The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08
2 Big AUTO SHOWS
HERE IN GARDEN
Dealers Plan Passenger Car
and Truck Exhibitions
for February.

II was seeiaed definitely at a meeting
Of the Automobile Dealers arrpciation
OF New York on Friday that an auto
mobile exposition, lasting two weeks, Ia
TO be held in Madison Square Garden In
February. under the auspices of this
Dealers Association. The first week OF
tho big exposition. February is. will
be devoted exclusively TO the display OF
passenger cars and accessories, while
during the second week, February 1915
the big amphltheatre will be filled with
commercial vehicles OF all types and
sizes. together with parts and Access
series suited to the uses OF the vehicles
shown.
The forthcoming exposition will mark
the Homecoming to the Garden, where
the automobile show idea was born in
1900, of the first double show since
1919. when a passenger and commercial
vehicle exposition was held. There has
been no commercial vehicle display in
Manhattan since that year and when
one considers the wonderful strides made
by trucks and business wagons the sig
niflcance Of the commercial vehicle ex-
position becomes apparent. Both Sec
tions OF the New York exposition will
be comprehensive in every detail and
the exhibits will reveal the very lates,
In automobile construction.
Already the show committee Is being
deluged with requests for space reserva :
tons and indications are that both
sections OF the exposition will require
every available inch Of space that can
be squeezed out of the interior. In
order to provide additional space
special balconies are TO be built inside
the Garden along the same lines as
those of the 1912 exposition.
The fact that New York will have its
automobile exposition will be welcomed
by motorists who annually visit these
AFFAIRS to see what Is new and interest
ing In the motor world. Since the
armistice was signed many manufac-
turers have turned their attention to the
building of new types and these will be
introduced at the New York exposition
Without doubt the display Of COM
mercial vehicles will be the greatest of
its kind ever held In this country. For
a long time the business men OF the
metropolis have desired an exhibition
OF commercial vehicles and the oppor-
Tunity OF showing the new creations of
the motor truck manufacturers will in
deed be welcomed.
The exposition committee cons SITS of
Charles II. Larson, chairman: William
c. Poertner. Walter c. Woods, Harry ],
De Bear, r. J. Gilmore, II. r. Bliss
William NJ. Sweet ana Charles A.
stewart Mr.. Sweet is chairman Of the
SHOW committee of the Motor and Ac-
cessory Manufacturers, which organiza-
ton Ia cooperating with the deales
Mr. Stewart. who is general manager of
The Automobile Dealers Association, is
eecretary and treasurer OF the exposl.
ton committee, and also manager OF
the exposition. The exposition com.
mittee has prepared information and
diagrams Of space. and this is now ready
for distribution and can be obtained
from Charles A. Stewart, 2O6 West
Fifty-fifth street. telephone Circle $50.
Every effort is being made to make the
exposition worthy OF New York's
patronage and the committee proposes 10
make this first Victory Exposition the
greatest Of Its kind ever held In this
country.