The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
n. Y.AUTo SHOWS
: Give new VIEW
Extension Of Wartime In
ventions Seen in Display
Of Myriad Of Cars.
SETTING MADE ARTISTIC
The Crowds at Exhibitions
Passed All Records; En-
courage Auto Dealers.
nv v. ". WALTER,

) New York. Jan. 10. Last night
marked the closing of the
greatest automobile exposition
ever held. The Twentieth Annual
Passenger Automobile show which for
seven days has been packing the
Grand Central Palace. New York. to
the doors surpassed its own record
in every detail
GarIands OF smilax and greens
brought the color scheme into har-
Inony with the holiday feeling and
the entrance Of the Palace the Vis-
itor's first glimpse OF the interior
was through a frame of bay trees
and floral masses.
But the piece de resistance Of set
ting was the beautiful tapestry
panels, set at regular intervals along
the walls. They depict fanciful scenes
Of English country life, done In the
ela English manner. They bear coats
of-arms. and at the top Is imprinted
the name Of the nearest exhibitor.
New Understanding.
The attendance each day OF the
week was record breaking and the
show should be productive of excel
lent results in a closer understand
ing among maker, dealer and buyer
and a general opening up Of the trade.
!, Smartly artistic decorations gave
the big show a fitting setting for
inspection while simultaneously, in
the Eighth Coast Artillery Armory.
at Jerome avenue, Kingsbridge road
and 1s4th street. the biggest motor
truck show in automotive history
threw open to the public the doors
of the country's largest armory.
displaying 10000 square feet of
concrete floor covered with motor
trucks and accessories.
Both Of these shows, which cele-
brsted the twentieth anniversary
of the industry. the truck show of
seventy makes or the passengers dis
play OF eighty-four makes, would
by itself be larger than any pre-
ceding show. and. in addition. 2se
makes Of accessories were exhibited
at both shows.
Suit Every Taste.
Besides new and graceful origi-
nalities of body and chassis design
are seen at the Grand Central Pal
ace for the first time many new
mechanical improvements and cum
ming efficiency devices perfected by
automotive engineers to save the
motoring public's time and money,
and to make motoring a still great
er convenience and pleasure. These
improvements have been achieved
despite the immense post war de-
mand for all makes of automobiles.
The result is that there Is a type
of car for every individual taste
and pocketbook.
In looking over the new, produc-
tions one is impressed with the great
attention to the smaller items Of
equipment.-to such things as doors
and door handles, instruments and
rendering.
Changes of this sort are not costly
and are made much more easily than
one involving the making of a new
expensive die. In the desire to give
the car a semblance OF newness the
body has a high hood. usually with
an angle at each side, the line of
the angle meeting the top edge of
the body.
Conference Held.
Hoods have more louvres. wind
shield supports are more substantial
and shields are much in evidence and
a few concerns have taken up small
built-in side pieces attached to the
Windshield. This form will undoubt-
edly be standard equipment in a few
~ears.
Besides the great double-headed
automobile show itself and the high
way transport conference which
was held in cShjunction with the
motor tuck division OF the show, au-
tomobile show week was also the
occasion Of many meetings, both
business and social Of societies con-
neeted with the various branches OF
the industry. Among the organiza-
tions that held meetings during the
week just passed are the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce,
under whose auspices the National
Automobile Dealers Association and
the Motor and Accessory Manufac-
turers' Association held their annual