The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
Exhibitors Pleased with Results and
Visitors Enjoy Most Elaborate Dis
play Ever Seen Here-BuyeFs Keep
Demonstrators Busy "Trying Out"
Their Machines on Speed Trips.

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Should the inquirer succeed in giving the
impression that ne or she Is, in the Ian
guage Of the salesroom, "a live one" he
or she win undoubtedly receive many in
vitatlons TO go for q spin or "demonstra-
ton" But il is well to warn those who
have any hopes Of deluding the willy
agents into such an expenditure Of time
and money to no monetary purpose that
dear experience has taught these purvey-
ors of the festive beazine carryall 70 look
well into the heart Of the prospect" and
assure himself that the said prospect IS a
prospect and not q delusion and free
ride snare before proposing, or accepting
any suggestion as 20 the aforementioned
demonstration trip.
In the early days Of the game there was
a class Of fanatics who spent their leisure
hours in grating" free rides from the
polite and only too anxious to please auto
agent. The game was overplayed. and
these persons have long since had TO
abandon such sport for the more plebeian
and sordid accomplishment Of assuming
that PARKWAY expression when the street
car conductor says fares. please.
Many Demonstration Trips.
The exhibiting agents Of the present
auto show have had little trouble Of this
character. On the contrary il seems that
live onesr have been particularly numeT-
Gus during the past FIVE days OF the ex-
hlbition. Every day the demonstrators
have been running their machines about
tile city, showing Of the merits Of their
cars. and trying their best 10 make the
prospect" believe that that individual car
was made especially for him.
sales have been numerous Reported
sales have been stu more numerous
When an automobile agent gives the name
Of the purchaser there is no doubt that
the sale is an accomplished fact But
when he takes one into his confidence. and
SAYS. Il have just sold FIVE cars 20 prom
inent people who don't want their names
mentioned" il comes pretty near being
the zone best bet" that all that remains
OF the said sales is the payment and sig
natures to the contract for delivery.
on the whole. the show that has been
running all this week has been success.
The exhibitors expressed themselves last
night unanimously TO the effect that they
were satisfied with the results attained
AS one Of the prominent exhibitors.
who does not want his name mentioned,
put It:
III they wanted to hold another show
next week we would be ready 10 exhibit
We have sold some cars and. what is stu
more important. we have succeeded IN In
teresting a whole lot OF people tn our
cars. which is the best kind Of advertis-
ing. Besides. the show is not intended
TO be a market. Its object is 20 bring
collection of the makes Of cars handled
In this city under one rOef where those
interested in the game can come and look
them all over without having to travel
all about the city TO do so. They get the
opportunity Of comparing the different
cars as they stand side by side, and il
OF purchasing intent, can form better
opinion of what they want than under
any other circumstances
Big Crowds Keep Agents Busy.
Another good crowd offended the ex-
hibit last night and the agents were kept
on the jump. As on other days, The
greater portion Of the visitors were active
automobiles or about TO become SC, and
it was no mere idle curiosity that led
them from one display to another in
| search Of information and their idea
! car. There were buyers there in plenty
and the reported sales list grew rapidly
/ larger as the evening advanced.
One Of the new additions to the show is
| the big Simplex car. made by the Smith
/ q Mabley Company, of New York City
/ This car is one Of the handsomest on the
/ floor. The makers were for years tn,
| sole agents of the PanhaTd. Renault
/ Mercedes, and other prominent European
| machines, and they claim that in tbs
/ course of their experience in handling anC
/ repairing these cars the suggestion came
| to build a car combining all the best fea
/ lures in these foreign models. The Sim
/ pick is the fruit of that idea. The com
pany claims that this car, which sells "A
/ s.. SEQ is the best on the market How
/ ever that may be, the car is certainly
/ crackeT-jack as TO appearance. and tn,
/ representative sent on from New York t,
/ tell Washington about it was hOaTs
when the show closed last night,
! None Of the little cars at the shOv
have attracted more attention than Tn
Rambler runabOut This little machine
which sells complete at A.OO0 has bee,
! favOTably mentioned at all OF the bij
exhibits. The new model, No. q, with
/ fitting body, 90-inch wheel base, and 81
inch tires, Is exceptionally neat in ap
! pearance. 1t is rated at Is horsepower
LOcOmObiIe shipped Away.
The Pope Company lost an interesting
part of its exhibit last night. wheI
Tracey's racing IocOmobile. that won tn
/ elimination race for the Vanderbilt Cup
was taken away and shipped TO Chicago
for the show there. The Pope Compan,
! has been among the most successful o
the exhibitors here. The following car
have been sold by them during the ex
hibition: 4 LOCOmobile limousine TO Capt
w Harris. The Highlands. price. $500
/ Pope Hartford 10 L. \. Baughman
/ Frederick, Md, price, S2,750: Pope-Hart
/ ford rurabout to John H. Nolan, price
81, 80; Pope-Waverly little victoria L
Capt. "A f. Lucas, 14O1 Sixteenth street
price. 1880. and a Type H LocomobiIe {
| Congressman Hun, of Pennsylvania
price. $500.
That Ofttimes the most elaborate ex
hibit fails to hold or impress visitors ben
upon cleaning the greatest amount Of g.
formation for their pains has been clearl.
demonstrated at this show, judging from
the intense interest manifested by tn
public in the exhibit of the Carter Motto
Car Corporation with their lone car.
handsome machine Of the Carter two
engine type. The innovation of tw
engines as applied to automobiles has at