Evening star., 1922-12-24

: during tne i,ssS t.w weeks. prcpara-
automohit.. SHOWS ale making great
hcadwa, i.n"r,~ from the factory
districts .:.ri! this month are to the
effect u w":A ON the 1872" models
10 be d u. a q, the exhibition is
complct, ;grh thal Ill arrangements
have he aaG. L" snip the ears to
New I,.l. c"mple.c cooperation
among manufacturers. dealers and
Tho ShoN' '.ianaScmcut has been Il big
factor il arranging the prcliminaries
FOR the l'.;; 'Nhihiti"n OF motor cars.
Z. Expect Biggest show.
With "iShtN-unc diff,r rent makes of
Automol lies and more than 500 ac-
Cessory manufacturers listed AS eN-
hihtorS. the national automobiir
shows @ New York and Chicago Will
be the biggest automobile exhibit
tions e,,r presented in this country.
The NV York show will be held
January /" l." and the Chicago eN-
position. in the coliseum and First
Regiment ;trmurH. will be held jan
lary 81 /" February ;. Both displays
are undcr tn" direction of the Ma
tional Aut"r"bilc Chamber of Com
,nerce. The Grand Central Palace
will again house the New York show
In it's entirety.
One OF the features of the national
show this year is the wonderful
array of accessories. The total num-
her of devices. big and little. that go
20 help the motorist to not only run
1iS car, hut also in many instances
10 add to its appearance. breaks all
records. Undoubtedly there will be
many new things on view. but. like
car builders. the accessory manufac-
furers keep their plans under cover
until the show opens.
2OO.OOO square Feet Space.
For the show the four floors of the
palace that will be occupied conta.S
100000 square feet of space. as eacn
floor is equal to a city block in area.
For the most part. the cars Will oc-
cupy the two lower floors. but it has
been found necessary. because of the
great demand for space. to put sew
eral of the ears on the third floor.
Bigger. brighter. more interesting
than ever is the promise that is held
out for the 1928 show. It's the same
promise that was made for the show
of Il decade ago and every other an
nual display before and since. And
strangely enough the yearly display
invariably has lived up to the opti-
mistic predictions of its sponsors
since the tar-gone days in the early
part of the century no national auto
mobile show has ever failed to pro
vide wealth of entertainment not
only for the man who drove car.
20. Right now a full house is as
sured 1t has always been so: it
probably always will be. The annual
review is an assured success because
its appeal is as wide as the country
itself
The visitor to the show of 1928 may
go with the consciousness that he is
for the first time-paying homage
TO the worlds greatest industry. The
production of motor cars and their
h..e
from the modest figures of early
years until ar the present time the
Industry has gone into leading place
in the country's commercial standing.
New Ideas Looked For.
Whether or not the coming expo
eition viii disclose anything revolu-
tionary or radical will remain Sc
Cret until the doors of the palace are
thrown open on January g. In every
factory throughout the country for
months past the brains of the auto
motive industry have been engaged
in the design and production of mod
els for 1928. Away from the drop
forges. the whirring wheels and from
all the distractions of noisy plant
the designers have evolved ideas OF
refinementS that Will marx the cars
TO be shown.
1t is conceded that the coming dis
play will be dominated by the closed
types OF cars. More and more the
.notorist is cvincing his desire for the
ucme of travel typified by the limou-
sine. the sedan, the coupe and the
Various combinations of these three
standard types put out with more or
less whimsical names. Protection
from the weather when protection is
needed, explains the great and grow
ing popularity of the closed car, taken
in conjunction with improved body
design which in balmy weather per-
}nits of all the advantages of an open
tnodcl.
Each ear has brought greater lux
pry of interior fittings and upholstery.
10 such IA pronounced degree that
even the lowest priced cars have
needed to make no apology for their
Jack OF riding comfort. 1t is safe to
assume that the models in the palace
show will demonstrate superiority
over all previous efforts in this line.
The accessory makers confine their
New products to no particular time
Of the year. but most important ones
tire usually reserved for the national
shows. Many hundreds of accessory
exhibitors are already listed, and the
,notorist will find a journey among
the displays as fascinating and in
formative as in previous years. And
he is certain to find some surprises
Optimism Held.
The automotive industry faces the
looming year with extreme optimism
and confidence. For this industry, at
least. the period OF reconstruction
has practically ended. Despite their
universal utility, motor cars were
the first to react to the conditions
caused by the high cost of materials
and labor during the war period.
Car prices have been stabilized.
even though slowly: the industry is
5ust closing a year that has been
kmazing in the volume of produce
tion and sales. and there is every
indication that the coming year will
start and end in d blaze of glory.
Not only are general conditions in
dicativc of continued prosperity, but
there is every evidence that the pub
1ic is in a frame of mind to accept
The modern car as the highest ex-'
pression of design that may be ex-
pected for some time to come.
kisited the New York and Chicago
shows prepared to view the most
radical innovations will be satisfied
1inctive refinements. That this will
ne the case there is no doubt. but no
one locks for any drastic novelties
3n construction.
The expectation is general that body
designs and fittings Will prove to be
the most engrossing feature of the
coming exposition. Greater compact
ness to make motoring easier and
safer in these days of crowded streets
and even country roads is promised.
Also, because of increasingly dense
traffic the method of putting brakes
on all four wheels make strong ap-
peal, and several cars thus equipped