The Detroit times., 1910-01-25
D ETROIT'S AUTO
SHOW OPENS
TONIGHT
Annual Event in Which Mich
igan's Metropolis Tenders Homage
To Leading Industry, Is
At Hand.
Show Is Bigger, Prettier, More Rep
resentative and Better Planned
Than ANY Preceding.

Detroits annual automobile show
the classic event at which the metrop-
Oils OF Michigan each year tenders
her formal tribute to King Automo-
bile and acknowledges his beneficial
sway and the obligations which he
has imposed on mis- supiects-opens
tonight at the Wayne Gardens and
continues for the rest OF the week.
It's a bigger show than that hust-
ling organization the Detroit Automo-
bile Deaiers-or It's predecessor in the
local show field either. for that mat
ter-have ever promoted. 1t is also
by all odds the prettiest 1t is the
most representative, for there are
more cars and greater variety than
ever before. Up to- date-and this
statement is conservatively true--it
enables the spectator to gather a real.
ly better idea OF the progress of the
whole industry and the relative
merits of the products OF the different
factories than any show which has
preceded II In the regularly arranged
schedule, and this includes the indie.
pendent show In the Grand Central
Palace and the licensed show in Mad.
ison Square Garden in New York.
Among the hundreds OF cars on ex-
hibition are many that have never be-
fore been submitted to public gaze.
Detroit Mecca.
The importance OF the local show
has been demonstrated by the influx
today of notables in the world OF
motoring. from all parts OF the coun-
Nd he A4AA
train includes the names of many or
the most prominent manufacturers,
from outside the city. Represents.
tves of the trade papers are on hand
in host. Dealers from outside the
city are coming on every train to look
over the different models and ascer-
tain the possibilities for early deliv-
cry, for virtually all the Detroit deal.
ers whose exhibits comprise the show
are. as well, state agents for their
respective lines. The fact that 1910
promises TO be by all odds the great
est year in the history OF the indus.
try is mirrored in the manner In
which the trade public is fiocking TO
Detroit and getting into line.
The fact that the present Is the
third show for which the Detroit deal
ers have stood sponsors was appar-
ent IN the manner in which the show
was modified on Monday Experience
showed it's result in the systematic
manner in which everything was
swung into. place. The decorators
were out OF the building, their work
concluded. before the afternoon had
really begun, and the installation OF
the cars themselves was virtually all
that remained, for the electricians
were through long before the decora-
tors. A large share of the exhibits
came direct from the local factories
and salesrooms Others were brought
on from New York where they had
been shown at the so-called national
shows. Several carloads came from
Philadelphia. which the show circuit
took in last week, and these were the
last of the cars to arrive. having been
all day Sunday in transit AS fast as
the cars were wheeled into place on
the runway leading to the hall big
Grabowski truck was attacked to a
rope, and the car rolled up, through
the door.
Complete Show Tonight.
Early in the Afternoon Secretary
Robert X. Davis OF the ID. A. ID. A.
made the confident announcement
that the show would be as complete
at O'Clock Monday evening. as 1t
would be. at any time in the week.
No set program has been announced
for the various days of the show. al
though there are several features