The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-02-15
AUTO SHOW BIG
AFFAIR At FORT
WORTH MAR. 4.
SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION TO
HOUSE GIANT MOTOR CAR
EXHIBITION
AIR MEN TO FLY DAILY


The Southwestern Exposition and
Fat Stock Show. which opens In Fort
Worth Monday. March II, and runs
for ono week. Is offering greater
variety Of entertainment this year
for the people Of the Southwest than
has ever been given through a stint
lar show. BESIDES the numerous
livestock features the Exposition 10
presenting the greatest automobile
show ever held In the Southwest
Tho show Is under the direction Of
the Fort Worth automobile dealers
and tho personal supervision Of a
committee OF dealers, headed by O..
d. Wright OF the Maxwell agency. as
chairman: John Coyey OF the Mon
roe agency. Hub Digs Of the Ford
agency. Sanford Webb Of the Buck
agency and H. 4. souther Of the
Paige agency.
An Immense building, i0Oxl55 feet.
IL now In course Of construction on
the Exposition grounds for the hous.
Ing OF the show Floor space, With
room for handling OF car, has been
provided for sixty cars. Every inch
Of the floor space has been sold and
the entry list closed. Just outside
the building will be an exhibition Of
automobile trucks and motor driven
agriculture implements. etc This
open air show IL a part Of the auto.
mobile exhibit and will be more or
less under the direction Of the com
mittee.
Baths W 10 the automobile show
and tractor exhibit win cone the oz'
hlblts OF the numerous siio compan'
les and then the different carnival
Attractions under the management Of
George J. Loos. Besides ihe "arni'
val attractions a congress Of broncho
busters and ropors will participate IN
the Rodeo. the afternoon and nigh.
amusement feature Of the Exposition.
Wild West performers from all over
the world will participate.
The Exposition this year will run
largely to military stunts. Due to
the fact that several thousands Of
Texas and Oklahoma boys are sta
toned at Camp Bowie and nov In
training for service In France. Tea
lures Will DO staged each day to the
particular liking o. the soldier Spec.
inl rates will be granted the men in
uniform. These rates will be extend
ed to tho men OF the flying branch
OF the army now located at Camp
Tallaierros three wings Camp Hicks,
Camp Benbrook and Camp Eyormln.
More than 5000 men arc stat onol
at the aviation camp. Any one OF
the aviation fields Is within thirty
minutes ride Of Fort worth and
Camp Bowie Is located At Arlington
Heights. within street car communl.
cation Of tho heart OF the city.
Camp Hicks can be reached by
automobile. as can Eyermhn and ben
brook. Service cars are run between
the camps and the city and Camp
Eyorman can be reached by inilrur-
ban. Special service ~ given Ever
man by the Northern Texas Traction
Company on It's cicburno line.
Flying machines are continually
passing over Fort Worth. The FIX
position grounds are directly In tho
path OF tn air route from Hicks 10
Benbrook and Hicks to Everman and
from the Exposition grounds one can
witness the battle formation Of the
air fleets and maneuvers that be-
speak something OF what the cadets
Will DO up against after they receive
their commissions and are sent TO
the Western war theater In Europe.
In addition TO the great attractions
Of the Exposition visitors to Fort
Worth can witness the intensive
drilling and preparations now being
made by tho troops ut Camp Bowie
Many Of the crack horsemen OF the
army will participate In the horse
show feature OF the Exposition. At
Camp Bowie are number Of world
famous broncho busters. Those men
will be IN the contests.
Ed r. Henry. manager Of the Ex,
position. has the assurances that the,
show this year will BE- the greatest
sale show ever held IN Fort Worth.
There N a great demand for bloodbd'
stock IN the Southwest for the 70.
plenfshment o. the herds that have.
been so hard hit by the drouth- THIS
faet n attracting the breeders from
Kansas. Oklahoma. Missouri. srisslss,
i7pi and other stnteA TO tn Fort
Worth show. More than iQl entries
are now IN md the entry list win
not DO closed uetil Feb. 3.
Because Of thd fact thst practical.
" two thirds oflthe cattle ranches
T@xas and O1lahoraa are repre-
er'cd 1T Comp bowis md the sec
I'D -~Wor th-I ths catiia Raissrs
,gaoc'atifr n II Sas meets At Dallas
~ week following mo Exposition IN
ont ORTIZ. tiia gseatest crowd In
ne 'lsio-y OF The city Is expected.
s.orkmen Willy CONS to Fort Worth
week 10 advance Of ire meeting
u tAe Aspo5at'en to visit relatives
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