Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-17

Imperial Valleys second annual
automobile, tractor, truck and ac-
cessOry show will open its doors
the morning of April 22 and con-
tinue for tire days.. 1t is expected
that there will be half million
dollars worth of gasoline vehicles
and accessories on exhibit when
the show opens.
The show whichywiM be held April
20 to "a inclusive, will open with a
big parade in the morning headed by
the Ell Centre Municipal Band, in
which 1920 tractors, trucks and cars
o fevery make, style and description
will take part, and at its conclusion
will be driven to the exhibit rooms
where they will be advantageously
placed for the most effective showing.
BIG ESTIMATE
Otto Jeancon, show manager, esti-
mated this week that there will be 100
makes of cars on exhibition, 65 names
already guaranteed, 20 different kinds
of tractors, 80 brands of trucks and a
large number Of accessory dealers.
The show space is practically sold out
at this early date.
Although the passenger and
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main interest, the tractor exhibit is
expected to attract a large amount OF
attention. 1t was first planned to
have competitive blowing contests
but this plan was later abandoned
because Of the lack of a suitable field
close to the exhibition rooms.
1t is peculiarly fitting that two
large buildings, now under the course
of construction. and to be used in the
automobile business, are to form the
show place for this years exhibit.
They are the new garage of Fred IA.
Berry and the Cadillac agency Of u:
A. Jackson, adjoining each other and
almost directly across Main Street
from the Barbara Worth Hotel.
During the past year the automobile
business has occupied many buildings
in the vicinity and a new auto row
is being established on the west end OF
SECOND EFFORT
Under the direct management Of
an experienced show man, Otto
Jeancon, formerly Of San Diego, but
now with the Southern Electrical Com
pany of this city, the Imperial Valley
Auto Dealers Association, which is
responsible for the exhibit, intends
that their second effort will entirely
eclipse that of year ago, which was
held in Brawley. That show was an
experiment and there were some mis-
givings among the dealers as to the
results that would be obtained, but
they went to it with a determination
that failure was not to crown their
efforts owing to lack of effort. They
made an entire success OF it, so much
so that it was decided that the auto
mobile and tractor show was to be an
annual events
H. F. O'Byrne of Ell Centro is presi-
dent of the association and Purl Willis.
secretary. Men who will take prom
inent part in the coming show are M.
G. Brumbly. l.. A. Jackson, Dewey
Carey, ]. w. Cass, L. L. Hebert, P. L.
Echols, Purl Willis and H. F. O'Byrne.
This year the members of the Inn
perial Valley Auto Dealers Association
are putting even more energy behind
the proposition, each one taking an
individual interest, committees work
ing every minute they can spare, and
some that they cannot consistently
spare from their business. 1t is their
brag, that perhaps it may not be as big
a show as in some of the larger cities,
yet when in point Of size, it is consid-
cred. and it is all over, they expect to
make it an exhibition that will set