The Detroit times., 1912-12-14
ARE HUSTLINC
PREPARATIONS
FOR AUTO SHOW
Mass of Details for Biggest EX-
hibitiOn Ever Needs
Attention
ID. A. ID. A. MEMBERS
SEE BEST YEAR AHEAD
Hence Demand for Space in
Wayne Gardens and An
mex Is Great

All Is hustle and hustle at the head
quarters of the Detroit Automobile
Dealers association at the Bowlei
building. for the final preparations fol-
the first annual National show OF that
organization and It's twelfth annual
show are being made.
In promoting a national show with
the accompanying increase OF space
and increase in the number of exhib-
itors there Is vast amount of added
work Manager Walter Wilmot is
kept busy with the plans for the dec
orations and there is a mass of detail
to this as well as TO countless 9th sr
Affairs that must be attended to and
arranged for in advance.
The matter Of signs for the booths,
the telephones to be installed, the of
Ace furniture for each space the denim
for the floor OF which 5000 yards
were ordered, Saturday. the flowers
and potted plants and building de-
tails in plenty occupy every day. The
construction OF the big annex Will be
more OF piece OF work for the com
ing show than was the case for 1912
as the building will be so much larger
in floor space, SO much higher and
SO much more elaborate in every way
that details multiply. AS this annex
will be decorated up to the standard
of the Wayne Gardens. there are other
details to take up in this way Last
years annex was trial only and was
such a success that the management
determined this year to give the De-
troit public a view OF the possiblll-
ties in this line that would rank
ahead OF any other city
In other places where shows over
run the main buildings. other expedl.
N Cnts are tried, but with Ill success
and discomfort to the public. For in
stance. in The height OF winter at To-
ronto, last winter the overflow exhih-
itors were compelled to occupy a
tent.
With its reputation for doing notn-
ing by halves, the Detroit Automobile
Dealers association plunged and won
for 1912 and expects to again win Tor
1913 with its plans which might nave
been even more elaborate with
chances OF success, a second story
having been contemplated to the an
mex. Every inch Of space Is gone now
for both the pavilion and annex ana
many applicants have been turned
down. enough in fact, to have nieu
the second floor
The fact that Detroit is a national
show, is attracting out-of-town manu-
yacturers in numbers and their ap-
plications nave i'm some instances
heen too late. Many secured space,
however. at the drawing, and Detrolt
list Is quite as large as that at Madi'
son.su. garden, as far as automobile
manufacturers arc concerned, ana
larger than that at Grand Central PAL
ace As a consequence. Detroit VIII
ace a accommodating number or Wis
itors.
In the opinion of every member OF
the d A. ID. A., and OF Independent
dealers as well. the season for 1913
will he the greatest ever known IN
the automobile field locally Advices
from many eastern points where busl-
ness was somewhat slow in 1917, IN
dictate big increases, and New YORK
city alone announces an increase TINS
year over the same period last year
OF over % per cent in the aggregate,
the increase amounting TO as high as
Al per cent with some of the more
nrominent makes of cars. Day after
|dav brings reports OF big increases IN
orders and requests for increases or
allotments covering almost the en-
tire United States and the situation
"a Il stands today Is enough to make
manufacturers and agents optimistic
and ready to plunge into the show
proposition 10 display the pest -'la'
factories can turn out.
Reports from travelling representa-
hives who have been securing the
country studying commercial conul-
HONS and reports from foreign repre-
sentatives OF the many companies al
/bespeak a certain market for all cars
that may be manufactured TOT 1919
hnd the croonings of the pessimlsts d.
the opening OF the lsl2 season 'ha'
ban over-production would De Ger,
rainty failed to become facts as VIII
he pessimistic utterings amount 10
Very little for 1913. There was cry
nf wolf for 1912 and occasionally a
hike cry Is heard for 1913, put tnat
will again fail to arouse troubles Tot
the makers who are well estaDushes
hnd whose product Is nrst-class'
doubted.
With this situation In view II Is not
surprising that the Detroit SHOW anu
Ru other shows of the national auto
mobile show circuit promoted by the
National association OF Automobile
Manufacturers filled rapidly and that
Every show promoter found himself
short OF space to meet the demands
owing to the increase in size OF the
hnnex TO Wayne pavilion. TO be con-
structed at an expense OF over s1O,'
hoo. the exhibitors this year will be
nble 10 show the complete exhibits OF
he makers represented and as each
has far more space, the result VIII
be a show i'm Detroit equal to the
best i'm the country, and a show that
will do the city honor
Baker Adds Service Equipment.
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