Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-13
AUTO SHOW BRINGS RUSH
Of BUYERS; SOCIETY To
GRACE EXHIBIT TONIGHT

AtIanta's Great southern AutOmo-
bile SHOW reopeued Thursday in the
Auditorium with everyone happy
With the show half over the com
mittee had the assurance that their
efforts had met with a greater degree
of success than the most optimistic
had anticipated
The largest Groves OF ne show are
expected a. the Auditorium Thursday
night This has oecu set aside as
society night" and gives promise Of
being the most brilliant affair since
grand opera
Every evening Of the show has been
marked by the attractive gowns and
The jewels Of the women Of Atlanta's
society set, but with a night especially
designated they win he IN greater
pTofusion than ever Sousa's band
will play afternoon and evening.
The rush for new cars from all
parts Of the South was regarded as
an impressive commentary on the
prosperity Of this section Of the Coun-
Try. The automobile men knew they
had the good cotton crop and other
favOra BILE conditions to thank for the
warmth Of the reception they re-
Ccived
Factory representatives were aston
ished at the results the exhibition had
accomplished They looked upon the
South as % field not fully occupied and
developed. but they had not been pre-
pared 10 encounter the army Of deal
crs, wouid-be dealers and individual
buyers from Georgia and adjoining
States who are mere demanding cars.
A half dozen general sales mana gers
voiced their surprise Thursday in
commenting on the excellent results
already obtained They declared that
instead Of being compelled to vince
die and coax agents and Individual
prospects" to take their cars these
persons lad come to them and said
that lhey must and would have in
stanter the makes Of automobile on
which they had decided
Show Most Profitable.
We have been reaping results far
beyond anything we had expected. "
said w. G. Mahoney, branch manager
IN Atlanta for the Cartercar Many
OF the smaller auto shows about the
country have been OF doubtful benefit,
and we did not look forward to any
great number Of sales from the At
lanta exhibition
y
show has been most profitable to us
We have received orders from more
than 20 dealers and purchasers in
Birmingham, Montgomery, Jackson
vile and other cities in the Southern
States. j. NJ. Stabler, Of Birming-
ham, came to us yesterday and left an
order for six CarterCars"
Wylie West of the Firestone Tire
and Rubber Company, returned to At
lanta from trip to Cuba and through
South Georgia and Florida in time
to see the best part Of the show. He
was enthusiastic over the evident
prosperity he encountered and the
brilliant prospects for an exceptional
automobile year
do you know" he said, that /
nm certain there are going to be more
automobiles sold in this part Of the
country this fall than my Of the deal
ers about here have any idea of.
- have been through the country
south Of here and | have fortified my
own observations by letters and re
ports from different parts OF Georgia
and Florida I know it's going to he
a great year.
"The outlook for the orange crop
In Florida Is fine, and we know that
we are going to have plenty OF cotton
here in Georgia. That Just about
settles IT, / guess.
Everywhere I go ! hear the talk Of
good roads. You know what that
means That means more automo-
biles. For instance, down in Orlando
Fla, they voted for a 100000 bond
issue to build brick roads Tampa
already had approved a 81 600 0OO is
sue for similar purpose
In my own business ! find the
prosperity of the South mirrored.
Sales are better, following the in
crease in the automobile sales, and
collections are picking up crafty
ingly"
J, A. Kellam, general sales mana ger
for the Ohio Electric Company Of To-
ledo, gave a tangible evidence Of his
appreciation Of the interest that is be-