Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-29

Richmond's annual automobile show
o'clock Monday evoning. and ali indi.
cations are that the exhibition will
p pro e., to be The . mos, LARGELY attended
IN the city.
How the automobile industry has
grown In Richmond during the past
comparison OF the number OF exhibitors
then and now. AZ the first show but
few dealers were p. esent TO show the
latest in automobile construction and
out Il small crowd attended the show
MANY OF the automobiles that arc now
popular In Richmond were unhcard OF
then. The attitude OF the public was
peculiar thcn--as one dealer rcma. ked
seem AFRAID TO come near US for Tear
wc will make them buy an automobile"
mond show numbered near 100. outside
of the accesSoE! dealers. This year the
number OF displays will go, over. the
100 mark. and more would have been
on show had there been space avail
able. The attendance also shows a
show. and the intiications arc that this
year all previous attendance records
Will be shattered.
The 1920 show Is slated to surpass
ever record set up in previous years;
Grays. Armory Building TO capacity
During the year 1919 the demand for
motor cars exceeded anything the in;
dustry has ever known. Orders placed
+. in the spring were not filled until fall.
Hundreds who had the cash In hand to
purchase machines were unable to get
Now. another year has arrived and
conditions ore somewhat more promiS-
ing. but at that purchasers will find
that 10 obtain cars long waits may be
they have orders booked far in advance
and few promises Of early delivery are
% he pans ang ha he o sa IS mone
than doubled. Many new cars also
have appeared on the ma ket. and
agenciss ior them are spItngins up all
SIN the demand continues brisk.
!. me dae,o war d,d Il, one great good IN that
carried men and munitions from behind
and busses carried thousands OF men
TO the scenes OF battle. Automobile
hospitals oceTs cars ken, n thu ead
ers in close touch with tho lighting
Did Good Service Mt Home.
Here at home the automobiles car
ried the passengers the railroads could
lines.
nl rne ,st e Of cars v; Gp aisplsy at the
most comprehensive group OF automo-
biles ever gathered together under one
has become a civic Institution for this
city and the surrounding vicinity II
Is looked forward to most eagerly by
thousands of persons. in that it offers
the best opportunity one can possibly
OBTAIN TO compare values in automobiles
ESperienced automobile men are al
ways. present to explain various points
or advantage Of the different ears. In
dhat tespect the automobile show is n n
Many purchasers have fallen into the |
ma bit; from prudential instincts OF buy
not to be inconvenienced eithnr nv ciut
Or orders or inadequate production or
s snr', tIans;nortation later. Incentive to
strongly present in the 1920 manufac-
Entertainment Is Arranged.
The show committee. of which J. A. |
H sram Is rs cnnirmap. has arranged pro-
that is far In advance Of any offered
abe p mSao g. ex xii There viii be
on the opening night and cabaret per-
ass Wsf Al q these
.teIest IN the Richmond show. '' ''''
adop fst1w hv the &c Green Line" is the slogan
Worked out by this mea etsc among wi the sS
deors Of s the Gr las that Leads to the
Wiz Se Sc stata snana1 e9pnyento1 Of the
nssday. March 3. at II II a A NJ on at ws tho
~ nunPhS noIci annex. This convention |
LS1a Parhmount Importance TO every |
Of the State organization, is arranging
70 care Tor the largest attendance in |
Exrect Hnrper to Take yJnnd.
invitations have been sent out to |
FREQ Harper. president OF tho National |
Automobile Dealers Association. and /
ne is expected to take part in the pro.
gram. giving the Virginia dealers some
i hn oonn nacts as to what it means to
AZ. the benefits to ba derived
An invitation also has been extended |
to senator Townsend. patron of tho
I'edera1 highway bill. which provides
for the naming OF q Eederal Highway
Icommission.. for Federal aid in road |
building and for four transcontincrtai
Highway SYSTEMS,
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