The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-29
crowds Continue to Throng the
Wayne Gardens and
Annex
DECORATIONS ARE AT
LAST CALLED PERFECT
New Detroit-Made Cars Make
Their Debut Here This
Week


iasm and the remarkable exhibition
OF motor cars which marked the open
Ing OF the Twelfth Annual Automobile
Show OF the Detroit Automobile Deal
ers' association at the Wayne Pavilion
and the beautiful annex.
The attendance OF Monday night
continued Tuesday and from the time
Of the opening al 10 o'clock until the
close OF the show Tuesday night, there
was no lack OF interest and the at.
tendance for the two nights set n new
record In show promoting for Detroit.
As II usual with events OF this char
acter, the opening night saw an enor-
nous crowd and President w. b. ".
Neumann Is authority for the state
ment that the paid attendance for the
FIRST two days far exceeded that OF last
year.
The fame OF the great exhibition
spread quickly throughout the city.
The magnificent decorations were
quickly the talk OF the town. In the
opinion OF old-timers, Wayne Gardens
never looked as pretty as for this
show and the handiwork OF the dec
orator was much talked about.
Tuesday evening witnessed another
cruah, at the doors and In addition TO
the regular entrance at Third and
Front-sts. and the added entrance on
Second-st, II was necessary TO open
still another door on Front-st. The
management found II necessary Mon.
day night to give the crowd another
exit as closing time came around. and
the door was opened at the foot OF
the stairs coming down from the main
hall
The Detroit Automobile Dealers as
ISOLATION has. this year made a show
beautiful ihdeed4 At~last the decor.
ators have evolved an entirely salts.
factory scheme OF decoration for the
pavilion and have done themselves
proud In the annex. This temporary
building is In every way a source OF
wonderment 20 the visitors and the
number of prominent makes OF cars
exhibited there quite naturally draw
an enormous crowd-both to witness
the exhibits and to view the building
The display OF beautiful bodies Is
noteworthy at this show and for novel
ty and elegance, the American manu-.
facturers and body designers do not
today taks0a back seat in any way.
Manufacturers OF Europe have never
turned out more prettily finished
bodies, cars and GLASSES than are dis
played at this exhibition.
Owing to the open arrangement of
the exhibits, without dividing fences,
II is possible for the show visitors to
pass from exhibit to exhibit in exam
lining the cars, and to actual purchas-
ers this Is a great relief, as the regu.
Lar run OF spectators naturally crowd
the aisles.
The arrangement by which the low
er Moor Of the Wayne Pavilion and the
annex are connected by two large
doors, 10 great Improvement over
last year and practically Brings the
annex and the lower floor OF the pa
vilion into entire harmony, making
one Immense display door Of nearly
$4,000 square feet.
In forcing way through the crowd
az the show, one Is naturally interest
ed In viewing the new creations OF the
car builders art, as exemplified by the
exhibits OF companies which have
come into existence since the show
or last year.
One OF the newest OF the new cars
% make Its pablo appearance after |
many years OF testing, Is the Keeton |
car, and the exhibit OF the Keeton |
Motor Co. has been constantly a Gen.
er OF interest since the opening OF |
he show. This creation OF car
builders art, including Inventions OF
Forest NJ. Keeton I'm the engine, dash
board radiation and in many other
aspects, follows the French type in
and bears an European
ook, which gives TX distinction In the
Inc and attracts mueh-attention. The
act that this car was first TO adopt
he center control with left-hand steer
mo first to adopt wire wheels as reg.
i.ar equipment and the fact that it :
3 necessary to equip the regular stock !,
Ear with an S0-mile tpeedometer, are
points that ara seemingly well known J.
and all or which have drawn atten.
ION TO Detroit's latest high-grads car.
Inc presence OF Bob Burman, who Is 4
70 drive one OF these cars In the In.
oianapolis 5O0-mile race. quite natural.
~ attracts attention, as the Speed
hlng ID a Michigan boy. born and =
oreu and his great records. including
: mile IN 2S.4l seconds, will never be
.9isotten. Old-timers In the automo.
Dne business have examined tho h
heeten car critically and pronounced z
q wonder and the interest taken I
nss oeen shown clearly by the crowds
surrounding the booth. /,
The Traveller is a new car rbor. II
sands have admired Detroit's Iates, II
creation, the Traveller Detroit car
ms car enters a new field Inasnucb n
the product OF the companv e 70 Il
% marketed directly TO the consunr. n
or ano ls not to be handled bv agents II
me traveller has a 20-inch yheeI.basa i
sna 10 1886 II. p. and will sell To- II
sl,VS0. The general outftting 90 H.
s. ana It's construction have
neers from the Detroit fac,oyss.
Briefly the specifications =, tht. II
include the Mayer carburetor s es
Ignition. Gray q Davis nxnt,r, uai
tenn. multiple disc clutch. slidins 49,
i've ype change gear, left-hapd driv. \
and center control ana A fun a,,,,,'
mfnt Since the moment the show
opened the exhibit OF the Traveller
company has been crowded, and mem
Ders OF the company predict wonderful
results from this exhibit Frequent
requests for agencies throughout the
country have thus far been refused
ibis IL the first time the car has been
shown.
Howard wilcox and C. g. Acker.
man, who some time ago united and
formed the Standard Motor Tuck
company, have their first exhibit AZ A
Detroit Shoy in the stand Of the