Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-14

to Show Manager A. j. Breltenkteln.
The show came officially into being
at 2 o'clock, with Is lines represented,
corps of statesmen and demonstrators
at each car and crowd that grew in
volume throughout the afternoon and
evening.
The cars sold were a Studebaker,
purchased by T. ]. Carroll of Helena
from Jack Wellens: Chalmers, pur-
chased by Frank Forestin of Lewis
town from w. NJ. Thurston, and We
lie, purchased by AL McMullen of Butte
from A. P. Heaney The purchaser
of the Velie left Immediately for Butte
with his car, the trip being one Of the
first attempted since the breaking of
winter.
The first visitors at the Auto show
were the members Of the Kiwanis club,
who ate this week in the Rainbow s
dining room and adjourned to the
Palm room to take slant" at the
end of the room lighted sign, placed
by the club, announced that in Great
Falls 146 people are employed in the
automobile business; 273 people are de-
pendent upon the industry; $25,3O0 in
salaries is paid monthly and $1,425,-
coo is invested in the industry.
A commotion at the entrance made
known the arrival of AL Beckman,
clad in covcralls and carrying a handful
Of tools, who declared to all who cared
to hear, that he was there to tell them
something about those automobiles.
His appearance wasa bit Of comedy, ar
ranged by Charles Mckinney. program
chairman. He stopped by the Over
land. the first exhibit. only long enough
to say that everybody knew Harry
NAunon TO Coil o~I kA
didn't like the WHY'S Knight at all
be thought it unfair that nobody but
Willy should have a car at night.
The Veie was all right. but every
body remembered that Velie is still
making plowshares. and the Stude-
baker was given credit for being a good
old wagon. The Buick had the same
failing as its agent: and with the Dodge
one lodges either the bumps or the ribs
! in the top The Essex is the Bootleg
gers delight; the Franklin was hot
air car, and the Hudson had lost some
of it's speed since Bob Gordon was
eletced sheriff. Nearly everything had
already been said about the Ford, but
| the critic added one or two more. The
Chalmers. the Oakland and the Mar
mon did not escape. and he concluded
| with the Nash, which came in for his
disfavor because it had no footrests
| on the radiator.
Chalmers and Maxwell, displayed by
| the Thurston Motor company. repre-
| sented by W. NJ. Thurston, II. Hartwig
and A. Erickson.
Vehe: displayed by A. P. Heaney:
state agent and D. j. Mcintosh and
| William Etapp.
| Dodge: displayed by the Prentice
Auto company. represented by ". J..
Mclean and G. D. Prentice.
| Franklin: displayed by the Motor
Inn and represented by Walter Jen-
| sen.
Marmon, Hudson and Essex: display
| ed bv T. C. Power Motor Car company.
represented by W. W. Wight, Charts
Volk. Jr., and II. F. Blackburn
Oakland: displayed by Johnson &
Klies. represented by both members
of the firm.
Nash: displayed by the Buhler- Nash
company. represented by g. j. Buhler,
Ed Buhler and 0. E. Hineline.
Ford: displayed by the Mckinney
Motor company, represented By Charles
Mckinney.
Overland and llys-Knight: dis
played by Lee Forest, represented oy
Mr.. Forest and Cary Shutters:
Buick: displayed by the Western
Motor company. represented by James
Jordan and Emmet Jordan.
Studebaker: displayed by Wellens
Motors, represented by j. H. Wellens
and H. J. Wellens.
An abrupt reduction in prices as
compared with one year ago greeted
the prospective purchasers. The price
on each car is printed at the bottom
Of big Stack emblem. designed
somewhat differently than usual The
Palm room is decorated along consis-
tent lines, the polished cars and the
finishings of the room making an at
tractive setting.