New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
Lectures and
Films Part Of
Transport Show
First Display of Highway
Equipment Generally
Opens Tomorrow i'm Two
of the City's Armories
Equipment, Too
Searchlights, Pige cons,
Truck $ and What Not
Make Up Special Feature
for Tuesday, ARMY Day

New York City's frs, Highway
transportation Show will open its
doors tomorrow afternoon. The
Honorable j. ]. Lyous, Secretary of
New York State, delivers an address
at 8 p. N. The program, which is
most varied. will include features for
the general public as we'll as other
items of interest for the motor truck
owner and user.
The Motor Truck Assrciat tion, under
whose auspices the show viii be held,
has two exhibition halls. the l2th
Regiment Armory, at SiNtysecond
Street and Columbus Avenue, and the
1st Field Artillery Arrnory, at Sixty
eighth Street and Broadway. Except
that exhibits OF trucks At enc armory
will not he duplicated in the other,
there VIII be no distinction between
the two armories and tho educa tional
program viii be duplicated at each
armory. Tickets purchased will per
nit the holders to visit both armories 5
at one price Of ADM ssion. There viii
be band concerts daily at both Of the
arm cries, from until 5 p. M, and
from until II p. m.
In order to bring out forcibly to the
general public the many important t
phases of highway transportation and
their effect on the life of the com nu-
nifty, the program has been arranged in
topical manner, with one day set aside
for each topic. Tomorrow will be
"Opening Day; Tuesday, January 4,
Army Day; Wednesday, January
"Motor Accident Prevention Day,
Thursday, ansportation Day.; Fri
day, Farmers Day" and Saturday,
"Motor Truck Associa tion Day"
Special features of the show which
will be carried on continuously, will in
clude 3 truck drivers contest for a
prize o $500 and special moving pic
ture exhibition depicting all means of
both anc ent and modern transporta-
ton by rail, waterway and highway.
The drivers contest has already ex-
cited much interest among the drivers
of the $4,000 trucks operated in New
York City. The prize will be awarded
to the driver who best explains IN not
more than $50 words the ten best points
of any truck chassis exhibited in either
of the two armorics.
The special motion picture exhib
tion on rhe different forms Of trans.
portatioH has been got through tn p,
courtesy Of Or. Francis j. Holley, I.
the United States Bureau Of Eco.
nomics. One of the most unusual of
the films in this collection incl'ules 3.
view of 10000 camels snapped tn, ough
telescope lens III the Algerian Desert
by the French government. Othe-
films in +he collection depict the prim-
tive forms of transportation by do
sleds in Alaska to modern transportA-
ton by motor trucks over highways, Ly
|. leviathar ocear steamers and by IT,
giant modern railway locomotives. All
of these. films will be run continuous-
ly. in addition to special motion pic
ture programs arranged for each of
the days.
NJ. Lyons, under whose authority
the motor vehicle bureau of the state
is operated, will outline the plac.
which h; h;ghway transportation now o.
cuples III New York and the aiiacer
otates. The educational program o.
the opening day will be begun -
David Baecroft, directing editor Of II
magazines and the new president of th
Society of Automotive Engineers NJ
Beecroft viii sreak on the new idea
the Highway Transportation Show
contrasted with the cid motor trN.,
shows Of past years The head-Iin.
among the motion picture films viii
an animated cartoon on TIE Element
Of the VI etor Truck Engine"
Tuesday will be ".Almy Day" an
army equipment exhibited will be Tin
nost complete ever gathered togethe
or any other than military purpos s
1t will include several of Uncle Sam
million candle. wer dishpan search
lights, which WI be statio oned outsid
of each armory, q portable rlach ne
shop truck in operation, rolling
kitchen, an ant-aircraft gun, Sigma
Corps equipment and films Of actua
battle scenes, wireless telephone an,
several makes of standardized arm.
motor trucks.
One special feature Of Army Day
will be contest between two team
Of army motor mechanics in disassem
bling and reasscm bling Class T
standardized truck engine against time
for a cash prize.
The famous army pigeon, which
brought back news OF the Lost Bat
TALON. formed of New York men who,
they were lost in the St. Mihiel drive
will also be there, and will make trip
between the armorics and one of til,
nearby army camps.
On Wednesday, January S. set asid
AS "Motor Accident Prevention Day,
DR.. John a. Harriss, New York City,
Special Deputy Commissioner in charg,
Of traffic, and inventor of the modifct
block system Of traffic control on Fiftl
! Avenue. will talk on new methcds O