The New York herald., 1920-01-03


York will be the centre Of the autoniotive
Industry. Two big exhibitions, one for
passengers cars and one for commercial
vehicles, will open at two o'clock this
afternoon-the former In Grand Central
Palace and the latter in the Eighth Coast
Artillery Arnory
Men In every branch OF the industry
have gathered in the city's hotels and
clubs not only to celebrate the twentieth
anniversary of the business which has
made many millionnaires, but also to pay
their respects to the remains of John
Barleycorn.
While the anniversary is to be officially
prohibitionists. particularly in the aces
sorry branch of the industry. have arrived
with something upon their hip.
Numerous luncheons, banquets and busi-
ness conferences have been scheduled at
the hotels and it is said they also will be
ice water affairs, but few believe 1t.
To the men who make cars, trucks. ac-
cessories and tires the annual automobile
shows in New York are not made to be at
tended. The public does the attending
while the men on the inside foregather and
DISCUSS the business prospects for the COM
ing year.
The passenger car section of the dual
shows. to be held in the Grand Central
Palace, will, of course, attract the motor
admiring throng and the passenger car
builders have provided hundreds of beauti-
ful creations for their edificaticn.
Big, Commercial Exhibit.
A new and more serious note has been
added this winter by a large commercial
car exhibit in the Eighth Coast Artillery
Armory, at Jerome avenue and Kings
bridge road, the Bronx. In connection with
this there will be a transportation con-
ference, the keynote of which Is to stiInu-
late highway building and wider motor
hauling. The conferences, which have
been arranged with considerable care, are
not so much for the public as men who are
really interested in better and more econo-
mic transportation methods.
The passenger car show in Grand Gen.
trail Palace will be a spectacle to repay the
eager anticipation of motor enthusiasts.
Passenger cars of eighty-four different
makes ranging in price from $7l5 to ,o0t
and more than 200 accessories, sundries and
parts will greet the spectator on four
floors of the building. Wreathed In smilax
and flowers, the massive pillars of the
Palace afford a proper setting for the
colorful beauty Of the cars and the shining
metal of chassis and accessories.
AT Eighth Coast Artillery Armory an un-
broken expanse of 10000 square feet OF
floor space VIII present to visitors sixty
nine makes Of trucks and more than seven.
W different accessories including trailers
bodies and parts-the silent portents OF a
new day in transportation methods and
hence in modern life. A sight of the great
hall itself would alone be worth.ia visit
For the first time this huge building con-
strlcted for coast defense Is open for
public display.
Tonight at quarter-past eight. Lieutenant
General Bullard commanding general OF
the Eastern Department Of the army, and
Major General Shanls. commanding gen.
eral of the Port of Embarkation. Hoboken,
will speak at the inaugural session of the
Highway Transport Conference.
Military Motor Transportation.
General Bullard will emphasize the i'm
portance of keeping possible military re-
quirements in view in developing motif
transporta alton He will rela te his personal
observations Of the part played in the wo' !
war by m tor transporta top Fhn - Il
Thierry and in the Second Army, witch
he commanded. His long experience in e
field should enable him to give much
valuable information regarding the gem
eral design of motor vehicles required
for military purposes. General Shanks
will have much of practical interest to
tell of the extensive use of motor trucks
under his command in transporting that
large part OF the American Expedite onary
Forces which embarked at Hobok n.
Motion picture films of trucks and tanks
on duty overseas and of cross-country
"treks'' In this country will accompany
and follow sessions OF the Highway Trans
port Conference, which will be held twice
daily after tonight's inaugural session, at
quarter-past two and at quarter-past
eight, from January to Janary 10. A spe-
cial motion picture programme will be
given this afternoon at three o'clock in the
hall set aside for the transport conferences
on the great floor on which the trucks are
exhibited.
The total wholesale value of passenger
cars and trucks produced during 1913 was
s1S07, ,59i5S4. which is exclusive of the
wholesale value of bodies. spare tires and