Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-09
Automobile Shows and
Disappearing Winter, Slim
ulate Dealers and Buyers

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 27-The heavy
artillery OF the 1918 Automobile Shows
having smashed the opposition and en-
tanglemerts of doubt and timidity in
to atoms; the infantry columns Of
dealers have advanced on a front three
thousand miles long and consolidated
the work of the batteries of Optimism.
Now in natural sequence, comes the
press "Communiques," covering the
Great Offensive.
Chalmers Second Query to Auto Editors
Just previous to the national and
local automobile shows the Chalmers
Motor Co. sent QUESTIONABLE " blanks
to Automobile Editors in all sections
of the country. The reports as to trade
conditions were gratifying in every
instance, but now, since the annual
automobile shows, second query has
brought news of more intensive motor
interest from every section of the
United States.
San Francisco Chronicle, L. J. Pink
son says: "The 1917 Motor Show was
the finest in the history Of San Fran
cisco. But the 1918 Show, just closed,
in point of attendance and general re-
suits, exceeds anything ever staged by
western mctoD dealers. The only COM
plaint on the Pacific Coast is-the
dealers can't get sufficient freight
cars. The actual sales at this year $
show cgta blished remarkable pre-
cedent. The amount of advertising
done, by the San Francisco dealers
shows their extreme confidence in San
Francisco where bank clearings, wages
and business thermometers were never
higher"
Boston American, c. f. Donnecker
says: 'The eve of the 1918 Automobile
Show finds New England motordom
ready for a Solid Conservative season.
War business has added to the general
prosperity, and motor sales in Boston
have been gratifying all through the
winter. But the recent national auto
mobile shows have dissipated the last
tinge of "buying reluctance. The
dealers watch the confidence or lack of
confidence Of the manufacturers and
the motor buyers watch the dealers.
Hence the rousing demonstrations at
New York and Chicago have cleared
the way for triumphant activity"
Nashville Tennessean, A. w. Han
cock says: "The Solid South is solid
for the automobile industry-and the
automobile. The number of cars sold
in the first two months of 1918 exceeds
all records. This years Nashville Auto
Show was host to multitudes hereto
gn, ~ 4o1
and never were they in the class of
prospects, But supply and demand
has put the cotton picker and the
merchant and the laborer of the south
on the road to happy days.
Portland Journal, Joe A. Jordor
says: Shipbuilding is Ofegon's 8 first
claim to unprecedented prosperity
Good Roads. expenditures have added tc
the motor fever of the, great northwest
and consequently theiereeent Automo
bile Show in Portland reached the
high water mark in the annals Of the
local association of dealers. The pres
/, emt is all so lovely we are flattereC
over the outlook for the future
Houston Press, Texas; Thomas Mar
tin says: "More than fifty percent OF
the white population of Texas are auto
mobile prospects and are financially
able to buy ear without working any
hardship on their families, their busi
ness or themselves. Cotton, corn
wheat and fruit have fattened the
earnings of every person in Texas that
wants to work.
Kansas City Post William T. Flotc
says: "The Heart Of America finds
lis farmer with his crops harvested and
sold and his money in the bank. He
is making money and wants to save
time to make more money. Conse
quently theh Missouri farmer is buy
ing motor cars in excess of any season
in the history Of Kansas City Dealers