Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-06
BIG MOTOR SHOW
ON IN NEW YORK
Opened Yesterday in Grand
Central Palace Under Very
Favorable Conditions.
A BIG LIST OF EXHIBITORS


NEW YORK. Jan The eight
zenith annual automobile show opened
this afternoon boz the Grand Central
lulace, and with the exception ut
Sunday viii Doc continued every dag
from 10 "a. ni tp 1890 p m until
Saturday night, January ~ This is
conducted 10y the National Autumo.
bile Chamber Of Commerce and sam
ucl 4 Miles, The veteran mAuEcr has
provided novel system of d,gnrl.
iluus iu the shape Of hundr,l. ct
hand painted curtains giving the APP
pcarauce of tapestry ANA bearing dv-
Ulns Of crests. couts of arms. pie
lures Of crusaders and medieval
warriors, suggestive OF martial Cundl-
ums In addition, numerous service
r.g-. mcasurinr not more than two
.. three feet in size, VIII l." soon AT
many ~ the booths, an object lesson
,f the war service In which thousands
pf automobile men are enlisted.
ON The main floor the tapestry ban
rcFs viii measure seven by fourteen
fc,S each banner, on Its respective
h,nfn bearing the name Of the car
on exhibition Shields representing
'Tho Flame of Liberty with the
flags ot the allies rndially arranged
win ornament the pillars on the main
floor
Dcsptte the war conditions. there
has been no lcsseuinE In the wide
.prcad interest I'm tho automobile ana
~ Increasing fields Of utility IN
decd. the war has intensified this lat
ter uhasc OF the motor car to re-
mgrkdble degree, and SO II may not
bo surprising to many 10 learn that
this years national show viii have
larger number OF exhibitors man ever
before, being the greatest ever held
In the world.
The show, crOwning the year
work. AS IL were. brings together the
makers dealers and buyers OF every
product, hy-product. etc. that the IN
dustry affords and at once reviews
tho developments OF the year and un-
folds the promises Of that which is TO
come
over four hundred cars. represent
In ihc latest models Of S6 Of Amer
ht- leading manufacturers. ranging
N"n. tin, runabouts 40 b,g lmousines
will be displayed on three floors OF
ine rlIacr while nearly. three hun
drrd accessory and parts concerns Will
tbr h.rd aud the entire fourth floor
show their products on portions OF
of thp 'Wiiug.
Special Features.
There ul be several special fea-
tUrcs during The week. Tuesday, Jan
upry s. wifi be army and navy day
und mW n aniform. In addition tc
being admitted free, will not he
Obliged 'r pay the war tax Society
dt. vil ne Wednesday January 9
Vlr.I.E January 10. viii be Society
pf Automobile Engineers day in the
.....H.. the annual dinner Of the or
...I.r..u will be held at the Bit
uHr. Tho Motor and Accessory
Manufacturers association will hold
' annual dinner on Wednesday Jan
uH.. % et the waldorf.
.n. following makes Of cars will be
...Htcd Abbott Allen. American
'"Hrsnu Apperson, Auburn, Austin
.Hr ErisCoc Buick, Cadillac, Case
.HIuor- Chandler. Chevrolet, Cole
HHuuh,a Grow Elkhnrt. Davis, Dc
".t Electric. Doble- Detroit. Dodge
fo'hcrs. bort, Elgn, Elcar. Empire
mt Franklin, Frontmobile, Grant
IHgEctt Hal lIarroun Haynes, Hol'
."r Hudson, Hupmohile, Inter state
Jackson. Jordan King, Kissel- Kar
Kline k0r, Lexington Liberty Mar
won McFarlan, Maxwell, Mercer
Nl.huru, Mitchell Moline-knlght
Monitor Monroe, Moon. Moore, Nash
National. Oakland, Ohio. Oldsmobile
oyWpi1n, Overland, owen Magnetic
Packard. Paige, Paterson. Peerless
lI'''t- NrfoW Premier, Rauch "
Lang Regal, REQ, Roamer, saxon
~rr.pps- Booth. Standard Eight stan
.oN. S,earnsF6oth. Standard Eight
stanley Stearns- knight. sWdebaker
S'utz Nclie, Westcott. Tempiar, VIII
hN Knight and Winton
Visitors to New York for the show
Who find the principal hotels filled
may telephone the clearing house
Madison square l400. and be directed
10 accommodations at other hotels.
Iholc are now 100000 autoWo-
l.Ie- registered in the United states
.+ compared with about 3225.0OO tins
im" l1f year.
Iu tho Salon show at the Hotel AZ.
''l there Will be nearly ono hundred
LS, representing a dozen or more
'Ueront makes Each cnr viii be
distinctive in design and finish. Many
WIN carry mOnoErams on their panels
showing that they have been built tC
order and are exhihited by permis'
SION OF their owners Most OF tho
'oachWork will be the product OF
American body builders. altho al
lease two Of the foreign made motor
,trs exhibited will have bodies from
lllnp"au Carruseries, o.
Among the makes OF cars will be
rs t'lF Royce. Fagcol, White, Iocomo-
.''e. Brewster Daniels. Cunningham
simplex. Riddle, lanCia. Murray, Mer'
''iN Fergue aud Wolverine.