New-York tribune., 1921-01-13
Society Day at
.AutoExposition
Swells Sales
New Records Are Made by
Accessory and Parts Man
ufacturers, as Well as En-
hibitors of 1921 Models
Bis Business Predicted
Additional Trade Meetings
and Luncheons Attended
by Dealers and Statesmen

.;os., Automobile Show yesterda,
trourh. many visitors. In spite of tn,
,sasher. which was not the most favor
l .ble fol such q turnout, more wome,
vsre observed in the stream OF patron,
] tsss at any time since the opening o
tse show. Sales made were also in ex
/ ,sss Of previous days.
Sales records were not confined t.
t5eyhihipss Of cars. The accessory ans
I nara manufacturers, on the third ane
soursA doors Of the Grand Central Pal
ace, expressed confidence that they viii
hays closed more accounts by the enc
o; the week than at any previous show
Tia day saw the exhibitors compiling
lists 81 prospects" with no small show
os citation.
Charles E. Duryea, known as one oi
the pioneers in the automobile in
dus.ry, visited the exposition and com
rsnted on it enthusiastically. He de-
dared it to be another manifestation
es the old-tine virility and progressive
1 strength Of the sutomo obile industry -
Cannon Ball" Baker, famous driver for
he Temp!ar Company, was another
visitor.
Trade Meetings and Luncheons
4 number OF addition trade meet
iks and luncheons ofvsalesmen and
Dealers representing individual motor
al scstces..s were neld. Last night the
psige- Detroit forces were guests of the
company al the Commodore Hotel for
dinner and inspiration meeting.
Several hundred Paige-Detroit deal
as aaa saiesmcn attended the party,
shich wac headed by H. NJ. Iewett,
PRESIDENT Of the company; F. l.. Jewett,
,ales manager; C. G. Gaunt, passenger
nrsales manager; H: A. Corion, truck
sles manager, and H. c. Dart, adver-
dsing manager. Lawrence c Daily
ad Arthur J. WISE. Of the New York
sace, assisted in the arrangements
A ilncneon OF the Franklin con.in-
,ent was held at the Commodore at l
stlock. S. E. Alderman, sales man
scr, presided, and c. c. Parlin, of the
Curtis Publishing Company, addressed
the 200 diners on the business outlook
ior 1921. Mr.. Parlin said there was no
question about the prospects for the
rear, "if every one in the trade got
busy Another luncheon was that
given by the Stevens-Duryea officials
to local and visiting newspaper men.
Industry Depicted on Screen
An educational feature of show week
was the showing of "The Porcelain
Lamp" 1t the Strand, q fve-reel film
the history of vehicular transportation
from primitive days to the present
The flm shows with remarkable clar-
ity and simplicity the operation of a
gasoline motor. The picture gets its
name from an explosion of porcelain
lamp which gave a French inventor the
kay to automotive transportation.
Preceding the showing short ad-
dresses were made by Grover C.
Whalen, Of the Department Of Plant
and Structures, and Thomas Moore, ex-
ecutive secretary Of the New York
Automobile Dealers Association. Prom
insnt local educators, high school
pupliss automotlve experts and hun
dreds Of visiting dealers witnessed the
pieturization, which was under the
auspices Of the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce.
That the body types which will pre-
vail the coming year will be confined
70 the 6ve-passenger tearing car, two
passenger runabout, fve-paseenger
sedan and four-passenger coupe, with
se7sn-passenger touring cars and
seTen-passenger sedans in limited num-
ssrs, was predicted by George J.
Mercer, consulting body engineer Of
ne Saxon Motor Company, at session
O. the Society Of Automotive Enei-
ssers. The reduction in number o?
car types was ascribed to the apparent
uassual demand for the smaller ma
Lighter Car Era Predicted
Colonel Jesse G. Vincent, outgoing
PRESIDENT OF the 8. 4. E., told the mem
zen ~ another session yesterday that
- ~ prooiems at present confronting
.1e susomotive industry were embraced