The sun., 1918-12-22
BIG DEMAND FOR SPACE AT
GARDEN AUTOMOBILE SHOW
First Display Under Management of Local Dealers
Promises to Be Most Successful of Motoring Events
With Big Representation of Passenger and
Commercial Vehicles

That the New York Automobile Show.
to be held in Madison Square Garden
aud the sixty-ninth> Regiment Armory
February TO Is, will be huge success
Is practically assured by the unusual de-
mand for exhibition space for both sec
lions OF the show. Since the announce
ment was made several weeks ago that
New York was to have an automobile
show for passenger cars and trucks the
Office OF the Automobile Dealers Associa-
ton under whose auspices the exhibit
lions will he held this winter. has been
deluged with mall and telephone In
quirles. some from distant points. asking
for reservations. These are piling up SO
fast that II now appears as IL both
buildings will be flled to capacity with
exhibits.
The drawing for spaces. however. will
rot take place until Saturday. December
IS, at the Automobile Club of America
The drawing will begin al 10 80 A. NJ
and only those concerns which are to
exhibit passenger cars are to participate
in it. The drawing for spaces for the
commercial vehicle display will take
place at the Automobile Club OF America
on january I.
The enthusiasm OF the New York deal
ers is shown in the following inter-
views specially given to THE Sun. 1t Is
expected that the factories will back up
the show with equal enthusiasm.
BETHLEHEM TRUCK.
w. o. Crabtree Graham Brothers Sales
Company IT is 5000 business that both
New York city have arranged for an auto
mobile show 10 be held In New York at
Madison Square Garden this coming year.
] am sure that the public demands this show
ana that IL VIII be a great success
CADILLAC.
u W. German, Detroit Cadillac Motor
Car Company: We are more enthusiastic
about the show this year than ever before.
We believe II will mark the beginning OF
the greatest prosperity this country has
ever known. and are making our plans &C
cordinsly.
up 70 tn. pre'en, time the surface Of
scratched. and the 1919 show viii ana each
man In this organization devoting his en-
tire thoughts and energies toward the
contamination Of our plans for the big
business which we believe lies Just ahead"
DODGE BROTHERS.
H. r. Bliss, Colt-stratton Company:
The New York automobile show in Feb
r,iary next is not only an assured fact
Il 10 an assured success When the man
ufacturers definitely decided to abandon
York dealers saw their opportunity to be
OF real service to their manufa cturers, to
the New York gSsIic and ,ne 10
the interests OF the manufacture as we'll
II not better than heretofore had been
Sicie manufacture. by exhibiting deliv-
cry wagons and trucks in a separate
show for the FIRST time IN thi, city in
New York public by holding a show OF
greater magnitude and of more real in
terest than had ever been possible be-
fore. One way in which they planned TO
cater 10 the New York shovgoers was
IN tho display OF special Jobs designed
for m.tropoiitan needs which h.d :, never never
always insisting that In their show the
standard product Of their factories only
be displayed.
''Ths dealers association found in
working out tho details for the nrst time
Of the New York automobile show that
selves in very large way by having
an Incentive for, closer and more harmoni-
Gus cooperation among all OF the dealers
The show has proved to be a magnet at
tracing and holding together vitality In
terested dealers all over the city, some
,e" o. Th9% had been s.T.s unable In In the
from work on the dealers association for
the time involved.
at has been found that the dealers
association IL greatly the gamer IN hav-
ing the active support and diversity OF
opinion Of all the dealers a condition
which will PROFESSIONALLY create much
stronger orga imitation for the coming year
when Its work in various legislative mat
ters affecting the automobile owners Of
che State Will be vastly more effective By
reason of its increased strength.
But one thing was necessary 10 the
successful termination of this plan and
that was the hearty moral and physical
support Of the manufacturer. The way
IN which this was freely offered has been
thoroughly gratifying to tho dealers
Dealer after dealer has como into confer
and stated that his manufacturer
had assured him OF every support that he
could give. Including tho attendance of the
factory executives throughout the session
with everything In their favor the
dealers will have no hard task IN offer
ing the New York public the finest
and biggest show that this country has
ever seen"