The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
EVERY INCH OF SPACE
FOR AUTO SHOW TAKEN
Detroit Scored a Decided Coup
on Other Cities by Erec-
ton of Annex.
BY 3. Ed. sPooNER.

Every inch of space has been let
for the Annex 10 the Wayne Gardens,
which Is now practically completed.
The Detroit Automobile realers' as.
ISOLATION undertook an expense of
$4,000 In the construction of this
building and will receive back very
little over the amount of their ex-
pense. Manager Walter Wilmot be-
lieves that the construction OF the An
mex was good thing In spite of the
additional work placed upon him and
III spite OF the risk which was taken.
Through the construction of this An
mex, Detroit gained the ascendency
over all other shows i'm the country
barring the National shows at New
York, Chicago and Boston. BY plac-
ing every inch OF space In the Annex
and increasing the number OF ex-
hibitors TO over one hundred. Detroit
gained an enviable position in the
field of promotion In this country.
/ Throughout the entire United States,
| II is now recognized that Detroit
should have building capable of
housing a national automobile show
and IL is not improbable that at the
close OF this show, plans now on foot
will come to a head and such build
ing will be probable.
/ Nor was IL an easy proposition TO
arrange for this new building and to
arrange for the heating, decorating,
etc. While plans had been made for
the heating through portable plant
that was to be installed, final arrange
ments were made and the building
will now be heated from the plant OF
the Wayne hotel.
] The contract for the decorating OF
the Annex has been let to a Detroit
concern, although Wayne Gardens
will be decorated by concern locat'
ed outside of Detroit. The decorations
of the Annex will be in purple and
while Mr.. j. l.. Hall will be In charge
of the general decorations OF the
Gardens. Mr.. Hall arrived in Detroit
last Thursday and Immediately got
busy
In constructing this Annex, Detroit
scored a decided coup on all OF the
other shows OF the country AS far
as is known, no other city has ever
constructed a special building to hold
the exhibits OF additional applicants
for space. Detroit did this, in order
that IL might prove to the country al
| large that the center of the industry
was the proper place In which to hold
national automobile show. That
Detroit will ultimately hold the ma
tiona! automobile show Is conceded
beyond any fact and, that Detrol'
should have a building large enough
TO contain automobile shows. not only
for the automobile industry: but FOL
the stove, furniture and other indus
tries. Is quite naturally conceded. AS
the center of the industry, 1t is natur
ally the opinion of people In the auto
mobile industry that expense coult
be and would be saved. were Detroi
made center Of the industry as ar al
exhibitions are concerned and also
as il is at present, the center OF tn
manufacturing industry.
The go-aheaditiveness of the diret
tors of the ID. A. D. A., has attracts
the attention OF the entire country
The trade papers throughout Americ
have paid more general attention y
the Detroit show than to any othe
show ever held in America and ar
nounce Detroit's Eleventh Annua
show as the leader for 1912. IN
number OF exhibitors in Detroit an
THE amount of floor space covered, !
considered throughout the country a
truly remarkable. Yet Detroit coul
have covered just twice as niue
space, had 1t have been possible I
have arranged to secure this add
uonal space.
Last years show attracted an a.
tendance of over $4,000 and II is cor
fidently predicted by Manager Wilmo
that this years show will attract fu
lily 100000 and probably more thai
that