New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
National Auto Show
Promises to Break
Many Records s
Interest in Exhibition Being
Manifested All Through,
out the Country - List
of the Displays Growing

According to reports from automo-
,;,. centers there will be marked
..;mulation to business after the auto
,,ohils shows next month. Msnufac-
,urer, have been greatly impressed
With the results Of the smaller auto
r,nb;,e exnositions held in different
ms Of the country so far this sea-
~, srd il is generally believed that
yhrn the national shows are staged
y, New York from January to Janu
arv - and in Chicago from January
% 70 February 5--there will be great
;nanroyements in trade conditions.
The automobile shows are to be
racord breakers. S. A. Miles, general
manager of both exposltlons held
under the auspices Of the National
Chamber of Commerce., returned to
New York from Chicago last week pre-
pared to make the final cleanup on all
the details of the Gotham snow IN
Grand Central Palace. He has had to
cut down each space npport'ohmcnt
10 the smallest possible limit IN order
IA squeeze in the many exhibitors, and
even after making allowances for
lightweight car builders and nearly
300 accessory dealers he had more than
100 accessory manufacturers crowded
out.
It is interesting to note, in connec
tion with the New York show, that the
first one. held in Madison Square Car
den in 1900, had just sixty six exhibits,
And even with the growth to almost
four hundred exhibitors this year,
automobl;ng is still in its infancy.
The public will never again rely on
the horse for transportation, but with
more people and bigger business the
country will depend more and more on
the motor car. For this reason the
automobile is bound to grow In favor,
for it has graduated from a so-called
Measure vehicle into a vehicle Of ut
most utility.
Dealers and manufacturers in New
York, are giving Mr.. Miles their hearti-
est cooperation and in connection with
the show are planning a special cam
raign that will attract the widest at
tention. A recent symposium on trade
conditions says that the outlook for
1921 has been greatly improved in the
past few weeks and there is no doubt
but that manufacturers have every
confidence in the Soundness and growth
Of the automobile business.
Alfred Reeves, general manager Of
the National Automobile Chamber Of
Commerce, in a recent talk to the auto
mobile dealers of Hudson County, ex-
pressed the belief that 1921 would be
a great transportation year, with the
motor car playing a very prominent
part. Mr.. Reeves also expressed the
belief that return Of buying was
about due in the industry and that fol-
lowing the shows business would be
improved considerably.
-
itors Mr.. Miles has issued a booklet
giving important information about tho
shows. In it, for example, it is stated
that the show in New York will open at
o'clock the afternoon of Saturday,
January 8. and at 10 a. n. on the other
days. The show will close at 1920 a.
night and will not be open on Sunday.
Visitors to the Palace show will be
carried in elevators from the first to
the fourth floor of the building but
going up only, There will be no stops
on ths trip 9sRd9 those who wish to see
the exposition, ino. "A thorough manner
will ride TO the fourth foor, Apd walk
down, inspecting exhibits on the way.
There will be broad stairways leading
from the fourth floor to the third
fcor and also to the mezzanine Aoor
The automobile show is the place to
y
cars under one roof. The models
themselves include the latest designs
both in bodies and engines, while ic
the accessory branches there is dis
played everything from the smallest
cotter pin to the newest designs ir
tops, tires, gears and other parapher.
naia that not only interests but also
aids the motorist.
There can be no doubt about the po-
sition of the motor car in the life ,t
the world to-day. 1t has proven it,
value in time Of war as we'll as in
times of peace, and the record it has
made is an enviable one. The auto
mobile is needed and undoubtedly will
come back within the next few months
and be more strongly intrenched than
ever. Transportation problems de-
mand the motor car, and transportation
must have its demands fulfilled.