The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-28
RECORD CROWD GOES
TOGONYEATIONH HALL
Society Day Draws Great
ThTong 10 Aero-Auto
Show.
MANY SALES MADE
OF VARIOUS CARS
Dealers In Favor of Making the
Event An Annual
Affair.
By HARRY WARD.

By HARRY WARD.
The largest crowd thar has ever at
tended an automobile show IA this city
: was present yesterday afternoon and
evening at the autO-aero show IN Con-
vention Hall.
The designation OF yesterday as a So
ciety occasion served to bring out many
prominent people. and numerous sales
were recorded before the show closed
It Is the consensus of opinion among
the exhibitors that more sales Of Diff
ferent makes have been made at the
present show than were recorded at any
b Of its predecessors and that. further
more, seed has been soWn in fertile +
ground. which viii result IN a big crop
o. orders in the early spring ana after
the touring season opens.
Annual Event
The show has been such a pronounced
success from every point OF view that
the dealers are a unit in declaring that
IT shall be made an annual affair
The formation of a strong dealers as
sociation to correct a number Of abuses
that have crept into the trade, is also
being talked Of
The dealers in other cities are effec-
lively organized and now that the auto
mobile and supply trade in this city
has reached such large proportions
those who are identified with the bust
ness recognize the need Of a business
association
Tire Initiation
Theo weIgele. Of the Diamond Rub
Der Company. who was al the auto
show. was discussing tire imitation.
There are great numbers OF motorists I
who do not know, or disregard. the &C
tUsI facts concerning the Importance Of /
ample imitation and how 20 know when
Tires are sufficiently inflated" said Mr.
WeigeIe- Much Information has been
Volunteered regarding air pressure
gauges and stsnda -ds by which tire
users should be guided Air gauges
may be all right but absolute depen-
denCe upon them may not give the de-
sired result A safe rule by which the
automobile owner VIII always know
when his tires are rightly inflated is
the tires must stand up TUIl and round
under the load ne pressure gauge
does not make allowance for overload
Ing and practically all tires are sub
1eCted 10 frequent Overlooking
Suppose for instance" Mr.. WeiEele, I
that the car weighs 500 pounds and
the tires are pumped To the pressure
called for opposite this weight on the
table OF pressures- You have only TO
take aboard two persons averaging $50
pounds 10 increase the weight upon tn
tires 10 per cent. and then the tires are
not sufficiently inflated The deSirabil-
ity Of keeping tires pumped up 50 harJ
les in the fact that this viii greatly
increase the service"
Marion Car
No car exhibited at the show has
been more greatly admired than the
MariOntown car exhibited by the Over
land Sales Agency The running Eea-
IS finished in salmon color. while the
combination Manager Conrad has an
able force OF assistants at the show
and they are busy all the time explain
Marion town car exhibited by the over
land cars. both Of which are shown IN
several models. a number Of good sales
have been made TO date
A motOriSt who was looking over the
Moon toy tOnneau that occupies the
position Of honor in the exhibit OF the
Motor Car COMPANY JoklnEly remarked
that the car was made for big men
That is really a fact" replied Mar
ager John LarcOmbe. for some people /
have 10 attach blocks TO the foot pedals /
TO bring them near enough 10 get their
feet on them comfortably" Certainly /
nobody could say that these cars are /
skimpiIy constructed. or that they are
cheapeneG editions Of high-priCed cars /
Exhibit of Tops.
The exhibit OF tops made by r. Milton /
Norris. Of Baltimore, is one OF the at [
dftfon 10 exhibiting a number Of tops
for both touring cars and roadsters. he /
also. shows slip covers, tire covers, Z
magnetic and lamp covers, license pads, /
tube bags, boots, straps, and other
leather accessories that add so mucn {
TO the appearance Of a well finished /
Mr. IaPorte. OF the Franklin factory, /
who is one OF the hard workers In the 1
booth Of the cook & StOddsrd Com /
- F~-# ~r-e --l-7=--
automobile school. which IS maintained /
at the Franklin factory IL was estab-fi
Eshed IN 1903 under the direction of l. O I
HOFFMAN, formerly an Instructor In /
Syracuse University The school is
rcaintainsd on the idea that ali instruc- |
Ficn concerning Franklin automobiles
- a alLSs- eLle owners or cars ana
The manufactures There are at pres !
Snt three courses-fOr repairmen,
OhauffeUrs. an dsalesmen-
Good Line OF Dope"
Charley Miller handed out this line Of /
dope" at the Ford booth last evening /
snd It made quite an Impression. 4
When an engineer Of considerable /
fame N Europe selects for his own use
an American car. after carefully inveS- |
tigating and comparing that car with
che finest products Of his home factor /
seq, signal honor is paid the manufac-
rITers OF that American car. So when
Charles COllett. manager Of the loco
motive department Of the Great West
eTn railway Of England, purchased a
Model T Ford from the London branch
OF the Ford Motor Company, that Of
Zee was highly elate5 -
Three large spaces are utilized in
showing the thousand End one auto
mobile accessories carried by the Ma
tional Electrical Supply Company The
exhibit Is one Of tire most complete of
the kind ever shown south OF New
York, and Manager William lose has
been overwhelmed with orders.
r. J Dougherty. formerly with the
DupCnt Sales Company, yesterday sicr-
ed with c. CaSsard SchrCth 10 act a
salesman for the StcaTns- he was al
the SteaTns booth last evening. and was
greeted by a host OF friends Business
has been en- the jump with the StearHs
boosters md EneE are DartlCu larry han
~ OVfr -JIe sale OF three S1earnS -15-91-
Ta1r,rt- ears to - ". Depew, or Nor
folk, "a.
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