The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Great AUTO SHOW
IS IN PROGRESS
Magnificent Showing of Cars at Arm
ory, Which Has Been Transformed
Into Place of Rare Beauty.


Into Place of Rare Beauty.
The Annual Minot Auto Show open
ed at the Armory Wednesday and will
continue thruout the remainder of the
week.
The big show is even more attrac-
tive than last year and the attend
ance has been very satisfactory. Hun
dreds have visited the beautiful room
daily and the crowds in the evening
have been large. Hundreds of people
more would be in attendance but for
the fact that the Plaza line has been
blockaded for several weeks, but there
are hundreds of interested people
from the various sections of the
Northwest, besides the citizens Of Mi
not have shown an unusual amount OF
interest in the splendid display of mo-
tor cars.
1t is hard to do justice in describing
the exquisite beauty of the decora-
lions. The large main room of the
Armory has been transformed into a
bower of beauty. The room has been
built up to represent Northern At
rican palace of Moresque architecture.
The work was in charge of Robt. B.
Stacy-Judd, a we'll known local archi-
tect, and it was executed under the
direction of O. T. Prizes.
The courtyard is entered from the
west, showing in the east the entrance
to Moorish Temple. The color
scheme shows six colors, all harmon
iously blended, after the style seen in
the temples of the Mohammedan
Moors. Five hundred lights of i'm
mense candlepower light the room up
in a brilliant manner, showing the
very best models and makes Of auto
mobiles to be found anywhere to the
very best advantage.
Grouped around the courtyard are
to be seen the latest models Of the var
ious makes of automobiles. There
have been larger automobile shows,
but at none have a finer lot of auto
mobiles been shown. The show would
have been much larger, but for the
fact that every available inch OF
space has been taken up by the firms
represented, some nine other concerns
in the city being unable to secure
space.
An excellent musical program at
the afternoon and evening sessions
has added much pleasure to the show.
The music is in charge Of G. G. Hum
phreys and w. E. Slaybaugh. An or
chestra plays two hours each after
noon and two hours each evening"
from to 10. The Lincoln quartette,
comprised Of Miss Stromrud, Mrs.
Zellhofer, Mr.. Bartelson and G. c.
Humphreys, sang Wednesday and
Thursday afternoon and are to sing
again Friday. Norman Luce sang
Wednesday and Miss Mabel Miller
today. Miss Stromrud sings Friday
and Saturday evenings and Mr.
Humphreys Saturday evening.
The Dakota Motor Co., Charles
Withers, manager, has splendid ex'
hibit of Haynes autos. The "Chummy
Four" built on a seven passenger
chassis and listed at $1725 f. o. b
factory, is one of the best jobs in the
exhibit. The Haynes is undoubtedly
one of the best cars for the money of
fered today, and car at any price
cannot excel it in comfort and service
Mr.. Withers takes pride in showing
the aluminium alloy piston which is t.
be found in all Haynes cars and OF
account of it's lightness, the vibration
is reduced materially.
Ely & Young, of the Motor Inn
. who handle Buick automobiles, have I
display of the Little Four Buick, $67!
f. o. b. factory, and the Little ST.
Buick, 5000 f. o. b. factory. The Big
Six, 60 horsepower Buick, is listed a
1885 f. o. b. factory, or 500 les
than year ago. This is due, Nh
Eby explains, to the great increase il
production. Mr.. Eby states that h
has disposed of ID Bucks since tn
show opened, two of them going t.
F. L. Wetch and Isak Mattson.
At the Buick display is shown ;
stripped chassis with the cylinde
block cut open. One half of the cranl
case has been dropped down and tn
moving parts are run direct from TIN
generator and starter, which runs tn
works for Is hours without. recharg
ing. The working parts are fttet
with electric lights which show thu
working of the crank shaft and PTS
tons. The outfit was equipped under
Young, the other member of the firm
is here spending the week at the
show. w. R. Stephens, of the Pence
Auto TO-, Oh MlHlleapollS, is mere IHls
week.
The Studebaker display by the
Champlin Implement and Motor Co..
is attrac citing great deal of attention
The Studebaker Six, $1180 f. 0. b. fac
tory, and the Studebaker Four, which
have won a great reputation for dur
ability, are shown in the company's
exhibit. Clinton Dierdorff, the man.
ager,( P. J. McKone, manager of the
local sales department, and Ray DER
dorff are in charge of the exhibit. The
company is not having any trouble
placing orders for all the cars they
will be able to secure during the pres
ent season.
Tho M;no+ Motor Sa1as "a +aLe