Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-28
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
\ | OPENS ITS DOORS
brilliant Scene in Grays' Armory
W as Crowds View Cars
Ht on Exhibit.
MUSIC AND DANCING ADD
MAYOR Ainslie Speaks Of Impor-
re=tance of Industry and Urges
Better Roads.
JsIC AND DANCING ADD

Is opened the automobile show in the
Grays Arrloty last night with i striit-
Ing address OH the great development
now taking place III the !uotor-car in
dustry ard describing the vast hcnc-
fits Richmond viii derive from the eH-
hibi,ion ~ the first step in the general
plan Ia centrG!i&e In Richmond the
general distributions business OF Nir-
gn;a, the idea of this ci,y's au,omo-
bile lner began ~ take form. The sue
cess ~ Eichmonds first annual auto
mobile SHOW was u foregonc conclusion
from the Very first. but it was only
recently Ina, business men began TO
realize the profitable business it mean,
TO Rchmond 10 ccntraii2c the distri-
button Of the cars here
II was only in recent months that
TIE large manufacturers turned their
attention 10 NirEinin They found this
state to he II fertile field for their
products, and consequently have been
dcvoting considerable time and money
20 exploiting their cars. Dealers. in
small way, but TO tho best OF their
faclitieS. have been active in the past.
Eut 10 bring the automobile into its
own in 'N,irginia ii Was necessary to
interest the manufacturers. and TO on
TOOK FIRST CONCERTED
ACTION LAST FALL.
Las; fall the first concerted action
OH the part Of local dealers was made
when they staged. 1T the sugscstion OF
The Ttmcs-D!Spatc Automobile Day
at the Virginia state Fair THIS event
Was d great success. from the stand
point OF the dealers. the ia!v assoct-
alton and Richmond business men.
Many out-ot-town dealers were also
IN Richmond for the occasion. which
was used to bring together the deal
ers and distributors for General CON
ference over dis;rhuiion plans.
rlans Tor IHch!nonds nrSt annual
autom ob!le show we're practically laid
at that '!me. hut little attention given
them until few w"c!." ago |, is now
The plan OF the Richmond Auio.nobiic
Dealers Association. under whose aus
pioes the ahow this ccci; Is being held
20 make the event an aumual affair in
,h;s city. .i.Ecmi;tthc ii,sr 81 it, kind
there wete 7flan.. difficulties TO b" over
conc, which Will MOI hc encountered
NEXT wear. the larrcs; oil which was
the trouble liz securing the use Of the
Gra:s Armc!y. This difficulty OF
course. vas the rcSuii of unusual con
ditions not likely 10 hapoen again
w.
""I| h'iL 'oN 'tHIti'
~ L" Hot III SEA ISLAND
ine "'!h 90 converting he arm hall
OF the a:mo!y into :; south sea island.
With s.lken sapphire. SKY swung from,
"a" !o"t' was t"i!h''t"" i'F'dhA irac-
ue"!i! ever e%h'n't was rolled INTO
P'@te HeN'e'""H afternoon ana VITA
CIV ~ W. cA''P''oNN ''" tAhlhI'i"h
""S '"'hh'ete i"H' h!Sht IhcG" are
t"o OF lnFee cars. cShiH't"u at The Bal
''i"ore sh"" last week that 'he deal
erS We're Hna DC I" gel 10 Richmond IL"
''hle fo' 'he i"'M"i opening. Th"N
Will h'"Ner' arrive VI 'niS CITY to-.
aaY. ahd WI V" ~ place t"-morr"w
m"Fh'hS'
IN gay ihe most select clientele Wis
hru 'He "E @""si'"u"n last night
"n'ch haG brch set ASIA" especially for
men" GERS 81 INC 'Nch@oni Automobile
Gi"p. t'eiN member "t the club il
an en- nus'"s''c 'no'"ils' and gave the
"iooe's hiuu'' Ieo""ic'l examination.
olFedns OF motorists III their parade
oo"h u" pa H'-H'e" aIsieS stopped
"he" MaE"F .H'hs''e "AS announced
IRON, Z" snsu'"' s'ah" efcc'd for the
speaHers' iheE i'Stcnca IN rapt attcn-
E,nd,y 20 his Ins.-i,,,,a,, 80 '''"'Is