Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-05-18
NEWPORT PLANS AUTO SHOW
June and to be Big Day in This
Section

Every indication points that New.
port city will be the meeting place
OF large crowds of people from Or.
leans, Caledonia and Essex conn
ties, on the 3rd and 4th days of June.
at which time the automobile show
will be in full swing.
| Dean M. Dwinell, appointed by
| curtis 5. Emery, president of the
Newport Chamber of Commerce, to
act as general chairman of all ar
rangements, called a meeting of the
business men and auto dealers at
the city council rooms Friday after
noon.
Prior to this meeting Chairman
Dwinell had been in conference with
the auto dealers on two occasions.
at which they all were enthused over
the idea of having the auto show.
AT the gathering of the business
men Friday, Mr.. Dwinell named the
following committees who will take
up the work of completing all the
arrangements for making the event
one worth while and one which win
draw thousands of people from this
section of the State. The Com
mittees:
Finance-F. D. Burns, F. D. Flint,
Richard Hurst.
Advertising-George Root, P. w
Lawson, G. A. Clark.
Dealers. A. Hunt, Derby Line;
|; c. Bryant, Troy; p G. Blanchard,
Newport.
Space Howard Pudvah, Ralph
Hamblett, Edd Flanders.
Arrangements Buck. f.. c.
Cass, John Prouty.
Newport is the most ideal place for
staging such an attraction as she is
possessed of the type of business men
who can put it across.
With the beautiful lake with all its
boat attractions, and one of the finest
paved streets in Vermont what more
is necessary.
There can be no greater attraction
than the lining up of scores of
brand new autos of every make in
the center of Newport's main busi-
ness section, which is the plan pre-
sented at the meeting. The wide
street will give ample space at each
side for the people to view the cars.
Not only will there be the pleasure
cars, runabouts, touring and ccupes,
but the motor trucks Of every make
and capacity as well. There will also
De on exhibition, Newport's new fire
'ruck, and possibly others.
The matter of decorating Newport's
main thoroughfare was also dis
,ussed, and the committee in charge
II arrangements will take this up
With the merchants No one thing
would more attract and tend to keep
he event in the minds of ou-of-town
Visitors than a well decorated main
street. Not only should this street
fod hut
ity should fly the stars and stripes.
One other attraction brought up
long the line of entertainment for
ne city's guests, was grand carnival
take place on Main street on Sat-
rday night. which would, be a fit
ing way to celebrate the closing of
ne great show.
ANY one VINO was present at past
lain street carnivals, will surly come
gain. On both of the previous car
ivals, the wide paved street could
ardly hold the, mass of humanity
lat surged back and forth during the
ancing. During the auto show and
lso at the carnival, the business Sec
on of the street will be closed to
ehlcle traffic, making a detour via
econd street, Eastern avenue and
oventry street. However, the COM
lCCee OF arrangements Will look at
r those who come to the auto show,
nd Nprovide them with convenient
arkihg space for cars and teams.
The band will be in attendance on
'th days and will also furnish music
ON a grandstand erected upon the
inter- of the street during the car
val in the evening. 1t is also ex-
'cted that the street will be illumin-
ed in the evenings by several power
i spot lights, which will be, placed
ION the tops of the business blocks
I'd arranged so as to throw their
VS. on the center of the attrac-
ms below.
Exhibition space will be sold to au-
mobile dealers at minimum price
$1,000. The maximum charge
II be $4,000. This amount will per-
t the dealer to display six cars.
When he has paid $1,000 for space
can show extra cars at $500 per
r. The dealers present endorsed
, prices, and have assured the COM
ttee that they will bring several
IS to the show. All i'm all the auto
bile show and carnival should be a
d-summer event of northern Ver-
mt