The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-11-06
new MODELS FIRST
SHOWN IN GEORGIA
AtIanta's Fourth Annual Automobile
Show to Be Set to Music by
Sousa's Band.

b1leS and the new principles involved
in their construction, are exhibited in
Atlanta nearly two months before
they are shown in the North or East.
This, is one time at least when At.
lanta and Georgia get ahead of New
York; for the New York automobile
show Is not held until January while
every new type of automobile manu-.
featured is brought to Atlanta for. ex-
hibition early in November
With one million dollars worth of
new automobiles under the roof of the
Auditorium, Atlanta's fourth annual
automobile show, November 8 to Is.
viii be set to music this year by Sou.
sa's band.
Here's another one put over on New
York. 1t is the first time in the his
tory Of automobile shows in the Unit
cd States that a band of the magn1.
tude and reputation of that headed by
John Philip Sousa, has been secured
purely for the entertainment of Wis
itors; but the Atlanta committee de-
cided to take a shot at something big,
and signed contract to pay Mr.. Sou
sa $1,000 to come here and play twice
a day, matinee and night while the
automobile show is in progress. Sousa
is to bring fifty-two musicians, be-
sides his famous soloists, and is to
give the same concerts which have at
tracted so much attention at the big
Eastern resorts.
A Good Combination.
The combination of the automobile
show and Sousa's famous band is one
which will, undoubtedly, prove of wide
interest. No automobile show in the
world has ever yet been given with
so expensive a feature, and there is
added to this the fact that everything
new in the automobile world will be
brought here Every feature will be
shown that New York will have at it's
later show in January; and the visit
or to Atlanta in November who may
chance to see the New York show
In January can well remark: ooh,
we had that down in Georgia two
months ago."
There are two particular features
that will be of special interest in the
coming Atlanta show--the increased
number of six-cylinder cars and the
self-starting devices which have been
rapidly perfected, and which may now
be applied to almost any make OF
car.
The six many manufacturers
claim, is the car of the immediate flu
ture; they say it has already come and
come to stay. Some of them have
gone so far as to. stop the manufacture
altogether of four-cylinder cars, and are
making only skies. Some are making
them, too, at the same and at lower
prices than they sold their tours.
There will be shown in the Atlanta
auditorium cars of every possible price
from $500 up to $500, and, perhaps
even higher than that; though when
cars get above that figure it is usually
q special model with fancy features
and extra trimmings. It is the me-
dunn priced car that the majority of
Georgia car owners are most interest
ed in, and these will be shown in by
far the largest number.
One interesting opportunity which
the show affords to the man who ale
ready owns car, as well as the one
who expects to buy, is the presence
here of mechanics and representatives
direct from all the factories through
whom can be learned every point and
detail any man might want to know
about his machine. Hundreds of car
owners come here just, to learn new
points about the cars they are already
driving.
Many Tours Planned.
A special feature of the week this
year will be a number of automobile
tours which will be run to Atlanta
from nearby points, as far away as
one hundred miles, At this time of
the year, the roads are usually in fine
shape, and people are generally able
to get away for a short time from
business.
The goods roads question is one that
Is inseparable from the automobile and
the automobile show. The commercial
bodies of the state have planned to
bring about concerted action next
year for widespread and effective road
Improvement, and the preliminary agi-
tation will be made part and parcel
of the coming Atlanta automobile
show.
The show will be given, as usual, I'M
der the auspices Of the Atlanta Auto
mobile and Accessory Association, and
practically the same committee which
has been in charge of it for the last
two years is making the plans now.
This committee is composed of R. N.
Reed, chairman; George w. Hanson,
4 K. Gewinner, John Toole, C. H.
johnson, George D. McCutcheon, H.
A. Price, w. B. MeKinstry and Wylie
West.
The time, which was pointed to a
few wears ago, when the low and
medium priced automobile and the
automobile truck would become neces-
sities instead of the Injuries as they
we're then regarded, has already
come. It is a necessity to the bust
ness man, the merchant, the profess
Aonal man and the farmer; the farm
ar as well as every other man who
nses an automobile for business pur-
noses. saves time and money by it;
and under the stress Of competition its
use is becoming more and more gen.
eral.
The Atlanta Auditorium is going to
no made a thing of beauty for the oc-
casion. The decorations this year will
bo in blue and gold, and will, II any
thing. surpass any arrangement that
has vet been made Of the building.
The decorations last year cost $4,000.
THE railroads will give special rates
-. tho occasion. and Ii is one of the