The New York herald., 1922-12-24

MANUFACTURERS
READY FOR SHOW
Many New Models to Be Seen
at the Big Motor Ex-
hibition.

With the National Automobile Show
in New York city now less than three
weeks away Manager S. A. Miles re-
ports that practically everything Is in
readiness and that when the doors are
opened on January 6. the motor car
loving public will be favored by the
greatest display 1t has ever witnessed.
Reports from the factories indicate that
more new models will be shown than I'm
any previous year. One feature OF tho
show, according to news that mas
leaked out from automobile manufac-
turing cities. viii be big display OF
new body types and low priced in
closed cars
A canvass OF all the big hotels in the
Roaring Forties and advices from the
out of town motor car manufacturing
and selling centers indicates that the
Automobile Show OF 1923 will draw q
crowd OF record breaking proportions
The hostelries in the vicinity of Grand
Central Palace and along Broadway are
rapidly being booked for the week %
the exhibition and many of them re-
port that there are equally large reser-
vations for the week preceding the
show Hotel men are planning to ac-
commodate all visitors 10 the show.
No longer does the foreign designer
look with amused tolerance on Ameri-
can automotive products. For a long
time past, in fact. the newer ideas have
practically all been evolved in this
country; workmanship and materials
have improved to a point where they
are on par with the best that Europe
has to offer. The domestic manufac-
turer no longer waits on Europe; rather
has the situation been reversed
The indications are that distributors,
dealers and statesmen viii make New
York their Mecca during show week,
to greater extent than usual Even the
Pacific coast Is vastly interested In be-
ing on the Job early to make the best
possible provision for spring deliveries.
and the leading distributors from all
the Western States will visit New York,
as well as the National Show that fol-
lows in Chicago.
The East. as usual. VIII be solidly rep
resented. Rochester has already ad-
vised the show management that every
one of the sixty motor car dealers In
that city wili be in New York for the
show. some OF them bringing their entire
sales force Similar reports come from
other cities throughout New York, New
Jersey. Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
Every day adds to the probability that
this will be the most important auto
mobile show ever held In this city.
AS one of the results of meeting OF
the working committees having I'm
charge the working out OF details IN
connection with the show. contest has
been devised that promises to acquaint
every visitor to the great display with
every salient fact concerning the motor
car industry. A Tiffany watch and two
other valuable prizes-possibly also
watches. although this detail has not
been decided--will be the rewards. Tho
Fact Contest is the unofficial title OF
the new competition.
The above prize Offering will be in adj
dition TO the competition for the best
answers to three questions. as follows:
I'm what way are the National Auto
mobile Shows OF value to the general
public7"
I'm what way are the National Auto
mobile Shows OF value to my company"
"In what way are the National Auto
mobile Shows OF value to me?"
The prizes in these events Will also be
watches.
The outstanding social features OF
show week will be the dinners OF the
National Automobile Chamber OF Com
nerce. at the Hotel Commodore on jan
uary 9 the Motor Accessory and Manu-
facturers Association at the same hotel
on January 10, and the dinner OF the
Rubber Association OF America at the
Waldorf Astoria on January s. Chief
among the business meetings will be the
convention OF the n. A. c. C. Export
Managers. on January s: the annual
meeting OF the Society Of Automotive
Engineers January to 12. and the y.
A. c. c. Directors Meeting. on January
10. The entire list OF show week
activities will be announced shortly.