Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-10
Automobile Show
Among the Finest
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as for the mechanical skill and artis-
tic possibilities it suggests.
About one hundred and twenty-five
models from forty-two different manu-
facturers are on display. These IN
elude the most well-known names in
the motor world. and range in price
from the little cars that sell Tor a
few hundred dollars, to the more lux
urious models with prices running up
intosthe ousands-depenoing on the
extent of power, range and luxurious
appointments one cares to pay Tor.
With the two floors having com
bined space of seventeen thousand
square feet of floor space;
more than last years show, one
can readily see the growth of the mot
orcar business in Harrisburg. Even
at that, there isn't dealer that could
not have used more space to greater
advantage and others who wanted 10
show their cars could not secure space.
All outsiders were excluded, making
it strictly a Harrisburg show, under
the supervision of Harrisburg men.
A feature of this years show VIII be
the attendance of HarrisbufSs lead
ing organizations. Monday the mem
bers of the Motor Club of Harrisburg
will be admitted on presentation OF
THEIR IStIo'
memb bers of the Chamber of Com
merce will be admitted on their Gre
dentials and Wednesday the Rotary
Club members will be guests OF the
Capital City Motor Dealers Assocla-
ton.
The members of the association
have worked hard to make the
annual show q success, ana before
the doors close next Saturday night IL
promises to be the most successful
motorcar exhibition ever conducted
i'm Central Pennsylvania. That is say
ing q great deal considering the many
successful shows that have been held
since the first one in 1910. The show
committee consists of p. Driscoll, K. {.
Barrett and George c. Mcfarland,
working in conjunction with j. Clyde
Myton, manager of the show. The an
nual exhibit of motorcars makes II
possible for prospective buyers to go
where q variety of makes are shown
under one roof and make such COM
parisons at leisure as may seem adVls-
able, which would not be possible un-
der any other circumstances. The
-tongued salesman of fiction fame
is not the kind you see at the motor
shows to-day. The salesman of to-
day earnestly strives to give such
information as may be desired and
back up his assertions with facts that
Will bear the closest analysis. lie Is
an earnest student of mechanical eftl-
cheney and endeavors to enlighten the
layman and render such service as
will win confidence. Dependent upon
the good will of those in the commun-
ity in which he does business, he real
ICES that if he wins and holds the con-
fidence of those with whom he deals,
the satisfied patron will put him in
touch with other prospects. There
4 dor
the best service possible.
The prospect for a prosperous year
in the automobile trade is more prom
ising than at any time. This is the
consensus of dealers, who are busy
making the present exhibit more at
tractive than any given before. Manu-
facturers and others interested in the
trade are of one opinion as to the fu-
ture of the automobile industry. There
probably will be more cars sold in
1917, they say. than in any year since
the automobile became such an i'm