Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-20
AUTO SHOW PROVES
A SALES. PRODUCER
Many Sales Recorded at Various
Exhibits and Prospects Bright
For Later Orders

| With factory men present helping
| the dealers with the order blanks asd
transmitting them to their respective
Offices so as to avoid unnecessary de-
| lay the show is getting down to real
business. Only tonight and to-mor-
row remain in which to make selec-
tions or inspect the various advantages
claimed by manufacturers. Sale tags
are attached to great many OF the
cars on exhibition. giving the names OF
| purchasers. This is evidence conclusive
that the motor car demand is here and
that many are preparing for the pleas
ure of touring. In addition to these
are the many who are somewhat un-
decided but determined to purchase
shortly. These will bring the real
bulk of the business after the show.
Every firm is putting forth it's best
efforts, and there are many beautiful
| displays of motor vehicle construc-
ton; so many in fact, that it would
be trying position to be appointed
a judge to award prize for the most
attractive car. @
A convenience greatly appreciated
by the dealers this year is the tele-
phone exchange that has been In
stalled. This is in line with the facili-
ties noticeable at the large city shows.
The telephone makes Is possible for
prospect to call a dealer and make ap-
pointments or to take up matters un-
der discussion without obligating the
dealer to leave his booth, or causing
delays, while q single phone would
be held up while dozen were walt
ing. The telephone enters largely into
the making of business deal even at
an automobile exhibit as we'll as per-
mitting o dealer to keep in actual
touch with his regular business office.
The obliging operators extend every
lrfn in n n
uals who may be absent from their
usual space.
| Sales reports yesterday include an
Overland by Andrew Redmond to e.
s. German, of Mechanicsburg, making
six In all; another Metz car by Monn
Brothers; a side car Harley Davidson
by Heagy Brothers; two Stanley steam
cars by Paul Messner, to l.. NJ. Shepp
and Charles Polk, Of Millersburg; the
Abbott Motor Car Company have sold
one to B. c. Campbell, of Enola. Three
Thor motorcycles were sold by Uhler
and number of Indian scalps is in the
belt of Mr.. Ross. The Harrisburg Au-
ltcmobile Company report seven Reos
sold yesterday and six yesterday, and
F. j. Manning, of the National, said
he had received orders from Mr.. Nc
Farland for one our-cylinder, four4
passenger National, two seven-passen-
ger six-cylinder Nationals and four
six-cylinder four-nassenger Nationals.
l. w. Dill has the sales tags and
names of several models in his exhibit.
Robert Morton wears the self-satisfed
smile, and judging by the number of
subdealers and interested people who
talks in quiet confidential tones, he no
doubt could give an interesting list of
names. And Crispen, when asked last
4 evening how the sales were, he said,
smilingly, I'VE are just filling in the
papers for another one now" and his
statesmen were busily engaged in filling
| III the blank spaces. The West End
Garage have sold Marathons; Hotten-
stein & Zeck with their large staff of
statesmen report excellent results. So
1t Is with Grove of the Pullman Com
pany and Stevens of the Oakland. They
all say it is a business show and the
coming season will be the most pros
porous one in the vehicle business.