The Detroit times., 1913-01-04
BUILDING AUTO
SHOW ANNEX BY
SECTIONS NOW
When Time Is Here, Parts Will
Be Rushed Together, Form
ing New Building
SURPRISES ARE BEING
PREDICTED FOR 1913
There Is Always Something
New Under the Roof of a
Modern Exhibit

Detroit's successful construction of
a temporary annex to the Wayne Car
dens for the annual automobile show
OF 1912, attracted the attention OF the
entire country, and resulted in the
construction OF like buildings in other
cities.
Last year It was freely predicted
that the Detroit Automobile Dealerg'
association would find the venture un-
profitable, but the contrary proved
true. With its success OF 1912 in mind
the association determined to enlarge
greatly the building for the first ma
uonal show and the twelfth annual au-
tomobile show to be held, Jan. 81 to
Feb. /, inclusive. and SO insistent have
been the demands for space, that the
dealers association has individually
and collectively expressed regret that
II did not build temporary structure
two stories in height. Had this been
done, every inch of space would have
been taken.
The work OF constructing an annex
OF this character requires months OF
work, and as the decorations VIII this
year be on a scale quite as elaborate
as those in the Wayne pavilion, there
is also required many months OF work
to prepare for the identifying Of the
temporary building.
Lofts and barns and all buildings
available have been secured during
the last several weeks by Manager
Walter Wilmot, and by the decorators.
and in these the decorations are being
prepared so that they may be In.
stalled the moment the building ia
| ready.
1t will be impossible to close Front
st. for any great length OF time, ant
the annex is, therefore, being put to
| gether in sections to facilitate tn,
work OF its construction, as It Aus
be completed several days before tn,
show, to give the decorators an oppor
tunity.
| While It Is impossible TO learn tn
entire scheme to be followed by tn,
decorator, he states that nothing eve
seen before In Detroit will compar,
with the general decorations, while
the lighting will be on a plan even
more elaborate than last year. Thou
sands upon thousands of lights will
be used. arranged In strings and clus
tiers and as Examinations for ported
plants and groups of flowers I'm bloom
There will be no comparison between
the decorations OF 1912 and those OF
1913, as the ID. A. d. A. has decided
TO make this decidedly the best shoS
ever held outside OF New York, Chi
cago or Boston, as a setting for the
great exhibits which will be brought
TO this show from New York.
Several years ago, In fact, only two
years ago, and even last year, there
was an opinion that Il would be Dos
sible TO exhibit nothing new at the
automobile shows of the country. This
opinion proved incorrect then as will
ft prove incorrect for the comint
shows. Cars OF two years ago exhib
tied at the national show would lool
completely out OF place. Each year
sees an advancement, and year by
year the changes are so numerous as
to be very noteworthy TO the student
OF automobiles. II Is generally con
coded that the automobile OF today Il
vast Improvement over the automo
bile OF last year, and still greater
improvement over the machine O
two years ago.
There will be innumerable sur
prises TO be found at the coming show
The makers are adding improvements
constantly and the changes alread,
made are started. Many OF these ar,
In the way Of refinements I'm con
struction, while others are most radi
cal In their nature. There are new
accessories which add greatly to tn,
car and there are new tires to al
tract universal attention. There arr
new styles in bodies which add ma
terially TO the comforts OF MOTORING
and above al lelse there is a grea
gain In the simplicity OF constructor
brought about through the splendi,
work OF the engineers. That the CT
OF today Is perfect, is denied by al
engineers. There have been man
changes during the last year In tn,
way OK important improvements an
tnere VIII be other changes in tn
hereafter.
Interest in the coming show vii
center around these changes in tn
weil-known makes OF cars. and also Fl
many or the new cars which. will max
tnelr nrst appearance upon the marke
during the National Show circni,
lhese new cars will not be hastil
prepared products OF irresponsible
makers. but will be the results O
many years OF experimenting and o
clever work by engineers, who hay
made motor cars their life study
IL Is quite probable that many 0
me new cars will show important fea
lures not embodied in well-know1
INES as the manufacturers are enter
Ing the fields as numerously today a
| they did several years ago, and wha
Is more. finding a ready market. ar
incorporating startling Improvement
and In mapy-eases- constructing car
along lines which will later be adopt
ed by the wellknown and successful
manufacturers. IL must be eviden
that there will be no lack OF interest
ing things TO see at the National shoy
or 1913. In fact. no previous SHOW
has ever promised so much OF real in
terest, both in cars OF every char
acter, and in motor accessories.
The annual automobile show Of thu