New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
PLAN FOR GARDEN SHOW
interior of Structure Will Be
Lined with Mirrors.
WORK TO BEGIN THIS WEEK
Grand Central Palace Also To
Be Transformed for Auto
Exhibitions in January.

Within n few days the work OF recon
structing the interior OF Madison Square
Garden for the thirteenth national auto
mobile show will begin. Approximately
one-half OF the big double exposition. run
ming from January Ii to %. will be staged
in the Garden. while the other half is 70
be In the New Grand Central Palace.
One week ia each building will be de-
voted 20 pleasure cars and the second
week to commercial vehicles.
For each OF the last two automobile
shows held I'm the Garden the interior
was entirely reconstructed with huge
galleries. which greatly increased the
floor space In the building. These gal
leIleS extended out into the ampbitheatre
twenty feet or more. and were supported
by huge steel Orders and pillars. The
entire construction was temporary. and
Immediately the show was finished the
balconies were disassembled.
The same plan will be followed this
season. 1t has been quite feat OF en-
cheering TO build this network OF steel
clothed with floor boards. Originally
wood beams were used 20 some extent I'm
conjunction with the steel, but this sea
son additional steel construction has been
ordered. so that no wood will be used
other than that for the floors. More than
two hundred tons OF metal and q million
feet OF lumber will enter into the con-
struction.
The Garden will have most suitable
setting for the products to be exhibited
there The show committee terms Il
OF
that many thousand square feet OF mir
rors are TO be used on all sides OF the
building. BY the use OF the mirrors All
effect OF great spaciousness will result.
The arch Orders spanning tho roof will
not be covered by large rug, as was the
case last year. but will have a moro
pleasing SKY" OF blue material, soft and
fluffy. Ornate lanpposts Will again be
used 10 mark of the exhibits, while lat
tice work will predominats in the struct-
ural treatment
Three mammoth crystal chandeliers
and about thirty smaller ones Of elabor-
ate design will hang from the dome
while along tho ratings and balconies
garlands OF flowers and vines will Irvine
There will be number OF allegorical
statues along the main floor fronting the
pillars that support the elevated plat
form. AS in the past. all the signs OF ex-
hibitors will be uniform. a beautiful
fountain will be placed inside the en-
trance 10 the Garden.
'Two monster freight elevators will
again be installed TO hoist the cars TO the
galleries However. when the show is
in progress these elevators will not be
seen by visitors. for by an ingenious ar
rangement they will be concealed and
the shaft openings hoored over and COW
cred with exhibits
AS has been announced, the Grand Cen
trail Palace, which is a most magnificent
building, is TO be redecorated. New pan
els, depicting scenes at motoring resorts,
such az Delaware Water Gap, the Berk-
shire Mountains, along the Hudson River.
West Point, etc, will adorn the walls of
the main floor. The mezzanine floor will
be bordered by Western views-the Grand
canon OF Colorado, Rocky Mountain
passes and ravines, California vistas, etc.
AS at the Garden, there will be loads OF
floral decorations.
So great has been the demand for space
by accessory makers that the show COM
mittee has had to do Il great deal OF
manning and devote considerable thought
TO the matter. IL is believed, however.
that a system has been perfected by
which every exhibitor who has been for
tunate enough TO secure space will be
able 10 display his goods TO advantage and