The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-24
CURRENT
HAS PART IN SHOW
Exhibitors Demonstrate Motive
Machinery of Their Cars
With Unseen Power.
MANY INQUIRIES ABOUT
LATEST TYPES AND MODELS
Salt Lake Women Are Intense
ly Interested in Smart Little
Shopping Vehicles.

The largest crowd of The week was
in attendance at the Salt Lake auto
mobile show "Wednesday. Manager W.
D. Rishel said that in place of the at
tendance diminishing, it was steadily
increasing, aud he looked for contin-
uation of this increase until the close
Saturday night, when the carnival spirit
the history of the city Will be brought
to an eud with revelry aud tho largest
attendance of the week,
The brilliantly Lighted room was
thronged in the evening and added llfe
was given to the show by !be chug- chug
| of half dozen machines that were be-
ing electrically operated tor the pur-
pose OF demonstration. 1t was not
called society night, but many OF
The fashionable throng attended, and
smart gowns and the latest in millinery
| rivalcd the beauty of the various gayiy
painted cars. Held s band rendered
Ene musical programme at both after,
noon and evening sessions, and the vocal
music in the evening was furnished by
the Temple City quartette and Miss
| Florence Locke.
The dealers are beginning 10 realize
the value Of the show, and one and al
report the greatest day for inquiries
about the various machines, while a
large number of sales viii be reported,
the sales of Wednesday running largely
| 10 elcctrics.
Wednesday was electric day at the
auto snow. Inquiries were many Tor
this class of machines, and when the
sales are reported it will be seen that
many of the matrous and maids OF so"
ciety will be shopping and calling IN
! their dainty little car of the coupe or
phaeton type so popular 18th the fash
ionablc woman of the hour. The Stu.
debaker people and the Baker staff
each reported the greatest number OF
! inquiries for this class of vehicle. The
! Columbus exhibit is the car recently
sold TO Mrs. Elmer B. Jones Of this city
and is a beauty.
The ar-rcaching effects Of the show,
aud in line with the electrical current
OF the day, was the success Of the NAM
moth couple gear electric truck, with
it's total weight of load of hay and ear
Of %. 800 pounds. p. c. Dykes. the state
agent. interested ", j. Lambert OF
Grand Junction. and before dark closed
sale of one of the trucks, which Will
be used In the large orchards of Mr.
| Lambert in the Colorado fruit bel;.
| These trucks have played most I'M
| porrapt part in the development of
! California s orange industry. and they
arc familiar sights in the groves and
around the railroad packing houses,
Electric Current Used,
Then the electric current came into
play in the exhibits. The Consolidated
! Wagon & Machine company, presided
over by Seym Young. was the drst 10
install ''thc Juice in connection with
the engines Of the franklin and other
cars iu the exhibit. Up 10 the present
/ I'LL NTa
line engines OWN" TO the smoke. odor
and danger 10 the building, but with
The electric current connected with the
engines, the visitors can receive an 2c-
tual demonstration of the slow and fast
working of the motive power and ma
chincry. the really vital point when
considering an automobile purchase The
Consolidated S booth was the center OF
much interest.
The effects Of the show are also being
felt in the sales. Idaho and Provo
parties have purchased largely, and out
Of town visitors are docking to the
auditorium carefully To go over the
whole exhibit before deciding upon
their JIyori'c
Handsome Cars Displayed
Tom BotteriII has placed IN his er-
hibt the stately landau Of Pierce Great
Arrow make, recently purchased BY
Senator Kcsrns and said 10 he one OF
tho very highest types Of this arlsto-
cratic class of family automobiles.
The Randall Dodd Co. added an exhibit
IN the shape Of the newest design Ia a
Thomas FLYER. owned by Ellis Freed.
which attracted great attention This
car has msnv new features. as men
toned Tuesday, and when Ellis takes
this car on the houlevards il is going
20 cause the motor sensation of the hour
l. j. in batllcshIp gray. with red leath
er upholstery. and fitted with electric
lights cigar lighter, bells and the like
which arc not usually found IN tour
ing car of this type. but have hereto
fore been confined 10 the highest class
of limousine OF landau.
This is The highest priced touring car
ever brought 10 Snlt Lake. the cost
laid down being S'.l0O, It is six
cylinder, 70.horsepower. and when its
speed is recorded there are promises OF
some records being broken. Mr.. Freed
will have his car on the street carlv
next week, when h. aud his friends will
enjoy tins speedy machine. because "a
thing Of beauty IS iov forever"
Idaho Is Interested.
a. 6 Randall of Boise, Ida. came
into town Yesterday and was nj the
show all day lie is the senior member
Of the Randall Dodd firm and the pio.
ucer ''motor man nf The Gem state
going tn be one of tho best Idaho has
yet known. snd the Jarbidgc rush. rs
well as me vast development in irri
gated lands, Is booming the automobile
business,
sit is surprising remarked Mr..
Randall how quic KY the farmers are
taking hold of the automobile True,
the first cost IS greater than u farm
wa agon, but then the results are so ap-
pareut from the very start thai, the
superiority Of the modern motor over
anything heretofore used on the farm
is factor in creating interest among
Tho buyers of that class and the agri-
cultural development Of the state is
ono of the greatest boons To- the auto
mobile business. Our Thomas FLYER.
while Il tavoriie car for those who 20