Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-29
WEATHER MAN
FAVORS SHOW
Automobile Exhibit Opens
Again Today Under Most
Favorable Circumstances

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| fuel administrator could not classify
1t as theater or amusement. Traf-
! iic was practically closed yesterday
| by rail and trolley on account of the
! storm, so to-day and this evening
/ when all traffic lines are again open
ana the theaters closed. the auto
mobile show is the principal place
| for amusement.
Passing through the doors OF the
/ exhibit on the first floor of the
| on-Brantingham Building, the
| first display to meet the eye is that
of the Franklin Car, Mr.. +. w.
| Shank is in charge of this booth
and has on exhibit one of the SER
| ious touring cars. Just across
| the isle is the booth of the DENLY
Sales Corporation, with Mr.. ]. II.
| Sharkey and Ii. w. Aitken in charge
| They are showing the DENLY truck.
| Next in line to the DENLY booth is
the one of the Eureka Wagon works
| Mr.. A. II. Bailey and W. Ross Beal-
| or showing the different models of
| the Auto-Car.
Across from the Franklin on the
same isle Mr.. C. b. Zeck is dis
! playing four touring cars and one
} commercial model of the Buick car.
Next comes the Keystone Car COM
| pany's booth with their display of
| Peerless, Chalmers, Dodge Bros
Touring Cars and the G.. NJ. Truck.
Mr.. c. II. Barner with Merlo Coupe
| and w. Fl. Zumbro are in charge
! of this booth. The Miller Auto Co.
| are next with a display of Oldsmo-
blles, Maxwell, and Graham Trucks.
| This company also handles the
I Haynes Touring Car but were un-
able to get any here for the Show.
This booth is in charge of II. W.
| Miller and B. F. Barker.
AT the side of the room and
stretching across the entire back
end is the display of Chevrolet
Motor Cars. This booth is in charge
I of P. Driscoll and r. NJ. Dague.
! They are displaying six models of
| the Chevrolet. Next comes Mr..
Andrew Redmond, assisted by
Mr.. A. NJ. Kamerer. Three
models of the Vim Truck, three of
| the Chandler touring car and two
| Oaklands are on display in this
booth. Along side of Mr.. Redmond
is the display of the Velie Harris
burg Co. with II. l.. Willoughhy in
! charge. They are displaying two
models of the Velie touring car. one
closed and one open body and a
Velie commercial car.
After looking over these exhibits
we viii pass on up stairs where the
| band plays "Over There" and nu-
! merous popular pieces of the times.
| me first exhibit, that of the Bentz-
| lands Motor Car Co, Mr. ]. A.
! Bentz in charge. They are show
ing the different models of the Nash
| National and Mercer touring cars.
| Next comes r. L. Cowden with a
display OF the Apperson and Paige
touring cars. Across the isle is c.
L. Concver with a Case touring and
Sedan model. Just across from Mr..
Conover is the display of the Har-
risburg Overland Co. This display
by the way is the largest of the
show. They have nine models in
all of Overlands. Willys-Knights,
Bethlehem and Garford trucks. They
also have on display a special Vict-
oria top. This booth is in charge
OF Mr.. Carl Hanson and Albert ],
Stroud.
Across the isle is the booth of the
Republic Trucks, Mr.. I. w. Dill in
charge. He is showing five models
or the Republic Truck. On the
left is the exhibit of the HARRISBURG
Auto Co., Mr.. George Mcfarland
and Mr.. II. e. Bashore are show.
ing the Cleveland Farm Tractor
Reo's Hurlburt and Duplex Trucks
They also have REQ chassis that
Is so arranged as to show all the
various workings of the car. In be.
tween on the right hand side is the
display of Nom Bros. They are
showing the Crow Elkhart TOURING
car and the DE truck. The Ford
cars, with DIR. William A. G.. McMil.
Ian and NJ. A. Brubaker in charge
are being displayed, showing all the
various models In the back tho
Studebaker and the Brockway
Truck is being displayed by Mr.. NJ
l.. Mumma. He has two CONNER
cial and one touring model of the
Studebaker and two Brockwa,
trucks on display Next in linz
comes the Ensminger Auto Co. wifi
Mr.. Ensminger and Walter Randall
in charge. They have on displa,
the bort touring car, three models
the regular touring. a Sedan ant
a Sedanette. The Harrisburg Amer
lean Sales Co. is next with a dis
play of American touring car. Mex
comes. the Hupmobile with Mr.. r
j. Church and G. Is. Matterson il
charge. They are showing twr
models of the Hupmobile.
II III NbC tCHlGT VI the room. thI
Packard Motor Car Co are shown,
different models of the Packard
cars. They have four models in
Guiding a special roadster. Thi
booth is in charge of Mr.. B. b
Harrington. Next comes the Had
son Sales Co. with l.. II. Hagerlint
and NJ. K. Thompson in charge
They are displaying two Hudson
models, a Saxon and two Stewar
Trucks Mr.. e. T. Mehring is dis
playing the Briscoe car and tn,
l Redden Truck maker. Last I'M
not least comes the Crispen Motol
Car Co. with the showing of Cad
dilac touring cars. Mr.. Crisper
who is in charge, explains all abou
the different models of this wei
known car. He has on display thre,
models and a chassis.
Ii In the line of the different ac
cessory firms represented. we FIND
the Zimmerman Repair Co. with ,
display of Weber Carburetors. Els
mann magnetoes and various othoI
electrical equipment. The e. Math.
er Co are displaying a full line O.
auto accessories with the Black ant
Decker Air Pumps and drills beiut
prominent. Next comes the Allan
tic Refining Company's display o.
oils and greeses and pumps anC
tanks. Mr.. Essick comes next. n,
will tell you all about automobil,
insurance. Following Mr.. Essicl
comes the display of the Front
Market Supply Co. They are dis.
playing all kinds of automobile ac
cessories.
Across on the other side of tht
| room is the Myers Accessory EIouc<