New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
GARDEN SHOW HERE
AUTO CALLS 1G4N.
More Cars than EUer on Vfe1o
IN Big arena.

Madison Square Garden will open It's
doors tonight on the tenth national show
of the Association Of Licensed Automobile
Manufacturers. From cellar to roof the
big smphitheatre has been decorated ana
adorned for the occasion. For days scores
of wori1men have been getting the Garden
In readiness and at o'clock this evening,
the opening hour, everything will be In
place.
Those who are not familiar with the sub
ject will not notice any great or startling
changes in the cars. For those who study
motor cars there will be many new and
interesting features.
Perhaps the most conspicuous evidence of
the popular favor of the Garden show is TO
be found In the fact that more than seven
thousand feet of floor room has been added
this year in an effort to accommodate
the many new applicants for space. Every
available foot will be occupied by exhib-
itors. and more than one hundred appli-
cants seeking space had to be denied after
all the room from the basement to the top
most gallery had been allotted.
There will be on view an extensive va
riety of the latest models produced by mem
bers of the Association of Licensed Auto
mobile Manufa cturers, under whose auspices
the show is held. More than 329 different
displays, of which 81 will be exhibits of
complete cars propelled by gasolene, cleo
tricity and steam. will be on view; 24S dis
plays will be exhibits of accessories and
parts. and there will be % motorcycle ex-
hibits The cars will range in price from
$3.50 to $500
There will be a comprehensive line of
motor trucks and business wagons in the
basement of the Garden. Here also will
be shown the only complete exhibit of mo-
torcycles to be seen in New York this year.
Those who canvass popular sentiment
know that the Garden show is being con-
templated with unusual interest this year.
and various circumstances have conspired
to give exceptional Importance to it.
The week of the show will be a busy
period for the motor car enthusiasts, and
those actively connected with the industry.
Many firms and organizations have planned
dinners, meetings and social affairs during
the week. The gasolene germ will thrive
everywhere, and considerable sleep will be
lost.
Apart from the entertainment features,
there will be number of meetings of a.
serious sort by various organizations
Events that are definitely scheduled are:
Tuesday. January Injecting of executive
committee OF IDS American HtuIOiilOblic AS
sociation, 10 a. m, at national headquarters,
No. 437 Fifth avenue. President Lewis r.
Speare will preside.
Wednesday. January 12zMeeting of ex
ecutive committee of the National Associa-
ton of Automobile Manufacturers at Hotel
Victoria. 10 a. m. The annual meeting of
the association will be held at the same
place at II a. m. Meeting of legislative
board of the American Automobile Associa-
ton. No. 437 fifth avenue. IL a. m. Charles
Thaddeus Terry will preside.
Thursday, January 18-Meeting Of the go
ciety of Automobile Engineers at the so
cietys building. No. % West seth street, 10
a. m. At p. m. dinner will be held.
Meeting of the directors of the New York
State Automobile Association. 10 a. m, at
Hotel Belmont. President H. A. Meldrum
will preside.
Meeting of the show committee and com
mittee, of management of the American
Motor Car Manufacturers Association at
headquarters, No. sos Fifth avenue. 10 a. m.
Meeting of the touring information board
at headquarters. 2 p. m. Chairman Powell
Evans will preside
Friday, January 14Second annual re-
union of the American Automobile Associa-
ton state and club secretaries at head
quarters of the associa ton. 10 a. m. Secre-
tary Frederick H Elliott will preside.
Luncheon att p. m.