The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-18
OVERLAND CAR PARADE
: PROVES BIG SUCCESS
Long String OF Automobiles ARK
Greeted With Applause All Along
Line of March.
SIXTY CARS PARTICIPATE.
Machines Parade Through Principal
Streets of Richmond. While People
Look On With Amazemcnt--Com-
mittee Is Congratulated.

Making one Of the best business
demonstrations in the history of Rich
mond. sixty Overland cars. which ar
rived in Richmond Saturday after
noon, and which. incidentally. Is the
| largest consignment of autom obiles
/ ever received by a Southern dealer,
paraded the principal streets of Rich
mond yesterday afternoon, while
thousands OF people looked on and
applauded
The simplicity and beauty of the
Overland machine was thoroughly en-
phasized as the cars wendell their way
through the 'thoroughfares of the city.
! Among the sixty cars that participated
| in the parade were several of the new
est type of Overlands. including the
Glover Leaf Roadster. which, because
Of its beauty. has been christened
THE Dream Car"
One OF the principal features of the
demonstration was the fact that
twenty out of the sixty cars were
driven by young ladies, demonstrating
the ease with which the cars can be
handled.
The parade started promptly at $50
o'clock from the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railway
freight yards on West Broad Street,
at which point the cars arrived. The
machines were taken from the fat
cars yesterday morning, and by spe-
cial arrangement with the Standard
Oil Company the tanks were filed AS
fast as they were unloaded. After 60
ing up Broad Street for several
squares the cars crossed over to Main
and then proceeded down this street
to Belvidere. From Belvidere the
parade turned into Franklin and then
to Monument AvSnue, and then back
into Broad. The machines proceeded
down Broad to Tenth and then back
up to the Richmond Hotel. From this
point they went to the headquarters
SCI East Main Street, where they dis
persed
All along the line OF march people
on the streets had stopped and looked
at the line of ears with anazement.
and plaudits greeted the parade all
along the route. As the cars passed
Broad Street baseball park q large
number OF the baseball enthusiasts
rushed to the top OF the grandstand
and bleachers to witness the process
sion.
The first car in the parade was oc-
cupied by Mr. Dodds. Richmond agent
of the WHY'S Overland Company. and
Charles Sherwood, of The Richmond
Ntrginian, who was instrumental in
making possible the huge demonstra-
tom The other. cars were occupied
by -ehthg stastfr Overland owners and
prospective buyers. The parade was
pulled off in perfect order and with
ont a hitch. Mr. Park. who was in
charge -.nf 1t, Was the recipient of
many eongratunations following the
parade for the efficient manner in
which he handled IT, An examination
following the demonstration disclosed
that there was not a single scratch on
any OF the cars, and all of them were
in excellent running order.
All of the machines which partiei-
pated in the parade are new cars and
are just from the huge automobile fac
tory at Toledo Ohio. which is the
largest automobile manufacturing
plant in the world All OF the ma
chimes are consigned TO their owners
in Richmond and were sent here for
delivered by Mr.. Dodds
A Remarkable Growth.
Since Mr. Dodds assumed charge
OF the Richmond agency four months
ago. the growth OF the Overland bust
ness here has been nothing less than
remarkable, the sales having increas-
ed to the extent of 400 per cent during
this brief period. Mr.. Dodds Is a
hustler, and from present indications
this months business will EXCEL any