The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-20
GREAT CROWDS
ARE EXPECTED
FOR AUTOSH0W
80 Motor Cars, Worth Approx.
imately 100000 VIII Be
on Display
1S MAKES REPRESENTED
Special Entertainment Will
BE Provided Day and
Night During Show

People throught the entire ter
ritOry tributary TO Bismarck are
greatly interested In Bismarck's first
annual automobile show, reports com.
ing in to loGSl auto dealers indicate,
and it Is now believed certain that
attendance at the show will be much
larger thsn had been anticipated
when the affair was first planned.
The show will be held in the tab
crnacle building, just north Of the
City Auditorium. on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, March 4, and 6,
and it is estimated that 100000
worth Of motor cars will be on exhi-
bition under theN one roof during the
show. Ten Bismarck dealers arc CO.
operating In the affair and 81 passcn-
ger automobiles will be shown at the
tabernacle, representing IL different
makes Of cars.
Sport Models To Be Shown
While most of the cars ut the show
will be closed models, there is much
interest being shown this spring in
the open sport models, particularly
the sport roadsters, and there will be
few Of these on display as we'll. The
dealers are endeavoring to place on
exhibition every model Of car that is
being purchased in this state, and
every exhibit will be a brand new
1926 model. Practically every car
on display will be just out Of the fac
tory--a 1926 production-an most
Of them will arrive in the city only
few days prior to the opening of
the show.
In addition to the passenger car
display at the show headquarters,
Quanrud, Brink 4 Reibold, local
wholesalers of automobile accessories
and equipment, will ave complete
display Of automobile accessories in
the building. This exhibit will fea'
ture particularly the more commonly
used accessories, including radiator
caps. moto-meters, bumpers, jacks
stop signals, and the like.
The various automobile dealers, be
sides having their passenger cars or
display .at. the tabernacle, will con
duct individual displays Of moto
trucks in their own garages. Thos.
dealing in radios and radio equip
mcnt will also feature radio display:
at their private show rooms, conse
qucntly visitors at the auto show
will not have "seen it all" until the,
make side excursions to each loca
garsge and look over the individual
displays.
Orchestra To Play
The main display will be open a
10 o'clock each morning during tn
three days Of the show, and will re
main open until late each evening
As nm extra entertainment fcatur,
the committee has secured the Nortl
Dakota Chocolate Drops, James
town orchestra composed Of colore,
musicians, who are said to be fun
makers extraordinary. They cal
play, dance, crac:; jokes and, in fact
keep their audience In an upr0ar u
all times. The orchestra will pla,
continuously throughout each after
noon and evening.
The committee also plans TO hav
other entertainment features. includ
ing musical numbers and dancinl
spccialtics, each afternoon and even
ing.
The committee on decorations i
planning to have the interior of tn
tabernacle appropriately decorated
with flags and bunting used in pro
fusion. Each exhibitor will be allow
ed a certain amount Of floor space
and uniform signs carrying the deal
ers' names and the names Of the var
ious cars on display will be suspend
ed from above.
All signs indicate that Bismarck
first automobile show will be one Q
the biggest events Of the year.