The Washington times., 1915-12-18
EXPECT. BIG CROWDS
At MOTOR EXHIBITS
Eastern Automobile Show to
{ Open in Grand Central Pal
ace, New York, December 81

From present indications. the largest
crowd OF .out-of-town visitors attending
an Eastern automobile show is expected
this season at the Sixteenth National
Show Of the National Automobile Cham
ber OF Commerce. In Grand Central Pal
ace, which opens December 81.
The general feeling throughout the
country that wave of prosperity Is
about to sweep from coast TO coast
cities expect TO do an increased busi-
ness and plan to visit one of the Ma
tional Shows at New York and Chicago.
in order to secure the agency for new
cars or to look over the show generally
to find out what competing car manu-
facturers are offering.
Dealers In accessories plan to swarm
to the shows in great numbers to close
new contracts to handle additional lines
the coming season.
Big Accessories Displays.
On New Year Day'an each day dur
ing the exhibition the show will open
at 10 a. m. and close at II 80 p. M, with
the exception of Sunday. when the Pal
ace will be closed. One day will be set
aside as Society Day-January 5-but
there will be no extra charge for ad-
mission on this day.
There is always great interest dis
sorry and sundry line. and the two top
floors will be loaded with exhibits in.
Guiding about everything that 1t would
be possible to incorporate in the con-
struction or adornment of a car.
Many devices and inventions prom.
hed for tie show are new and have not
heretofore been revealed to the public.
chanical horns. spark plugs, wire
wheels. magnctos. csrburetors. trans
missions. new type motors. castings;
tachometers,, electric gear shifts: wind
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things. nearly. all of new design. will
interest the car owner.
Because Of the appearance on the
market Of numerous new cars OF the
multipie-cylnder type. these will nat
urally form one Of the shows most at
tractive features, Four and six cylin-
der cars have been seen in quantity for
years, but this year numerous COM
panies will show eight and twelve cylin-
der models. The "eight" made its de-
but at the last national show. but the
twelve" &ill be seen on exhibition for
the first time.
Reductions In Price.
While tine natural supposition would
be that eight and twelve-cylinder cars
should cost far more than models hay
ing a smaller number Of cylinders in
their motor, this is not the case. In
fact. with perhaps one or two excep-
tions, makers OF multiple-cvlinder cars
are putting them out at price below
what the Skies cost last season. One OF
the pleasant surprises If the show will
be the reductions in price in practically
every class of car.
While many visitors 20 TO see what
IL new in the way of mechanical con-
trivances and improvements. there is
an enormous percentage, particularly
among woman visitors, who go to OBJ
serve the outer physical refinements
The average woman cares little about
looking under the hood IT opening up
the rear-axle housing. even though she
may understand the workings of a mo-
tor. Nowadays people take II for grant
ed that the mechanical parts Of a car
are up to a certain standard. New ideas
In interior decoration, upholstering, the
convertible body with either open car
or limousine possibilities, the seating
arrangement designed with the comfort
Of passengers in view. the artistic eX-
terror lines and color Combinations OF
the body-all Of these come in for a
large share Of consideration.
Automobile salesmen !ay that IL is
remarkable how quickly show visitors
notice points Of minor 'efinements with
out their attention being called especial
ly to them