Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17
RECORDS SHATTERED
AT KANSAS CITY SHOW
hnhsas tiiy journal Says There Are
Buyers for Every Kind of
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Th" Kansas City JournalR report
Of the auto show last Wednesday:
There were an Kinds OF people
| represented I'm the crowd There
was Il goodly spriukling ~ farmers.
many ~ them fr"m nearby towns.
who had brought their families to
I take Ia the show ana many from
i farther away who had come 20 pick
! out tractors ana cars Tor farm use
/ They were usually seen studying
| practical. strong cars of the medium
= priced variety ana evidently with
serious intentions
/ 'lsEhlnnHbly dressed women in
spcoicd the elccuics md the luKuri-
ouHly equipped hcdIus and coupes
and limuusiues. climbed into them to
examine tho rich.hucd upholsterinEs
Iod The vanity boxes and mirrors
ard other dainty cnnvculcnces. and
.uI-'us'rl the appearances ut the va
rious CurP.
h,tr we're n great number OF oil
men from OJSlhofia and Kansas
who we're pickinE out cars OF the
larger and more expensive variety,
There were dealers from all 0parta or
I've. middle west looking over the eK.
lihits with Reen appraihng eyes.
Ana thcrc were hundreds ~ Just or
dinal folks 6sun,,y man and wife
and children 'o-.tler looking al the
medium priced ears with close atten-
Won and Interest an evidently
weighing carcfuiN in their minds
,he serious question u which make
to fclart
"Nns another characteristic ~ tho
crowd is that 'hc people are not otly
looking They are buying when
the present show closes II viii aHsur-
cdlN have more sales To It's credit
than any show 80 far held The vis-
hing crowds are evidently prosper
ous and generous They are living
proof of tho statement that Amrri-
cans In general have not yet felt any
economic deprivation through the
war ENerp dealer. no matter what
type Of car he handles. or OF what
price, reports a greater demand this
year than ever before.
There was hardly u sales mana
ger who did not report AT least one
sale since the show opened, and
many Of them had made several,
AT nii previous shows the sales
had never started before Wednesday .
or Thundpy. and usually not until I
tho close ~ the week.
But al this show they started on !
the first day, ana the statesmen are
writing orders all the time.
People are displaying more prac-
teal interest this year than ever be-
fore Tho type OF person who just
comes to LOOK. and who wanders
among the cars with a vaguely In
tercsted and not very Intelligent cN-
presson. has almost disappeared
Nearly every one who is attending
the show is either familiar with cars
or is contem plating huylug one The
visitors study the cars carefully and I
seriously usually display great
deal OF familiarity with them, and
ask many questions OF lhr salesmen.
THE show Is going better every
minute, and seems detsrmined' TO
break nh records The first day
smashed an records for an opening
day. and now today has done so far
a second day. and u looks a. II II
would keep 1t UP all the week
THE farmer. who is SO much In
evidence at the show ~ going In for
, smaller and simpler type bf car
this year according to II. q Kirk
land q
the wheat prosperity, that the farmer
went ,u for big cars and elaborate
fixtures" said Mr Kirkland This
wear the four and five passenger Is
the faNoritc In the rural Districts
The farmer is not only exercising
and economy, and picking \
out the most practical and sensible
.ar he can fini. but he wants