The Washington times., 1912-12-14
CAR MAKERS TAKE
GREAT INTEREST IN
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Secretary Of Committee De-
lighted With Manufacture.
ers' Encouragement.
Nv HARRY WARD,

eve are more than delighted with the
.r.n,,rn cement s,ven us In the promo
tion OF tho annual automobile show
said r. A. Garlotk. secretary Of the
show committee. Judging from COM
nunications received from T. Oliver
Probey, chairman Of the show commit
tee. who IL at present In Detroit. many
motor car makers are taking an interest
in tho forthcoming exhibition. and are
e,,snx,nr to ship their exhibits direct
rrou, the New York show to the WASH
ington exhibition"
chairman Probcy will leave Detroit
today. and will visit favioIs factories
in Flint. Lansing, and other Michigan
towns, and will then. in turn. visit the
factories ~ indianapolis. Cleveland. and
other automobile centers; -,,
Contracts for decorating convention
Hall were let this week. The decorative
scheme will turn the big hall ,'m ,rS" "a q
bower Of beauty, is. Esch ,n,psd Spsde ,orether w
BY lattice work. with the names OF the
cars exhibited enbla1oned across the
front. Every other pillar VIII De sur
moup.sG n With nh,sS p'anis Min tne nuRs eiscsrs
bulb. In addition to the usual lighting
Of Convention Hall. l.bOo extra lights
will be Installed. A sub-cclling con.
strIsed Of ST conseai ali IiId
The ' various committees will meet
Tuesday night at show headquarters In
the woodward building; ut which tine
progress made during the past Few
days.
L. 3. Habersham. manager OF the
Washington branch OF the studebakcr
4 rutur vpStprtlAv from
Detroit and South Bend. Ind. whore
he attended conference Of stude-
baker branch managers. 1T was the
most successful convention In the his.
said Mr.. Habersham. land the reports
submitted by the various branch man
agers indicates that 1918 Will be the
banner year OF the Studebaker Corpora
automobile world by storm and the big
Studebaker factories will have to work
night and day to fill the orders now on
The books"
s. 8. Grogan. who is associated with
George Meeley in the sale Of Firestone
Tres IN this city. returned during the
week from Fon du Lac. Wis. where nc
was called by the serious Hines, OF his
,noissr IN nssr s mosSsy %ssy s proSms De
The first of the new Studebaker road
aters equipped with the new curtaia
arrangement. was placed on eXhibltion
ciai Automobile and Supply Company.
W. c, Long and John Hartman have
been busy all day showing the new
model to motorists who have been
.Iockinr into the salesrooms on New
York avenue to inspect the new model.
Robert II. Martin. manager OF the
Buick Motor Company. returned toaa!
from trip to Cumberland. Md
The International Motor Company re-
ports the sale Of thirty-six passenger
Mack sightseeing car 10 Louis Bush. a
Oh Company. a Saurer tivc-ton dump
wagon to the J. Maury Dove Company.
Brooke Nyce has retoined the sales
force of the Buick Motor Company
after an absence Of two years. For u
time he was associated with the Phila-
helphla branch of the White Company.
and lately he has been with the I'M
perial Motor Company.
About February IL next i've new auto.
sixteenth street hcrdic line. The Mack
the International Motor Company. Il
now engaged In making the buses, the
contract for them having been secured
by John, 9. Larcombe, 1r.. manager oil
Tue UTdHCH VI Tue company
The buses will haye Il capacity of seven.
teen passengers ind VIII containn all
the latest improvements for the com.
Tort Of passengers.
II. l.. Shepier. general superintendent
Of the Wilys-Overland automobile in
dustries IN Toledo. Ohio. has gone to
Europe to spend two months. lie will
attend the London and Paris autOmo-
bile shows. and will investigate gener-
ally the motr car industry of the Old
World: Mr. Shcpier Will pay particuIa,
attention to the question OF proposed
production OF high-Erade cars ut low
prices. which Is being agitated In both
england ana Germany at present.
Alfred Reeves, vice president AMI gen.
cral sales manager Of the United State,
Motor Company. has been elected vic,
president and general manager Of The
Hartford Suspension Company. maker
Of the Hartford shock absorber, anC
other automobile specialties.
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