The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13
GREAT INTEREST
IN AUTO show
Railways Make Rates in Inter
mountain States, to Bring
People Here.
COMMITTEES WORKING
HARD TO MAKE SUCCESS
EIcctrica! Automobile Will Be
Kept Running on Motor
nick Building.

When the automobile show was first
proposed four months ago ny enthu~
siasis, little did the average Salt Laker
enough interest 10 cause the railroads 10
give special rates throughout the Inter.
mountain coeniry. Many Of the skcp-
tlcai looked upon III auto show as n
place where motor bugs would con-
grcgatc and talk dSrr the new features
of the buzz wagons The past week
the SHOW has been discussed in every
walk nj life, and unless All signs fail.
Salt Lake will I've automobile crazy bv
The time the doors OPEN next Saturday
evening. according to the fans. And
if advance information received by the
show committee is worth anything, the
crowds that pack the old skating rink
will be greatly augmented by hundreds
from Idaho, Wyoming. Colorado, Ne
vada and the outside districts
Big ''BiIl' Rishel said the average
person knew little of the work neces-
saT 10 bring of such an exhibition.
For fully four months Il committee con-
ssting of :. II. Sbsrman Of the Sharman
Automobile company, l.. III. Raymond
Inf the Raymond -Brarken Automobile
company. Frank Botterill of the Botlcr-
III automobile company and Manager
". D, Rishcl have been working like
beavers. Nearly every night this COM
mttec meets and plans work for tho
next day and II expresses the opinion
that the show viii be well handled. even
20 He minutest dctail
.NreRdv city people are well acquaint-
cd M "a, nf uko
a wcll-conductcd system of publicity.
Before the coming week passes even
more of this work viii be done. 4 petit
iion TO The city couDcil gave the com
mittce privilege to stretch an enormous
canvas sign across First South street.
An electric automobile sign. ten by
twenty feet. adorned with hundreds Of
small electric light globes will cap tho
top of the sevcn.story Mccormick Bank
building. From the street to the top
of this sign a string of ''chascrH cleo
tric lights will attract the attention
of any person who might overlook Il
moving automobile on top of the bank.
\ string Of flaming ares. with purple
colored globes. will point the way 10
Richards street. where more electricity
will light UP the entrance 10 the show.
The main streets Of the city will he
pIacardcd with the automobile girl
rointiug 70 the show : slogan, Meet
Nc at the Auto SHOW
Every day while the show is in prog,
ress Held 5 band Will parade the streets
10 the large Seeing Salt Lake City auto
carry all. Each dealer in the show will
have hammered ears on the streets 10 let
the public know there is something 90
ing on at the auditorium.
The show committee is now working
on anusements for the public. 10 addi-
tion To the display of ears, and eX-
pcct 80 have a few surprises. To make
the show e success. it Is necessary 20
have every person 20 away satisfied.
Several special features are now under
consideration, aud announcement will
be made as soon as they are secured.
In speaking of the outlook rcster-
day. one member of the committee said:
'HWc viii have but one trouble, and
that is TO find space enough in the show
room to accommodate the crowds.