Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 20 | Farm Tractors Will be Big Feature of World's Greatest Automotive Show to be Staged in Chicago This Month

1 I Farm Tractors Will Be Big Feature Of Worlds World's Greatest Automotive ve Show I To Be Staged in Chicago This MontI Month Mont I FARM FAlM tractors will be he the time chief feature of or time the worlds world's s 's greatest g automotive auto auto- motive show to be Lc stage September 14 to 21 l on Chicago's Municipal I Pier under the the direction of the time Automotive c Accessories Exposition Ex Ex- position Inc There will be bc two other sections to this great show devoted to io motor trucks an and automotive accessories The objects of th the exposition are to bring tractor truck and accessories manufacturers into closer relationship with the jobber and dealer to emphasize em em- the tho present importance of these elements of the automotive c in industry in- in that are commercial and time war necessities conservers oE ot manpower units of transportation that eliminate between the lie pro producer and consumer and arid which bridge c the goal gaps gap in railroad facilities to promote n a broader and more intensive c agriculture and to show manufacturers of automotive industries the truly great market afforded afforde by Ly the the- farm tractor and n motor n truck L industries L H n. n un I U IH Iii In WHICH III Will Willbo bo be hel held is sixty eight feet wl wide e an and just short of ot half a n mile In length without a 11 single obstructing pillar to tomar tomar mar tho the view Ie running along alonS' tho the whole length of ot this Immense hall halt i is an nn in- in clo closed ed parking space for tor 1 1200 00 automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles street car and motor bus Lus lines connect the entrance of or time the exposition with or e every hotel railroad station and antI andall andall all parts of or Chicago at tho the Lake Michigan end and a GOO foot annex anno contains a n. convention hall seating 1000 and a n. refreshment bull building of or even greater g size the whole pl pier r Is WOO feet long Jutting out Into Lake IlI Michigan with Its magnificent water front and myriads myrla myri myrl- a ads ds s of ot twinkling lI lights Not ot even In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Arabian Nights could there be bo a amore amoro moro more practical nn and picturesque setting for tor a really great event c The chamber of commerce of ot the cH city of ot Chicago II is behind the tho exposition and Is la arranging to bring many conventions conventions con con- to Chicago during the week of or the tho show Arrangements are arc ro being made for tor an Interstate meeting meeting- of or the Brotherhood of from tho the Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Montana In Ins Iry diana an and Ohio state brotherhoods s. s to tobe tobe be held on tIme the pier during the show September 19 and amid 20 0 aro are days s with three sessions E. E E. E ParkInson ParkInson Park Park- Inson of the American will preside All are arc Invited an and J T B. B Parker Is now out spreadIng spread spread- spreadIng Ing the news and arranging details There will possibly also bo ho a number of ot meetings of tractor parts an and ac- ac I 1 tit cr tho the n I week eel of ot the show of or which details I I will be announced later Inter to Silo The National Implement Vehicle association will not be officially represented rep rep- rc resented although several of ot its Individual Indi I vidual members will probably exhibit The N. N I. I Y p. p A. A policy la is neither to sanction nor disapprove e tractor sh shows hows wS tho the only action of or the association in lii I regard to affairs of or this kind being In connection with national tractor demonstrations them dem em- em In the field At tho the time lime this article was written there thero wore were to date sixty one one genuine applications for space received recel by 11 Manager If 11 V. V Buelow who has s al already already nl- nl ready esta established headquarters at the time Now New Southern hotel Michigan n avenue an and Thirteenth street Chicago o and nril this was before beCore even tho the preliminary campaign was well tinder under wa way WY an and before before before be be- be- be fore the time appearance of ot the official prospectus of the show The Importance of the thc farm tarm tractor In Jn tho the minds of ot the managers of or the exposition I Is t emphasized b by the fact that the tractor section reet reel long b by GS 68 feet broad Is placed place next to time the west or main entrance o of the pier Iller an and will have to be traver traversed cd first b by every ery visitor before he can s see ace e the rest of the tho show The show will be open dally daily Including in including In- In eluding Sun Sunday a from 1030 a. a in m. to 1030 p. p m. m Every Eer day a there will befree bo be free moving mo pictures of farm arm life machinery machinery ma ma- chinery etc and dall dally daily convention sessions ses sea as well as special entertainments entertain entertain- ments band concerts soloists nn and i of if renown