The Washington times., 1913-02-12
BUICK COMPANY
GETS FIRST PRIZE
IN MOTOR CARNIVAL
Second Honors for Decorations
Go to Cook & Stoddard
Company.
By HARRY WARD.

To the Buick Motor Company goes the
honor of having the best decorated auto
mobile salesroom in Washington. Sec
ond honors were awarded the Cook &
Stoddard Company. Both of these sales
rooms are located on Connecticut
avenue.
committee composed of Harrington
Mills, president of the Washington
Motorists Association; William F.
Guide, and Charles Z. Berry today made
a tour of inspection of the various
salesrooms, and, after deliberation.
awarded the silver loving cup offered
by a Washington newspaper to the
Buick company for having the best
decorated salesroom in the city.
The contest was very close, and the
committee expressed the wish that four
cups instead of two had been offered.
as that many salesrooms were so elab-
crately decorated it was hard to deter
mine the two winners. The cup, do
mated by r. McReynolds & Son was
awarded to the Cook & Stoddard COM
pany after the committee had carefully
compared notes.
Dealers Congratulated.
II want to congratulate the automo-
bile dealers on the way they have trans
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beauty for carnival week. said Mr.
Mills, who was chairman of the award
ing committee. In selecting the sales
room having the best decorations, the
committee was confronted with a most
difficult problem.
'The decorative schemes evolved by
the various dealers were most elab-
crate and, while all could not he win
ners, at least a dozen of them are en-
titled to honorable mention"
The prizes will be presented to the
winners tonight Chairman w. c. Long
will make the presenta tions to Robert
H. Martin, manager of the Buick Motor
Company, and Joseph NJ. Stoddard, of
the Cook & Stoddard Company.
Crowds See Exhibits.
Never before have the automobile es-
tablishments in this city had such
crowds as have been attracted during
the first two days of carnival week.
Chairman W. C. Long, Secretary H. B.
Leary, jr., Treasurer ]. NJ. Stoddard,
and the members Of the carnival COM
mittee are elated over the success that
has crowned the carnival idea, and they
are satisfied the week will be produc-
tive Of many sales.
II have never before seen SO many
live prospects as during the present
week." said Chairman Long, Not only
are We making sales. but our demon
stration book Is being filled with re-
quests Tor demonstrations. The outlook
Is exceedingly bright and the open
week idea seems to have been just the
right thing to stir UP interest in the au-
tofnobile. It fsssure to become an an
nuai fixture with the motor car dealers
OF the city
The special automobile service which
dno
visitors from one salesroom to anoths.
Is proving a popular feature of carni-
val week By means of this service
visitors are enabled to visit all the
saleerooms in comfort.
Factory Men Here.
Several factory representatives have
arrived in Washington to assist their
deaiers in entertaining visitors. Among
these are George Russell, of the WHY'S
Overland Company; George S. Patter-
son, Eastern sales manager of the REQ
Motor Car Company; George Wilson
Warren Motor Car Company; G. w.
Lane, Cadillac Motor Car Company: ].
8. Hurley, Rambler Automobile Com
pany; A. B. Yost, Mitchell Motor Car
Company. Several other factory repre-
sentatives will arrive today.
The cut-open chassis, showing all the
working parts of the car in operation,
9. feature which was originated by the
Cadillac people In the early days of !
the industry. is a feature Of the Ca
dillac exhibit in the salesroom Of the |
Cook & Stoddard Company. This chas-
Sis IS run by the power of the crank |
ing device instead Of outside power,
and demonstrates the remarkable capa-
bilities of the system.
The WARRINGTON Motor Car Comma nv
Is entertaining many visitors this week. |
The attraction is the cut-out Palmer |
Singer Brighton Six chassis. I'VE |
are delighted with the interest mani |
Tested In our exhibit said Manager c. |
II. Warrington.
Praise Decorations.
The salesroom of the Overland Wash
ington Motor Company continues to be
2 center of q ttra ctinn NisItnrs Loud