San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
Nearly Every Exhibit at
St. Anthony Has One or
More on Display.
LARGE OPENING CROWD
Several Sales Are Reported
First Day and Inter
est Is Keen.


noticeable among the approximately
30 cars on display at the opening of
the Eighth Annual Automobile Show
Monday night at the st. Anthony.
Nearly every exhibit contains one or
more cars in which there are adap-
tons of the sport design. The prom
inence of the enclosed type also is
marked.
Brief ceremonies marked the open
ing of the show. W. A. Williamson.
president of the San Antonio Auto
mobile Trades Association. introduce
ed Mayor O. Il. Black, who pointed
out the great benefits of the show
to the city.
Many hundreds of San AntOnians
and Out-Of-town visitors thrOnged the
st. Anthony and viewed the different
exhibits with great interest. 1t was
the largest opening night crowd that
ever attended motor show in this
city. members of the show committee
declared.
That the majority of show visitors
came with the intent of buying,
either during the show, or very soon,
was clearly evident from the intense
interest manifested. Attendants sta
toned at the various exhibits were
kept busy during the entire evening
answering questions.
Cars For Every Purse.
Cars ranging in price from sos
10 $4,000 are on display. There is
an automobile TO suit every taste and
TO fit every pOcketboOk. Unusual
interest was shown by visitors in the
enclosed cars. In fact, the majority
of sales reported were of this type.
Clifton George is exhibiting q Wills
Sainte Claire roadster and n Cleve-
land sedan. Both cars elected praise
from the hundreds of show visitors
who viewed them.
William Steinhardt is showing a
special Essex Spcedster and a Hud-
son coach. both of which are proving
of unusual interest.
The Buick Motor company and the
San Antonio Buick company are
showing four new Buick models. a
Six-cylinder sport touring. six-cylinder
open touring, six-cylinder seven-pas-
senger sedan and a four-cylinder five.
| passenger touring.
! The Jack Neal Nash Motors com
pany is exhibiting the new four-door
coupe which has attracted such wide.
spread attention. The standard Nash
open touring model also is shown. %
a Studebaker special sedan and q
| Studebaker special touring model
comprise tbe exbihit of the Winar;ch
Motor Sales comnanv
The Graham Meters oomnorv 4
showing two Moon models ono an
omen touring and tbc other , come
The Maxwell io shown in tho Snart
touring and sedan tvnes bv Tho
Guarantee Motor Car companv
SHINY the Cadillac
The Observation-Disclosures Cadillac
comnonv is evbibiting a orstom. hi,
Cadillac enclosed err and Cad;Ilar
omen tourinc modo1
The OldImohiIe is sbour br +be
Chaddick Automobilo comnan,, in two
nonuIor oman tour;nn nnJoI, WV
The Citizens Ante comnonr 10 ox.
hibiting one Of the new packard twin
skies.
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