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Show SALT IM Id MECCA for mmm Crowds Continue to Fill Bonneville Pavilion and Are Keenly Interested. THIS IS SOCIETY NIGHT Many Special Features Are on" the Programme for This Evening. ialt Lake is certainly Fiipporting its chum as the t-entOT of the motor world of the in tennoun tain conn try. There was do ebb in the tido of interest displayed dis-played in the bi exhibit yesterday. On the other hand, the, enthusiasm seemed to row with each passing hour end reached its heigh t last night. A record -brea king crowd was in attendance attend-ance yesterday, and from present indications indi-cations double the number of visitors will attend this year's event than in aW previous display. Buying began early yesterday, and by night many of the dealers reported heavy sales. Many of the purchasers had devoted the opening day to picking out the models they would like to possess. pos-sess. Yesterday they studied the models mod-els keenly both from the, mechanical standpoint as well as from the general appearance viewpoint, and by evening were ready to close the contracts. In short, t hey showed unusual interest in the exhibit, and made the exhibitors feel more than ever that the show was a huge success. Management Praised. The unusual attractiveness of the entire en-tire exhibition continued to appeal to every visitor, and surprised comments for the beauty and manner in which i the show had been arranged were fol-: lowed by compliments on all sides to the show management. Enthusiasm over the success of the show has got the upper hand with the hundreds of visiting dealers, and not a few of them admitted that they had not waited to tell the great news in neir respective territories, but had "wired the success beforehand. This recognition and enthusiasm dis- played by representatives of the auro-mobile auro-mobile industry from throughout the Nst makes evident the fact that they are solidly united in the support of Salt Lake as the great distributing center of the Rocky mountain country. Many Models Shown. Models of every class of pleasure cars are on display, as well as several trucks, stripped chassis and accessories. Some of the dealers are making a specialty spe-cialty in exhibiting only one or two types of machines, but the greater number are showing various styles. One of the features that will add interest for the visitors who have already at - - ... (Continued on Following Page.) SALT LAKE MECCA FOR CAR ENTHUSIAST (Continued from Preceding Page.) tended is the changing of the exhibits daily l.y many of the exhibitors. Tlie large doors and wide aisles of tlie building make this an easy feat, and j before the ( loso some dealers will have dif-plaved twelve to fourteen models. Tonight has been set, aside bv the j management as "Society night," and ia sei-ial programme uf daneing and j entertainment has been arranged lor I the yiati'ons. Tlie big feature of the evening will j be the appearance of "Fatty ' Ar-i Ar-i buckle, tin' comedy film star, who will arrive in tlie city this morning, lie is 1 scheduled to appear at Hillo tonight in j the big pavilion, and will put on some '"stunts'' of his own manufacture. I With "Fatty's" appearance several moving pirture machines will be turned loose on the crowd and the exhibit in general. These films will go to make up a weekly film programme and later will be shown throughout the entire country. Neailv b'd Idaho dealers reached the city In st night after being held up on the railroad for nearly forty hours. An attractive exhibit that drew crowds ali da.- yesterday .and last night was tlie ( '. A. Qnigley ' display, featuring featur-ing Chandler and Dort machines. Far- t iculariv attractive is a Chandler i'ii- itVh parts painted white and brass high'::, polished. The model shows the workings of a modern engine in every detail. Kleelne lights are pin I within so that the visitors may peer into the crank case. The model is operated oper-ated mechanically and glass eases cover the valve stems and spoils. Tl." used v the building .' - " - . J across from tlio m;iiu show building I drew hundreds of victors to in sport j the bargain priced much inos which jire being shown bv S. K. Schramm. Many sales were made yesterday, which moved the models from the floor to give space to some of 'the 71)0 cars lhat Mr. Sell ram in has li ned up to be sold at re;i I ha rgain prices. One of the popular exhibits yesterday yester-day at the auto snow was the lug M:ir-nion M:ir-nion model that is being displayed by the V. K. hovering company, distributors, distribu-tors, in place of the new model, which failed to arrive for show time owing to the railroad tie-up in the east. The car, which has been driven lO.nnti miles through the roughest of western territory, terri-tory, shows but little effects of the strenuous runs on the exterior. As far as the mechanism is concerned, the machine ma-chine is now as good as new, the exhibitors ex-hibitors say. Not only is the exhibit of the Stut7. car drawing much attention at. lhe auto show, but the exhibit of a roadster, in flaming red colors, which is displayed dis-played in tlie windows of Walker Broth- I ers ' store, is also the cause of much favorable comment from auto fans. Sales of the tStutz car at the shore- are record-breaking. The long gr1 model is at all times the center ot attraction at-traction of a crowd of visitors and the salesmen are kept busv explaining the merits of the car which has made such a name for itself in the racing game. Sales of this model were reported within with-in a few hours following rhe opening of the show and continued yesrerda |
