The Washington times., 1913-01-25
MOTOR CAR SHOW
COMMITTEE WILL
MEET WEDNESDAY
Details Of Exhibit by Dealers of
Washington to Be Arranged
at Commercial Club.
By HARRY WARD.

By HARRY WARD.
Final plans for the automobile show
In Convention Hall, February SIS. un-
der the auspices Of the Washington Au-
tomobile Dealers Association. will be
made Wednesday night, when the show
committee will hold a meeting at the
Commercial Club. 1t is expected every
member of the association will at
tend this meeting in order to hear the
reports Of the chairmen of the various
committees.
plans for a most elaborate decora-
tive and lighting scheme for the show
have been decided upoB,' said 7. oliver
Probey, chairman of the show commit
tee. THE decorations were designed
construction in the studio on Pennsyl-
vsnta avenue. The general color scheme
Is ivory, white, gold, and green. This
combination is expected to produce
some beautiful scenic effects.
Fifteen Foot Pillars.
AT the corner of all the center spaces
in Convention Hall there will be fifteen
foot pillars. the bases of which are
square, inlaid with gold panels and sur
mounted with large electric globes.
These pillars will be connected at the
top with light and graceful lattice
work, which will be entwined with
srnilax. Each booth will be separated
by q golden rope.
The side spaces win be divided with
twelve-foot pillars of the same char
acter as those used for the center. and
each will be surmounted with a rustic
basket filled with flowers. In the GEN.
ter of each Will be concealed canary
birds. In addition there will be an
elaborate display Of flags. bunting, and
electric lights
I'VE are now in excellent shape with
our show plans. The membership of
the association is cooperating with the
formed on their requirements. and we
are assured that the opening night will
witness the. climax of automobile ex-
hibits In washington"
Shipments Daily.
Shipments of cars for exhibition in
the show are being received daily by
the dealers, some of the finest displays
from the New York automobile shows
having already arrived. However, they
dealers in order to afford surprises to
show visitors
Dealers everywhere realize tina.
there Is no business stimulant quite so
efficacious as the automobile show"
remarked a dealer who is preparing a
big exhibit for the forthcoming show.
That's why so many motor car dis
plays are arranged all over the coun-
try, and why makers are so anxious to
enter their cars and obtain good assign
mehts Of space In exhibition hairs
The public comes to see the cars, the
car owner. the prospective owner and
the one who does not expect to own a
machine. But the show has a beneficial
erect. The owner secs something new
and wants It The prospective owner
generally soon becomes an owner And
the man who does not expect to own a
car changes his mind after visiting
rT1frf mr. Oa Gh ~ Ill
mesa and sales Increase accordingly"
The Imperial Motor Company, through
its president, E. 4. Garlock, announces
tract with the Mott Tire and Rubber
Company, TO handle Motz tires in this
city.
A. W. Depew, Overland agent N Nor
folk, Va, is spending a day or two in
the city and is visiting the Overland
Washington Motor Company. He is
returning home after visiting the New
York and Philadelphia automobile
shows.
r. c. Smith. president of the Over
land Washington Motor Company. re-
turned today from New York. where
he was In attendance at the truck show.
George d. Wilson. Eastern sales man.
ager of the Warren Motor Car Com
pany, arrived in Washington yesterday
and departed later in the day for Rich
inond, Norfolk, and Roanoke, Va, in
company with W. P. Barnhart, who re-
Gently secured the Warren agency.
George Howard, manager OF the
Goodyear Tire branch, is spending the
week end at Norfolk.
Case cars will be represented in Wash
ington by r. c. Crekye. who has just
show, where he closes a contract with !
the J. !. Case Company 10 handle the |
line in this city. Mr.. Creyke expects |
TO open show room about February 10. |
and will carry q complete line of tour |
ing cars and roadsters.
The Cook & Stoddard Co. reports the |
sale of Baker electric coupes TO Sena-
tor Gilbert Hitchcock and Dr. Frank :
Hyatt, a Cadillac touring car to Lewis |
HertIe. Of Gunston Hall, Va. and |
four-ton Baker electric truck to the |
Government Printing office.
Clarence Barnard, the recently ap- |
pointed agent for the REQ, today un- |
loaded shipment of new Reos. and |
8, busily engaged in demonstrating |
them TO prospective buyers.
John s. Larcombe. ir.. manager Of the
International Motor Company. is in /
New York visiting the automobile truck
show. He will return Monday.
Noise Often Carried !