The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06
Motoring Notes,
GoodRoadsNews
and Trade Matters

st. Louis is making rapid strides
in the automobile world. The Mis-
| souri, spirit may be show me-" but
1t il also I'll show you" This dis
patch from the Missouri metropolis
speaks for itself:
Americas first display of 1913
models OF automobiles win be made
In st. Louis. October 18th to 18th, in
elusive, instead of in New York next
January, a. IL would be but for the
aggressiveness of the st. Louis auto
mobile trade. Moreover, the sixth
annual automobile show will be a
part OF the ST. Louis fall festivities,
the free attractions of which will in
cIude the Yelled Prophet pageant the
night Of Tuesday. October 9Th, with
its II gorgeous floats. a $50, 900 frolic
OF wealthy St Louisans; and aviation
by the Aero club OF ST. Louis, in
GLIDING fancy flying October 9Th and
10th over and under the Esds. Mer-
chants and Free bridges, all three of
which span the Mississippi river near
the downtown business section of st.
Louis.
The big week will be ushered In
with celebration Sunday at the new
st. Louis fair grounds. including
harness races and a race between an
automobile and an aeropiane. Pub
lie speeches by important men. in
Guiding Governor Woodrow Wilson.
of New JefseF. Democratic nominee
for president OF the United States,
will add to the Interest Of the festivi-
ties. Governor Wilson's talks are
set for Wednesday. Forest Park
Highlands. q great amusement park.
will be the scene OF the automobile
show, the motor cars being exhibited
under the pavilions. The exhibits
viii comprise mere than tt-s~s acres Of
automobiles, or. specifically, more
than 900 Inherent styles OF 1918 mod
els. About SIS makes of cars will be
shown, according TO Captain Robert
e. Lee, manager of the show. Con-
current with the show or pleasure
cars will he an a hi bit Of. CONTINENTAL
motor vehicles. Included In this
will be many kinds OF motor trucks,
ranging in capacity from 1000
light delivery wagons.
Gasoline pleasure cars, ranging In
price from 5000 for small roadster
up to $1,000 for an deliberately up
holsterea, high-class limousine car
will be shown. Almost every Amer
lean make will be ON display, ac-
cording to Manager Lee, and there
will be one or two exhibits OF for
eigH Hafaffess
An army of decorators and carpen
ters is at work Mt Forest Park High
lands Transforming 1t into a fairyland
Rustic treilis work all over the great
garden will be entwined with grape
and oak tree leaves in autumn cclors
and the general effect will be Of 4
vast automobile laden forest. Not an
inch OF bunting OF any character Will
be used for decoration~~-nothing but
iraves. tree trunks and oak bark. The
whole. produced at an expense OF
nearly 5000. will be a marvel OF
the decorators art.
Notable among the novel features
OF the show will be the truck which
recently travelled from New York to
San Francisco with load OF s.oeo
pounds and the little electric car
which las. NORTH traced the Giidden
Tour from Detroit to New Orleans;
and several cars with unusual bodies,
huiit for specific purposes. Mrs.
Charles Martin, the most daring we
man automobile driver in ST. Louis
will each day at the show play a cor
net ar saxaphone solo. For the ac-
comtnodatton or out-of-town visitors
desiring TO attend the show Tuesday
night after the street parade CT tho
tSllt0 ETOptCis Ahe Shc@ 14t1k hA,'~N
will be kept open until after mid
night. Three street car lines go direct
to the grounds from the downtown
business section of the city in about
twenty five minutes. An exhibitors
| hill will he given Thursday might. and
| Thursday afternoon there will be a
reception to all the women AUTOMOBILES
| drivers Of st. Louis. About 400 St
! Louis women drive their own cars.
Praise For j. Frank Duryea.
/ when the history OF the develop
ment of the American motor car comes
| to he written there will certainly be
I farge share OF the credit for some
| of the most important improvements
now in general use. coming to j.
| Frank Duryea, the designer of the
| Stevens nuryea4 cars" said afr-=Jr #
| Sirnms, the other day in talking over
| the advances of the last few years in
motor car design with a representa-
| tive. Few people realize how many
Of the most practical Innovations TO
| he found on automobiles generally to-