New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
PALACE SHOW THRONGED
Big Auto Display Brings Out Car
and Truck Buyers.
NUMEROUS SALES REPORTED
Visitors Are Enthusiastic Over
Beauty and Spaciousness
of New Building.

All the statesmen and other stand at
tendants at exhibits in the National snow
at the new Grand Central Palace were kept
busy all day yesterday, for the structure
at Lexington avenue and 46th street was
thronged from early morning to closing
time The visitors were in buying mood'
and practically all the passenger car men
and many OF the truck exhibitors had sales
to report. During the afternoon and even
ing the attendance was especially iarse'
and most of the sales reported were mace
from noon to the closing hour.
Charles T. Jeffery, president OF the
Rambler concern, said yesterday ne llheo
the new Grand Central Palace better than
any other building he has seen as place
to hold an automobile show. The Raihpier
people exhibited at the first New foiA
show and were represented every year up
TO 1907, when they dropped out OF the ne"
York shows owing 10 the patent trouo.e,
but they have had space at every sho" ne'u
In Chicago The half dozen elevators 'ha'
do away with the usual necessity OF chHo-
ing stairs drew forth special praise lI"ii
Mr.. Jeffery, who heard number OF women
saw they had examined all the eHh'pits OF
tbe upper floors for the first time since
they began going to motor car shows'
Tho ventilation is another feature or the
rew Palace that is generally liked. IL Is
much hotter than is usual In big exhibi-
lion buildings. II is generally noted, also,
hon, much easier Il is for visitors 10 get
around because the alsles are wide enough
for many persons 10 use them WITHOUT
crowding Careful provision mas been
made for the comfort of visitors and there
is no chance OF fire, as the only wood IN
the structure is the hardwood covering TOT
the aisles.
IT NJ Jeyett, formerly an amateur sprint
ing champion, and now president OF the
Paire-Detrolt Motor Car Company, was IN
the palace for a few hours yesterday. He
was another enthusiast over the new build-
ing and said he was sorry he could not re-
main here longer. Mr.. Jewett returned TO
Detroit last night. Frederick Postal an
other Detroit man, president of the Lion
Motor Car Company, OF Adrian, Mich.'
made a brief visit before going home. MT
Postal found his men so occupied taking
10 prospective buyers that he also had an
opportunity to look the Palace over and
ioin the increasing number of automobile
makers who have praised the show.
Commercial vehicles are attracting quite
as much attention at the Palace Show as
the passenger cars. There is greater d.
yersity in motor trucks and delivery
wagons to-day than in the pleasure vehicles
IN the matters of size, mechanical design
and application to different purposes, The
big trucks are particularly imposing and
spectacular. few OF them are real road
locomotives The Aries. for example, is
foreign truck OF seven tons capacity that
at the first glance conveys the impression
Of almost Irresistible strength and unim-
tied durability. II IL the only truck in the
show that is fitted with solid steel tires
instead of rubber These metal tires are
one and a quarter inches thick. on the
front wheels they arc about seven incnes