Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
AUTO MAGNATES
/ DIVIDED OVER
SHOW PLANS
Some Would Abolish the Big
Exhibits in New York and
Chicago.

With record breaking attendance, and
business never better, the manufactur
ers at the Chicago Automobile show
discussed the future of automobile
shows Some time ago Ernest NJ
Keeton, president of the Keetdn Motor
Company and veteran of the auto
mobile industry, gave out an interview
favoring one national show for the ben
eft Of the dealers of the country, such
an exhibit to be held late in the sum
nier and at time favorable to the
makers, who would then be able to pre-
sent their new models TO the dealers of
the world.
This proposition met with hearty re-
Spouse from the other manufacturers.
Later. Colonel Albert Pope, of Hart
ford. Conn, visited the makers with
regard to withdrawal as manufacturers
from exhibiting at the New York and
Chicago shows, thus localizing these
great events and placing the show OPP
erations up to the local dealers as is
the case in Detroit, Boston, Minneap-
oils and all other show cities with the
exception of New York and Chicago.
No Change in Plans.
The directors of the National Asso-
citation of Automobile Manufacturers
held a meeting and at its conclusion
announced that there would be no
change in the show plan, requesting
the agitators to hush their mouths" or
words to that effect. But the claims OF
Detroit's manufacturers would not be
downed and so many came forward IA
voring the plan Of Mr. Keeton that 1t
will be necessary undoubtedly to bring
the matter up at the annual meeting of
the n. A. A. M. and the Automobile
Board of Trade in April. when the two
bodies are to be merged into another
organization, to be known, in all prob
ability as the Automobile Chamber of
Commerce.
In this association there will be Ito
makers and great majority of these
are from Detroit and Michigan. SO ia
vorahle to the project of a great ma
tional show in the late summer are the
manufacturers Of the Wolverine state.
Twice before. it is said, the N. A. A.
M. took the matter up. This was year
ago, and 1t was turned down then by a
narrow margin.
Suggestion for Detroit.
1t is now suggested that the manu-
faeturers Join together and put up the
necessary money, all saved by with
drawal from the New York and Chica-
go national show support, and with
that money construct great automo-
bile palace at Detroit, the heart OF the
automobile industry OF the world, this
palace to be used for the housing of the
annual automobile show and to be rent
ed at other times for the nearly 200
tconventions which are held in Detroit
annually In that way the building
would pay expenses.
Meantime, Colonel Albert L. Pope has
Ilsent out a letter to a large number of
men prominent in the industry and
those interested In the motor shows,
that motor car manu-
facturers discontinue the annual auto
mobile show.
One of the principal reasons given
by Colonel Pope Is that the expense of
running the shows, including advertis-
ing. decorating, hotel bills. etc, is enor-
/ NOUS Also, he states that the disrup-
ton Of the procedure of factory bust
ness is a serious problem to be consid-
| cred by the manufacturer