Evening journal., 1920-02-07
Conclude AUTO
SHOW With HOP
Social Session Will Mark
Close of Splendid Exhibi-
ton at dupont Tonight
EXHIBITORS REPORT
SALES, PROSPECTS

As a fitting postlude to the most
successful show held in the history Of
the local automobile business a dance
Will take place in the duBarry
room OF the Motel dupont tonight, all
Of those attending The show being ell
gible 10 dance The dance will be a
strictly formal affair. and those present
will be in evening dress. The Original
Six the orchestra which has furnished
enjoyable music at the show al week,
Will provide plenty OF jazz dance mu-
sic. Elaborate plans have been made
for the dance. and II should be a very
enjoyable affair. The dance committee
viii be the show committee. the per-
sonnel Of which is as follows:
w. A. Mcdonald, E. L. Bixby, f. F.
Mcrrick, Z. G. Ulrich, r. B. Norman,
Henry a. WhEe, Guy r. Ford. H'rry
II. Loose, y. W. Howell and T. C.
Johnson
With the show coming TO an end to-
night. and better weather, the Attend
ance at tonighJs affair should set the
record for the week Many persons,
IL Is thought who had intended 10 see
the show and had been prevented on
account OF the weather, will attend
tonight, Saturday night being an on
night" with m7ny persons.
During the week more than $500 paid
admissions have been recorded at the
show.
One car which has attracted wide at
tion in this years show Is the Kisselcar.
which is on the right upon entering the
door Of the ballroom. This mechanism
has evoked favorable comment on
account Of its pleasing lines,
sturdy construction and moderate price.
II. A. White Is the local sales manager
FOR this car.
An unusually handsome model is this
years Haynes. A coupe is found in the
show, and the demonstrators and
salesman for the Haynes have been
busy explaining features Of the car
ever since the show began. F. o. Tay-
Tor. district sal,s manager for the
Haynes Company will personally tell
the merits Of the Haynes tOnigh. TO all
who are thinking Of purchasing a car
at any price. The Haynes Is, according
90 the claim OF its manufacturers. "A
high grade car at the price Of an in
feriOr car
Little has been said In local news
papers during the week about the
merits Of the Ford car. and the dullest
child can easily see the reason for this
fact. The Ford is so well known. so
popular and so well-nigh universal
that praising the merits Of this low
priced. but useful machine would be
like gliding the lily" During the war,
when the manufacture Of Fords was
temporarily discontinued on account Of
Mr.. Ford turning his entire plant over
10 the United States Government. the
value Of those In use rose 80 per cent
and there have been cases Of persons
and dealers selling three and four-year-
old Ford cars for several hundred dol
lars more than they cost.
Now, however. the big Detroit fac
tory Of the Ford Company is rum ng
at full capacity once more. and orders
placed now VIII be fl,ed at the short
Is. pOssibl- notice by +. B. Norman.
local representative.
Two Of the handsomest and most
graceful cars in the entire show are
the Peerless and Marmon. The Peer
less is claimed to be the best car on
the market at anything Ike lts price.
frequently outspe ding. outlastins and
"outgamng" cars which cost from one
TO two thousand dollars more than the
Peerless.
The Merrlck Motor Company. OF VIII
mingion. local distr 'butors for the Mar
mon and Peerless lines were notified
yesterday that during show week at
Chicago ending January 81 the NIarmon
Chicago company sold seveniy-six Mar
mon Bis at retail 10 residents Of metro
politan Chicago. literally doubling the
sensational record made by the Marmon
dealer in New York during the week
Of the national automobile show wh'ch
opened January 3. Again the b ig
middle western city leads In the sales
records and points 10 a prosperous sea-
son for the h'gh priced car. The Chi-
caro' exhibit has long bnen known
as a selling show but this record weeks
sale totallng more than four hundred
and nifty thousand dollars outstrips any
thing that any previous season mas
shown.
The far-reaching results OF surh a
sales record will cause many man TO
order promptly. II he counts upon get
ting his car in time for the maximum
Of driving this season The straws have
shown which way the wind blows and
there seems Ia be a vertable sales gale
blowing Marmonward in Chicago.
A feature Of this years show has
been that every car represented at the
exhibition has been recorded for at
least one sale. and a number Of dealers
have sold ten cars or more, as a direct
result OF the show.
Visitors at the show last night in
cluded J. II. Rosen. formerly manager
OF the Packard branch here. now dis
trict manager OF sales: w Y. Anthony,
general manager OF the Philadelphia
branch OF the Packard Motor Com
uany. and r. H. Davok. Of the Packard
Motor Company. of Detroit. 1t is pro-
posed by the Packard Company TO ex-
tend the facilities Of the Packard COM
pany. in Wilmington, and for this pur-
nose the three representatives Of the
company were visitors here yesterday.
Mr.. Rosen was enthusiastic over this
years show, and stated that while the
show was not as large as some OF the
other shows, yet the setting, decora-
lions and arrangements were the best
he had ever seen.