteen payments a set
Of blue prints is furnished. and the owner
IL supposed TO assemble the car and ride
on with IL. The last consignment of the
factory. by the way. includes a pot OF paint
and a brush 70 complete the job with
According TO statisticians who have hg-
ured the matter out. 1000 feet OF floor
space will be utilized in this year show.
but nearly double the space, Il Is said
would have been sold II the room had been
available
The total value os exhibits Is said %
be over 100000 To decorate the building
$1,000 has been spent In turning it into q
huge and beautiful trellis garden Unit
& Wickes are the official decorators
According 10 Charles T.. Durvea the
technical expert Of the association, the
general tendency. except possibly in town
cars. seems 10 he toward longer whee
bases. lighter and shorter motors, wider
doors and incIOsed front seats. MagnetOs
are almost universal and there Is also a
decided leaning toward longer springs and
larger wheel sizes and tires.
At one time. owing TO the tremendous
number of newcomers in the sutomobiIe
manufacturing neld and the announce
ment OF the production Of sOoe09 cars fOl
1910 It looked as II there would be ar
would have 20 come down. Fortunately
these statements we're exaggerated. and no
only will there not be an overproduction
but in all probability a shortage OF car:
viii exist before summer, and instead or
cut IN prices most OF the makers of cheaI
and medium priced cars, II Is said. have
added from so to seo0 % their last year
prices. This Is due 70 several causes. II
the hrst place not over 5000 cars will b
built Second the manufacturers hav
not been able 10 get parts from the &c
cessOry people. and. third. the cost o
rubber and other material entering int
the construction of ears has advanced 81
rapidly that higher prices we're almost i'm
perative.
The exhibitors OF automobiles az the SHOW
follow. American Cars-fAmertcan. ATLAS