New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-22
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
One Show in Two Buildings Is
Plan for Next Year.
A. B. T. TAKES COMMAND
May Decide on Making Single
Ticket Good for Admittance to
Palace and Garden.

New York will have but one automobile
show next winter, and ii will be so big as
to make necessary the use of two build
ings. This was settled definitely last week
when contract was signed for the use Of
Madison Square Garden by the Automobile
Board of Trade, which also has lease on
the new Grand Central Palace.
The combined shows will be held under
the auspices Of the Automobile Board OF
Trade, the exhibits being divided between
the new Grand Central Palace and Madison
Square Garden.
According to present plans. the shows
will be open to all makers Of motor cars
and accessories, but the plan Of alloting
space has not been definitely settled. II Is
not unlikely that single ticket Will ad-
nit TO both buildings. with arrangements
for conveniently transporting visitors from
one building to the other.
II was believed that Madison Square Gar
den would remain up for year, but the
announcement of the Board OF Trade
makes this certainty. The Grand Central
Palace people state that plans for their
arena, which is 10 be built alongside the
present palace, are being perfected and
that It will be ready for the 1914 automobile
show.
The show committee of the Automobile
Board of Trade that will have In charge
the big double exhibition next winter are
Colonel George Pope, chairman; Charles
Clifton, Alfred Reeves and Merle L.
Downs.
s. S. Toback, general manager and
Arthur NJ. Day, Of the a. Elliott Ranney
Company have just returned from hur-
ried trip to the Hudson factory in Detroit.
The trip was made for the purpose of get
ting an increased allotment Of Hudson cars,
but no amount OF persuasion or inducement
proved Of any avail.
THE fact OF the matter is" remarked
Mr. Toback, I'VE were ourselves greeted
with a surprise when we reached the fac
tory We could tell from the way our own
allotment was going that this was to be
the biggest year the Hudson had ever
known, but We never saw a factory SO
thoroughly cleaned out so early in the
season. There isn't car TO be had.
"The daily output is shipped just as
fast as possible to dealers in different
parts Of the country, who have been clam
oring for cars to fill orders received weeks
and months ago. We had hoped to be able
TO get a few extra cars for this section,
but one trip through the plant was enough
to prove the impossibility Of getting
single car other than those which are stu
coming 10 us and which will certainly be
insufficient for our demands.
In the yard were some twenty-five or
thirty cars, all Grated and ready for ship
ment 10 London. We did our best TO get
at least a part OF this shipment for New
York. but the factory was obdurate. speei-
flcations for these cars had been In for
months and delivery promised"
z. II. Cox, one of the veterans among
motor statesmen, has returned TO Automo-
bile Row, having become connected with
the local sales force of the Lozer Motor
Company. Almost from the inception or
the industry IN this country Mr.. Cox has
been identified with the higher class cars
including the Pierce and Peerless. For the
last year he has been acting as travelling
representative Of the Splitdorf Magnetic
Company.