Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-06
AUTO INDUSTRY
NOW UNITED
Coming Month Marks Passing
of the Stormy
Days.

of that stormy time in the automobile III
dustry during which the trade mas been
divided into two camps, one side holding
to the show at the Garden and the other
promoting a rival event at the Grand Cen
traI Palace. From this time forward III
Guiding the shows of 1912. there will be
no rivalry save that developed In the or
binary course of business.
The National Association Of Automobile
Manufacturers under whose auspices the
show at the new Grand Central Palace Is
to open on January 10, Is the Oldest, ana IN
truth, the only national association. IL
controlled the shows of the country ana
conducted those at the Garden and Chi
caco before any other association was
thought Of and would have continued the
sole representative organization had not a
trade dispute arisen which divlded the
trade over the question of the validity OF
| a certain patent.
the National Association was formed
during the year of the first SHOW held In
New York. 1t consisted at the outset OF
all the principal manufacturers, at that
time not a very formidable list, and as
time went by added to Its list of members
every one who might be considered one
of the representative makers until In 1903
practically every maker whose product was
worth talking about was on its member
ship roll. 1t had not only. conducted the
shows at New York and Chicago but
controlled, by means of what was and is
known as the sanction rule every local
SNOW III inc COuHllSA -
Then occurred the famous patent suit
which divided the trade into two armed
camps. The licensed faction secured con
troll of the Garden for show purposes
bership divided, retired from the field oil
show promotion in that city, but by reason
OF its control of the Colosseum in chicago
continued its shows there and prevented
the introduction of militant measures be-
tween the warning factions.
The unlicensed group. not to be deprived
r. -. .AY.na Tho old GRAND LanfflI
Palace, now a part of the Grand Central
Station, and with the assistance oil. the Au-
tomoblle Club of America promoted a SHOW
OF their own. So matters went on for a
number Of years until the patent was de
feated and the trade became reunited,
The licensed group, was unoer eonfrac,
with the Garden, however, the CONTRACT
including the show of 1912. But colnciden1
with the ending OF the contract the Gar
den is to he demolished, leaving the traue
to seek new quarters.
This seemed to be the opportune mo
ment tor the National association to stel
into the breach, reassert It's position ane
take charge of his important branch o.
the trades welfare, when II naa RS
but one building in town capable or nous
ing the show, viz: the new. Grand Cen
tral Palace. Furthermore' mere vas NJ n
undertake the promotion OF a snow 70
those makers who are unable to get Int
the Garden this season, and 30 the Ma
] ttOnaL AASOtIdklOD OtGidtN " AOAiNho 80
show and entered into an arrangement
with the Palace management winch as
sures the trade that there will be here
after one sh hoy a. ana ai,s one o IN st:ak fa ps rto'
So far as geographical lines are con
oerned there will be two shows IN Jahu
airy. but IN spirit they VIII be ne; som
part in one show, some in the other
Each faction will lend as much assistance
as possible to the other to insure TN
success of both enterprises.
The opening of the show at the new
Grand Central Palace on the evening, o
January 10 is expected to bring togetne
as has never before been seen. .Whel
the Palace show opens the exhibition a
the Garden will have been running sey
have their affairs running smoothly, enoggl
to enable them to leave Tor awniie; In
National Association of Manu-
facturers. under whose auspices the rai
to invite every exhibitor at the Gsrdel
to attend the Palace opening ana y
transport the entire army or TRACE mel
TO the building in automobiles. The car
are to be furnished by Palace. exhibitor
and will assemble at the Garden at t:S
D. M, arriving at the Palace, promptly g
( o'clock. There the party Will pc escort
ed into the building with appropriate cere
monies. &C., -,
The party as It Leaves the the sr, Ssrd tY,tt wn
6 be ! Of sy the Soio %atom Dhnt,'S Board Q
Trade. and William e: Metzger, presi
tiva committee of the N. A. A. M. |
viii be the first opportunity the entir
trade viii have had to inspect the build
ing. which will be the home OF the auto
mobile shows to be held in New York 70
the next five years.
The manufacturers are now under con
tract with the management OF the neS
palace to hold the shows OF the futur
at that building, and at the Arena While
is to be erected on the adjoining block
which is to be ready for the snow o
passing of the old feud, which existed TO
a period Of over seven years, between ~
factions OF the trade. some licensed unoe
and he others defying the Selden patent