Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-01-08
TWOCREAT SHOWS
HELD AT CHICAGO
FOR AUTOUSERS
Passenger Cars and Motortrucks
Win Be Displayed During
Week of Ian. 24-31.
PARADE MILES LONG FEATURE
Millions Spent for Trucks Indicates
How Extensively This Industry
Has Grown.


Chicago will be the heart Of the pas
senger car and motortruck world from
January "a to 81. when the two colos.
sal shows are held there. The city
has the well-merited reputation OF
staging big expeditions on larger
scale than are held anywhere else.
Just MS the recent International Live
Stock exposition was by long odds the
most remarkable event Of its kind. not
alone In the size and quality Of the
exhibits. but also IN the enormous at
tendances, so the coming Passenger
Car and Motortruck shows are expect
ed to be the greatest In the history OF
these mighty Industrial classics.
This winter they will be held stimuli
taneously, but at different headquar-
tiers. The Passenger Car how viii be
put on at the Coliseum. the Coliseum
Annex and the First Regiment Arm
DRY; the Motortruck show win be
housed at the international amphithe-
alter. Forty-second and Halsted
streets.
Last year the Motortruck show
followed on the heels of the Automobile
show. at the same buildings. necessi-
tatIng either long stay In the city
by out-of-town visitors, or two trips.
This has now been obyIated. and those
interested can take In both events on
the same day. making as many jonr-
neys back and forth as they desire.
The Motortruck show will without
doubt be the biggest thing OF its kind
on record, and win he national IA ev-
cry respect Last winter the expOsi-
ton was a surprisingly complete one,
considering the fact It was put on by
local dealers.
Manager Samuel A. Miles gave his
services to help make Il a success,
and II far surpassed the fondest hopes
Of those behind IL,
Mr. Miles VIII again be In charge.
and II VIII be stnged under the direct
auspices Of the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce. Already a
large percentage of the floor space has
been asked for by motortruck concerns
and by the dccessory people.
feature Of opening afternoon. Sat.
urday. January -. win be grea
street parade. which win be the most
spectacular event in connection with
motortrucks ever held This win go
through the streets of Chicago. and all
sorts and fashions of motortrucks win
be on public view-from the tiny de-
livery wagons up to the motor dread
naughts."
Early In November. Manager Samuel
A. Miles met In Chicago with the 10.
chi motortruck dealers. nj which time
the plans were outlined In addition
10 Manager Miles there were present
John EustIce in charge Of the CON
ference programs, and f. w. Fem. In
charge of rural motor express promo
tion of the National Automobile Cham
her Of Commerce. John Nico, chair
man NJ the Chicago Automobile Trade
association. presided
Since that time plans have matured.
until now there Is every confidence
that the worlds greatest motort-gok
exposition viii be seen during Auto
mobile week"
Manager Miles. at that time. spent n
couple Of days looking over the
schemes for decorating the vast buId.
incs. which Is Gigantic task in itself.
Tons and tons Of decorations viii be
used. and this feature IN itself viii be
well worthy OF a visit. Men expert in
vast decorative Spectacles have been
working ON the details.
Those who are not intimately a.
quomted with The motortruck Industry
would be amazed to learn how rapid
by This particular phase Of industry has
grown the past few years. From a
mere infant, II has sprung into monu-
mental aspects and today one Is forced
TO speak Iu terms OF millions Instead
of hundreds.
EveN phase OF the motortruck win
be- on Wow at the International am
pHtheoter. which building is peculiarly
we'll suited Tor such show.
Statistics show that there IS 81
100000 invested IN motortrucks hy coal
dealers; S3400,oOO by Crocers. $500.
0Oo hy milk dealers and creumeries.
and SiOmnoo by lumber men.
u hos been estimated that 435.e
motortrucks are now being used. as
against All 10 1904. 100000 tons
daily on the average re being hauled.
with q saving in transportation costs
of S23GOoNWO
one Of the unique and important fea-
lures of the National Motortrutk show
win be the monster transportation con
fcreuce~. which will be daily part Of
the program. Every angle of motor
transportation viii be discussed. In.
Guiding the subjects OF the merchan-
diSing Of moturtruckS. service from all
angles. proven sales methods, operat.
mg o>ts. good roads and. ia fact. CIV.
cry conceivable angle which bears ON
Wotnrtruck~
John X IuStIS Who IL IN 3I-oc,