The Washington times., 1914-01-10
MOTOR SHOW HERE
TO SET NEW MARK
All Records Will Go by Board
N Matter of Number of
Exhibits.
By HARRY WARD.

One week from Monday night the
..oors of Convention Hail will be thrown
pen TO the public. and Washington S
utomobile show will be on. This years
exhibition, like last years event. will
70 under the auspices of the Washing
On Automobile Dealers Association.
nd from the present outlook there will
more cars on display and the decora-
IONS and lighting effects will be on a
.lure elaborate scale than ever before
There will be numerous makes of
Sasolene pleasure cars represented, as
well as electrics, and these Will be from
/ iCreer manufacturers. who will display
neir finest 1914 productions. Cars rang
lg from the smallest roadster to the
zig Limousine, with all its varied equip
Inent will be exhibited. together with
numerous accessories that add TO the
comfort of motoring.
Changes of Importance.
There will be a noticeabIc Increase this
ear in the number OF skies on dis
play. other changes Of Importance this
wear over the previous wear are the left
hand drive which is daily growing in
,opularity, the almost universal adop-
1uilding of stream-line bodies. Many
Hanufa Cturers who last yea con-
tructed big sixes'' have this year add
ID light skies 20 their lines, and
7akers who last year built only ''fours'
VIII show skies OF one t'pe or an
rther.
The past year has seen the self
tsrter and the left-siGe drive idea
ain equal popularity, where each was
ct a novelty at the exhibition last
ear. Whereas self-staTteTs in the past
nterfered with accessibility. they are
uOw so designed that this valuable fea-
IRE is not lost. The apparent compli-
alton of pipes, wires, and similar lea
lures have Deen greatly reduced. so that
ne self starter today has reached a
nigh standard of construction. There
IRE self-starters of several kinds. Some
N them depend on the storage of power
"a springs, air tanks or batteries Until
vanted, when this power IS applied TO
Urn the crank shaft and cause the
.ngine to begin its functions Others
imply insert the coTnbustible charge
nto the proper cylinder and, by its igni-
ION, cause the engine 30 take up IN
citation and proceed 10 work.
Appearances Are Improved
The stream line body has done more
door entrance came INTO vogue TO i'm
rove the appearance of the motor car.
For more than a year the various man
ufacturers have been experimenting
with different designs, and nearly all
have at last struck on the patterns that
are pleasing to the eye and that af-
lord the greatest comfort and con-
venienCe to the passengers. Likewise
nave the manufacturers achieved a lit
tie more in the way o. obtaining bet
,er riding cars.
with the return of President 7. y
P-obey, from the New York automobile
show comes the information that sew
raj of the splendid exhibits will be
Sent to this city to form part OF the
s-54. Included in the pst win be some
~ the largest and oldes makers Of
motor cars in the industry. 1t is eN-
,ected that the attendance during the
week will be a record-OTeaker. Ihe
work Of decorating the big auditorium
will be started the ia-tsr part OF next
U eek, ard then the work Of grouping
ne displays viii be commenced. The
decorations this year alone Will be one
+ the features of the SHOW.
Managers Are Optimistic.
Those who will participate in the
uoming show are most optimistic con-
rerning the outlook for business this
ear. They declare that more men are
Employed in the various factories in the
rouutry than ever before, and that in
many instances arrangements have been
made to market greater output than
last year, when il seemed that the
lizh water mark from the standpoin.
Dr sales had been reached.
Thursday. January -. viii Ue 'sOciets
lght." on which occasion a special .
: lusicaI program will be rendered by
r ne United States Marine Band. under
ne direction of Lieut.. William H. San
Z elm ann, who will be present a ali "f
rhe afternoon and evening concerts.
Washington being the center Of 50
raany foreign embassies and legations,
. il cNpcc-ed tia there Will Ue la Ev
Tendance of foreigners. who will he
deSirOus of inspecting the product OF lie
.raeTican manufacturers. \ large nun
t~ p or engineers and designers from "li
narts of the country are expected 10
4; ;lther here and pay homage 10 .he
at this years show. The
, ,.ception committee Will be present
Hroughout the week TO receive the
sitors.