The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19
Auto Show Is Proving 10 Be Big
Success Every Way

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Success Every Way
From fridays Daily.
Paid admissions at the automobile
exposition at the Arinory last even.
jng ran up In the neighborhpod OF
500. A count was made before nine
1elock and at that time the paid
admissions numbered 604 and the
people kept coming. The managers es.
timated that the total number OF visit
ors must have run very close to a
thousand for the first day. The ex.
position opened at one o'clock yester.
day afternoon. Those in charge OF
the various departments we're unani.
nous in the declaration that they
had had no idea that the opening
day would bring such a great attend
ance orjhat the general interest would
be SO intense. Their efforts were sue
cessful beyond their fondest hopes
Il have been attending automobile
shows In various parts OF the North.
west during the past three years.
said c. L. Walker OF Minneapolis,
representing the Pence Automobile
company. which handles the Buick,
''and I wish to say that outside OF the
city of Minneapolis ! never saw such
enthusiasm on the opening day OF an
automobile fair or such public In
terest. II is indeed remarkable to get
such an attendance as this i'm city
Of the size"
Mr.. Walker and William Mcmillan,
both Minneapolis representatives OF
the Pence Automobile company, are
I'm the city as the guests OF the
Clements Automobile company. which
also handles the Buick. This company
is distinguished locally for handling
Just one line OF automobiles. Among
the exhibits of this company at the
exposition Is included an automobile
truck, which has excited a-great deal
OF interest.
Mr.. Mcmillan is a former Mankato
man. He and Mr.. Walker were happy
yesterday in the thought that they
had made the first sale of an automo
bile at this show. This was a six
cylinder Buick. The sale took place
early in the afternoon.
Another Claimant to Honor
However. there was another claim
ant to this honor. and that was W
II. Eckman of the South Front street
garage firm OF c. w. & w. II. Eek
man. This concern sold Dodge
Brothers touring car to Mrs. Louise
Ziegler. who has a millinery store on
South Front street.
There were also other early sales
Two Chevrolets. both OF the Monroe
model. and another OF the RoyaI
Mail model we're sold by SchwendeI
Brothers. II IL understood that there
we're other. sales also but some o
the dealers were not willing to tel
all they knew. I'VE do not care tc
play all our cards face.upwards." ono
OF them remarked.
No one should suppose that tile
attendance at the show or even q
large majority OF II was composed
OF Mankato people. On the contrary
tho outsiders who came to the city
Just TO see this magnificent display oI
modern methods of locomotion were
many indeed. They included visitors
from Fairmont, lie Sueur, Elysian
Janesyille, st. Peter, st. Clair, Wells
Vernon Center and many other
places.
.. Pleasing Feature Of Show.
A very pleasing feature OF the ell.
tertainment was the music. vocal and
instrumental, furnished from the
beautifully decorated and well located
balcony by Hudson n Thurber's
Southland orchestra from Minneapo
lis with its five pieces, manipulated
by colored musicians, who not only
played but also sang. ID. NJ. Jones
MaDkato's. well known vocalist. was
also there and rendered appropriate
popular airs from time TO time.
Large signs are on display I'm such
a. way that anybody can read the
names Of the various cars from al.
most any part OF the main hall. In
large bright letters one may sec
over the various automobiles on dis
play the names OF Buick. Saxon
Jackson, Paige, Chevrolet, REQ. Rec
Six" Cadillac. Dodge Brothers Motor
Cars. Kissel Kar. Hudson Overland
and Ford. Another big card of the
same kind tells OF the Genemoter
built by the Genemoter Electric com.
pany for starting and lighting Ford
cars The apparatus. standing beneaN1
this sign is an object OF interest
to anybody who makes speciality of
mechanics, as well as to many who
do not.
In another part of the hall is on
display a REQ self.starter with all
parts that conceal the inner work.
ings OF the machinery removed. Quite
a crowd is usually collected about
this object to study the cunningly
devised mechanism OF this remarkable
car Elsewhere the electrical appara-
tus OF the starting system OF the Buick