New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
Coming Exhibit
Hailed Greatest
OF Auto Shows
Huge List of Exhibitors for
Palace ''National' View;
New Traffic Arrange
ments for the Visitors

Motordom's biggest yearly event, the
National Automobile Show VIII open in
Grand Central Palace next Saturday.
The twenty-frst annual display is ex-
pected to be the most comprehensive
automobile show ever held The first
auto display was held In Madison
Square Garden in 1900, and had q total
OF only siXty-six exhibitors. There
will be nearly 400 exhibitors at this
years exposition, which will be held
under the auspices Of the National Au-
tomobile Chamber of Commerce. Of
this total eightynine concerns will
display passenger cars.
Beginning tomorrow, decorators and
workmen will go to work on the four
lower floors of the huge Palace build
ing to put in place the setting to show
of the exhibits at their best Green
and red will be the predominant colors
of the decorations this year In the
Palace the pillars on the main floor
will be hidden up to height Of twelve
feet by a trellis box arrangement,
which will be entwined with vines and
leaves Exhibitors signs will be Of
raised white letters, with solid green
background.
New York City will be the attraction
for automobile enthusiasts the next
two weeks. Hotels report reservations
In larger number than ever before, the
demand coming from all parts of the
country. Sentiment throughout the
trade appears to be that the automo-
tive industry is about to come back
with the show, and every one wants
10 be on hand to give impetus to the
big event.
As to the show itself. not only will
tts nrpnher NJ
sorry exhibits break all previous rec
ords, but there will be nine makes Of
ears that have never appeared at the
New York exposition. These are all
"ga." cars and along with the other
seventy-nine makes will give motor
car fans glimpse Of the latest in
automobiles.
noticed among the several hundred
car models that will be housed in the
Palace Manufacturers are tending to
conservatism. and the most pro-
nounced change will be found in the
straight stream lines that now ex-
tend from the hood clear back to the
tonneau in some makes. Engines have
been improved in many cases The
four and six types still predominate.
be found everything that goes to aid
the comfort of the motorist, whether
he be going on q tour or only a short
trip.
In order to facilitate the traffic
among the visitors to the show it has
been decided to install another big
elevator in the rear, or west side. of
the Palace. and use this for passen-
gers. This will be in addition to the
regular elevate that heretofore have
been used for this purpose The rear
elevator which will De located on the
main floor. will accommodate fifty per-
sons on one trip. and will be of great
aid in getting the people upstairs.
|, has been decided that all of the
elevators shall carry passengers only
one way, or going Up, and that no stops
Fast and the fourth. This will give
fasitors a chance to go to the fourth
floor and then walk down. There are
broad stairs leading from the fourth,
70 the .hird and mezzanine floors, and
~ arranging the traffic this way the
management expects to eliminate a
great deai Of confusion There will be
cars d played on all four floors of the
ex2ost on. the first and mezzanine
1iol-, as well the wall spaces on the
-niFd and .ourth floors The accessory
exhibits will be displayed on the third
and fourth floors in the space not oc-
cupied By cars.
The show will open at O'Clock next
saturday and Will remain open until
-0;3Q p. m II will not be open on
sunday, but beginning January 10 it
VIII be open daily from 10 a. m. until
usly as,,0 3 ? n up 70 and including JAN
Among the cars to be exhibited this
year are; Al en-. American, Anderson,
A!lpperson. Auburn, Briscoe. Buick, Cad
lilac, Case, Chalmers, Chandler. Chew
roIet, Cleveland, Cole, Columbia, Com
monwealth, Crow w-Elkhart Davis, De-
'roit Electric. Dixie Flyer. Dodge, Dor
rs, bort, Dupont, Elcar, Elgin, Fergus.
rat. Franklin, Friend, Grant, Hanson.
hatfield, Haynes, Holmes, Hudson.
HuPp. Jackson, Jordan. Kissel Kar,
Lafayette, Lexington. Liberty, Lincoln.
Locomobile, Lorraine. McFarlan. Mai
6ohm. Marmon. Maxwell, Mercer, Mil
pam Electric, Mitchell, Monroe, Moon,
Nasn, National, Noma, Oakland. Olds-
mobile, Packard, Paige, Pan~American,
Paterson. Peerless, Piedmont. Pierce
arrow, Pilot, Premier, Rauch & Lang
Eiectrlc. REQ, Roamer. r. & B. knight, |
saxon, Sayers 6, Scripps- Booth. Stan
dard, Stanley. Stearns, Stephens, Stev-
ens-Duryea, Studebaker, Stutz, Tenn
piar, Velie, Westcott, Willys-Knight
and Overland.
The cara being exhibited at the New
OK show for the first time arc tho
o1Pont. Friend. Hanson, Hatfield. La
,,ayeste, Lincoln, Lorraine, Noma and
Piedmont.