New-York tribune., 1909-01-08
AUTO SHOW A SUCCESS
END CANE ALL TOO SOON'
Exhibitors Report More Business
than Erer Before.

The ninth annual automobile show helo oI'u.'
the auspices Of the American Motor Car Manu-
facturers Association came to successluI - 80
last evening st the Grand Central Fala'e "'
the band played Home Sweet Home WIZ
nounced that the doors Of the Palace were u Ne
closed 10 the public for the last time so faf as
this wears exhibit is concerned, crowd Ihat HoN
every part Of the building was in attendance
Slowly the crowd passed out all seeming 10
want one more glance at the cars and accessories
on axhfhitfon When the last spectator had 'ett
the work of getting the out and dlSls7"''''e
the hall was Immediately hes-n. 1t Is SAL ~ -
that never has an affair Of its kind ehded :" S
IA ,toriIv This was evident from the fact tlal I''
a dissenting voice was heard among the eN'iiUi'i'-
The ATTENDANCE. since the opening. = week t'"'''
last night. was reported by the management q .
record breaker Most Of the eXhih'tors ain'''''
that they had done more than was expected IN tFe
way Of business. The number Of sales repo''"
during the show hears out the assertions
Alfred Reeves manager Of the show, when seen
last evening said
1T would he unbecoming for the manager of
the show TO express opinion as to WhetheE 81
not it had been success Judgment on '"''
question should left the exhibitors, the press
and the general public II it has been a success
II is the result of the cooperation ~ the 'ep'e
sentatives of the 30l exhibitors in adhering SulcuS
to the rules laid down by the show committee tue
faithful work of our staff Of employees and the
generous support given by the public and by auto
mobile tradesmen.
a tendance Of close to one huIluIFd '''''-
sand persons breaking ali previous records for
motor car exhibitions; If the presence of more
than one thousand dealers. and If the sale at re
tail and wholesale Of millions OF dollars "o'''
automobiles and accessories are any c'' eli''
the ninth international automobile show may Just
" he called success
Some of the exhibitors expressed theiF views VI
the show follows:
Paul Lacroix, manager of the Renault New YORK
branch, said:
Il think it unvise to chow our high priced
cars in competition with the cheaper American
makes Nevertheless We had satisfactory sales.
many to old customers but six to persons we Aad
not met before the show.
r NJ Owen of the REQ and Premier exhibits,
said:
1T has been the best conducted automobile show
in the history of the industry Agents generally
have praised the management for the way they
taken care Of
s. H. Mora, head Of the Mora Motor Car Com
pany, sad
There is no question in my mind after this
show week has touched the pablic pulse that
there will be too few built supply the de-
mand. That broad statement. but feel results
will bear out The show has been the best ever
held and certainly transformed the Palace from
a business standpoint"
Benjamin Briscoe, Of the Maxwell-Briscoe Com
pany. and chairman Of the American Motor Car
Manufacturers Association. said
we came TO take care Of our dealers and have
done it. Our agents always register with us Our
books show $50 names. against 80 as the high
water mark before. They report the largest sales
on record. This is simply indication of the
whole exhibition"
c. G.. Stoddard, OF the Dayton Motor Car Com
pany, makers of the stoddard-Dayton car, said
Delighted with the week. Ii was the best show
we ever participated in, from business stand
point
William Mitchell Lewis president OF the Mitchell
Motor Car Company. said:
Great! The best show known II had
the cars TO sell could have disposed OF i've hun
dred more
Diamond Tire Company said:
The show has been eminenty successful for as.
not only in the specification OF the tire equipment
sold but the general interest displayed bS the
public and trade. II has been the best snow ever
held In the Palace.
A P Cleveland, OF the Firestone company, said:
Actual results are what count. We delight
ed wiki the results OF the show ana have landed
many large orders. including one $4,000 contract
This is something have never done before at
show and 1 have been at every automobile show
ever held in this country"
E W Bonham of the z. f. Goodrich company.
said:
We have taken more orders during show week
for future delivery than at any previous show for
five or six years. The whole affair has been
huge success.
E. R Houander OF the Flat company. said:
1T has been the best selling show since 1906. We
took orders for eighteen and have thirty pros
meets that only lack actual closing.
C. A. Kssei, manager OF the Kissel Motor Car
Company. said:
we have done more than our schedule called for.
The week has more than paid for itself"
John Baker. tr-. secretary OF the Grabowsky
Power Wagon Company, said;
so far as we concerned, the show has ex-
ceeded our most extravagant hopes"