The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-26
Convention Hall Show IN
CreaSeS Business CTOwdS
Thronging Attraction.
DISPLAY INCREASED
BY ATTRACTIVE CARS
Praise Given Management for Eff
forts-MEChines Popular
With SlghtSeers.
By Harry WARD.

Convention Hall for peek AT the many
fine machines that have been brought
10 Washington. and the exhibitors are
as busy as bees explaining the merits
Of their cars and booking orders The
pleased expression each exhibitor is
wearing iBdieales thai the show is a
Ereat business getter-
Among prominent people AT the show
yesterday were Col Fred La Denny. Of
the Marine Corps. and Hiss Denny;
Hon. Herbert Wadswurtn, Geh- Clarence
Edwards, Hon David Mercer, George
EUstis, Charles Johnson, F. T. Pyle,
Representative Carter Glass, and Sen
ator W A. Smith
Brush Cars Arrive.
The exhibit OF the Belmont Garage
Company, consisting of a Brush run
about and a Brush roadster. arrived
yesterday and was installed by L J.
wilcox and J O-ReEau- Both cars
aCe finished in bright red and attracted
much attention, particularly the road
ster model, which has q large CvIin-
drical Easolene tank on the rear plat
IOTms giving II the appearance Of
racing car
Lester d Moore, IT., and his STAFF
had their hands fun demonstrating the
display Of REQ and PaImer-SiuEer cars
An attractive feature Of the exhibit is
The Illuminated working chassis Of the
four-CyIindar REQ The motor is kept
TUpuing so that visitors can see how
the moving parts operate. Interest in
the four cylinder REQ is heightened be-
cause Of the record which this car
made In the recent good roads tour
from New York 70 Atlanta
The REQ made q, perfect score, and as
twenty-slS other cars also finished with
perfect scores r. II owen. who drove
the REQ, issued challenge for a tech
meal examination of ali cars % deter
mine the real winner As the challenge
was not accepted by any other make OF
car, the REQ makers maintain their car
vas the real winner Of the contest and
Inc new REQ IS now called the REQ Chat~
Flanders go" Shown.
The Flanders 90 made its Washing
Ton debut at the show yesterday The
car was received from the factory early
in the dav. and was Immediately placed
ia the booth OF the Commercial Auto
mobile and Supply Company Through
cut the afternoon ard evening the new
car was surrounded by an admirins
tbronE, and Manager -'CIif'' Long and
his assistants were kept on the jump ex-
planning the mechanism OF the car and
looking requests for demonstrations
Featured in the designing Of this new
car is tie fact that the tubular un-
derfralne carries the motor, radiator
dash, steering gear, pump. magnetic
and coil on its two parallel tubes, while
ne transmission is found on the rear
IKE The motor is Of the 5our-cyIiuder
variety, with q. bore OF three and five
cighths inches and q stroke OF three and
thTee-quarters inches, giving IL rat
ing OF % horsepower The transmission
Is Of the seuli-selecrive type affordins
rEo forward speeds and reverse A
Flanders feature is that the clutch and
service brake are intercuuUeCted- so that
only one foot lever II required.
The exhibit Of the Motor Sales Com
pany was augmented yesterday By the
addition Of 2 Noon 60 equipped with
@ toy touueau body. The car IS very
striking IN appearance. the running
gear and body being painted a bright
yellow, while the hood and panels are
marked in black,
John S I.arc0mbe, r., secretary and
treasurer OF the Motor Sales Company.
has secured this car for his personal
use he Noon, and Raurh and Lang
eEh7Sits are being attentirely Inspected
by show visitors said 1Tr. Iarcoube
and we have q number Of good sales
That are on the point OF being closed"
PuIImans Admired.
The Pullman exhibit Of Barnes and
IIendrick has been much admired. and
numerous demonstrations have been
looked A Pullman Won the trophy in
division 3 Of the 1Imsey tour. and this
trophy occupies a prominent place IN the
Pullman booth
George W Bennett, Eastern sales
manager Of the White Company, at
tended the show last night, and was
much impressed with the fine exhibition.
Washington has show that com
pares favorabIy with any show held
this year, and II IS sure to result in
many sales.'' he said. lTr- Bennett IS
one OF the pioneers IN the automobile
business, having graduated from the
bicycle business when the auto first
came on in this country
The new White gaSoIeup car has
made a tremendous hit and was one -
the sensations of the New York SHOW
The White Is featured by a motor of
the en- bloc type and which is remark
able from the fact that there IS ar. a b.
SenCe Of piping around the engine. the
intake. exhaust and water manffoIds
beng hidden from view The polished
White chassis exhibited II the local
show affords visitors a splendid Oppor-
tunity to get line on this new car.
Capital Cars Popular.
The big exhibit OF the Garter Motor
Car Corporation always has an admir-
ing crowd around Fl. The washington
car Is making many friends, not only
because Il is well made and has very
graceful lines, but because Il & dis
rinctly home product, being manufac-
1ured- almost within a stones throw Of
the CaDiUal
President A. Gary Carter and the
other othcers Of the company are in
constant attendance at the show
A striking feature of the exhibit n
the Cook and StOd1Trd CCupan- is the
tlerce-ArroW chassis Sharing hOEoTz
with u are a number Of other GLASSES
'ncludlng Franklin. Cadillac and Bake
electric These GLASSES sre finished lr
nickel aao are very attractive. The
Cadillac chassis IS operated bv an cleo.
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