Evening journal., 1920-01-29
CITY AUTO SHOW
OPENS NEXT WEEK
1920 Exhibition to Be Best
in History of the
City
ADMISSION FEE
TO BE CHARGED

Details for the opening OF the NTH
annual Wilmington Automobile Show
IN the Hotel dupont on next Monday
were completed at a meeting In the
overland company's Offices last night
Of the various exhibitors participating
In the show and The executive commit
tee OF the Wilmington Automobile
Trades Association, whose personnel is
the same as that Of the show commit
tee. Mayor Taylor viii formally open
the show at II O'Clock that day Spaces
have been allotted and all other ar
rangements have been completed to
make the show 1.-THE best and biggest
ever"
10 was not until late hour last eve
ming that the Official list OF show entries
was completed The committee on
floor arrangements, consisting OF Z. l..
Blxby. Of the Packard Motor Company,
and =. c. Ulrich, Of the FOss-Hughes
Company, after allotlng display spaces
60 every Wilmington distributor who
had been holding the agency OF a car
for a specified period OF three months
previous TO the date Of the show, had
nve spaces open. Il was decided TO
offer these spaces 70 Wilmington dealers
whose line includes cars OF more than
one manufacturer. The spaces were
drawn by D. F. Norman, local Ford
distributor, In the presence OF All lle
dealers. The following firms We're sue,
cessnll in securing the addltlohai
spaces:
The drawing and assigning OF spaces
10 ehse firms closed the entries lot
the coming show. The Official ilst ls
as follows: -.
Diamond state Garage, Paige; Harry
n. Loose. Oldsmobie: Delaware Marine
Motors Company. dupont; Porter Mer-
s.ck Company. Mormon and peerless :
Foss-Hughes Company, Pierce-Arrow ;
Salaman Auto COmpny National; keli
Motor Company, Cleveland: Johnson
St-avhorn Company, Studebaker; Fader
MOTOR Company, Oakland and Niele :
White Brothers, K'ssel; Gomery-
schwartz Motor Company, Hudson and
Essex: +. b. Norman. Ford; T. o. Tay-
lor Wsynes: Cahill and Company,
Dodge: Wilmington Automobile Com
many Buick and Chevrolet; Sweeten-
Wilmington Company, Franklin: Penn
Clay Motor Company Jordan: Packard
Motor Company. Packard: Overland
Wilmington Company Overland and
Willys-Knight: Thomas Hughes Com
many. NJ xNell: Strong Motor Company,
Elgin six: Economy Garage, Lexing-
ton. parkway Motor Sales Company,
Auburn: French street Garage, REQ
Climax Moor sales Company, Stearns-
knight: Delaware Motor Sales Com
pany. Cadillac; Carrol-Springer Motor
sales Company. Cole Eight
In addition 10 The eXh 'bition OF cars
in The ballroom Of the Hotel dupont
The accessory show Will be held In the
lobby.
The following firms have been al
lotied space IN This section:
Wilmington Storage Battery Com
pany. Automobile Equipment Company,
Overlsnd-Wilmington Company, Pure
On Company, Security Auto Theft
signal Company. Delaware Cycle Com
psny. Delaware Electric and supply
Company. United Tire and Rubber Com
pany Wilson Hardware Company. Del
aware Hardware Company.
The Porter Merrick Company, Fader
Motor Company. Wilmington Automo-
bile Company. Gomery-Schwartz Motor
Company and the Overland-Wilmington
Company.
The 1920 exhibition OF classy cars. OF
course. will surpass any previous efforts
in that direction, and inasmuch as an ad-
mission charge Of 30 cents will be made
a special effort will be made by the
committee 10 have this years show
miles ahead OF the 1916 and 1911
shows" which were the last in VIII
mlngton. There Is no doubt that The
design OF automobiles, both as "a
beauty and engine power. smoothnes:
and durability. have made great stride:
since the last show in the old lobby ol
the Hotel dupont Those who have
been paying attention TO new models
will readily appreciate this fact anc
those who saw the automobile exhibit
ton under the grandstand at the stat
Fair last year will also agree that post
war cars "haye il all over the pre-wal
variety.
Not only will the ban room be useC
for the monarch OF the road. but th'
old hotel lobby. the scenes OF severa
automobile shows OF years gone by vii
hold many accessory exhibits. Tires
batteries. self-siarters. carburetors
magnetos, spark plugs, seat coverings