Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
SHOW TO
Hose TONIGHT;
D|||REAT SUCCESS
n Not Prelong Event Which d.
srecfors Say Has Been In Every
Way = Success.

a success from the standpoint OF
both the dealers and the public.
from the standpoint Of sales, at
fehdance and benefit to the COM
uunity, the motor show will come
to q close at 1880 o'clock this
morning. Gate receipts. accord
Ing to a rough estimate will
amount to 10000, It is said.
Although directors had consid-
cred prolonging the show for an
other week. particularly as the
condition OF the roads during the
Jast week had prevented many
from outlying rural districts at
tending, 1t was decided today to
make this the closing night.
We feel that another week of
operation could not make the show
eurpass the stupendous success 1t
has already BEEN" Major C. G. Van
Yliat said. land We do not want the
public to say that we are operat-
ing the exhibit for gain. We have
therefore decidd to Gloss the doors
tonight"
Big Attendance Iowa Night.
Last night. Iowa and Rock Island
arsenal night at the show. drew
one of the largest crowds which
had yet attended the exhibit. Dav-
export citizens came out in full
force. and sprinkling of uniforms
testified that arsenal officers had
accepted the invitation to be pres
enf on the evening specified as
theirs.
IF there were any more people
here we would have to bulge the
walls" was the remark Of one of
the exhibitors.
Tonight Is Illinois night, and it
Is predicted that the crowd, with
citizens of Rock Island. Moline and
East Moline in attendance. Will
more than double any former days
record. In anticipation for this
evening, Manager Van Vliet has
had the desk behind the ticket win
dow inclosed, in order that the
money can be received without be-
ing stacked, and the greatest eff
flciency can be employed in pass
ing out tickets to the stream OF WIS.,
itors at the box office.
{. l.. Johnson, assistant sales
manager, and W. G. Mcconnell,
factory representative with the
All-American truck, Trevor and
Gottlieb. local representatives, are
visitors at the show today. The
firm is showing the larger models
OF the truck, which arrived and
were first placed on exhibit Thurs
day. This is the first time that
these large trucks have been shown
in the tri-cities.
This has been. according to the
managers of the exhibit. a great
car selling show. All exhibitors,
it is stated, have sold one or more
of their products. The attendance
and interest shown by the public
has also been all that could be de-
sired.
Credit 10 Managers.
n Too much credit for the success
of the exhibit cannot be given to
MIR. VanVliet the officers Of the
Tri.City Automobile Trades associ-
alton and dealers themselves. who
put forth every effort possible to
give the tri-cities the best show
ever held here. In this they easily
succeeded as the thousands Of peo-
pie who visited the tabernacle dur
ing the past week were quick tc
acknowledge.
At 10 o'clock this evening the
band will come down from the
stand and parade the building, and
the final hour of the show will be
made one Of jollity and good feel
ing. Immediately after the closing
of the doors, the taking down OF
the decorations will be begun. Elk
hibitors will remove their showings
and decorations will be taken
down. All traces of the event will
be gone by Sunday evening.