The New York herald., 1921-01-13
THRONGS AT SHCW
ON SOCIETY DAY
Public Continues TO Buy Cars
Displayed at Grand Cen
trail Palace.

Although the weather was uncertain.
Society Day at the Twenty-first Annual
Automobile Show was a big success.
The weather did not deter the crowd in
terested in automobiles from coming to
the Palace. The four floors were
crowded throughout the day. The throng
In the evening was especially heavy.
Tive slogans on the walls of the first
floor Of the show tell a long story IN
few words. The first is, The automo-
bile ceased to be luxury and hecame
necessity fifteen years ago" and the
second reads. American prosperity is
merely changing from its war uniform
to its civilian clothes
1t is with these ideas foremost In their
minds that the automobile manufactur-
ers and dealers are going forward. The
1921 exposition has proved that the auto
mobile is a real necessity: that II is Inn
possible to make permanent a slump In
an industry vitality important to the
prosperity of nation. There Is no
doubt about the needs of the public and
manufacturers now fear that there will
be car shortage. as there was last
spring.
Many Of the automobile companies are
giving get together parties for their
troit Company will entertain tonight
at the Hotel Commodore with a dinner
to It's men who are In New York for
the show. and also for its Eastern repre-
sentatives. r. NJ. Daily. metropolitan
distributor for the company. Is round
ing up his party. There will be several
hundred guests In New York from
Detroit are n. NJ. Jewett president Of
the company; F. L. Jewett. vice-presi-
dent: Henry Krohn. general sales man
ager: C. G. Gaunt, passenger car sales
manager; II. A. Conlon. truck sales
manager: II. c. Dart. advertising man
ager; T. Bradley, purchasing division
A. Bacbiie. engineering division. and
r. ]. Van Hyning. truck division.
Lawrence c. Daily and Arthur ]. Wise
of the New York office are assisting in
the arrangements.
One of the prominent visitors at the
show yesterday was Cannon Bali
Baker. famous driver for the Templar
Company. Baker holds many cross
country records driving the Templar. his
coast to coast and border to border
runs last year cutting several hours Off
previous marks.
Sales records are not confined to the
exhibitors of cars at the show The
accessory and parts manufacturers on
the third and fourth floors are en-
thusiastic over the development OF busi-
ness during the fore part OF the ex-
hibition and express the opinion that
before the end OF the week they will
have closed more accounts than at any
other show. One noticeable feature OF
the attendance during the present show,
according to the accessory exhibitors,
is the absence in large numbers or
curiosity seekers. Most of the visitors
TO their spaces. they say. are ren ac-
tually interested in the automobile
business.
The Marmon miniature is story of
workma nship that shorld not be missed
by any OF the visitors at the show.
The miniatures are replicas Of models
used by the Nordyke & Marmon COM
pany engineering department. the idea
being borrowed from t'em as a pos
sible interesting feature TO the Marmon
friends at the national show.
These chasses are orly thirty-four
inches long and are perfect miniatures
of the bigger car. being exactly one
fourth size In scale. The frame con-
struction. built by hand, is an exact
duplicate of the famous Marmon one
piece ~ section frame. now so well
known. The / beam front axle with
perfect spring suspension and hanger
arrangement all equipped with shock
aDSOTDeTS, lui DTdhc equipment anu TIE
special Marmon spring suspension In
the rear.
The general sentiment Of all the vet
Grams of the automobile industry who
have visited the show Is reflected in
the statement made by Charles Il. Dur
yea, real pioneer Of t''c' a'torlo-
bile industry, haying buili the Il 81
automobile in 1892. who visited tho
Palace yesterday. Witt ,hc excep;io'
OF last year, Mr.. Duryea has attended
every automobile show since the incep-
tion of these exhibitions In New York
and Is therefore qualified to express a
weight bearing opinion regarding the
current event.
This show" declared Mr.. Duryea
yesterday. "is another manifestation of
the old time virility and progressive
strength of the automobile industry. The
effect OF the war was only to check and
stabilize progress temporarily. Like a
damned up stream with the obstruction