New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-10
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
installation of Show Exhibits
Begins at Noon To-day.
VISITORS CROWD HOTELS
Dozen Veterans of Industry
To Be Entertained by
Motor Boosters.

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the automobile show, which opens to-
morrow night. has progressed so rapidly
that both buildings will be thrown open
from noon to-day for the installation OF
exhibits The show proper will open 10
TO the public at o'clock on Saturday
| evening.
Due 20 the long experience in preparing
| for these shows, the preliminary work this
year has gone with great dispatch, put
| in order TO be certain Of finishing on time
an additional gang of two hundred men
was divided between the two buildings
last night. The steel skeleton for the
temporary gallery is in place. and the
carpenters and decorators are now IN
charge.
All the exhibits for the Garden will be
taken through the entrances at Fourth
avenue and eth street, where clerk VIII
checks receipts. At the Palace the exnio-
its will be taken in at the northeast cor
ner OF the building. and these VIII also
be checked with great care TO avoid error
Factory and advertising representatives
continue to reach here by every tram
from the West, and in the Hobbies or dig
hotels the regulars Of Automobile Row
are renewing acquaintance with the men
who are here for the exhibition. VIII n.
Rankin. vice president Of the Mahin Ad-
tertising Agency is at the Waldorf-As-
toria TO look after the firms automobile
business. which includes Diamond and
Goodrich tires. Cole. National. Stutz
Pathfinder and Grantees cars and Grin
nell auto gloves. With Mr.. Rankin are
Wilbur D. Nesbit. Il. NJ Nolan and Frank
Moss. Of the Mahin forces. The head or
the Diamond forces at the show Will be
CLYDE s. Thompson. who is at the Marti-
nioue. while f. C. Tibbetts will represent
the Goodrich factory. He is registered at
the Hotel Astor.
While Detroit will probably De most
strongly represented. the biggest arriving
detachment will be from Indianapolis
The Hoosiers are due this evening IN
nine-car special train which. II II runs 10
schedule. will reach the Pennsylvania
Terminal at 5 o'clock.
Not the least important OF the Affairs
incidental to automobile show week VIII
be the Big Village Motor Boosters beef
steak dinner at the Murray Hi lLyceum
on Tuesday evening. The guests OF the
evening will be about dozen men who
are veterans OF the industry. and VINO
stuck 20 the game" In its inception. wnen
the wiseacres predicted that the autoino-
bile was a fad and would die out. Charles
I, and ]. Frank Duryea. Alexander win
ton. EIwood Haynes. John Brisben Walk
q.
Howard Comm. wally owen and Charles
T. Jeffery are some OF the oldumers VINO
have accepted invitations. Henry tord
has not yet indicated his Intention OF ne
ing present.
Charles F.. Reiss Of the American
Marion Company has placed a Big Amer
J lean Traveller In the lobby OF the hotel
| Ausonia. where 1t IS attracting great
deal OF attention. II is the largest OF the
American line Of undressing cars
Tn. Electric Vehicle Association or
| America will give testimonial banquet
70 ". II. Blood jrr al Delmonicos on
Thursday evening next Mr. Blood. whose
second term az president has just ex-
plfeO, went lNto oil'' WIN Wv '~NF'
| of the association. and during his two
wears OF service has been most earnest
and efficient officer. Under his active
/ guidance there has been accomplished the
constructive work which has placed the
organization on its present highly sats-
/ factory foundation. The directors and
members Of the association are very en-
thusisstic over the banquet and Intend
70 make II a rouslng expression OF sentl-
ment toward Mr.. Blood. The banque'
committee is made up OF Charles BLIZZARD
chairman Frank w. Smith. i. d.
Wagner and Arthur Williams.