The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-05
Expect Great Motoring Year.

ErPGCI 6FedI mOtoFln9 year.
Chicago. Feb. 5.-WiIh the biggest
and best automobile show ia Chica
go's history ready for tonieht's grand
opening and the convection of the
American Automobile Association a
an added feature, il is confidently ex
pected that the coming week will b.
a memorable enc In the automobile
world.
Tie first meeting of the Active
Rules Committee of the association
for 1910 will be held during the show
Members of the General Rules Com
?nittee feel that contest matters are
now in excellent shape for the aso
of 1910. The rules to govern com
petition, which will soon be announc
ed by the Racing Board of the Amcri
can Automobile Association, are the
result OF experience in motor compe
tition since it's start in this country,
and especially have valuable lessons
been learned during the past year
during which the NJ. c. A. has exert
a guiding hand in contest matters
Trade conditions in Europe. where
competition is practically dead, are Ia
direct contrast to those in this coun-
try, where the coming year promises
to be one of the greatest from all
s~tandpoints in the history of h mo
tor car.
As usual, the Chicago show will
be national in scope and will tie the
only exhibition to be held in America
this season in which manufacturers
OF licensed and Independent cars will
display their products under the sane
rn-fu In fort &C MANY onfnnnhi10
exhibits will be presented as at the
two New N shows combined.
Manager Miles reports that he has
assigned spaces to $50 manufacturers
Of motor cars. motor cycles, parts
and accessories for the coming show
The list of tor exhibitors in
cludes oae names of some new firms
which have come into the limelight
since the last exhibition. In order
TO accommodate more carrnakers this
year, IT was found necessary to limit
the spaces. In all. ninety-fve auto
mobile manufacturers have been Civ
en- spaces on the main fiour of the
Coliseum and h Annex, the base
ment OF the Annex and the main floor
of the First Regiment Armory.
The motor cycle department will
again be an interesting feature. Spa
ces have been assigned to twelve ma
kers OF the two-wheelers on h sec
ond floor OF the Annex. The parts
and accessories firms nave pee TAX
en- care of in the galleries OF the Co
liseum and the First Regiment AT
mory-
Mr.. Miles is satisfied that the
scheme Of decorations he has select
ed for the show will prove a revela-
ton. There will be nothing in evi
dence to remind of the past ex
hibftinns In the establishment of the
coming show. He thinks ne a sue
ceeded in his aim to present a set
ting which will In no way permit of
comparisons with past efforts The
snow will be held I'm n forest.
This neSessitated the use of about
10 real trees. Of which twenty are
two feet In diameter and seventy feet
high; about n mile and a half Of brick
wall, real bricks; M the same
amount of uncovered iron ratings;
about $4,000 square feet of trelis
work and pergola: $50 ornamental
vases. 200. 900 leaf sprays and flow
ers. four fountains OF real water. and
10000 square feet Of paintings No
sign OF the root Is visible. The walls
and roofs are entirely covered with
foliage and blue sky.