The Detroit times., 1912-01-24
Early Hours Today See Analyti-
cal Visitors Inspecting
Cars at Leisure
LADIES LIKE STARTERS
Hupmobile and Abbott Bulldog
Cannot Reach Detroit in
Time For Show

opening night. While the early days
II show are not looked upon as al
ogetfer good for business there was
very indication that business was
icing done yesterday when the man
cement was forced to make the deal
rs obey the rules and take down
sold" signs which would somehow
.ppear regularly.
The early hours OF the day are CIV
VA over 20 analytical visitors VINO
arc really in search OF cars ana VINO
desire the opportunity TO inspect the
show at their leisure People OF this
h class were numerous yesterday morn
F lng and prominent among them were
surprising number OF ladies, inter.
esfed I'm gasoline cars, largely ana
more particularly in their savior, the
self-starter Inclosed cars were OF
3 course OF paramount interest TO the
fair cnes and cars offering two styles
OF bodies. the closed and open body
also. drew attention. Cars with VIDE
windows and spacious seats rather
had the Gull over the Colonial type OF
car with its small windows, that Is
With men, but among the ladies there
seemed to be an almost equal division
CT opinion according 10 one 'exhipitor
who displayed bodies of both styles.
Sales OF open cars have been very
numerous. I'm spite of the crowds dur
INC The early hours of the show. En-
hltitors have managed somehow 10
find a quiet nook back OF the exhibit
IN which TO conclude business.
trucks have proven most interesting
and sales have been made, especially
IN the field of light delivery vehicles,
there being many at the show.
Two noted cars, expected as eA-
hibits, will hardly reach Detroit IN
time for exhibition. The HnpmoDile
made but twelve miles on Monday
and is now near London. Ont, with
band OF snow shoyelers and several
cars to break the road. The AoDott
sBulldog' is somewhere between here
and New York on its 100 ,0O0-mile trip
and being unable TO reach Detroit,
VIII probably make a southern detour
IN an effort to reach Chicago, next
week. The appearance of these cars
would have added materially TO the
interest.
Directors of the d. A. d. A. were
smiling at Jos. A. Schultz, local man
ager for the Cadillac Motor Car Co,
and at his arrangement OF the cars in
his exhibit, the better 10 insure sales.
Manager Schultz. according TO Man
ager Wilmot, must have been raised
IN the far west for he arranged the
Cadillac cars In the form Of a corral
with a hollow center and inside the.
hollow square corralled prospective
customers TO the best advantage. IL
Is not on record that the willy man
ager placed a guard at the entrance,
but that he accomplished results was
apparent and also according TO his
own statements.
The exhibitors have found great
convenience in the telephone system
Installed without expense TO them by
the Bell company. There are twenty
trunk lines, ffty-ive phones and a
double switch board in the managers
once IL quite the busiest place in the
show. Every exhibitor is provided
with q phone and the promptest pos
sible service.
A. a late hour last night the sale
OF what are known as dealers tickets
nt the show was more than double
the sale of last year for the entire
week with requests for more tickets
coming in. Sales prospects were plen-
fiful with the makers who naturally
felt well satisfied and entirely happy.
There was a noticeable lack of re-
Gitests for demonstrations and demon
strating cars were scare, for during
taese days of perfect running motors.
appearances. and utility count for
more than actual demonstrations for |
the people realize that the makers /
have reached the acme OF perfection |
mechanically.
The automobile show enables the |
would-be purchaser 10 inspect the best |
that the field affords and all that the |
field affords and without let or hind I
rance. In a comparatively short time 1
avery car either made in Detroit,
handled In Detroit or likely TO be
handled I'm the city may be seen and |
pleasant attendants will explain every |
detail for the reason that they are /
there Tor the purpose. In shopping
70 the retail agencies the man who /
would buy n car must shop and shop |
and when he has finished and finally \
made up HIS mind under the persua- |
siveness OF the more than persuasive |
salesman, he il not altogether certain |
that he has found the best.
The very fact that every automo-
lille show In America thus far has
broken all attendance records, and
that &C every show agents from every
portion OF the country and many from
foreign cifmes have been present to
study every line of cars, seems to be
iucontrovertible evidence thnt shows
are q good thing for the industry and
popular with the public who pay their
rood money to the promoters for doing
Just what they have done in Detroit,
massing together everything that is
best In the motor car line. gasoline,
electric, steam, pleasure cars and also
trucks and then arranging the exhib-
its IN pleasant surroundings TO allow
7 pleasant inspection Of the best that
the field contains.
That automobiles are today being
made for an. DO matter what the size
Of the purse, may be seen In the great
variety Of handsome looking cars rang
Ing In price al the way from t3ss 10
$4,000 Two limousine cars fitted al
most identically as regards finish and
decorations, sell for $4,000 and $4,000.
respectively, and are Of about equal
power To the purchaser this il
pusxiIng and the intending purchaser
stops suddenly to consider whether he
would rather have two cars at 81 900
each: one car and $1,000 in cash or
me $1,000 car.
This II problem that 10 hard 70
solve ana the intending purchaser
nRnres carefully and then some and
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