New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Roads Exhibit
For National
Show Promised
gureau of Public Works Is
Taking a Direct Interes,
in Success OF Fortncorn-
INC Motor Exposition
Growth of Industry Big
Four Additional Exhibitors
Have Taken Space al the
Palace, and IL New Cars

The fortunate folk vino find beauti-
-, shining automobile left by NJ.
Santa Claus at the front door this
Christmas morning may appropriately
give thought or two TO one potent
s,et. One reason that ca IS So attrac-
,;ve ard runs so smoothly is that
,rentv-one national automobile show
seasons have preceded it; Furthermore.
hat the Forthcoming national auto
uobile show. 60 be held in the Grand
Central Palace the week OF January
10 "a and in the Chicago Coliseum the
week Of January rs to February 4. rep
csents the elimination to date of ali
the skill and ingenuity of thousands
al engineers or inventors. designers
and others who have contributed to
the Industry since its inception.
Every year since 1900. when the first
automobile show was held IN New York
City. tbs motor car has set q new rec
ord for its expositions. For the 1922
show ninety-two manufacturers have
.aken space. a total which exceeds the
nest previous year (1e2n by four.
Twelve new makes of cars viii be
shown here. which goes to prove. the
automotive men say. that, although
automobiles have been practical for
more than TWO decades, capital is still
available to back legitimate ventures
in the motor car field. 1t also demon
strstes that tho automobile industry
mas future which is certain; the mo-
tor car has become necessity.
Government Taking Interest
The United States Government
through the Department of Agriculture,
Bureau OF Public Works. is taking a
direct interest in the show this year.
S. A. Miles, general manager of the
show. has received word that the gov
ernment will have an exhibit on good
roads Army trucks proved that they
could do what railroads could not do
when this country was engaged in the
war. and from this experience with q
comparatively new transportation fac
loT JHt EONcA AitCttN bE9 CSAiiC w ACNO,
nize the true value of the motorized
vehicle. What is being done to build
and improve highways. to bridge
streams and 10 make roads through
hitherto impenetrable lands will be
shown at the exposition IN graphic
fashion by means OF motion pictures.
Foreign interest also Is centering in
New York for exposition week Lon
don and Paris both have had their an
rual motor car displays and now the
eyes OF the foreigners are turned west
ward TO see what American manufac-
surers have accom- plished. Some Of the
biggest manufacturers in England win
come to the United States; French car
builders viii also either come, or send
representatives. as the French are
showing a tendency TO follow the Amer
can quantity production methods. and
also because American cars are very
popular IN France, where they are so
vell represented.
Canadian automobile men viii be
here in large numbers for the show.
The relations between the Dominion
and the United States motor car in
dustries are very close, as Is proven by
the showing for the first time in this
country Of the Vauxhall car, which is
built N Toronto. Italy also Will have
the ltala car on view for the first time
As usual. the South American coun-
tries will have represen tatives on hand.
From all parts Of the United States
comes the news that special delegations
are coming to New York. Los Angeles,
Chicago and Detroit dealers are coming
IN special cars. Denver, San Francisco
and other points in the far West will
oe we'll represented. The New England
states. particularly Massachusetts, are
down for big delegations. while South
ern dealers are planning, because of the
open winter, to motor to the exposition.
Oldest Auto Entered
Although it was announced only a
week ago that the management of the
snow was trying to locate the oldest
car OF standard make in the country,
same to be IN running condition, nu-
msrous entries have been received. The
lact that the management will pay the
transportation expenses Of the car and
us owner TO and from Chicago for the
exposition in that city, where the ma
cnihe Will be on exhibition for a week
mas proven big inducement.
For the New York display practi-
es4ly every detail mas been completed