Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22
Nearly Three Thousand Visitors At
tend Interesting and Sue
cessful Affair.

The formal opening OF the fine
new Hanson & Tyler Auto company
garage Saturday afternoon and ev-
ening attracted hundreds of people
and words of commendation in praise
of the handsome structure and it's
| appointments were heard on every
side. 1t is estimated that nearly
5000 people attended the opening
from o'clock in the afternoon till
10 at night.
To these visitors 1900 carnations,
400 roses and 200 daffodils were Civ
en-, the Misses Margaret Hanrahan
and Irene Christian, the latter of
Fort Dodge, a sister of Mrs. w. A.
Hanson, acting in the capacity of
Flower girls
Excellent music was furnished by
five-piece orchestra from Fort
Dodge-violin, clarinet, cornet, pi-
ano, drums and traps. The musi-
clans were headed by Prof. Carl
Quist, violinist, which fact alone in
dicates the quality of music dis
pensed for the delectation of the
multitudes who visited the place
during the opening hours.
Hanson & Tyler carry line Of
standard and popular cars-Chevro-
let, Chandler, Velie. National, Mil
burn electrics, etc., and fine dis
play of open and closed cars-the
finest, in fact, ever witnessed in
Webster City-was on exhibition at
the opening. These, as well as the
splendid appointments and many in
teresting features of the new build
ing, attracted many admirers. The
proprietors, w. A. Hanson and r.
c. Tyler, and the local manager,
Warren w. Bair, also the salesman
H. H.. Nicholson, were present to ex-
plain any points concerning the au-
tomobiles on display and to see that
every feature of the opening should
be the success it was.
The firm gave away Firestone
cord tire, one of the best tires made.
A. L. Womeldorf, who resides south
west OF town, was the lucky one to
get this fine present. Three judges
were selected and these decided upon
certain hour in the evening, the
fifth gentleman to enter the front
door of the salesroom following the
time set, TO be awarded the tire. Mr..
Womeldorf was the lucky man. DR..
Il. E. Richardson, who acted as one
of the judges, announced the award.
The new Hanson & Tyler garage
was erected by Contractor w. j.
Zitterell and cost nearly $4,000 as
it stands complete today. There are
probably few if any towns in Iowa
the size of Webster City which have
as substantial and handsome gar
age as this, and as recently remark
ed in these columns, it is a credit to
the town and its enterprising pro-
prietors.
The structure consists of two stOr-
les and basement, is 66X96 feet. in
Guiding practically three business
lots, and occupies the southwest COR
ner of First and Des Moines streets.
1t is built Of corrugated brown brick.
concrete and steel, with cut stone
trimmings. 1t is fireproof through
Ln IN hn h,pi1Ainu
being some of the doors and also the
castings. The woodwork is waxed
oak, while the walls and ceilings in
the salesroom and offices are painted
a handsome light buff. The balance
of the walls in the building are clear
white, thereby adding to the excel
lent light which prevails throughout
the structure. The remarkably large
plate glass windows in the north and
west sides of the edifice give the
building distinctive metropolitan
look, besides flooding the ground
floor with an abundance of light.
A salesroom. storage room, stock
room, offices, laVatory, etc., occupy
the first floor, while the large and
commodious work shop and second
storage room for new and used cars
are on the second floor of the struc-
ture. The heating plant in the
basement is one of unusual capac-
ity. The new structure contains
powerful elevator and everything
about the place is the most convent
ent for carrying on the automobile
business in all it's departments that
it was possible to get.
In brief. the new Hanson & lyle
automobile home is the last word il
the way of a modern garage. as wei
as in its furnishing and equipment
throughout.