The Detroit times., 1913-12-22
FORD BRANCH Is
BEING MADEOVER
FOR AUTO SHOW
Thousand Problems Present
Themselves for Solution by
ShOwmen This SeasO
LATEST MODELS WILL
BE EXHIBITED HERE
Detroit aS Center of Auto IN
dustry Will Show Every Car
of Prominence

Contracts nave been let Tor the
work OF making over OF the Ford
branch building for the Thirteenth
Annual automobile show o. the De-
froit Automobile Dealers association
which will open Jan. Il next and close
Jan "a
The amount OF work entalcd is
enormous for building designed Tor
ou auto service station must b" made
into splendid show Taiace md lie
ID. A. d. A. with the rough material
Jt hand. is going at the work regard.
less OF expense. In fact, the work
sill entail a greater expense than
Ia met last year when an annex
was constructed TO The Wayne r2.
illon providing al Immense addition
Tor the show.
Officials said some time ago that Il
would cost more money ~ put on the
Detroit show Tor 1914 than for any
revious year ana this has been found
more than correct The entrance
way Will Toe built ou ito the Buu.e,
ward and viii be- a permanent baid
ins entrance.
inside the binding the walls VII
have TO be made ready for the dec
rators, the } H. Han Co, Of Mime
apolis. decorators IN previous sears.
This company has planned decora.
.ons 20 eclipse any ot previous year
and N present has hundreds OF men
on the work
The -. A. -. 4. must also arrange
for heating the structure and TINS viii
ntail a very considerable amount OF
ne expense The electric elevator
viii BE- installed especially for the
now and after being used TO take
he cars 10 the second and third
doors, will be run up out Of sight
above and the stairways viii be con.
structed through these elevator open
ings which are large az each elevator
- made to carry automobiles
The double system of stairways VIII
take care OF the people
The lighting OF the building Will he
another problem Manager Walter
Wilmot Is OF the opinion that the
trade does not realize the vast amount
ot work which must be done 10 pro.
mote the coming show but believes
hat il Is worth while
You know. said Mr.. WilmOt.
"many OF the better known makes Of
cars have been SO altered in the ere.
alton OF the 1914 models that they
are not recognizable when seen.
There will be many beautiful cars at
this show and models which VIII he
attractive and most interesting For
Two years they have spoken OF the
hnal word in automobiles, and now
We are 70 have some OF the most
beautiful cars that We're ever turned
ont. The show Is going TO be revela-
ion I'm reality IL will be interesting
also from the standpoint OF new cars
as has always been the case with
netroit's great shows and the cycle
car sthat will be shown viii be both
new and interesting as those cyclecar
makers who are ready are going 10
show number of models. The ex-
hibitors viii show every car OF promi-
uence in the country today.
The exhibitors at the Detroit Auto
show, 1914 are as follows
Buick Motor Co. Bemb-Robinson
Co. Cartercar Co. Cadillac Motor
car Co. Century Electric Car Co,
unningham Auto Co, Detroit Electric
Garage. Ford Motor Co, Gaston
Richardson Co, General Motors Truck
Co, Grant Bros. Auto Co.. eraser Mo
tor Co. jackson Auto Co. Krit Mo
tor Car Co. Neumann-Lane Co. Olds
Motor works, Oakland Motor Car Co.
Overland Motor Sales Co, Postal-Falr
Motor Co, Regal Motor Sales Co,
SiegelZeckendorf Co, Standard Auto
Co, p. w Schultz a. Sons, tudebaker
corporation. Thompson Auto Co, Wet
more a. Quinn Wintou Motor Car Co.
NJ. A. Young Co, j. p. chneider Co,
Armitage Leather Co. Chas. T.. Mil
Ter, Comet ycle Car O., Wayne on
TANK e Pump Co, Paragon Refining
co, Sewell Cushion Wheel Co. j.
p. LaVigne Cycle Car Co. Grinncll
Electric Car Co. keeton Motor co.
& Amer Voiturette o.. Star Tribune
Motor Sales Co. Scsipps- Booth. Cycle
car Co, Sears-Cross Co.. Indian Re.
lining Co, international Harvester
Co, OF America. Pull. More Motor
Truck Co, White star Refining Co,
llavers Motor Car Co, Automobile
supply Co, Commerce Motor Car
Sales Co, Mercury Cyclic Car Co.
Farmer Mfg Co. Detroit Cyclecar Co,
Iackson.hurch-Wilco Co, Saginaw.
Kelly Truck Co. Nj. x ). Gear Go.