East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-03-13
AUTOS GALORE
ON EXHIBITION
AT BIG SHOW
Happy Canyon is Colorful
Place as Memorable Event
Opens for Public.
MANY NEW MODELS
ARE UPON DISPLAY
Admission is free; music at
Afternoon and Evening
Shows.

Lights. coIors. lattice work, flower
and greenery, the last. but by n
means least, the big shining cars tina
are In themselves the best decoratio
of all. mark the opening today at Hap
Ply Canyon of the Roundup Aut
Show. Pendleton's annual automobil
event.
The pavilion, which is the larges
used for an auto show in the inlanc
empire. has been transformed into
giant showroom. The walls hav'
been covered with a white and brown
painted canvas which acts as back.
ground for the machines on display
This canvas is the property of tn,
Pendleton Automobile Association and
will be used from year to year, with
further decorations added toit.
All local automobile firms are rep
resented. Tho Independent Garage Is
showing a Cole. a REQ, n bort and q
nS" speed wagon. The Oregon Motor
Garage, besides showing "a Buick H-49.
Buick d-45 and Buicl: coupe, is show
Ing a quick stripped chassis. with
mirrors so arranged that all the parts
can be seen.
Another feature of the oregon Mo-
tor Garage exhibit is Essex. which
makes its debut in automobile circles
this year. The car has never before
been exhibited at any show. The mod
el on display here is finished in dark
green. other cars in the exhibit are
the Cadillac and Hudson speedster.
The Pendleton Motor Sales company
is showing "a Nash. and a Jordan. as
we'll as a Dodge roadster. Dodge tour
ing car and Dodge commercial wagon.
The Apperson touring car. Franklin
Sedan. oldsmobiie touring car, Olds-
mobile truck and Appefson club. sport
model are shown by tho Pcndleton
Auto Company.
New Makes shown.
Two Lexington machines, the first
ever shown in Pendleton. are being
displayed by Campbell and Frentzel.
One is a sport tour model in elephant
gray. and the other II Lexington seven
passenger touring car.
sport Models.
A velie sport model, with exposed |
exhaust pipes, Is the sensation of the
Eastern Oregon Motor Company's dis !
play. other cars shown by this COM
pany are the Chevrolet Baby Grand |
and 49O boards of Chevrolet parts |
are shown also.
The Leuer Auto Company has on
display an Oakland Six. and an Oak
land Roadster. as well as a Haynes =,
and Chandler Z. A Stanley steamer
the first ever shown in Pendleton, viii
be on display by this company tomor-
row.
Never until today has Ford Sedan
with built-in electric starter been
shown in Pendleton. Simpson Auto
company is showing this model. The
self starter is a new innovation which
appears on Ford closed cars. A five
passenger Ford touring. car appears al
so, with Ford one ton truck, with
worm drive. and "A Ford roadster with
box attachments
A working exhibit, with seven igni-
ton units. is on display by the W. D.
Chase company, which handles the
Philadelphia battery and the Simms
Magnetic. a battery charging outfit
is in operation also. This company
shows a lighting outfit for tractors.
which is their own invention.
WHY'S Knight and Overland cars
ms we'll as a working exhibit of sleeve
valve motors are shown by Wallace
Brothers.
KYLE Long is showing seven pas
senrer Studebaker sedan as his exhib-
It. McCook' and Bentley are showing
n Maxwell touring car.
Clyde Mckay makes a demonstra-
tion of modern auto painting during .
the show. ,
Accessories Are Shown.
Accessories displayed by the Allen ,
knight company include Federal and
Portage tires A demonstration Is
made of gear grease in the transmits
sion. Kay-Bee spotlights in constant
add to the beauty of the ,
show.
In the Pendleton Rubber and Sup
,lv Compsnv exhibit are Kelly Spring.
field. Diamond, Goodrich, Silvertown ,
cord and Mohawk tires, as well as
complete line of accessories.
w. J. Burns shows Exide batteries
and cylinder grinding. ,
A battery charging machine is
shown at the electric Service Station
booth, for the Willard Batteries
A giant ruber plant is decorative
feature of the Simpson Tire service
booth, where Firestone and Repuoilc
tires and Dri-Kure re-tread machine
are shown. A souvenir F1restone tlre
is given to all visitors
In the arena near the pavilion. Gar
ford trucks, handled by the oregon
Motor Garage, holt NaterPliiais' "
Sturuis and Storie. Republic trucks by
Pendleton Auto Company; uba trucks
by the Inland Empire company. Aca-
son trucks by the umatilla Auto Com
pany, International trucks by Reece !
and galloway: Happy Farmer trucks,
by independent Garage. are on dis
play. The arena has been covered
with sawdust, to aid In making II easy
Tor visitors to see the trucks