New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-12
BROOKLYN SHOW
SCORING SALES
Large Crowds and Car
and Truck Sales Feature
Early Days of Display.

Throughout the country during the
present automobile show season me an
mail exhibitions made by motor car
dealers and national associations nave
been marked by unprecedented success
the display at Grand Centra! Falace
last January netting the members o.
tho National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce a rebate Of 100 per cent ana
the Chicago event, under the same au-
snices. A return to the car exhibitors OF
lO2 per cent. ..,... hoe
This same period of prosperity, mas
favored the Brooklyn Automobile snow
which is now i'm session at the 80 reg
,,,ent Armorv. During the FIRST iour
d~vs all previous attendance recol as
wcre broken. while reports OF carry
s.los of both passenger and commciN'
,obicles indicate the establishment o.
a now mark for actual business trans,
acted The sales OF open ana cioseu
cars have been many. and the maJot'!
of orders taken were given by RESIDENTS
of BROOKLYN and other sections OF Lung
Island. Many of the buyers Speei"eu
immediate delivery.
Glowing reports of the hne business
being done were heard on every slue'
/ sales OF the following makes raye
( teen reported: Overland. Mltehei' -olS'
HAYNES. Hudson. Dodge. Buick. 0naI-
ners. Mercer Maxwell, national racA-
ard. REQ. Jeffery. Saxon, Daniels, Nnlte'
/ Noon. Peerless. Chandler, Rage, I'Srce-
Arrow, Chevrolet. King. hupmoohe;
/ Franklin. Oldsmobile, StudeoaKer ana
/ Pathfinder.
The sale Of commercial wagons and
trucks has been unusually large: rae
/ ,ically every type Of carrier mace j. on
exhibition, ranging from the small ue-
.iverv wagon 20 the monster moving
yans Sales were reported by all OF
the ten truck exhibitors. There are
-hirtv different types OF commercial
wagons shown. -.
One feature of the Brooklyn $40"
/ that has pleased the members of the
! show committee as well as the exhibit
/ ors has been the unusually large at
tendance of women visitors. In many
instances wives, daughters or sisters
) nave a good deal of influence III the
selection of cars for the family, 50 thar
the large attendance of membec5 OF
the fair sex is very encouraging 20 the
exhibitors. So many women arc 'per-
ating their own cars that they are the
motor wise" ones Of the family, ana
mere husband is taken TO look at the
car selected and 10 pay the bill.
Several new cars will be added 70 the
show tomorrow. The Studebaker gold
! chassis which was shown at the hos
ton show has been shipped by ias. eN-
press from there and - expected TO
arrive some time to-day. The exhibit
& tho Daniels cars will be augmented
with several new models. while add
tons will be made TO number OF other
displays.
Ii is doubtful if any automobile ex-
hibition held by dealers IN the East
was ever so pleasingly decorated az the
BROOKLYN show. The decorative tr.a
,nent has been very carefully worked
out so as TO form suitable setting
for the cars without being too gor-
ceous or pronounced. The great .ylin-
5rical roof Of glass and steel Of the
armory has been covered with canopy
Of delicate blue which suggests sky.
The spaces of the exhibits are divided
IN a pleasing way aud the aisles are so
wide that there is little chance for
crowding. The show committee has
been congratulated by exhibitors for
the way they planned the exhibition.
: Vhe show will close next Wednesday
night. It is open from noon until IL
.. m.