The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-29
Record Breaking Crowds
Throng Convention Hall.
Will End Tonight.
SOLD" SIGN HANGS
ON MANY EXHIBITS
Number of Sales Has Exceeded
Brightest Hopes of
Exhibitors.
By HARRY WARD.


Tonight the auto-aero show at Con
ventiOn Hall viii come to and end after
a weeks run that was marked by rec
Ord-breaking crowds Promptly at Il
o'clock Haley's Band will strike Up
Aud Lang Syne," and then a bugier
VIII blow taps. winding Up the greatest
automobile show ever held In this sec
ton OF the country The work OF dis
mantIing the exhibits and taking the
cars out OF the building viii not be
started until tomorrow
That the show Is a great drawing
card was amply demonstrated yester-
day. Despite the combination rain ard
snowstorm there was large attend
ance last night, ana the eXiibltofs were
kept on the jump all evening 9otIIL5
out the fine points in their mschlnes-
Among those who Inspected the plS coz
lection OF cars were Senator Charles a
CulberSon. Representative JOnn Dalztil'
Gen Clarence Edwards, Edward Altcn-
ell, and a party OF ladies and Judge
Ashley Gould
Unprecedented Success
The number Of sales made during the
week has exceeded the most sanguine
expectations Of the exhibitors. Nearly
every car exhibited is pIacarded with
q sold sign, while many orders Tor
future delivery have been booked Ev-
cry exhibitor IS singing the swan song
and is CiamOTing for another STOW next
year As one pleased dealer expressed
It, The show is the greatest business
getter the dealers have ever had. and
II must be made an annual event
The Franklin roadster with double
rumble seats and finished in bright red
Is one of the attractions III the eX-
hibft of the Cook d StOddard Company.
1t is designed for use by chiefs OF Hre
departments, and bears as a part OF
its equipment a number Of axes ana
other dTe-hghting implements
Chief Wagner, Of the Washington Fire
Department. closely Inspected the ma
chine last night. and expressed the
hope that Congress would soon grant
an appropriation that has been asked
for many times for the purchase OF a
swift automobile for his use
In Common Use.
Nearly every important city in the
country has provided an auto for its
FIRE chief. and 1t is TO be hoped that
Washington VIII follow suit
An important feature OF the Frank
lin is the fact that the frame IS OF
Eliminated wood SeCOnd-grOwth ash IS
used, and is subjected to numerous
tests. After being selected BY an eX-
pert. the ash Is air-seasoned and kin
dried IN the plank
In the Franklin combination there are
three laminatiOns. glued and screwed
together, giving great strength because
each layer is given different direction
Of grain
Frank P Martin. a well-known mo-
tOriSt Of JOhnStOwn, Pa. and his SOC
John Martin. who is a student at
Georgetown University, attended the
show last night as the guests OF John
T Crowley Mr. Martin drives q $3.50
Stearns car and was much impressed
with the Stearns exhibit Of C Cassard
SchrOth-
2 W Powers, manager OF the Wash
ington branch of the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company, and Roy Dent, his
able assistant, have been at the show
every day this week. and have booked
many fine orders for Goodyear tires
Both have host OF friends in the local
trade.
The booth occupied by the Carter
Motor Car Corporation has been visited
by many out-of-toWn dealers and the
company has received numerous re-
quests for The selling rights for Wash
instOn cars IN territory adjacent to this
civ