The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
NEW YORK SHOW
GETS UNDER Way
Gotham's Tenth Motor Display Is
Planned-New Years Eve Set for
Cpening-Applicatio Blanks
Sent the Dealers.

NEW YORK, Sept 1O-Makers of
motor cars. motorcycles and accesso-
ries have received, this week, applica
ton blanks for space and diagrams
for the 10th international automobile
show, which opens New Years eve, in
Garnd Central palace. New York, un
der management of the American Mo-
tor Car Manufacturers association
Opening last years Grand Central
palace show on New Years eve porved
so successful that Chairman r. E. Odds
and his associates on the show COM
mittee decided that no better opening
night could be secured for the tenth af-
fair. New Years eve is a gala occasion
in New York and motorists and dealers
genearlly can attend teh opening night
of the show and then, if they so desire,
enjoy the annual Festivities of New
Years eve, which begin in earnest on
Broadway at midnight.
The date is considered an ideal one
from selling point of view, as dur
ms the first week of-the new year di-
vidends amounting to over 100000, 600
on stocks alone are disbursed by aril-
road and industrial corporations with
out reference to bonds and other secu-
rites.
The palace diagrams show an in
creased amount of floor space over
tnat of previous years. and this year
the management has 10000 square feet
to dispose of, giving the exhibitors bet
ter facilities
With the A. Nj. c. NJ A. will be the
members of the Importers Automobile
salon, making the Grand Central pal
ace show the only international affair
of its kind held in America. The for
eign cars will. as last year be exhibit
cd OH the main floor with those of the
makers holding membership in the A. |
r. G. M. A. In fact, the palace affair |
probably will be the only international |
there is no show in the Paris salon this |
year.
The diagrams show that on the main I
floor and part of the balcony floor will |
he American and foreign gasoline,
steam and electric pleasure vehicles.
The commercial vehicles. as heretofore.
" i'll be located on the first balcony
floor as well as the motorcycles. On
the main. fisrt and second balcony
floors will be the tires. parts and ac-
cessories: the members of the motor
and accessory manufacturers having
Contractedl for several thousand square
feet on the first balcony floor.
All applications for space received
up on F'idray, October /, 1903. will have
equal consideration in the first allot-
ment on Friday, october 8. The allot-
ment of space to the members of the
motor and accessory manufacturers
will be made by the association. as is
the case with the members of the I'm
porters' Automobile salon. Members OF
the A. NJ G.. NJ A. will have the first
drawing of vehicle space other than /
that allotted to the members of the I'M
potrers' Automobile salon Il
Associated with Chairman r. f. Olds
are Benjamin Briscoe and H. O. Smith.
The Importers Automobile salon will
again be represented on the show
committee by Z. r. HOllander and the
motor and accessory manufacturers
viii he cared for by David J. Post. The
management of the snow WIZ
again be under the supervision of Cen
aral Manager Alfred Reeves of the a.
NJ c. NJ. A.