Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
BIG SALES ATTEST
AUTO SHOW FAVOR
Records Broken in These and in
the Attendance at the
ArmOry.
DEMONSTRATIONS WILL
LAST THROUGH SUMNER
Visitors Interested as FlashIieht
Is Taken of Mabel Brownell
in New Car.

With a record breaking list Of sales
to its credit. the sixth annual Newark
automobile show, in progress at the
First Regiment Arnory this week,
will go down in history as the most
successful exhibit the city has ever
had. Sales of pleasure cars came
thick and fast at the different booths
yesterday afternoon and last night,
and the dealers were all IN an optin-
istic mood when the affair came to
an end.
While the show is not primarily re-
garded for the direct sales made, there
have, nevertheless, been many trans
actions in the armory each year. and
the present week has been no excep-
ton to the rule. Prospects. however,
have been the principal desire and
enough prospective purchasers of
automobiles have appeared to keep
the demonstrators busy for the entire
summer.
Eight Cars Sold.
One prominent local dealer dis
posed of his eighth car last night.
while another offered TO wager that
he would wind up the week with
twelve sales. This offer found no
takers, however, as the same dealer
had closed seven sales and was sure
of an average of two transactions per
day.
That the fame Of the Newark show
has spread to other cities was shown
snTh AL -
Brooklyn automobile dealers spent
the night at the arsenal, seeking in
formation to be used in connection
with the Brooklyn exhibition, which
opens next week. The Paterson deal
ers received the inception for the Silk
City exhibit at the local show last
year, and the promoters of this event
have been constantly in attendance
at the armory in search of new ideas
for Paterson's second annual automo-
bile exhibit, which opens in the Fifth
Regiment Armory on Monday.
Legislative Night
Last nights show was enlivened
with the presence of several members
of the State Legislature, including
Senator Austen Colgate. Although it
was Legislative Night many of the
lawmakers were prevented from be-
ing present because OF the legislative
correspondents annual diner at
Trenton.
Senator Colgate was profuse in his
praise and complimented the man.
agement on the beauty of the ex-
hibit. He spent several hours look
ing over the different car models and
carried several catalogs away with
him.
Record-breaking Attendance.
The attendance last night was even
greater than on the previous evening
and a new record was made. The
general manager, Mr.. Bonnell. found
upon looking over the records that
the attendance has been nearly 40
per cent. ahead of the corresponding
nights last year. This fact dispels
the idea that the automobile show
interest is waning.
Something out of the ordinary was
done at the show last night, when
a fiashlight photograph was taken of
Miss Mabel Brownell. leading woman
in the Corse Payton Stock Company,
sitting in a Velie torpedo car which
Miss Brownell had purchased from
J. W. Mason.
State Dealers Gathering.
Dealers from all over the State will
attend tonight and some record
breaking sales are looked for. Deal
ers' night is known as the whole-
sale night at the show. when orders
are placed by the sub-agents in every
part of the State. There are a num-
Der of new cars on the market this
year and the good territory in the
various cities and counties will be
disposed Of by the general agents to-
night.
The Phoenix Singing Society is on
the program for tonight. and the
musical entertainment of the crowds
will be a feature at the show.