The New York herald., 1921-01-02

COMING AUTO SHOW
BEATS ALL OTHERS
Exhibition VIII Open Next
Saturday Afternoon at the
Grand Central Palace.
So MAKERS SHOW CARS
No Radical Changes, but
Bodies and Engines Have
Been Improved.
8 MAKERS SHOW CARS

Motordom's biggest yearly event, the
National Automobile Show, win open in
Grand Central Palace. next Saturday.
This year the exposition viii far eclipse
any OF the twenty shows that have gone
before 1t will be the most comprehen-
sive automobile show ever held in the
world
The first auto display was held in
Madison Square Garden in 1900. and had
II total OF only sixty-six exhibitors. There
VIII be about 400 exhibitors at this years
exposition. which will be held under the
auspices of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce OF this total
lightweight concerns will display pas
senger cars. No motor trucks Will be
shown.
Beginning Tomorrow decorators and
workmen will swarm over the four lower
floors of the huge Palace building, each
one block square. and put in place the
handsome setting to show the exhibits
at their best. s. A. Milee general man.
ager of the national shows both III New
York and Chicago, has selected green
and red as the predominant colors of the
decorations this year. In the Palace the
scores of pillars on the main floor will
be hidden up to a height of twelve feet
by trellis box arrangement, which will
he entwined with vines and leaves. Ex-
hibitors' signs, and there will be hun
dreds, will be of raised white letters,
with a solid green background.
New York city will be the mecca of
automobile enthusiasts during the next
he t.lc iOTS
in larger number than ever before, the
demand coming from all parts OF the
country Many who will be in New
York for the show have already arrived
and interest appears greater than ever
before. In fact sentiment throughout the
trade appears to be that the automotive
industry is about to "come back" with
the show, and every one wants to be on
hand to give impetus to the big event.
AS to the show itself not only will
the number of motor car and access
sorry exhibits break all previous rec rds,
but there will be nine makes Of cars
that have never appeared at the New
York exposition. These are all gas
ears. and, along with the other seventy
nine makes. will give motor car fans
a glimpse of the latest in automobiles.
Perhaps only persons who have closely
watched the industry grow. or who
have been factors in its growth. can
appreciate the automobile of to-day. as
compared with the noisy, complicated
motor car OF fifteen years ago
There will lie no radical changes
noticed among The several hundred car
models that will be housed in the Pal
ace Manufacturers are tending to con-
servatism in betterments. and the most
pronounced change will be found in the
straight stream lines that now extend
from the hood clear back to the tonneau
in some makes. Engines have been i'm
proved in many cases, but the four and
six types still predomlnate.
In the accessory exhibits there will
bc found everything that goes TO aid
the comfort of the motorst, whether
lie be going on tour or only short
trip. In fact. the show this year will
be the most complete that has ever been
staged and the entire motoring world
is looking forward to II with keen ex-
pectation.
Automobiles have gone far beyond the
stage when they were called a luxury,
only for the wealthy. and when to own
one meant the height of affuence.
President-elect Warren c. Harding in
a recent speech said:
1.-THE tendency to supplement our pres
ent transportation facilities by much
ways and motor vehicles is 80 apparent
that It cannot be denied that in future
we will more and more rely on this
method OF transportation"
It Is not in the big cities that the
value OF the automobile is most appre-
ciated, but in the farm and country dis
tricts. Nearly two-thirds of the new
cars built are sold In the country. 1t IS
estimated that 100000 farmers now
+ta-I
hours a day. The value of time saved
annually to the farmer Is computed at
$3.50 900. 900.
It IS atremendous task to stage the
national shows both here and in Chicago
end Mr.. Miles and his committees have
spent strenuous three months While
AL of the big work has been done. there
ere numerous minor details that will
feep Mr.. Miles on the jump up 10 the
very minute the doors of the Palace are
opened and then until the closing time
the Saturday night following.
There will be cars displayed on al
four floors Of the exposition. the first
and mezzanine floors being confined q
this class Of exhibit. as well as the wall
spaces on the third and fourth floors
The accessory exhibits will be displayed
on the third and fourth floors, Ia the
epace not occupied by cars.
The snow Will open AT : o clOch mex
Saturday afternoon, January 8, and will
remain open until 10 80 r. NJ. II will
not be open on Sunday. but beginning
Monday, January 10, IL VIII be open
daily from 10 A. NJ. until 10 1880 p. NJ
up to and including Saturday. January
Is.
Among the cars 70 be exhibited this
year are: Allen. American. Anderson
Apperson, Auburn, Briscoe. Buick, Cadil-
lac. Case. Chalmers. Chandler. Chevro-
let. Cleveland. Cole. Columbia. Common
Electric, Dixie Flyer Dodge. Doris
bort, DUPONT, Elcar Elgin. Fergus. II. |.
A. T., Franklin, Friend. Grant, Hanson,
Hatfield. Haynes. Holmes. Hudson
IIupp. Jackson. Jordan. Kissel Kar
Kline, La Fayette Lexington, Liberty
Lincoln. Locomoblle. Lorraine, McFar-
Ian, Maibohm, Marmon. Maxwell. Mer-
GER MIlburn Electric, Mitchell Monroe
Moon, Nash, National. Noma. Oakland
Oidsmoblle. Packard. Paige. Pan Ameri-
can, Paterson, Peerless. Piedmont
pierce-Arrow. Pilot. Premier. Rauch &
Lang. Electric. REQ, Roamer, r. q r
Standard. Stanley. Stearrs, Stephens
Stevens-Duryea. Studebaker, Stutzz,
Templsr velie, Westcott and Wlllys-
Knight.
The cars being exhibited at the Now
York show for the first time are the Du
pont, Friend. Hanson, Hatfield. La Fay
ette. Lincoln, Lorraine, Mona and Pied
mont.