The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

president Of the American Motors Com
pany, Of indianapolis. and one Of the en-.
! Ithusiastic boosters Of the plan to build .
national highway.
"Caeser's road building was made pos
sible only through the fact that he was
an ap-powerful military tyrant: his lab
orersv were nothing more than slaves.
Their work went only to further the cruel
ambitions Of q man who wished to con.
quer the world. The American road VIII
be an everlasting memorial to human be.
ings who are building. freely and willing
ly, for themselves and for postertty. 1 am
told that subscriptions to the $1,000. 90
fund which will be necessary for the COM
pletion Of the project are coming IN rap
idly. and 1t Is to be hoped that the imam,
cial end Of the matter will be all taken
care Of BY thu beginning Of the new year
II behooves every lover of the open road
to give the proposition his best indorss.
ment.''
The indianapolis motor speedway IL to
tear down the present press stand. judges
stand, refreshment and executive build
ings and all other stands grouped near
the start and finish line and behind the
pits.
One large. modern pagoda building Ii to
supplant the entire lot This building will
accommodate those in charge Of the race
in the following way:
On the lower. or ground floor. will be
located the telegraph and electrical appli-
ances On the second floor will be the
timing and scoring devices. The press
will be taken care Of on the third fioor.
and on the fourth floor the judges and
officials will have high. roomy accommo-
dations. The nth floor Is for the man
agement and executives.
Other changes being Incorporated by
Manager of Events Charles w. Sedwick
are the instaiia ton OF morDehicient scor-
ing service and a general improvement in
the utilization Of parkage and paddock
space.
Although the show season IL several
months of the active preparation on the
part Il the committee in charge Of the
National Automobile Show. to be held In
Grand Central Palace and Madison Square
Garden. January II to q. indicates that
the forthcoming exhibition which will be
divided into two parts. will be \ rec I'd
breaker from every point Of view. Both
as a spectacle and as an exhibit Of what
Is best in motor car and accessory max
ing. 1t promises to be the foremost ex-
hibition of its kind ever seen anywhere.
The preparatory work has been gCIng en-
construction. decorating. sign making. and
other branches Of the exhibition have been
given out and the allOtting of car space
has already been disposed Of.
So wonderful and rapid has been the
growth Of the automobile industry that in
order to house its products for exhibition
purposes II was necessary TO utilize the
two biggest show buildings in New York
city. This Is a great contrast from the
early days Of the automobile when a few
scattered and meager displays we're re-
luctantly given space in a bicycle show.
Plans for remodcling Madison Square
Garden and Grand Central Palace have
been completed and a scheme of decora-
tion for both buildings has been worked
out which from q standpoint Of beauty
will be unusually attractive. The interior
Of Madison Square Garden will be practi-
cally reconstructed for a contract for steel
large enough to build a good sized building
has just been given out. The skeleton
steel construction which will support the
balconies will be erected entirely inde-
pendent Of support from the walls Of the