Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-17 | Page 38 | Salt Lake's Automobile Show Opens Monday, February 25

SALT LAKE'S AUTOMOBILE SHOW OPENS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 The dealers' executive committee in charge of the big show have been very active the past week in arranging j every detail for the success of the event and for the entertainment and edification of visiting automobile men. j Reading from left to right they are: Top row, W. S. Sharman and D. M. Shaw. Below, R. E. Richards and E. E. Brazier. Ul 4T i r i Bonneville Pavilion Ready for Big Motor Display Next Week. With only one week intervening" seven days of strenuous preparation ahead of them the management of t he 1 9 IS automobile auto-mobile show annornces that Bonneville pavilion will be ready and waiting- for the throngs that are confidently expected to daily view the large and varied displays dis-plays of passenger cars, trucks, tractors, accessories and all that pertains to the auto and to autodom assembled there, There will be a full line of passengrer cars and trucks of the latest models displayed dis-played for the inspection of the public when the doors of t-iie bis: pavilion are thrown open on Monday. February 25. Xot only will the decorations be more magnificent and more patriotic in color and design than in any former year, but it is given out on eood authority that the showing" of cars will be more attractive. The intermountain distributors, realizing that the public is keen for beauty of line, excellence of finish and quality of coach work, are seeing that all these features receive special attention. The snappy closed model will be seen in all its magnificent mag-nificent appointments; the reliable touring tour-ing car and the sport models, also the latest in roadsters, may be seen in all variations of line, color and equipment. The commercial car will occupy a prominent prom-inent place in the display booths and all indications point to the fact that these time-saving, motor-equipped vehicles will receive a very hearty reception from the public, as the interest of many is now centered in the work that this class of cars has been caljed upon to perform, bo til in civil life and in speeding up the wn ! programme. The future looms bis arri ernnci for the commercial vehicle and ( K I : " j V N v s or t I ' ' "t'i -- J i the coTiing show promises to see them regarded re-garded by the people in that true sense or' service to the nation that they have so admirably demonstrated as their prerogative pre-rogative the past year. v - " v 3 ' 1 f I t ' --i-,:al features that will appeal to all v.tors have b-'en nr:-wi:.'.i fr.r by the nunaccen:. Xot a dull rument is to be 'imicipn ted by anyone v. ho visits the ' how di:rin? nnv of the siv dnvs it is scheduled to n:. There will be some- ;;n,- cuing all the f.me and c:u h l.ooth ! will be so arranged and so cmfk'.i'ted as to provide a complete attraction within and o: isel:. Mandjrer W. p Rishe! announces that all the n.oths hae been t.iktn and that in many cases booths have b-. n divided, thus making room for mere disnl.ys than the oritrinal pians contemplated." There Kill, rerhans, be over forty-'flve ili?ri'',Vs of i-ars. iru'oiis and auto accessori- gat .-erei .-erei together in one niiahty picture, m--lu.i'n tne motor car and al! that te-lonus te-lonus 'to it. w.ien tlie Wi show opens Out-of-iovti auto enthusiasts an.i itval-rs itval-rs arc renin Jed that in tne f.ut iJiwe a.ito fhoK thev n.av see all that i to fce seen at tl'.e laieer sh.ows in the eat in P-Oijoj lion to the numher of dealers represented rep-resented In this section anJ to tlie r,p-rtr5?entatlon r,p-rtr5?entatlon there. eur of war and war eftort lias sen cd t,,' place the nutomoiie in its true perspective pers-pective In the home lite and business ac-nvv ac-nvv of th.e nation. Its tmie-sav.r.s features. Its war-proven conservation of f-wersv and man power have all tended to e.-vate it to that pli.-e in the esteem of the public. In one slr.sle year. tn.it n-iL'ht have re..uired a decide or more to accomplish had the war not come.