Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-23
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
At FAIR BIGGEST
HELD IN THE STATE
Completely Dwarfs Many Other
Exhibits = Dealers Handi-
capped by Failure Certain
Models to Arrive.

be found In the state OF luano, the
first automobile show of the Boise
Auto Trades association at the fair
grounds this week is all that the COM
nittee anticipated and then some. 1t
is not only the largest automobile
show ever held in the state, but IT
c Completely dwarfs all other exhibit
items. in spite of the fact that nearly
everyone OF the dealers is showing I'M
der a handicap because he could not
get 1920 models that he had planned
to show.
Instead of 16 exhibits as was or
igipally planned. 20 have been crowd
ed into the tent, and regardless of the
shortage in all lines of cars, the deal
ers have arranged good attractive dis
plrVs A visitor from Portland today
! said that except as to size. the show
! is every bit as attractive as the show
| held in Portland.
The tent is beautifully decorated. the
work of ~, Pioneer Tent Il AVN
ing company which also manufactures
the tent, huge affair measuring 60
nv 2bo feet. Daily concerts, either
from II to IL or / to . are to be given
by the Boise Municipal band in the
auto tent.
| literature novelties and souvenirs
arc being profusely distributed by the
! exhibit managers. Charts, pictures and
displays of engine parts are numer-
Gus.
Nearly all the exhibitors are show
! ing 1920 models of their chosen makes
and the advance samples indicate
stiI more thorough Strengthening of
lines than ever before.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS.
Visitors at the show will be curious
at the absence of cars in the space
he Pack
lard distributors, and for the Grant
six Auto company. The Sims com
p9ny secured the country for any kinh
Of = Packard that could be borrowed
for display purposes, and couldn't ma
one that the owner would give up ior
= day regardless of the pay offered.
iThe Grant Six company had the same
Iexperience in trying to find a Grant
six that they could display. Both hrms
appealed to their respective factories
} but were told that the manufacturers
; were so far behind their requests couio
not be met.
, Rudisil- Skinner smith company are
showing an Allen, model %, 5-passen
ger, which has come out in an entire
= Iy new body this season with 2-inch
shorter wheel-base; and Westcott
: AIS 5-passenger car. A 7-passenge1
Wescott is on the road from the fac
tory and Is expected to arrive in time
to be shown before the week is up
> G. L, skinner Is in charge of the eX-
, hibit today.
The Nampa Auto company is repre-
scented with a 5-passenger Columoia
and an Auburn Beauty Six. 1h'
q Columbia features a shutter radiator
operated by a thermostat. Fl. r. r
vim is in charge of the exhibit
Q The Bannock Motor Sales compan!
= is showing the well-known Chalmers
+ Sc so" and a 1920 Maxwell, 4-cylinder
5-passenger touring car. Franklin
, Martin is in charge of the exhibits.
II c. C. Hargrove company is featuring
n IL and 2-ton White truck, with
f. Garrison in charge. The Noble Mo
Y tor Car company is also showing
trucks having two Internationals,
one-ton and a two-ton, on display.
e MANY FINE CARS.
0 The only closed car in the exhibit !
IL being shown by the Sharman Aut
l. company in a Cadillac Victoria. 1872
!. model This car Is a graceful spas
% seneer machine. They also are show
=, ing a 5-passenger 1920 Oakland tour
"a ing car. In connection with their eX
c. hibit is display Of the vital parts c
e. engines of both cars. F. w. Langtr
= and c. Fl. Sumption are in charge.
The Overland -Four is being show
80 ,hv the Boise Overland company !
o both complete and chassis form, sup
plemented by an exhibit of moto
80 parts j. G. Ma2Sree, recently fror
rs the Overland factory. where he sper
I'll four years on the road as service ma
=, and two years in the engine depart
~ ment. is meeting Idaho motorists 6
- the Boise overland company's STAN
s. He has Joined the Boise firm as sci
or vice man. Balloons, canes arS per
tx given away by this firm. cut -awa
model of a WHY'S knight motor Is
III pants advertising their lines are be,n