New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
BROOKLYN SHOW AT HAND
Every Foot of Space Is Taken
in Huge ArmOry.
70 EXHIBITORS ENTER
Display Expected to Give Slim.
illus to Selling for Some
Months to Come.

ARRANGEMENTS are practically complete
for the exhibition which the Brooklyn
Motor Vehicle Dealers Association Is to
hold in the I'D Regiment Armory for
period of one week, beginning Saturday
evening February %. So far arrange
ments have been made to house nearly
three hundred vehicles, comprising the
different styles of the seventy exhioltors.
A number of racing cars. racing trophies'
motorcycles and accessories also VIII De
on exhibition in the various booths.
Every inch of space has already been
allotted for exhibition purposes, ana the
show management is now engaged on the
decorative scheme which is to form the
setting for the exhibits. NUMBER OF
splendid designs have been submitted ana
at a special meeting of the show COM
mittee. to be held within few days. the
award of the contract for decorating the
big armory will be made.
There will be more makes OF cars e4-
hjbited in the armory than were seen at
the Madison Square Garden and Grand
Central Palace show. taking the exhioi-
lions separately. Many OF the cars SHOWN
at the Garden, Grand Central Palace, I'M
norters' Salon and the Coliseum, In chi
cago. will be shown together for the hrst
time this year under one roof ana tn's
will make the Brooklyn show compre-
hensive in every way.
The demand for space has been greater
than ever before" says Herbert l.. Car
penter. president OF the association and
chairman of the show committee III ID
sufficient evidence that the dealers Oh
Brooklyn realize the Importance OF auto
mobile exhibitions. Al the show last
vear considerable business was done, and
il acted as a great stimulus for the auto
mobile selling season. 1t is hard for me
10 understand just why there should DC
any talk of abolishng shows, because the
public and dealers want them
Tine proof OF this has been demon
strated at the last two Brooklyn eXhioi-
tons. and is again being demonstrated py
the keen interest which is being shown
in our forthcoming exhibition. Brooklyn
Is regarded by motor car manufacturers
as an important selling point. and they
have always given the local exhibition
hearty support. While the show IS known
as a Brooklyn exhibition il is really more
than that. In reality ii is Long Island
show. for probably 30 per cent OF the VS.
itors will be from sections Of the island
other than Brooklyn.
THE local exhibition also attracts many
from Manhattan. who, owing to their ao-
sence from the city in January. were I'M
able to see the 1913 models. 4 great many
persons were not able TO inspect the cars
on exhibition in the Grand Central Palace
and Madison Square Garden as carefully
as they would have desired and the
Brooklyn exhibition affords them splen-
did opportunity TO make further study
and comparison
Harry A. Cochrane. manager OF the
show. together with the show committee,
is making plans TO set aside special nights
during the week for various associations,
clubs and societies 10 meet at the armory.
4 special name will be given 10 each
night, something similar to the society
days which have become popular with
the Manhattan show.