New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
Motor Car Show
Has Closing
Session To-day
Meetings and Luncheons
Mark the Last Days of
the Exhibition; Appar-
emily Successful Display

The Automobile Show comes to an
end to-day, and what was declared in
advance to be the greatest automobile
show ever held in this country has
turned out to be the most successful
in point of attendance and public in
terest in the twenty years of automo-
bile shows in this country. Strictly
speaking, the entirely new cars have
been in the minority, although there
have been some particularly striking
absolutely brand new things that have
had the public eye. 1t is, however, ap-
parent that the postwar model is not
yet here, and, indeed, it may not be un-
til the present production series is
pretty we'll run out that the true new
developments will be shown.
An interesting event oS yesterday was
luncheon given at the Hotel Com
modore by Messrs. Howard and White,
mobile representatives of the news
papers. Mr.. Howard made a brief
speech, in which he expressed the
thanks of his company for the recep-
tion the new La Fayette has had in
New York, which he ascribed to the
splendid cooperation he had received
from. the newspapers. Mr. White gave
some exceedingly interesting engineer
ing details of the design and construc-
tion of the new La Fayette, which has
been on exhibition throughout the
week in the lobby of the Hotel Com
moGore.
The Studebaker organization had a
get-tcgether at the Hotel Astor on
Thursday evening. A. R. Erskine,
president of the Studebaker Corpora
ton, spoke on the plans and ideals of
the company, outlining the program for
the construction of $4,000 cars for 1920,
at an estimated gross return O $780,
600, 600, as against 100000 cars approx
mately in 1919. He introduced Harold
A: Biggs, general sales manager, who
addressed the dealers on some of their
problems. DR.. C. C. Lippincott, who
hay charge of the cooperative work of
the corporation, made an extremely in
teIesting address and outlined the
various profit sharing and similar plans
the company has. +. M. Zeder, chief
engineer, also made short speech,
which was extremely we'll received
At the Highway Transport Confer
ence yesterday, the subject "Handling
Motor Trucks and Passenger Cars To-
gether" was introduced at the after
noon session by Lee j. Eastman,
president of the Packard Motor Car
Company of New York, and discussed
by C. w. Cady, Harrolds Motor Car
Company, and w. X. Tower, REQ Motor
Car Company F. w. A. Vesper, presi-
dent of the National Automobile Deal
ers' Association, spoke on "Offering
Complete Transportation Line" The
discussion was started by George V.
Cline jr., of the Troy Trailer Company.
IN the evening United States Senator
Arthur Cappcr,- of Kansas, spoke on
""Connecting Farms and Markets. i"
Harry S. Quine, of the Goodyear Tire
& Rubber Co., opened the discussion
on this paper. "Cost, Range and Serv-
a paper by w. J. L. Banham, of the
Otis Elevator Company. 1t was dis
cussed by D. M. Pomfret. Colgate &
Co.; James S. CARING, Arbuckle
Brothers, and j. M. Ripley, American
Sugar Refining Company.
"Highways and Motor TRANSPORT"
will be the subject of discussion at
the afternoon conference to-day, which
VIII be the only session. Professor
Arthur Fl. Blanchard, of the Univers-
lty o. Michigan; E. Eltinge Breed
American Road Builders Association,
and F: G. Thompson, Highway Engin-
ecr of the State of New JERSEY. will
read the leading papers.
AT an enthusiastic meeting, two hun
dred dealers of the Liberty Motor Car
Company, on Thursday, at the Hotel
Blltmorc voiced their belief that
1890 would be the "golden year" for
the entire Liberty organization.
President Ovens outline Of manu-
featuring plans and the sales and ad-
vertising programme for the coming
year was we'll received. The company
plans minimum production Of Is 1000
cars.
More than 1875 distributors and deal
ers OF the company were guests of the
Westcott Motor Car Company at a
banquet at the Commodore on Thurs
day night. Plans of the company for
1920 were outlined in talks by il. G..
Root, general manager; E. A. Gilcrest,
general sales manager, and P. w. Run
yam, advertising manager. Dealers were
present from as far west as Spokane.
and from the entire southern, eastern
and middle western territory. Twenty
New York exporters who handle the
car IN foreign countries were guests.
The American Motors Corporation
neid It's second annual jubilation at
kelsenwebcr's last night. About 200
American dealers and members of the
factory organization were present.