The Detroit times., 1913-01-20
AUTO SHOW TO
BREAK RECORDS
In ATTENDANCE
At New York Exhibition, De-
troit Show Was Prominent
in the Talk
CHALMERS SAYS THIS
! FUTURE SHOW is BEST
Compliments ID. A. ID. A. On
Erection of Annex To
the Pavilion

Attendance records are TO be
broken by the Detroit automobile
show, which opens at the Wayne gar
dens next Monday evening at 1880,
Judging by The number who have al
ready arrived from every part of the
United States and the number who
are to come during the present week.
AT the New YORK automobile show,
the first part or which closed Satur~
day night, the talk was all of the
Detroit show i'll the closing days and
OF Detroit. Members OF the Detroit
Autmobile Dealers association who
were present at the New York exhibit
ton were more than pleased with the
intense interest taken by agents,
branch managers and dealers OF
every sort from all over the United
, States, in the Detroit show. Among
the trade it is generally conceded that
each year at the Detroit show brings
| forth new car that proves a money
maker for the aeaier who secures
the right TO handle il right al the out
set
Last year the Briggs Detroit was
other, the Church-Field another and
there were several more and as these
were first seen at Detroit and secured
there b. agents for all sections OF
the country, other agents are now
anxious TO allow no opportunity to
slip and so ale coming TO the
local show to discover the new things.
And there are other reasons for a
large increase of out-ofthe-city at
tendance. Countless agencies were
practically closed at New York's
great exhibition, which this year
broke all records III. BUSINESS done, and
the agents arc anxious to see Detroit
and the factories before finally clos
ing their deals. To the dealers OF
the country and to foreigners who are
finding the handling OF American cars
profitable abroad, Detroit is the one
point in America 80 see and the Amer
leans and Europeans who were at the
New York pleasure car show and who
may remain for n few days TO witness
the commercial vehicle exhibition,
will spend several days in Detroit at
the show and at the factories before
going on TO Chicago.
The d. A. ID. A. was fortunate in its
arrangement Of dates for this and
other shows as no better time could
have been selected than the week be-
tween the New York and Chicago
shows.
President Hugh Chalmers OF the
Chalmers Motor Co.. when asked for
an opinion regarding the coming au-
tomobile show said: New York had
beyond any question the best auto
mobile show ever held and | am sat
isfed that Detroit's coming exhibi-
ton will be the best ever seen In our
city. Attendance records were broken
In New York and will be broken in
Detroit. | have been informed OF the
splendid decorations which are to be
SO great feature dt Detroit and this
will add much TO the success OF the
week"
The progressive spirit OF the De
troit dealers In constructing the big
annex to the Wayne Pavilion TO house
the entire industry and to make the
exhibit representative Of the city and
OF the country at large is the cause
OF much talk around the country
The most wonderful feature about
these annual shows OF the automo-
bile industry is their drawing power.
The strength Of the motor cars hold
on Americans cannot be better illus
trated than by the thousands upon
thousands OF people who each year
spend money for an opportunity to
spend more money. The motor car
show Is the answer TO all those who
see decline in the automobile N
dustry. The buying public certainly
does not support any industry year
after year-whether 1t be motor cars,
theatres, books or anytslng else
unless it finds something in that en-
terprise which is necessary and need
ed. Think Just what Detroit or any
other city would be today without
motor cars, pleasure cars and COM
mercial vehicles. One OF the marvels
10 me Is the expansion OF Detroit due
TO the motor car alone. Were De-
troit TO he entirely deprived OF the mo-
tor car as q vehicle and OF the busi-
ness the city would be set back fifty
years. All Of our wonderful indus
try has grown up within the memory
OF the present generation. II Is less
than two decades ago that -automo-
biles first became known. Today the
manufacturers OF motor vehicles have
the third Target industry of the
United states Can such a business
be termed fad? | think not.
"The world will this year buy over
5000 900, 900 worth of American made
goods. quarter OF million skilled
workrnen will be employed making
cars and allied Industries will employ
200 900 more men. In word, II Is
true that the motor car has revolu-
tionized our civilization"