The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-18
MERCER'S-F|RN
MOTOR SHOWN
Last Night Marked Formal o.,
Of County's Automobile E.lls
In Aledo.

Visitors at the swartout On.
on West Seventh street last ,,.s.
walked into a place Of sum-.
beauty. a veritible fairylans J,
music, lights and beautiful deco,,
tons marked the atmospher. ;.
Mercer county's first automoA,,.
show, which had its formal o,.,,.'
in Aledo.
In the show room at the fro,, :,
the building are exhibited =.
trucks and tractors exhibited !. 4,
been decorated in the chosen co,..
OF the association, green ana I'M
and the lights are enclosed in ~.
shades OF pastel colors. Liter,s,.
concerning the different MAKE. !,
trucks an directors exhibited d n.
tributed free and the men in ch,...
of the exhibit are glad to an.r..
all questions concerning the tvs.
and use of the different machine.
exhibited. A''
In smaller room to the west =,
the truck and tractor EXHIBIT ~.
Fords hold sway. This room ia Ar.
GRATED in distinctive style, Japan.
ese decorations only being us.d
here. Long streamers Of dain,r
blossoms hang from the cent?,
lights OF the room and Japaues
prints festoon the walls. A spechl
feature of the decorations in THU
room is the moonlight scene A..
ranged on the west side Of III.
room, flanked with oriental looking
trees. and with an incense burner
throwing spicy odors of the orient
out into the room. Besides the lai.
est model of Ford sedan, types oil
FordsOn tractors are shown.
AS the visitor leaves the Janan.
csc room he passes up a slight ele
walton into the place where the der
orations, the exhibits and the gen.
eral appearance of the room rivals
most city shows. To the left HI
seated Berg's orchestra, which will
during the show provide music for
the visitors. The huge room hs,
been turned from a mere stor,
room into place of beauty, WHERE
the shining bodies of the --latest
models of passenger cars CLEAN
against the background of palma
The ceiling of the room has been fes.
TONED in green and white, 2,5M
yards of crepe paper being used in
the work. The ceiling lights
which number AZ, are covered with
green and white shades, FASHIONED
with flowers. Tall white pillars
bearing palms stand at intervals
Throughout the room and mottos
SLOGANS and signs make the journey
around the room interesting. MANY
makes of cars are on display, from
the more modest makes to the biz
pretentiOus touring cars. The wide
range of makes, types and prices
give the prospective buyer Or The
meere locker an opportunity to SCI
the moderate and high priced cars
placed side by side and gives him
a chance to compare the RESPECTIVE
qualities of each.
=! Many people were in attendants
| at the show last night and man!
more visited there today. Tha
MERGERS first motor show is a sue
cess has already been proven by th
interest taken in the exhibit. Mem
.. bers of the association are on han
and glad to show anyone who is il
terested in cars, directly or ind
! rectly, through the exhibit and
explain the cars to them.
RI officers and committees to who
, a great deal of the credit of maxim
. Mercer county's first motor show
, success is due are as follows:
Il President-A. J. Christy, Ne
New Windsor.
Vice president-A. NJ. Chez
AledO.
Secretary-Cornelius Swartou
; AledO.
Treasurer-Robert Dawson, 10
i The comittees in charge OF '
/ plans are:
t Decorating-Farr Carroll. HAIR
} Dodson and Glen Baker.
/ Advertising-Robert Dawson,
. p. Fast and Ralph Thede.
Entertainment-Sam Baker, IA
Carroll and Carroll kistler.
Space-A. NJ. Cheek, Harry Do
: son and B. P. Fast.