The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-27
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Among the visitors from out Of the
| city Saturday was George w. Craig of
! Provo,
An those who took part arc glad it is
over the Sundays rest win he fully ap-
| preciated
The Salt Lake Hardware company gave
J away "000 medals.
The salt Lake Hardware company got
an order from Clarence Miner for set
Of Michlin tires for the now American.
| A. o. Whtmore has had 10 lease an
| adjoining building on Richards street
owing TO the increase I'm his business.
T.. C. Sterrett OF the Studehaker com
| pany arrived SATURDAY. TO take charge Of
| the electrical department of The auto
| mobile section OF the big concern. lie is
an electrician with a thorough knowledge
| OF motor requirements and viii create
new branch of work in the State street
| house.
The railroads estimate that 1000 came
In TO The show from out-of- town. The
sales 10 visitors demonstrated that
large number have attended the show.
-Four Thomas Flyers were sold by the
Randall-Dodd company for Idaho points,
O. !. Lawrence and \. II. Tetzel have
este bllshed an exchange for secand hand
motors at Isl South State.
The Overland Rubber company will
open distributing house here,
And nov salt Lake has been officially
declared the center Of motor activity.
Supply houses by tho score are opening
agencies and every car worth knowing
is To he found among the different gar
ages.
In equpping Its 1910 models with a
shaft drive, the Baker Motor Vehicle
company has taken the step which here
had the temerity TO attempt
One of the interesting exhibits at the
auto show which proved great attrac-
ton was that Of the Automobile Tire
Inflatcr and supply company. with Of
Ode Is sales agent for this concern
The II. & G. tire inflater is being eX
hlbited. This device provides a sim
pie means whereby tires may be inflated
by utilizing the burnt gases occurring
within the cylinder OF the engine dur
ing the moment Of explosion. These
monoNide and nitrogen. are said 10 be
not in the slightest degree injurious to
the rubber.
The greatest range Of tire sizes de-
manded OF the big tire manufacturing
companies by the motor car industry is
forcibly illustrat Ted by two tires exhibited
by the Firestone Tire and Rubber com
pany. one is a 2SX3-ipch and its COM
panion is big i2x4k-lnch Many
thousand sets of the former are in use
throughout the country. but TO date only
few hundred sets of the latter have
been made. II is also interesting TO know
that thirty-four Intermediate sizes are
regularly made in several different types
according TO kind OF rim, and several
STYLES Of tread including the regular
round tread and tic lettered Firestone
Non-Skid
Seym Young made great record and
he and his assistants in the &. W. e. NJ
booth will rest easy Sunday. Their sales
were exceptionally heavy.
Every Car in This Booth Sold" was
sign displayed in the RandolD Dodd
booth al 1876 o'clock Saturday night.
The Studebaker electrics went off like
hot cakes.
on the race. but nc escaped before any
OF the rival dealers could take him up.
1t listened well.
Clarence F. Halter, representing the
Vclie Motor Vehicle company OF Moline
H.. was a visitor ali week. aiding in the
demonstrations In the c. w & NJ booth
He says that ii was honestly one Of the
best shows FOR first attempt he has
ever seen. and as he has been TO EN- ALL
that's goin some.
Several Standard Sizes will arrive next
week,
Sales Manager De Camp OF the Ran
OF sales. He is enthusiastic over the
success of the show and says; 1T has
been great and We VIII have a better
ono next year"
their cars first TO enable them to have
them ON the bouevards at sun-up. 1t
ought TO be a fine array OF cars that
will go down the leading streets sun
day.
The Studebsker people arc going TO
| continue their exhibit in their rcposi-
tory. Such Will be the case with most
OF the dealers as soon as their new
stocks arrive, and il is expected that
the spring season will be Il hummer.
The James ri. Moyle building. below
the Independent Telephone company on
State street, Will be occupied by the Gil
mer company with Americans and Crox-
ton Keetons.
The hill climb on Arbor day would at
tract several thousand people from out
side the city
Sharnan. too. was delighted with the
general success of the show
Manager Rishel said that he could not
have been more pleased, and the second
annual show is now assured
The signal for the lid to be lifted was
given a $3.50 o'clock and In q moment
every Gabriel, bell. horn or buzzer was
set in motion and the noise was deaf
out Of consideration for the crowd. but
while il lasted it surely did make a
noise like thousand automobiles rum
ming away from the village constable
| Monday Will witness the dealers get
| ting down TO business and closing un-
| finished deals OF the show week. From
| this time forward it is predicted that
the trade viii fairly hum.
One Of the dealers suggests that the
floral parade being talked OF FOR early
June be held coincident with the coming
| OF the Wizard OF the Wasatch. =
Negotiations have been opened by the
| management TO sell the decorations for
future events In the hall If they are
Ing week
| The Cartercar and the Thor motor
cycle found favor with tho visitors
W. $. Henderson was iH attendance