The Detroit times., 1913-01-27

All Il In readiness for the opening
OF the twelfth annual automobile sno"
OF the Detroit Automobile Dealers as
ISOLATION at the Wayne Pavilion and
Annex tonight at 1880.
That a record-breaking crowd will
be I'm attendance Ii certain fronlAthe
advance sale OF tickets for the great
annual event and that this will be the
greatest automobile show In the coun-
try excepting only New York and chi
cago Is equally certain.
Records have been broken in, eI.
hibits OF gasoline pleasure cars, OF
electric pleasure cars. OF motor Trucks
both Kasoline and electric and or
motor accessories. Records In decor
ating the building have been set Tor the
work has been done and done well In
a shorter time than was expected. In
matter OF space occupied BY the e1-
hibitors Detroit Is second only TO New
York, Chicago and Boston, the three
largest shows OF the year and Detroit
would be leading in amount OF space
taken were IL possible TO house the
exhibitors that desired space and TO
give TO each one all OF the space want
ed. The great number who desired
space forced the shortening OF the al
lottments to each.
Exhibitors are hoping that before
another time for an automobile show
rolls around the city will have suit
able building in which 10 house the
greatest industry OF the century and
the leading industry OF Detroit on
such occasions as this.
Detroit has also set the pace for
others to follow In the construction OF
it's great annex. 1T3 feet in length and
124 feet IN width. Never before has
SO large building been erected as an
adjunct 10 any CHOW building and net
er before has any automobile snow
MANAGEMENT undertaken SO great risk
In very fact other show promoters
have baked at the expense and the
risk and last year Detroit solved tn
problem nicely and has solved IL this
year by an enlargement upon the plans
OF last year.
The annex this year extends not
only over the vacant lot occupied by
the show in 1912. but also covers
Front-st. to the side OF the Wayne
Pavilion to which there are two EN-
frances instead OF one as last year.
That entrance caused a serious con.
gestion every night. The Detroit
Automobile Dealers association has
spent much upon It's annex and great
deal In the decorating OF the two floors
of the pavilion and In the decorating
o. the annex and the heating and ligh.
ing OF the new building but the ex-
pense will be justified by the increas
ed attendance which Is certain as the
result OF making this annual event OF
national importance,
Detroit has been. advanced during
the last year from the realms OF local
shows In which II had the leading posi-
ton to the National show circuit In
augurated by Detroit and eleven other
cities.
To facilitate tbs handling OF the
motorists who attended the Detroit
show the ID. A. d. A. has arranged
to open an entrance door at the sec
ond-st entrance 10 the Wayne Pavilion
annex with ticket ONCE. In previous
years those who attended the automo-
bile show I'm motor cars -hare--been
compelled to park their cars IN order
along the curb np- Michlgan-axe- and
have oftentimes been compelled to
walk In bad weather several squares
TO reach the building. This has also
been the case during the usual conges-
tion OF street cars caused by the
crowds coming 10 the show and the
new door WIN be OF convenience to
those at the rear OF the line or street
cars. Automobiles will be able un.