Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-24
EVERY MAKE MACHINE:
TO BE EXHIBITED
AT SHOW
OPENS THURSDAY
POPULAR PRICED MAKES WILL
BE FEATURE OF FIRST ANNUAL
EXPOSITION VIII C N w l. L
BRING HUNDREDS TO CITY
LAST THREE DAYS OF THIS
WEEK..

LAST THREE DAYS OF THIS
WEEK.
On the eve Of what promises 10 be
one of the most successful automobile
shows in the history of La Sail
County, Ottawa dealers in motors and
motor accessories sre all alert for th'
big rush of crowds which Will tax
possession Of the armOry Thursday
Friday and Saturday OF this Weef
From the throngS VINO viii swarm
into the exposition building the dea,
ers viii pave the way for immense
volumes Of business III the years it
come, even If they don't realize any
Thing on the venture this spring.
With every inOWn variety OF gaso
line and oil driven vehicle on display
the sightseers will gather a rich
fund Of knowledge through the dem
OnstratiOns which are scheduled to
take place morning. afternoon and
night The statesmen, eager to SHOW
on" the qualities OF their special
brands OF makes, will follow the same
courteous modes which mark the Chi
cago and New York shows, and are
sure to be only too willing to back
their arguments with an uctual dem
onstration of their machines in ac.
ton. From his source the buyers o!
1921 will DE paving the way for
broader ideas on the car they want 10
own and drive.
Every Make on Exhibition.
The exposition, Of course, will be
q strictly American affair. There wilt
be no foreign cars at the Ottawa
show. the exhibitors combining them
selves exclusively to The popular
makes OF United States cars. BY pop-
ular is meant the machine which runs
from few hundred dollars up to n
lew thousand. The luxurious price1
Yank machine will he lacking in pres
ence and as there is not much need
here for their being among these
present they will not be missed.
Erasing the idea of making the show
general in its scope, the men who
formulated the exhibition idea and put
il into effect decided thar the popu.
lar brands be shown and none others
unless the others wanted TO com" in
OF their own accord.
Ottawa is the center of one of the
biggest automobile populations III tn"
United States. La Sale County, rec
0rds for years show, is second in iii,
nos and Illinois is among the first
in the world But the popular priced
car. ranging from 5000 down, has
made II possible for Ottawa and its
neighbOring towns to achieve this dis
tinction. The $4,000 Rolls Royce
or other fancy devices for munition
makers and their ilk have no place
In the heart OF the county driver. who
il the greatest automobile conno'S.
seur on earth. and for that reason h
drives a good car and puts the rest
of the $4,000 out on interest to pay
the way for his better made machine.
Accessories to Be Shown.
Accessories, which have grown into
one of the most importan' divisions
OF the automobile game. will be shoWii
on both floors while the exhibition is
on. Every latest device to aid the
auto owner win be displayed, while
all the novelties of recent invention
will attract great quantities Of atten-
ton from the spectators. The acces-
sories department with its possihili
ties for interest and holding atten: ion
Is certain to he one of the biggest
features of the show,
The Tractor.
No phase of rural life offers the OPP
portuniteS the tractor does. The
no I,,. ,,,l nIt =,
will almost entirely disappear from
farm use. is seeking the perfected sub
stitute for his old favoritte team. Tho
tractor section of the Ottawa show
will avail to him the very latest
makes Of machines, with all their
modern improvements, and records OF
the tests which make them proof posi-
i've for durability, efficiency and
achievement. The makes OF tractors
to be shown cover every successful
brand turned out by large industries
that have spent millions making their
machines do the work intended OF
them on a maximum basis While re-
ducing the grief and troubles to their
purchasers to the minimum.
Trucks.
me day mas long since arrived
when the automobile truck passed out
of The teaming business into tn"
motor driven branch. There will be
many makes of trucks shown Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday. These ma
chimes will be the kind suitable to
city and farm use, of moderate price
and long life, as far as service is con
cerned. The city fella has recog-
nized for many years the value OF
trucks in his business. The farmer
has begun to awaken to the advan-
tages which arise from his being able
to speed his haulage and double his
loads. while not wearing ont valuable
b0rsefesh to get to the elevator to de-