The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-13
ADVOCATES JUST
ONE SHOW YEARLY
Veteran Writer Advances New
Ideas on Automobile Exhih-
its in United States.

Charles G. Percival the veteran auto
mobile writer, who recently drove tho
Jackson car or a nonstop run Of 1,6UO
miles from Jackson, Mich, to Bangor,
Me-, l22 hours without leaving the car,
except for food and supplies, is an
earnest advocate of but one show
year, and refers in the Motor Car of
New York for February, of which he is
editor, the following solution of the too
much show question::
An elimination of several months or
stagnation and idleness on the part OF
the agent might be found in the estab-
lishment of one show held in some city
equi-distaut from the Pacific and the
Atlantic. This show or exposition could
be held late in September or first Of Oc-
tObeT, and would give all the distribute
Ors, agents and buyers an opportunity,
at reduced railroad fares. Of inspecting
the next years models and doing bust
ness. Business would gain three
months advance over the present meth
DDS, which would not only mean quite
a financial gain in the present methods
of doing business, but a direct saving
in overhead expenses.
Speed Contests.
I'm connection with this show there
could be held at the time of the year
several days of speed championship and
reliability contests, and that such an al
fair would prove a success was demon
strated at the late Atlanta, Ga, show.
For this reason I would recommend In
dianapolis as the city and place owing
to the fact that it has the best track in
the country, and its inclOsure would
easily accommodate suitable buildings
or tents in which the manufacturer
could find commOdioUs housing for the
exhibition Of their products. The morn
ings could be given over to reliability,
braking, fuel and economy tests and
breaking, fuel and economy tests and
the afternoon and in the evening, under
the illumination of powerful electric
lights, the visitors could inspect the
next years models and improvements.
A vast number Of people could be &C
cOmmOdated at the Indianapolis speed
way, and the reduced railroad rates
would make the week an event eagerly
looked forward to by every agent in the
United States, no matter how small.
1.-THE idea is perfectly reasonable and |
feasible. Think of the great amount of !
worry and labor that would be taken |
off the hands Of the manufacturer, who |
could begin making deliveries along the |
first of December TO agents whose GUS |
toners had made up their minds moe |
tOber just what model they wanted to /
buy and had given their order in No |
vember. The three months gain would /
transform the automobile from nine
ty days proposition, like some of the /
Florida hotels, to an all-the-
year-TOUnd legitimate, sane business,
which would show an encouraging profit !
and lessen the worry and work which
are no small part of these several big Il
shows, to say nothing Of the needless
expense and sometimes utter democrat II
cation Of the entire selling and factory II
forces. As one big manufacturer put it, Il
the entire factory and selling force are
lot much good after the shows are over
md need a rest, while that is the very
ime we need theeiT best efforts to meet
he demands of the agents who are
,Iamoring for deliveries