Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

and-span and highly efficient.
Tra-la! SO much for description
And now for the automobile and parts
themselves, for this is truly an auto
mobile show and nothing else.
Some of Cars Entered.
Out there in front of us as we
wended our way through the throng
we noticed Studebakers, Overlands,
Locomotives, Bucks, Royals. and
Cadillacs galore. Then long rows of
Stevens Duryea's, Popes-Toledo and
Popes Hartford, Coles, Premers, We
lies, Fords, Oaklands, Pierce Arrows,
Chalmers, Stearns, Hudsons, Hupps,
Haynes, Mitchells, InternatiOnals and
others. And then around to the side,
elecuics and trucks of all kinds and
descriptions and under the caves and
everywhere. oils and parts and other
things that make the automobile go.
Atlanta is again ahead of New
York The dealers are exhibiting
these new 1914 models several weeks
before the big annual show in Madi-
son Square Garden, New York. That
will cut down the attendance Of At
lantans on the latter affair, but mas
much as they have seen the models
here, they should not be expected to
view them again later in the winter.
Automobile Headquarters Here.
Atlanta's automobile show is the
occasion each year for the gathering
of hundreds of dealers throughout the
South who report regularly to head
quarters in Atlanta. This is head
quarters for the great Southeast and
the agents say there are more visitors
this year than ever before. Laymen
visitors were there by the hundred.
Atlanta's population was swelled per
ceptibly, and the census taker should
have been there. Many of those Wis
itors will buy cars, and likewise many
of them were so well impressed with
Atlanta that they will doubtless come
here to live, and it will be unneces-
sary to ship cars the greater dis
tances.
Not only were there many agents,
but dozens of manufacturers from
the East and Middle West dropped
into the booths of the exhibitors.
Others will arrive during the coming
week, and the interest shown is sure
to rebound to the credit of this great
industry in this section. Saturdays
showing was preliminary to this
weeks activities, and it is safe to say
that the auto show will break all
previous records, in point of attend
ance and success in general.
What New Models Furnish.
The 1914 cars are designed to give
the maximum of beauty, speed, power
and efficiency. Self-starters have
won snug place in the hearts of
all who formerly employed the crank
Center control is more popular than
ever. Speed is less sought after and
seems to have had it's day Values
are better, say the automobile proph-
cts, than ever before.
One of the distinct innovations of
the season is the cycleCar, for one or
two passengers. 1t weighs but $50
pounds and costs but 1876. Motor
trucks are also on display in goodly
numbers and are receiving the undi-
vided attention of business men who
are seeking to get quicker safer and
more economical deliveries of goods
than ever, and at the same or less
price.
A feature Of this years show, as
well as of that of last year. is the
restaurant and tea room Of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, where pretty society girls are
serving dainty dishes to hungry Wis
itors. The restaurant is under the
direction OF Mrs. w. L. Peel and 9TH
ers OF the Habersham Chapter, and its
success is assured.
Sousa's band will play through the
week and music-lovers in Atlanta de-
clare that the great musician is bet
ter than ever. The Atlanta Auto
mobile and Accessory Association
spent thousands of dollars to bring
this attraction to Atlanta, and pa
irons have hailed the coming of
SOusa with almost the same interest
that they hail every spring the ad-
vent of the singers in grand opera
Sousa's Band has had engagements
up to Saturday night and found it
Impossible to reach Atlanta from New
York before Tuesday and to play at
the Tuesday matinee. They will play
at afternoon and night shows
throughout the entire week, the show
closing finally at II o'clock Saturday
night.