East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-15
One Hundred Thousand Dollars
Worth of Cars and Access
SOrieS on Exhibit at First
Annual PendIetOn Event.
ALL DETAILS ARE PERFECT
No Pains Spared 70 set Off Displays
TO Best Possible Advantage; 80
Pleasure Cars and Five Trucks
Have Spaces.

Class!
That one word tells the story of the
first annual Pendleton Automobile
Show which opened this afternoon at
1880 in the Happy Canyon pavilion.
The unanimous verdict of the first
audience is that Manager REG and
the men OF the local auto world have
fulfilled all their promises to stage a
show that will further add to the
lustre of the famous Pendleton spir-
II.
One hundred thousand dollars
worth of automobiles and accessor-
les are on exhibit at the show, and
they are being exhibited in a way
that shows off the beauty as well as
the more practical qualities of the in
dividual cars.
Each exhibit Is enclosed by attrac-
tive panels of white fencing and above
each is an illuminated sign telling the
make of the car. The exhibitors have
fitted up their own booths and have
We'd with each other in making them
attractive with potted plants and
flowers. Overhead is a false ceiling
of blue and white panels and the
walls are covered with hugh can
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the Columbia Highway.
There are on exhibit 21 different
makes of pleasure cars and three
makes of motor trucks. In all there
are 80 pleasure cars and five trucks.
all of a different model. besides IL
booths in which tires and accessories
are shown.
Before the exhibitors had complet-
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gave them as much attention as ever
lid a stable groom to the glistening |
,oat of a thoroughbred-the pavilion |
began to fill up. and the opening at |
endance is exceeding the expectations |
II the promoters. Among the visitors
ire many automobile dealers from |
Portland and from cities and towns Of 1
he inland empire.
The two largest exhibitors are the /
oregon Motor Garage and the Pendle-
on Auto Co. which have the biggest /
'art of the central floor space The /
xhibit of the former shows a Pack
rd Twin-Sx Touring Car. a Packard
Tub Roadster, a Hudson Supersix.
buick Light Six, a Buick stripped
hassis showing the split motor and
ead valve. and two Saxon Skies. In
re a Franklin Sedan, Franklin Car.
Franklin chassis showing the fa-
lous system of air cooling. a Marmon
tx. a REQ Four and REQ Six. The
'endleton Auto Co. is also exhibiting
Republic s-4 ton truck and Republic
ton truck. while the oregon .dotor
arage is exhibiting a G. NJ. c. 3 L.
)n truck. In the truck department
Leo Eadara1
Near the entrance to the left is the
Shibit of Lou sutton. consisting of
aige Touring Car and Paige Con-
ertible Roadster. The latter, how
yer. will not arrive until tomorrow.
is something new in automobiles
nd will attract much attention.
Following down the left wall are the
Shibits Of G. II. Torrance. consisting
a Jeffery Enclosed Winter Car and
Jeffery Touring Car the McCook &
entley exhibit. consisting OF a Max
ell Five Passenger Car and a Max
ell stripped chassis. and the Allen
night exhibit Of two Studekaber
curing Cars. Cole Eight and
ort.
In the southeast corner is the ex-
hit of the Simpson Auto Co. con-
sting of Ford Roadster and Tour
* Car Chevrolet Roadster and
nurinE Car and "A split motor. Next
mes the exhibit Of Ralph Temple.
ree beautiful winton Skies. two b.
< touring cars and one a roadster.
djoining il is an Oakland Six ex-
bited by the Bond Auto Co. Of Pi-
{ Rock
At the right Of the entrance is the
.hibit of the Pendletun Cadillac Au-
Co. consisting OF a Cadillac Eight
Cadillac stripped chassis. a Boige
rOs. Touring Car. and a Chandler
ub Roadster. Adjoining il is Jack
exhibit OF a Chalmers six
oadster and a Chalmers Touring
lr.
In that part Of the pavilion used BY
Apply Canyon for her gambling
mes are the exhibits Of tire and ac-
ssories- The Pendieton Auto Co
Is the largest space for the display
Monogram oils and a Gould storage
.tterN station. Hamley q CO. and