New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
AUTO SHOW CARS
RUSHING EASTWARD
Railroads Feeling Effect
of Big Shipments
to This City.
BIG DISPLAY OPENS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Value of Cars and Accessories
on View Will Total More
than $3,500,000.

Motor car and motor accessory
makers In Detroit, indianapolis, Cleve-
land, Chicago and numerous other
Western cities are shipping their cars
and products East this week In great
numbers for the Fifteenth National Au-
tomobile Show. which opens in Grand
Central Palace on January 2. Freight
carrying railroads are being taxed to
capacity In handling these large ship
ments, not only between the West and
the East, but from New England manu-
featuring cities ss well.
Many factories, which delay their
freight shipments too long, will be OBJ
liged to send their displays to the
show by express next week in order to
reach New York in time for the open
ing. Every exhibit will have to be in
side Grand Central Palace before noon
on the opening day, and those who fail
TO get there In time will be forced to
wait until after the close Of the OPEN
ing day. Experience has taught the
manufacturers that this rule is strict
one, and must be adhered to.
The reports from various cities in
dictate that there will be a large at
tendance of automobile club members,
who will make up parties to visit New
York at show time. Among these are
members Of organizations in Detroit,
Chicago, Buffalo, indianapolis, Boston,
Philadelphia and other cities.
| The show committee of the n. A.
c. c., which has the show in charge,
consists of Colonel George Pope, H. o.
Smith, Wilfred C. Leland and S. A.
Miles. Instead Of opening at night
the doors will be thrown open at 2
o'clock in the afternoon, revealing to
the public the latest and best in mo-
tor ca. and accessory production.
Displays of goods conservatively
valued at more than $4,000 600 will &C
cupy the 100000 square feet Of floor
space on the four floors of the huge
! building. About $4,000 more square
feet Of floor space is available this
year than in previous years.
There is a total of 1913 exhibitors.
Gasoline pleasure cars will be shown
by eighty-one manufacturers; SIX
companies will show electric cars, and
thirteen will display motorcycles. The
remaining 238 are makers OF aces
series. More than four hundred com.
plete cars will be shown. These will
J De IOuHu 70 PitSo avn"
! to $500. No commercial cars wilr be
exhibited, but there will be special
information bureau for commercial We
hicle manufacturers.
In order to make beautiful setting
for the cars and show them to advan-
tage the interior Of the Palace has
been converted into a Persian palace
The color scheme is white, gold and
crimson. The lobby of the building
will be decorated to resemble Cali
fornia garden.
Following the custom Of former
years, Wednesday. January s, has been
set aside as society day, on which
double admission will be charged
There will also be theatrical day
Monday, January 4, when representa-
tive PLAYERS will be guests Of the man
agement. During the week the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce will
hold its annual banquet at the Waldorf
Astoria.
The exposition will remain open for
one week, until Saturday, January g
On January 2, the opening day, the
doors will open at o'clock p. m, and
the other days at 10 o'clock a. m, with
the exception of Sunday, when the
building will remain closed.