The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-19
CONVENTION OF LOCAL pEALERs
HERE YESTERDAY Most 1NiAh-
ESTING EVER HELD.
AL Dealers me Very OPTIMISTIC at the
! Outlook, and Predict That Many
Cars Will Be Sold.


Yesterday WAS Overland" day IN the
city. with dealers in attendance from
all parts of the tri-statc district 'iiu
the climax Of tho affair was thH ts
Nanquet and thcatrr party hrlu iHSt s
evening at which apprHNImairiy o. ~,
;hc members Of tho big oNeriA'u A"''''''
were III Attendance. .do,.
morning at Q o'clock at tho general or
ices Of the company on t"uFlechtH
street, where tho members or the VAR
ms branch exchanges Of the local or
In gathered and made an in
Spcction OF the cars that are 10 nc 81 :
r rhange w win IL noted This season, and
the car prices also viii De nonut 't ~
same. There arc "a be Tow discounts ".
cuts in prices, owing to the TACT 'h''l
labor is expected 70 retain the present
wage scale. and high wages mean hiE!'
n-jrrs for cars. rs tho labor market gov
Crns the sale price Of. cars.
! Last evening W. l.. Smith. the gem
! tanned the members with 4 banquet at
Il the Mcclure Hotel. ~ =. l""d' one OK
tho representatives Of the W .!iys-ONrr-
land factory at Toledo. Ohio. mao 4
! very interesting address on inc oui '''",
for the coming season. II" pF"d''''"
lint many cars would br sold during the
Year and that business conditions w"u'"
{ i" better and brighter than ever before
ard he urged that all dealers. no matter
how small their output may n"' rn,
! their shoulders q the wheel ana I,- hHnS'
land put the Overland and WHY'S
I Knight cars over for tn" coming season.
/ General Manager Smith also Eavr an
! interesting address on the r"taiI nNSl-
ness and told what was expected OF, thr
iauto dealer during the season IN that
! line He also predicted that business
! would b. better than usual. with much
doing MI along III" lin" in the way of
| boosting the sale ct cars
/! Elm Grove Dealers Talk.
William Price and C. l. E"wman IN"
Elm Grove dealers. also delivered very
interesting talks on the Elm GroF" terri
/ tory and what Is expected in rcrari tr
/ the sale OF Overland and WHY'S
; Knight cars IN that district. tn" Elm
Grove territory is The bcs; in III" dis
rlac". and they prnmis" that l"r'nE "a
looming season thcr" will L.. man. nc"
, cars sold in that part!cnlar district.
Following he banquet Charl"s 'a""
Tho king nr ACCORDION" players -
Wheeling. rendered 4 number "l s,lcc'
lions that pleased al, and for which IL
received round Of applause. The MON
hsrs next received tickets from Mr.
Smith for the second porfnrnancr II
the Victoria theatre. 10 which place the!
lretircd and enjoyed 4 splendid show
America and her airplanes in tn" world
war were shown in motion pictures ant
tho show was thoroughly enjoyed BY all
The following officials Of the com
ipany and sub-dcalcrs were In attend
lance:
W. L. Smith. J. II. Arnctt. Wheeling
A. 0. Reed Toledo. Ohio; q. +. jones
Wheeling: T. Frasier. Brooksidc: a. J
Dick. Dillonvalc. Ohio: G. J. Allen. l.
Allender Moundsyille. ". Va; liar
Morris. Ben l.. Morris. B"llairo. Obi"
L. l.. Garrett. Cadiz. Ohio; Loscnh L
Hodge. Rcllairc. Ohio: George T.. Hayha
Wheeling: G.. Il. Bowman William E'rir,
i'll Price. Elm Grove w. Va; Peter
Boyd. ". NJ. Manning. Wheeling: 9. VI"
ConnauShy. J. N. Dcnham. Henry FoN
Bridgeport. Ohio; B. r. Rchcr. ST. Glars
willie. Ohio: NJ. g. M6orc. StcUhcnvillC
:; Ohio: +. J. Dickcrson, ST. C7aIrsvilo
Ohio: G. F. Schwarzhach. Wheeling: "
G. Kinds. Moundsrillc. W. Va: r. NJ
Morgan. Fairmont. W. Va; 6. c. White
ing: J. G. IIuscroft. Los Angeles. Cal
]. L. Young l. II. Talbot. Sistcrsvill'
w Va: Thomas 3. Martin. Grafton. "
Va: Ross Finley. West Bonifrr. W. Va
, T.. r. Lucas. Woods!1cld. Ohio; ]. !
Spencer. f.. r. Galloway. Barn"Svill"
Ohio: Q. ]. whitcscll. Weston, W. Va
T. Cain Belington. W. Va.