THE SCOTTISH SHOW.
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Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Houses the 'Biggest Collection of Commercial Motor Vehicles Yet Seen in Scotland.
• HE SCOTTISH SHOW opened to the public on Friday last, and will close on Saturday next.
It is being held in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, and is the nineteenth of its type in the country. Organized by the Scottish Motor Traders Association, the Show is under the patronage of H.M. the King and is considerably larger than any previous)y held, in spite of the fact that there has been a, steady increase in the size of the exhibition.
Last, year the Show was staged at the same hall, but -since that time the latter has been increased in size, until it now affords a ,greater area than does Olympia.. This has been effected by roofing over the space which previously existed between the two buildings comprising the hall, and cutting mit the dividing walls, which have been replaced by a double row of accessory stands positioned back to back. Fortunately, the extra space thus made available has been turned over to the commercial vehicle section, which has thus benefited considerably.
It. is interesting to go into figures regarding the exhibits, and when doing so we find that some 46 different makes are represented. Of these 25 are of British manufacture and 21 of foreign ; petrol vehicles are far in the ascendant as regards numbers, there being only two steam vehicles and One electric, although we must not forget the petrolelectric. The trend of-public opinion is shown by the fact that over 20 of the exhibits are designed for the
carrying of passengers and, naturally, the majority of-these are chars-a-bancs, although there are two.or three taxicabs and at least five single-deck omnibuses. As was to be. expected, there are several fine examples of fire-engines, 'including the TillingStevens, Dennis, and Leyland. Several of the best-known makes showing are built in Scotland, and with them it is no case of " the prophet in his own country," for numerous examples of them can be seen in the streets of Glasgow and elsewhere.
It is yet too early to write of the results of the Show, but there is an air of cheery4optirnism about which augurs well. It must he remembered that there are many potential buyers in Scotland who did not trouble to visit the Commerciall3iota Exhibition at Olympia, preferring to wait until they could see the vehicles without travellim6 a considerable distance. It is to theseithat the trade must look for most of the orders to be received, although the exhibition will certainly help in Maintaining and incr_easing public interest in the commercial motor vehicle in other parts of Great Britain.
If the number of people who visit a show is any indication of its success or otherwise, the Scottish Exhibition ought to be eminently' satiSfactory, as Glasgow has seldom bee's:more full than it is now. Accommodation is at a premium and should, as far as possible, have been booked beforehand. The smaller hotels can with a.dvantage be tried first.