New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
London and Paris Are Not
IN 1t With New York,
Manufactures Reports,
Though Largely Attended
Trucks Attract, Too
Conferences OH Business
Subjects Reaching Into
Many Lines; Films Shown

The story of crowds at the Automo-
| bile Show is not new record on the
| motor car industry's talking machine.
1t is indeed old stuff. Like some other
things about American cars. this Ia fol-
lowing the foreign fashion. too. Manu-
facturers who have haL chance to
compare the recent Olympia exhibition
in London and the Grand Palais dis
play in Paris with the current motor
car show in this city say that record
breaking crowds were seen abroad also,
| For instance, Edward S. Jordan. presi-
dent of the Jordan Motor Car Com
pany. who attended the shows abroad,
says that although the crowds in Lon
don taxed the Olympia, thus far the
attendance at New York is of even
greager proportions. He expects tre-
merdous increase in attendance at all
American shows this year.
One of the big events for tonight is
the annual dinner of the National Au-
tomoboile Chamber of Commerce at the
Commodore. A meeting of the stand
ards committee of the Society Of Auto
olive Engineers will be held this after
noon at the society's rooms, % West
Thirty ninth Street.
There is consistent interest in the
motor truck show. which is being held
at the Ssh Coast Artillery Armory, Je-
rome Avenue and 1e4th Street. The
conferences on motor vehicle subjects
are proving very attractive to business
men, to whom naturally the exhibition
is of prime Importance. Experts in
charge are busy answering questions
that tend to show that the possibilities
of efficient, low cost transportation are
reaching into a growing variety Of busi-
nesses. The exhibits Of equipment and
parts also are getting a good measure
Of attention, and the axle assemblies
particularly are noted.
Williams, chairman Of the Federal
Highways Council, will speak 6n
working for Highway Improvement, I,
Charles T. Terry will discuss Taking
an Interest in Legislation" and Harry
Meixell jr. will speak on "The Automo-
bile Legislative Council" At night
S. S. Merithew, of the Packard COM
pany. will talk On "Cost Accounting,
Routing and Dispatching." Joseph
Husson's topic will be "Loading ana
Unloading Devices" Harold B: Wea-
yer will make an address on "1ncen-
tives for Driver and Helpers"
A "show within show" was run yes
terday by the MAXWELL people when
they displayed at a private view mo-
tion picture film made in Detroit in the
fuel shortage days when the plant waa
ordered not to use any electric power.
| 1t was two weeks before Christmas and
W Ledyard Mitchell, president Of the
company, decided he wouldn't kill the
holiday by laying off 10000 worktneii
H. 4
to furnish power were brought over the
road in zero weather from Port Huron
and engines from Maxwell cars and
trucks, as we'll as Chalmers cars, wsre
set to work turning belts to furnish
power. AS a result the plant ran un-
der full headway and dealers got their
cars, making it good Christmas for
them, too.
President Mitchell was introduced
yesterday by Gordon Muir, advertising
manager of the Maxwell Chalmera
calling attention to the desirability OF
brevity by barking back to the days
when he was prentice wheelwrigh,
and giving the advice that an expefi.
eticed workman gave him: "The motto
of the wheelwright is: The longer The
| spoke the bigger the tire" Aftef Pres.
ident Mitchell came Tom Toner. sales
manager for the MAXWELL Chalmers. HI
introduced the Aim and then the pic.
ture began.
1t was an interesting presentation O,
the way the automobile industry over
night got complete independence Of the
coal shortage and was a typical ex.
ample of the way this industry meets
an emergency.
One of the interesting dolby ex.
hibits" is that Of the Marmon COM
pany: In the Commodore Hotel Ber,
Dingley and couple of assistants ro
through regular performance Of tax.
ing down and reassembling a Marmon