The Insufficiency of Olympia.
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The 1910 private-car Show at Olympia is over. Memories of it linger : they will recur at official discussions— in camera, largely, we doubt not. There are, however, not a few public expressions of opinion to. be noted, whilst many traders, as usual, have their grievances. The interest of this journal in last week's happt nings is not a direct one, as we can seldom afford space he' :my matter other than that which is concerned with businese vehicles. Hence, the briefness of our references now
Stand area at Olympia. must be increased. Too many would-be exhibitors are so late in the ballots that they eecure no allotment of space, whilst numbers of suecessful applicants are genuinely dissatisfied is ith the dimentsiens of that which they do get. There must be some means by which another enlargement .of Olympia can be accomplished, and there is no denying the force of the demand for an extension, if the combined efforts of the preariemrs, the Hammersmith Borough Council and the S.M.M.T. fail to discover a feasible plan for expansion sideways or endwise, the New-York alternative remains. Olympia most grow upwards. There is enoegh money ailable to encompass any scheme that mny he adopted. We think the ground space has become so valuable that the present structure requires material alteration. Why not begin with the erection of a second galery in the eastern 4ection of the building (the old main leill) and of at least one gallery in the western section (the erstwhile annexe) E Clever architects are not wanting. We commend these incidental suggestions to the Management. Committee of the Society, although we feel satisfied it would be. very much better to press for a complete scheme of reconstruction without delay.
One other point remains, and in this respect Olympia has proved all-sufficient 'We refer .1,,e the f171`0 and impartial conferment of sore throats upon visitors. One hears that many who were perforce in cow:tent attendance have fared even worse. One is almost tempted, in fact,
to consider the possible existence of some subcontract with purveyors of antiseptic lozenges! Three years ago. we joined with others in pressing for better ventilation. Now, we invite the appointment of a subcommittee to study this irritating dust nuisance. We are convinceil that its avoidance is not outside the bounds of practical :iehievement, whilst the seriousness of the existing incenveniences. which are wholly ascribable to its prevalence and dissemination, (nitwit. be gainsaid.