The Detroit times., 1909-01-23

Three weeks from tomorrow Will be
one of the liveliest days In the short
history of the Wayne Casino. Special
express trains Will be arriving from
Chicago and nearly 200 automobiles
Will be hauled across the street ana
put in their place for the opening on
Feb. Is OF the annual show OF the De-
trolt Automobile Dealers association.
Everything In the Casino VIII be
ready for the cars, As the work on the
decorations has go far progressed that
the set pieces Will be in place two
days before the show. Contractor Hugo
Buelow has been running day and night
crews and the designs In srucco have
come through finely.
Now that the work on the main foun-
tain on the second floor IL about done.
the artistic beauty OF this feature
stands out. sculptor Wagner never did
finer work on the Pan American or st
Louis worlds fairs than he has for this
automobile show. Manager Pelletier
gave him the Ideas so that everything
Is a departure from the conventional.
There Is life I'm the chauffeurs OF the
racing cars. In the faces OF the automo-
bile girls and In everything The
paintings which form a background OF
the booths are Cleverly executed by
another force OF artists and the scenes
are familiar To those who have toured
the country and been TO the big races.
The dealers are anxious for the open
Ing day so that they can make good
their assertion that Detroit viii have
the beauty show OF the year. New
York and Chicago will send many par
ties here To see It, also 10 look at the
first time I'm Detroit II Will be the
first big show the city ever has had
and IL Will rank among the leaders OF
the country Those who have attended
the two New York shows smile when
they invite comparison.
Careful analysis OF the cars at the
exhibit Just closed In New York shows
that the automobile has reached "A
point I'm construction so nearly stand
ard that makers can devote their eN-
perlmcntal stan To the finer working
out OF details. Just as large matters
are made from units-and when large
matters have reached settled conditions
all energy can go 10 perrecting the
units as such and not as cOmponcnts
only--so do We find automobile con-
struction today. as cNempllfied by the
cars which were on exhibit. We find
that tile body Is universally protected
from all road matter by merely clos
ing IN the mud guards from their back
edge 20 the frame and by a like closing
In from the side frames down 10 the
running boards. Some details Of
rather large magnitude were noted in
the growing tendency to use either a
cross platform spring at the rear or
thrcc-quarter side springs. Ignition,
that so Important detail has come 10
the magnetic with frequently a battery
I'm reserve Sometimes these are com
bined but the battery alone has com
pletelA gone Out .Nl use y sufNs tuner
indications were the addition % these
makers to the siN-Cvliudcr ranks and q
like addition 20 shaft driven cars OF
previously exclusive chain driven
makers.
Never was there such n display oi
motorcvCleS a. 80 the Garden show
Eight wears ago saw the first serious
attempt At placing on the market a
machine that WAS reasonable In weight
and readily handled. In that year 000
machines were sold 81 this one make
and that stood IA the record for some
time. not only individually but collec.
lively. the make referred 70 dropping