Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-11
Committees in Charge of Big
Auto Exhibit Putting Final
Touches on Work.
GORGEOUS DECORATIONS
TO BE PLACED THIS WEEK
Latest Products of Country's Biggest
Factory to Be Shown-Many Spe-
cial Features Planned.

| gorgeous Will De the interior display
of Convention Hall when the annual
auto show opens Monday night Janu-
| AIRY 10, and thousands of auto
enthusiasts avail themselves of the
opportunity OF inspecting the latest
products of the various manufacturers
of motor cars throughout the United
States. The spacious hall, it is ex-
pected will far exceed in beauty any
thing before attempted in the dec
orative line in the National Capital, and
the turnout of motor lovers on that
occasion is expected to be a most rep
resentat1ve one. Prospective buyers |
interested in improvements in automo-
biles from every standpoint will be
given an opportunity to make early ex-
aminations of the newest devices in
motoring and note the changes which
have been made in Amercan-built auto
mobiles since the show of a year ago.
Numerous makes of gasoline pleasure
cars Will be represented at the show, as
Well as electrics, and these will be
from pioneer manufacturers who will |
display their finest product There will
be cars from the small roadster to the
luxurious limousine. with its elegant
upholstery and electrical display.
Many More E'Sixes."
There will be a noticeable increase
this year in the number of skies on
display. Other changes of Importance
this year over the previous year are
the left-hand drive. which is daily
growing in popularity: the almost uni
versal adoption of self-starting sys-
TENS and the building of stream line
bodies. Many manufacturers who last
year constructed big skies have this |
year added light skies to their lines. |
and makers who last year built only
'fours' will show skies of one type
or another.
New Devices Popular.
The past year has seen the sef-starter
and the left-side-drive idea gain equal
popularity, where each was yet novelty |
at the exhibition last year. Whereas self |
starters in the past interfered with ac-
feasibility. they are now so designed that |
this valuable feature is not lost. The |
apparent complication of pipes, wires and |
similar features have been greatly re- |
duced. so that the sef-starter today has
reached high standard of construction |
There are self-starters of several kinds !
Some of them depend on the storage of |
power in springs, air tanks or batteries |
until wanted. when this power is applied |
to turn the crank shaft and cause the en- |
CINE to begin it's functions Others sim
proper cylinders and by its ignition cause
the engine to take up in rotation and pro- |
coed to work.
The stream line body has done more |
than any other influence, since the side |
door entrance came into vogue to improve
the appearance of the motor car. For
more than year the various manufac
turers have been experimenting with diff
ferent designs and nearly all have at last
struck on the patterns that are pleasing
to the eye and that afford the greatest
comfort and convenience to the pasSen-
gers. Likewise have the manufacturers
achieved a little more in the way of OBJ
tanning better riding cars.
New York Exhibits Coming.
With the return a few days ago of
President T. o. Prodigy from the New
York auto show comes the information
that several of the splendid exhibits will
be sent to this city to form part of the
display during the week of January 1874.
Included in the list will be some of the
largest and Oldest makers of motor cars
in the industry.
1t is expected the attendance during
the week will be a record-breaker. The
work of decorating the big auditorium
will be started the latter part of the
week. after which the work of grouping
the displays will be commenced. The
the features of the show
| Those who will participate in the COM
ing show are most optimistic concerning
the outlook for business this year. They
declare that more men are employed IN
| the various factories in the country than
| ever before, and that in many instances
! arrangements have been made to market
| a greater output than last year, when it
seemed the highwater mark from the
standpoint of sales had been reached.
Marine Band to Play.
Thursday will be society night, on
| which occasion special musical pro-
| gram will be rendered by the United
States Marine Band under the direction
| of Lieut. William RI. Santelmanu. who
| will be present at all of the afternoon
and evening concerts. Washington being
| the center of so many foreign embassies
| and legations, it is expected that there
| will be "A large attendance of foreigners
who will be DESTROYS of inspecting the
| product of the American manufacturers.
| A large number of engineers and de-
signers from all parts of the country are
| expected to gather here and pay homage
to the aut9mobile at this years show.