The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

being the thirteenth annual exhibition
70 be staged in this city.
The second national show was
held in New York during the week OF
Nov. 20, 1901 Striking evidence OF
the growth OF the automobile indus
try In one year was shown by The ract
that at the second show there We're
SO exhibitors as compared With q
total OF 81 exhibitors az the nrst
show. AT the second show the track
was omitted. but persons We're given
exhibitions around the basement hoor
and also in the block around the Gar
den Several individuals who owned
foreign ears loaned them for exhibit
ton purposes, SO that the second
show really had an international flaw
or however weak.
National Association Formed.
Such rapid strides had been made
in the development or the industry
that Il became apparent that some
national association OF manufacture
ers would De needed 10 assume con
troll II the industry hoped 10 develop
commensurate with It's prospects. as
the commercial side of the automo-
bile was just beginning TO assert IL
self The National Association OF
Automobile Manufacturers was organ
lied.
There was no show in 1902, and the
third one was held in the Garden dur
ing the week OF Jan. l724. 1903. More
than $50 exhibitors were represented
For the first time a foreign exhibitor
was represented directly.
The fourth National Automobile
show was held at Madison Square Gar
len from Jan. 1923, 1904 One hun
lred and eighty-hye exhibitors we're
represented this time. The fifth show
vas held from Jan. l4-21. 1906 and
80 exhibitors had space
With the 1905 show the contract
between the n. A A. NJ, the Madison
square Garden and the Automobile
Club OF America expired. and the AS
VOCATION OF Licensed Automobile
obtained lease OF the
Garden for several years with an op-
lon OF renewing It.
More Exhibitors Each Year.
Each year has seen more exhibitors
10Th In Detroit and New York. The
sixth show IN the Garden. Jan. 1920.
1906, and 50 exhibitors OF cars and
40 exhibitors OF parts and acces-
,ories There was another show that
same year. II was held in the Garden
during the week OF Nov. $40, while
he other was held in January. There
we're SO exhibits OF cars, a number OF
commercial vehicles and more than
.25 exhibits or accessories. The ninth
rational show was held in the Garden
Ian. 1924. 1909, and had IS car ex.
.ibitors and a host Of parts and sun
Try manufacturers. The national ex.
libition held Jan. S-l5, 1910, number
d a total OF 1928 exhibitors, "a show.
ng cars. % motorcycles and 246 ac-
essories The year 1911 saw 3s3 ex.
libitors In Part l. or the pleasure car
ection, OF which 81 were car dis
lays. Part had q truck and
wagon layouts. In 1912 during the
wo weeks there were more than 440 !
oncerns displaying their goods. Sixty /
bowed pleasure cars. 80 truck and /
wagon displays, while the balance was
made up OF accessories and motorcy- /
les In 1913 there were more than |
As exhibitors constituting displays in |
he show which was held In both the |
,rand Central Palace and Madison |
square Garden On the Garden list |
we're 43 makers OF pleasure vehicles /
nd 2I2 accessory concerns exhibit |
ng the first week. The Palace for |
he first week and 80 exhibitors OF |